Sorry for low audio. First three videos on the channel have low audio. For me it is good when I listen on my laptop but trough headphones the sound is low. I think now it is fixed. I appreciate all feedback.
These are Supreme athletes! They run up to 15-20 kilometers a game, & taking a mark (jumping on the shoulders) is a technique they have down to a fine art! You can get hurt playing any sport, & it's Best Sport on the Planet! Hope you can visit Australia one day & see a live game👍
The problem with wearing protective pads in a fast moving game as AFL, you would have more players dying of heat exhaustion. The body does get conditioned to take the knocks naturally. It must be remembered that most these players have been playing since they were children.
To put Australians love of Aussie Rules into perspective, America has a population of over 330 million with only 16 teams in the NFL; whereas, Australia only has a population of around 26 million but we have currently 18 teams. The scoreboard can be confusing to someone first watching, but is relatively easy to understand when you know how it works; the numbers represents the Goals(20), the Behinds(10) and lastly the Points(130), to work it out the Goals are multiplied by 6 giving 120 then add the Behinds multiplied by 1 giving 10 and resulting in the Total Points(120+10) giving 130.
Tackling in AFL and Rugby is extremely skilled and precise.When executed correctly its about as painful as a rough strong hug. We're just hugging and loving each other out there. We play without pads because we trust and respect each others skills.
I'm glad you enjoy Aussie Rules. Hey there was an American from Texas who came over here and played this game and posted a video it's called "Mason Cox Don't Believe in Never". This video will inspire you and pick you up no matter what your goals in life are. Sending you happiness and peace.
Players last longer than you think a few have played over 400 games, They play till 35 plus if they are skilled enough some even older. No offside rule is important so once ball bounced in centre any player can go anywhere it is a 360 degree game so you need to be superfit and strong that is why you noticed their bodies. NO rich oil shiek or US tech guy can buy a team they are owned and run by their members and the AFL is owned by the clubs this is so different to soccer and American sports where you buy teams.
@VenezuelanGirl about the Football (Footy) Codes all of Australian Rules Football, Rugby League Football, Rugby Union Football & finally Soccer (Football), which are, For those who DISLIKE &/or HATE any Football (Footy) Code/s with a real passion would &/or will say these, (1 One) Australian Rules Football, is referred as Aerial Ping Pong Football, (2 Two) Rugby League Football, is referred as Thugby League Football, (3 Three) Rugby Union Football, is referred as Thugby Union, &/or Rugby Yawnnion, (4 Four) Football (Soccer), is referred as Wog Ball and also both Fairies &/or Queenies Game. (NOTE) Aerial Ping-Pong A jocular (and frequently derisive) name for Australian Rules Football (or Aussie Rules as it is popularly called). The term derives from the fact that the play in this game is characterised by frequent exchanges of long and high kicks. The term is used largely by people from States both of Queensland & New South Wales in which Rugby League Football and NOT Aussie Rules (Footy) Football as &/or is the major football code. This interstate and code rivalry is often found in evidence for the term, including the early evidence from the 1940s. 1947 West Australian (Perth) 22 April: In 1941 he enlisted in the A.I.F. and joined a unit which fostered rugby football. Renfrey did not join in the &oq;mud bath&cq; and did not play 'aerial ping-pong', as the rugby exponents in the army termed the Australian game, until 1946. 1973 J. Dunn, How to Play Football: Sydneysiders like to call Australian Rules 'Aerial Ping-Pong'. But on the other hand, for those and including myself who actually do LIKE &/or LOVE any Football (Footy) Code/s with a real passion would &/or will say these, which are, (1 One) Australian Rules Football, is referred as the real Australian Football (Footy) Code of Australia, (2 Two) Rugby League Football, is referred as the Greatest Game of All, (3 Three0 Rugby Union Football, is referred the Game that they do Play in Heaven, (4 Four) Football (Soccer), is referred as the Beautiful Game & the World Game & also the Real Football Code of course.
The total duration of an average football game is around 2 hours, with extra time for stoppages most quarters last 30 minutes. I would recommend watching the companion video to this from the AFL titled A Beginners Guide to Australian Rules Football, this will hopefully fill in any gaps you may have. Currently in America, the USAFL has 50 men's teams playing across the country; and like Australia, they have women's teams.
It's really fun to watch. And I know it looks painful but they learn how to hit and fall. Helmets and pads may look safer but they actually tend to encourage harder hitting with more reliance on the items then on learning how to fall safely. Helmets also allow the brain to bounce around inside the scull more during those harder hits. If you look up sport injuries, cycling has the most.
More recently they have introduced the AFLW a league for women who wanted to play Australian Rules. Injuries do and can happen from usual bruises to, muscle tears/ sprains , to ligament damage. Of course concussions from head knocks.
Aussie Rules players do not wear any padding or helmets. Injures to players, othe than sore muscles, can range from hamstring strains to concussions; the number of concussions per season has slowly been lowered, but there still are some serious collisions.
G’day, (So many foreigners are seeing the Americanised Rules video first, so i created this generic comment as it basically applies to just about every one, if you’ve already seen a suggested video, just ignore it & move on). I’m glad your enjoying our game, but I should point out that the first “rules” video is unfortunately full of inaccuracies and omissions, and that’s odd since it was the Australian AFL ruling body that commissioned it. The very first thing to be addressed ( and I will mention it later again in full), but this game is NOT a mix of other games or American games. AND It is absolutely understandable why most might think this so, but it’s simply not true as every game that looks like it might have similar roots, like volleyball and basketball etc we’re invent many years (even decades) later after AFL . So To start with, here are some comments and corrections in no particular order. First of, it’s 15 metres “before” your required to bounce the ball, it’s just been rounded to 16 yards for the American audience, for which the first typical video most get to see was created. Also, you don’t just have to bounce it, you can alternatively bend down whilst running, and touch the ball to the ground as well (although rarely seen nowadays). The MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground) holds over 100,000 people, not 90,000. I know the Vid said 90,000 plus, but that implies a lower true figure, so it’s a poor choice of words. They play on Cricket pitches, hence the round oval shape, and since cricket pitches are different sizes, there is no standard pitch size, so any figures that will get quoted, are only average estimates. The 20 minute quarters can have 10 additional minutes PER quarter, not 10 minutes for the whole game. This is a truly 360 degree game, so when they say no offside rule, it’s a massive understatement that you will only understand after watching a few minutes of continuous play. And you can get hit from Any direction at all (and therefore no “Knock on rule”). And what isn’t mentioned at all, is that their is absolutely no “Time Outs” of any description at all, for eg. if a player is injured, the game still continues on around him without stopping. The only exception to this is if he needs to be stretchered of, other wise the play goes on as the injured player walks off, there is video on UA-cam with players with clearly broken arms, walking off. This 1st video is an updated version, that fixes most (but not all the) issues and omissions in the Americanised version of the video most people see first. (To be clear, the errors are our fault, i.e. us Aussies, as it was the AFL who wrote the script to help educate US citizens). ua-cam.com/video/u_SqfNNfhmM/v-deo.html This 2nd video is done by an Englishman (Pom), and it does a better job of explaining the basics (in regards to the original AFL,s own video), but since some of the rules have changed, it’s also slightly inaccurate too, but not in any fundamental important matters though, and it does give a list of offences that none of the others do, so it’s still worth a watch. ua-cam.com/video/Mnv32s8jPz0/v-deo.html. This next vid helps fill in some gaps, but it leaves stuff out too, so it’s only really useful as a supplementary video, but it’s still very good for what it does do. ua-cam.com/video/64elNqf3Kxg/v-deo.html This last video nicely wraps it all up. But don’t be put of by it’s apparent length as only the 1st 14 minutes are actually about the game itself as the rest is about the clubs and their history. It also covers how inclusive the game is as well. But whilst you’re of course welcome to see the rest, you only need to see the first 14 minutes to better understand the game, and of those 1st 14 minutes the first 4 minutes are a preamble and a very little bit of history that’s well worth watching too. ua-cam.com/video/Dtmu-1kMFZw/v-deo.html (Update) Before we move along and in support of the previous Videos closing remarks about Aussie AFL fans. Here’s what happened When Buddy Franklin Scored his 1000th goal (yes that really is One Thousand Goals, NOT including behinds I.E. the One pointers). This milestone has only happened 5 times previously in the 150 year plus history of this game. That’s why the crowd reacted the way they did. The anticipation for this moment was absolutely huge all game. It took nearly half an hour tho clear the cricket ground (pitch). ua-cam.com/video/HgM3W6gnJGg/v-deo.html These next videos are not rules related as such, but a bit of everything else of potential interest. To start of with, If your interested in the history of the game, as it’s arguably the oldest game on earth, well at least certain aspects of it are anyway. The following videos should help to enlighten you why this is case. At the 1:27 min mark, they specifically mentioned how the AFL Ruling body, has finally recognised the influence of Marngrook on AFL. ua-cam.com/video/8pJftbDqFfY/v-deo.html To be Clear. It’s the jumping up high (I.E. marking) of the ball component of Marngrook, that’s of specific importance, and is what was carried across to the new game. ua-cam.com/video/7UlHJgrkgM8/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/k8dPdHMZiQg/v-deo.html This little Documentary has certain facts that have since been clarified and confirmed, as shown in the earlier video suggestions. But the History of Tom Wills is still accurate. Take Note: At 4:31. Specific mention is made of the hand written rules, including a photo of the original hand written rules of what’s now called, Australian Rules Football. ua-cam.com/video/fv6dAoUcSrM/v-deo.html What’s now known as Australian Rules, is indeed the first game to have a “standardised” set of “codified” rules of any football code. Another point of interest is that the Australian Aborigines have a PROVEN historical ability to remember and pass on their stories. So to go of track ever so slightly, it’s been discovered that they have racial memories (stories that are passed down over time) that actually date back to before the last ice age. It’s also a proven fact that the Australian Aborigines have the OLDEST Continuous culture of any race, on earth. (Feel free to check this out at your own leisure as it’s fascinating in its own right). . ua-cam.com/video/7UlHJgrkgM8/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/k8dPdHMZiQg/v-deo.html To be fair (and clear), just about every game ever invented, basically starts of without written rules. This is especially true of soccer as it’s history dates back to the Middle Ages. Therefore various games (of all sorts) have evolved over time, this is a universal constant. It’s just that Australian Football was specifically created for a very specific purpose right from the very beginning, and so setting out rules was an automatic imperative right from the start. Neither the early forms of soccer or rugby (or any other type of game) had this type of need in their early days. Australia (Victoria to be more specific) was the First Nation to have a 8 hour work day 40 hour work week. So we had Saturday free to play sport, before other countries, this has been postulated as another reason why it was easy for us to create a game in the fashion that we did, and why it was taken up so quickly. What translates to AFL, is the consolidated components of pre Codified Soccer/football, pre codified Rugby, Marngrook etc, as well as some other unique aspects of his own too (like bouncing/touching the ball to the ground), that was then all mixed up and combined into our very own game which we happened to write some rules down before anyone else got around to it. To put it simply, No one has ever denied the fact that AFL is made up of early forms of other football style of games with our own bits added as well. But having said that. AFL actually predates Soccer, Rugby, Gridiron, Basketball, Volleyball etc. So it’s not actually accurate to say that it’s a mix of other sports, as that implies that AFL copied those aspects and that they came first, but to be fair, it is also entirely understandable why that assumption is constantly made. To sum up. These suggestions are about the background and history of AFL. There are other far more exciting videos to watch, such as ones like these. I will start of with what was a pop song in the 70’s but has become the main AFL theme song (their are others). What makes this video specifically interesting was that it was before a lot of the rules to make it a safer game, had been made. It has some spectacular footage. (Just the 5 secs from 0:30 to 0:35, prove this point). And BTW Roy Cazaly was the name of a famous player that could jump, hence the cry “ Up their Cazaly” and thus the title for the song. I maybe biased, but it’s still a damn good song. ua-cam.com/video/pxM8XB61ZvU/v-deo.html This one is well worth reacting too. These next vids are of course subjective, and it’s only a taste of what’s on UA-cam. I’m not saying they are the best, just a good example of what’s available, and they are all worth reacting to as well. Top 50 AFL Marks of all time ua-cam.com/video/7AjcFfBvIcs/v-deo.html AFL Greatest long Bomb Goals ua-cam.com/video/ecaBlL96iks/v-deo.html The Best AFL Moments of all time ua-cam.com/video/X54uvWYw5kY/v-deo.html Top ten Grand Final moments from the last 10 years ua-cam.com/video/ELj7yH5wmC0/v-deo.html Of course there are plenty more like this that are out there, but I will finish up with one that shows just some of the biggest hits done to a strangely appropriate rap song. Here comes the Boom. ua-cam.com/video/uPIQ7vLJYIA/v-deo.html And finally an American ex Gridiron player/Radio jock interviewing an American who plays top level AFL Pat McAfee learns Everything about AFL ua-cam.com/video/XY3a_yMgvxg/v-deo.html And finally, If your at all interested. Here’s a documentary about the history and it’s players. Not some to react as such. But something some out there might find to be of interest. ua-cam.com/video/NYk-7VGoCKw/v-deo.html
Edit It might look like a long comment, but I have a lot of actual working links, with little mini descriptions before each one. This is so you can simply skip over anything that you’ve either seen already or that you aren’t interested in. Cheers
You have to see the other instructional video 'A Begginer's guide to Australian Football' If you don't want to then check out AFL goals of the decade 2010-19
The AFL has released a newer version of this video, which explains the rules in a bit more detail: A beginner’s guide to Australian Football | AFL Explained. Cricket is traditionally the biggest Summer sport in Australia, so Australian football (Aussie Rules) was created to play on unused cricket grounds during our Winter.
A few answers for you. 1. Our longevity in the game is not short. I'm very very typi al in that I started in juniors at 7 years of age and retired as a professional at 34. 2. We do get hurt and it is a rare thing that any player at any level comes out of any game without scrapes and wearing numerous hits. You often only realise what damage is done when you settle down after the game. Difference between soccer (football) and Australian Rules Football is that we don't telegraph injuries in the fear of being taken off the ground. If Australian Rules footballers behaved like soccer players pretending to be injured we would be VERY harshly critizesed and laughed off the ground. 3. The only protection we wear is mouth guards and a lot of players do not wear them. I wore one for 5 minutes in my 37 years of football and got rid of it and 4. A lot of people play Masters football where players still run around in their late 60s.
Are you going to do some new videos soon? I hope so you do a good job and I can help out with Australian things to see. You're going to love this music video and the views of Australia are unbelievable the song is called Great Southern Land by the band called Ice House ua-cam.com/video/aZ4NuX0qWuY/v-deo.htmlsi=iUiI6BMQ0PNxdJxm
@@mjr320 It wasn't codified first. Australian Rules is an adaptation of marngrook, a game played by aboriginal people for thousands of years, way before rugby.
@@kennethdodemaide8678 the connection to Marngrook is possible but not definitive. Rugby School Rules has a stronger influence as Tom Wills was a boarder at Rugby School. Folk Football games are reported to have been played in colonial era Australia before 1859 too, but yes Australian Football was the first of the modern football codes to codify. Rugby School had written rules predating Australian Football, but not what was finalised at the formation of the Rugby Football Union in 1871
AFL is the most popular sport in Australia. American football is more like rugby. This game is nothing like American football, or rugby for that matter. In fact, many players over the years, have been recruited by the NFL as punters.
You should not worry about the players getting hurt. It's a scientific fact that Australian men and women are the toughest on the planet and do not feel any kind of physical pain. They are also the most emotionally receptive, kindest and sympathetic. These unexplainable facts are well established in medical journals and the Guinness book of records...
Hey mate, love your reaction to our great game of Aussie Rules Football! As stated in the video you just watched, AFL is the most attended game in the world on average per capita (population). Please check out any of the following videos and I promise you’ll be hooked to the sport of AFL. Why AFL is the best sport in the world A Beginners Guide to Australian Football The 100 BEST goals of 2023 Best of the decade 2010-2019: Best goals Best of the decade 2010-2019: Best marks AFL grand final 2023 highlights Top moments in AFL this decade 2010-2019 Best of the decade 2010-2019: Brutal bumps and tackles AFL Biggest bumps and hits ever Eddie Betts - the Pied Piper The best goals of Eddie betts’ remarkable career Kysaiah Pickett is a human highlight reel Get Excited: Izak Rankine’s best highlights Chad wingard Port Adelaide career highlights Cyril Rioli’s Career highlights Lance Franklin best 23 goals Jeremy howe best marks afl 2011-2019 Gary Ablett's 29 best ever moments, milestones and performances | 2020 | AFL AFL grand final 2018 highlights
"the sport of AFL" haha, AFL is the Australian Football League its not a sport, why do people call Aussie Rules/Australian Football AFL? AFL is the highest standard of Aussie Rules not everyone plays AFL only the elite players.
Hello dear lady. Do they get hurt? Not as much as you would think. These guys are super athletes and they spend a lot of time training and conditioning their bodies. So their bodies are so strong and tough that they can take lots of brutal bumping/tackling. Some games there are no injuries and other games there might be one or two which are usually hamstrings and mainly other soft tissue injuries. Trust me, they are very tough guys. You said they play for an hour but you didn't catch onto the explanation of the quarters. So there are four quarters of 20 minutes each with roughly 10 minutes of time on for stoppages added to it. This means each quarter goes for roughly 30 minutes, and that means they are playing for a total of two hours except for breaks between the quarters. That's two hours of being bumped, tackled and scragged. So they are very fit. Surprisingly, we didn't copy anyone because our game came first. it was codified in 1859 before soccer, NFL, basketball etc. It was originally invented to keep cricket players fit in the off-season. The last two grand finals have had over 100,000 fans at each game. The atmosphere is electric. It's also very family friendly with as many kids as adults. People are there to watch the game and not to cause trouble like some overseas sports. They scream their heads off, (mainly at the referee who is called an umpire) and except for the odd idiot, there's no bad behaviour. We also have a women's league called AFLW, (Australian football league women's) and the girls are pretty tough as well. Another video talks about the mens and women's game, so search for, "A beginners guide to Australian rules football." There is every chance that Aussie rules is played where you are as an amateur sport. You should search for it. Because it's amateur it's nowhere near as brutal as our game, and is more a social game with beers and barbecue afterwards. America has the USAFL which has been going for over 25 years and comprises 40 different leagues around the country including a women's league. You will be surprised how many other countries play Aussie rules as an amateur sport. It's definitely the most exciting ballgame on the planet. Cheers. 🇦🇺🦘🐨
No, it is not part of any other sport because it was the first one. Before any other coded football including American football. We have Soccer and just about every other game you mentioned too. This game was started to keep our Cricket players fit between seasons or kill them. That is why every Grand Final is held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and probably why the playing field is oval. Nothing beats the sound of 100,000 people when they roar at the MCG or we call it just the G. It is magic to be there. Australia is very sports orientated, our babies start learning to swim at 5 months old so they can save themselves if they fall into water. My life was spent on a softball field, on a surf board, in the ocean or a pool, managing a soccer team and playing soccer into my 30’s. Then my husband and I held Australian titles in bowling. My husband and children were all BMX State champions and all qualified for the Australian title. That was just how you grow up here, it is a family thing.
There are FOUR different types of football played in Australia: *Rugby League *Rugby Union *Australian Rules *Soccer (European Football) As to which is most popular? It depends on where you live in Australia. *Rugby League - more popular in the Northern States *Australian Rules - more popular in the Southern and Western States *Rugby Union - popular in Northern State *Soccer (Football) - Nationally All four types are played Nationally (all across Australia), but people in the northern states don’t really much care about Australian Rules. People in the southern and western states don’t really care much about Rugby League or Rugby Union (most of them can’t tell the difference and just say ‘Rugby’). Yes Soccer (Football), is played nationally, but the crowds that attend those games are usually much smaller than crowds attending either Rugby League or Australian Rules. Yes all of us Aussies love our football, but it depends very much where you live and what type of football. I live in Sydney (northern states), I prefer Rugby League, don’t really care much for Australian Rules or Soccer (people in Southern states would probably say the opposite). Cheers,
Have you ever heard the saying: “Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics”, Statistics mean nothing. If you want to talk about the most popular junior team sport in Australia it is Soccer (Football), by a very big margin, followed by Basketball, Cricket, Netball, etc. Again, statistics, so what, yes? If you want to talk about ‘professional level’ Football, in Qld or NSW, League craps all over AFL. The reverse is equally true in the southern and western states. Nice try, but you get a fail. Cheers,
@@johnnewman366 Well you won't like Morgan research and who found the Sydney Swans have over 1.3 million supporters. (not members) That's double of any NRL club.
Nice try, but another fail. Let’s not forget the Sydney Swans were originally a Melbourne based team that was relocated, they still have supporters who are based south of the border, yes? There are two AFL teams in NSW, both based in Sydney. There are ten NRL teams based in NSW, eleven if you include Canberra in the ACT, nine are based in Sydney (inc St George/Illawarra), and one based in Newcastle. So what is your point? People in Sydney (and NSW) have far more choice of a team to support, yes? They have far less of a choice with Sydney/NSW based AFL teams. You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to work that out. Anyway..... The whole point of my original post is that, we in Australia, don’t have ONE national code of ‘football’ we have FOUR different codes of football. Others can turn it into an argument over which is the favourite (or most popular) code of football, but it does still come down to where you live. Cheers,
@@johnnewman366I was talking all levels in Queensland More play Aussie rules now They are registered players Wasn’t talking about any other state. But, you had to stick your nose in with other states which I didn’t mention so you fail. If I had of mentioned other states then you could then mention them . Wish people had nice things to say about others comments other then be nasty in the way they bully and degrade with what they comnent back Be nice ok 👍
Yes you are correct, late 20's is an exceptionally good player. American "football" - gridiron gets its name because the ball they use is a foot long, as in 12 inches - Freedom Units.
That awkward silence every time the scores are shown. Not V-Girl's fault though... only one reactor I've seen so far got it immediately. Goals (x6) Behinds (x1) = Total points The more up to date remake of this video explains it better.
Afl in Australia has been placed since 1870 but it was called vfl original.you have various sizes in the sport from over 6 ' foot down to 5' 5 . They only wear tooth guards...they do have teams over in the states bye the way lot's of tem and Canada as well.....
The actual game is Australian Rules Football - the Australian Football League (AFL) is the highest level the sport is played at - just like the MLB or NBA aren't the actual games of Baseball & Basketball, they're the top domestic level of the game.
If you come to Melbourne, I would be happy to take you to a game at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). It is fun. Yes, injuries are fairly common, especially lower limb injuries. The rules of the game aim to protect the head but concussions can occur. Good players will play well into their 30s. There are currently 102 AFL players in their 30s (oldest is 36).
Australian Rules Football was created because of Cricket being played only in the Summer Initially the Cricket players played to keep fit in the Winter
It's NOTHING like American football. It's played on a pitch twice the size of an American football field, at a much faster pace, and virtually non-stop from start to finish, unlike the endless stops and starts in American football. An American football player would not have the stamina to last 15 minutes in Australian Rules match, and then we're not even talking about the Australian game being played without any padding.
If l could humbly give my opinion to" REACTORS" ....make yourself smaller that what your reacting to. Yes we want to see your reaction to our great sport but those of us watching on a small screen want to see yhe action too.❤thanks
Australian Football was invented in 1858, the modern soccer game was invented in 1863 and American football was invented in 1869 so technically Australian football is older than all of them except for rugby which was invented in 1823
Melbourne Cricket Ground hold 100,0,00 Over season i your summer our winter In Aussie rules the rubyco we weee pas Some Aussie football player can easy 59 In AFL the average age is mid 30s not late 20s
Aussie Rules is NOTHING like Soccer or NFL. The players are much fitter than those other football codes. Aussie Rules players don't wear any padding as they are not socks like players of other football codes especially soccer
The perspective is a little skewed when you're reacting to a video like this ... In American Football, you have linebackers crashing into receivers etc. the whole time. While in Australian Football, the only tackling going on involves the few people playing for the ball. The skewed perception comes from the camera always showing the people near the ball. So while we do hit each other hard, there's a lot less total violence.
Umm . . . Australian Rules Football was the FIRST codified game of this type. The other sports came later ! The players are supreme athletes with extraordinary strength and stamina. They run further than any soccer player- up to 15 kms per game. They are always on high alertness as the oval ball has a random bounce which could go anywhere. The players do receive injuries. Unlike soccer players they do not do a cry-baby carry-on because of that to score favors from the umpire. The footy players are physically tough. And yes, they do not wear padding protection.The women in the AFLW teams are also physically tough.
🤗This was developed in 1888 👍to keep Cricket players 🙏fit in the offseason.💕Our stadiums have a double use,🫶Cricket in summer,💋Aussie Rules in winter.👍👍👍💋💋💋💋💕💕💕💕💕👍👍👍👍👍💋💋💕💋💕
The AFL has the fourth largest crowd in the world, and is Number 1 per capita in terms of population. Average Height is of Aussie rules player is 6ft 4
Sorry for low audio. First three videos on the channel have low audio. For me it is good when I listen on my laptop but trough headphones the sound is low. I think now it is fixed. I appreciate all feedback.
The sport is over 150 years old.. You have nothing to worry about..
Aussie Rules was created in the 1850s. Even though it seems like an amalgam of different sports, it predates most of them.
Yes, the other football games seem to have adopted/incorporated small parts of the oldest codified football game of Australian football.
And its closest origin is gaelic football which dates back to the 14th Century, codified in 1887.
Go marngrook
Exactly seen so many videos on this. An they dont relise this game was invented and played before the games they are comparing it too
All of them*
As an Aussie it always brings me Joy to see people from other parts of the world discover and react to our great sport!
These are Supreme athletes! They run up to 15-20 kilometers a game, & taking a mark (jumping on the shoulders) is a technique they have down to a fine art! You can get hurt playing any sport, & it's Best Sport on the Planet! Hope you can visit Australia one day & see a live game👍
and continously run league
The problem with wearing protective pads in a fast moving game as AFL, you would have more players dying of heat exhaustion. The body does get conditioned to take the knocks naturally. It must be remembered that most these players have been playing since they were children.
Its Aussie Rules, thats the name of the game its not AFL, that is the league you morons.
Plus if wore protective gear you would have alot more injuries because the sport is to physically to cope with gear..
Exactly stevep!
We thrived on it.
To put Australians love of Aussie Rules into perspective, America has a population of over 330 million with only 16 teams in the NFL; whereas, Australia only has a population of around 26 million but we have currently 18 teams. The scoreboard can be confusing to someone first watching, but is relatively easy to understand when you know how it works; the numbers represents the Goals(20), the Behinds(10) and lastly the Points(130), to work it out the Goals are multiplied by 6 giving 120 then add the Behinds multiplied by 1 giving 10 and resulting in the Total Points(120+10) giving 130.
Tackling in AFL and Rugby is extremely skilled and precise.When executed correctly its about as painful as a rough strong hug. We're just hugging and loving each other out there. We play without pads because we trust and respect each others skills.
I'm glad you enjoy Aussie Rules. Hey there was an American from Texas who came over here and played this game and posted a video it's called "Mason Cox Don't Believe in Never". This video will inspire you and pick you up no matter what your goals in life are. Sending you happiness and peace.
Players last longer than you think a few have played over 400 games, They play till 35 plus if they are skilled enough some even older. No offside rule is important so once ball bounced in centre any player can go anywhere it is a 360 degree game so you need to be superfit and strong that is why you noticed their bodies. NO rich oil shiek or US tech guy can buy a team they are owned and run by their members and the AFL is owned by the clubs this is so different to soccer and American sports where you buy teams.
@VenezuelanGirl about the Football (Footy) Codes all of Australian Rules Football, Rugby League Football, Rugby Union Football & finally Soccer (Football), which are,
For those who DISLIKE &/or HATE any Football (Footy) Code/s with a real passion would &/or will say these,
(1 One) Australian Rules Football, is referred as Aerial Ping Pong Football,
(2 Two) Rugby League Football, is referred as Thugby League Football,
(3 Three) Rugby Union Football, is referred as Thugby Union, &/or Rugby Yawnnion,
(4 Four) Football (Soccer), is referred as Wog Ball and also both Fairies &/or Queenies Game.
(NOTE) Aerial Ping-Pong
A jocular (and frequently derisive) name for Australian Rules Football (or Aussie Rules as it is popularly called). The term derives from the fact that the play in this game is characterised by frequent exchanges of long and high kicks.
The term is used largely by people from States both of Queensland & New South Wales in which Rugby League Football and NOT Aussie Rules (Footy) Football as &/or is the major football code. This interstate and code rivalry is often found in evidence for the term, including the early evidence from the 1940s.
1947 West Australian (Perth) 22 April: In 1941 he enlisted in the A.I.F. and joined a unit which fostered rugby football. Renfrey did not join in the &oq;mud bath&cq; and did not play 'aerial ping-pong', as the rugby exponents in the army termed the Australian game, until 1946.
1973 J. Dunn, How to Play Football: Sydneysiders like to call Australian Rules 'Aerial Ping-Pong'.
But on the other hand, for those and including myself who actually do LIKE &/or LOVE any Football (Footy) Code/s with a real passion would &/or will say these, which are,
(1 One) Australian Rules Football, is referred as the real Australian Football (Footy) Code of Australia,
(2 Two) Rugby League Football, is referred as the Greatest Game of All,
(3 Three0 Rugby Union Football, is referred the Game that they do Play in Heaven,
(4 Four) Football (Soccer), is referred as the Beautiful Game & the World Game & also the Real Football Code of course.
The total duration of an average football game is around 2 hours, with extra time for stoppages most quarters last 30 minutes. I would recommend watching the companion video to this from the AFL titled A Beginners Guide to Australian Rules Football, this will hopefully fill in any gaps you may have. Currently in America, the USAFL has 50 men's teams playing across the country; and like Australia, they have women's teams.
It's really fun to watch. And I know it looks painful but they learn how to hit and fall. Helmets and pads may look safer but they actually tend to encourage harder hitting with more reliance on the items then on learning how to fall safely. Helmets also allow the brain to bounce around inside the scull more during those harder hits.
If you look up sport injuries, cycling has the most.
The Aussie Rules season begins in March, and ends with the Grand Final in early October.
More recently they have introduced the AFLW a league for women who wanted to play Australian Rules. Injuries do and can happen from usual bruises to, muscle tears/ sprains , to ligament damage. Of course concussions from head knocks.
It's a great game. Takes a while to learn the rules, but once your onboard, It's bloody amazing.
Aussie Rules players do not wear any padding or helmets. Injures to players, othe than sore muscles, can range from hamstring strains to concussions; the number of concussions per season has slowly been lowered, but there still are some serious collisions.
G’day,
(So many foreigners are seeing the Americanised Rules video first, so i created this generic comment as it basically applies to just about every one, if you’ve already seen a suggested video, just ignore it & move on).
I’m glad your enjoying our game, but I should point out that the first “rules” video is unfortunately full of inaccuracies and omissions, and that’s odd since it was the Australian AFL ruling body that commissioned it.
The very first thing to be addressed ( and I will mention it later again in full), but this game is NOT a mix of other games or American games.
AND It is absolutely understandable why most might think this so, but it’s simply not true as every game that looks like it might have similar roots, like volleyball and basketball etc we’re invent many years (even decades) later after AFL .
So To start with, here are some comments and corrections in no particular order.
First of, it’s 15 metres “before” your required to bounce the ball, it’s just been rounded to 16 yards for the American audience, for which the first typical video most get to see was created. Also, you don’t just have to bounce it, you can alternatively bend down whilst running, and touch the ball to the ground as well (although rarely seen nowadays).
The MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground) holds over 100,000 people, not 90,000. I know the Vid said 90,000 plus, but that implies a lower true figure, so it’s a poor choice of words.
They play on Cricket pitches, hence the round oval shape, and since cricket pitches are different sizes, there is no standard pitch size, so any figures that will get quoted, are only average estimates.
The 20 minute quarters can have 10 additional minutes PER quarter, not 10 minutes for the whole game.
This is a truly 360 degree game, so when they say no offside rule, it’s a massive understatement that you will only understand after watching a few minutes of continuous play. And you can get hit from Any direction at all (and therefore no “Knock on rule”).
And what isn’t mentioned at all, is that their is absolutely no “Time Outs” of any description at all, for eg. if a player is injured, the game still continues on around him without stopping.
The only exception to this is if he needs to be stretchered of, other wise the play goes on as the injured player walks off, there is video on UA-cam with players with clearly broken arms, walking off.
This 1st video is an updated version, that fixes most (but not all the) issues and omissions in the Americanised version of the video most people see first. (To be clear, the errors are our fault, i.e. us Aussies, as it was the AFL who wrote the script to help educate US citizens).
ua-cam.com/video/u_SqfNNfhmM/v-deo.html
This 2nd video is done by an Englishman (Pom), and it does a better job of explaining the basics (in regards to the original AFL,s own video), but since some of the rules have changed, it’s also slightly inaccurate too, but not in any fundamental important matters though, and it does give a list of offences that none of the others do, so it’s still worth a watch.
ua-cam.com/video/Mnv32s8jPz0/v-deo.html.
This next vid helps fill in some gaps, but it leaves stuff out too, so it’s only really useful as a supplementary video, but it’s still very good for what it does do.
ua-cam.com/video/64elNqf3Kxg/v-deo.html
This last video nicely wraps it all up. But don’t be put of by it’s apparent length as only the 1st 14 minutes are actually about the game itself as the rest is about the clubs and their history. It also covers how inclusive the game is as well.
But whilst you’re of course welcome to see the rest, you only need to see the first 14 minutes to better understand the game, and of those 1st 14 minutes the first 4 minutes are a preamble and a very little bit of history that’s well worth watching too.
ua-cam.com/video/Dtmu-1kMFZw/v-deo.html
(Update) Before we move along and in support of the previous Videos closing remarks about Aussie AFL fans. Here’s what happened When Buddy Franklin Scored his 1000th goal (yes that really is One Thousand Goals, NOT including behinds I.E. the One pointers).
This milestone has only happened 5 times previously in the 150 year plus history of this game. That’s why the crowd reacted the way they did. The anticipation for this moment was absolutely huge all game.
It took nearly half an hour tho clear the cricket ground (pitch).
ua-cam.com/video/HgM3W6gnJGg/v-deo.html
These next videos are not rules related as such, but a bit of everything else of potential interest.
To start of with, If your interested in the history of the game, as it’s arguably the oldest game on earth, well at least certain aspects of it are anyway. The following videos should help to enlighten you why this is case.
At the 1:27 min mark, they specifically mentioned how the AFL Ruling body, has finally recognised the influence of Marngrook on AFL.
ua-cam.com/video/8pJftbDqFfY/v-deo.html
To be Clear. It’s the jumping up high (I.E. marking) of the ball component of Marngrook, that’s of specific importance, and is what was carried across to the new game.
ua-cam.com/video/7UlHJgrkgM8/v-deo.html
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This little Documentary has certain facts that have since been clarified and confirmed, as shown in the earlier video suggestions.
But the History of Tom Wills is still accurate.
Take Note: At 4:31. Specific mention is made of the hand written rules, including a photo of the original hand written rules of what’s now called, Australian Rules Football.
ua-cam.com/video/fv6dAoUcSrM/v-deo.html
What’s now known as Australian Rules, is indeed the first game to have a “standardised” set of “codified” rules of any football code.
Another point of interest is that the Australian Aborigines have a PROVEN historical ability to remember and pass on their stories. So to go of track ever so slightly, it’s been discovered that they have racial memories (stories that are passed down over time) that actually date back to before the last ice age. It’s also a proven fact that the Australian Aborigines have the OLDEST Continuous culture of any race, on earth. (Feel free to check this out at your own leisure as it’s fascinating in its own right).
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To be fair (and clear), just about every game ever invented, basically starts of without written rules. This is especially true of soccer as it’s history dates back to the Middle Ages. Therefore various games (of all sorts) have evolved over time, this is a universal constant.
It’s just that Australian Football was specifically created for a very specific purpose right from the very beginning, and so setting out rules was an automatic imperative right from the start. Neither the early forms of soccer or rugby (or any other type of game) had this type of need in their early days.
Australia (Victoria to be more specific) was the First Nation to have a 8 hour work day 40 hour work week. So we had Saturday free to play sport, before other countries, this has been postulated as another reason why it was easy for us to create a game in the fashion that we did, and why it was taken up so quickly.
What translates to AFL, is the consolidated components of pre Codified Soccer/football, pre codified Rugby, Marngrook etc, as well as some other unique aspects of his own too (like bouncing/touching the ball to the ground), that was then all mixed up and combined into our very own game which we happened to write some rules down before anyone else got around to it.
To put it simply, No one has ever denied the fact that AFL is made up of early forms of other football style of games with our own bits added as well.
But having said that. AFL actually predates Soccer, Rugby, Gridiron, Basketball, Volleyball etc.
So it’s not actually accurate to say that it’s a mix of other sports, as that implies that AFL copied those aspects and that they came first, but to be fair, it is also entirely understandable why that assumption is constantly made.
To sum up. These suggestions are about the background and history of AFL.
There are other far more exciting videos to watch, such as ones like these.
I will start of with what was a pop song in the 70’s but has become the main AFL theme song (their are others). What makes this video specifically interesting was that it was before a lot of the rules to make it a safer game, had been made. It has some spectacular footage. (Just the 5 secs from 0:30 to 0:35, prove this point).
And BTW Roy Cazaly was the name of a famous player that could jump, hence the cry “ Up their Cazaly” and thus the title for the song.
I maybe biased, but it’s still a damn good song.
ua-cam.com/video/pxM8XB61ZvU/v-deo.html
This one is well worth reacting too.
These next vids are of course subjective, and it’s only a taste of what’s on UA-cam. I’m not saying they are the best, just a good example of what’s available, and they are all worth reacting to as well.
Top 50 AFL Marks of all time
ua-cam.com/video/7AjcFfBvIcs/v-deo.html
AFL Greatest long Bomb Goals
ua-cam.com/video/ecaBlL96iks/v-deo.html
The Best AFL Moments of all time
ua-cam.com/video/X54uvWYw5kY/v-deo.html
Top ten Grand Final moments from the last 10 years
ua-cam.com/video/ELj7yH5wmC0/v-deo.html
Of course there are plenty more like this that are out there, but I will finish up with one that shows just some of the biggest hits done to a strangely appropriate rap song.
Here comes the Boom.
ua-cam.com/video/uPIQ7vLJYIA/v-deo.html
And finally an American ex Gridiron player/Radio jock interviewing an American who plays top level AFL
Pat McAfee learns Everything about AFL
ua-cam.com/video/XY3a_yMgvxg/v-deo.html
And finally, If your at all interested. Here’s a documentary about the history and it’s players. Not some to react as such. But something some out there might find to be of interest.
ua-cam.com/video/NYk-7VGoCKw/v-deo.html
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It might look like a long comment, but I have a lot of actual working links, with little mini descriptions before each one. This is so you can simply skip over anything that you’ve either seen already or that you aren’t interested in. Cheers
You have to see the other instructional video 'A Begginer's guide to Australian Football'
If you don't want to then check out AFL goals of the decade 2010-19
The AFL has released a newer version of this video, which explains the rules in a bit more detail: A beginner’s guide to Australian Football | AFL Explained.
Cricket is traditionally the biggest Summer sport in Australia, so Australian football (Aussie Rules) was created to play on unused cricket grounds during our Winter.
A few answers for you.
1. Our longevity in the game is not short. I'm very very typi al in that I started in juniors at 7 years of age and retired as a professional at 34.
2. We do get hurt and it is a rare thing that any player at any level comes out of any game without scrapes and wearing numerous hits. You often only realise what damage is done when you settle down after the game. Difference between soccer (football) and Australian Rules Football is that we don't telegraph injuries in the fear of being taken off the ground. If Australian Rules footballers behaved like soccer players pretending to be injured we would be VERY harshly critizesed and laughed off the ground.
3. The only protection we wear is mouth guards and a lot of players do not wear them. I wore one for 5 minutes in my 37 years of football and got rid of it and
4. A lot of people play Masters football where players still run around in their late 60s.
You have just found the greatest sports game in the world welcome to our world
Are you going to do some new videos soon? I hope so you do a good job and I can help out with Australian things to see. You're going to love this music video and the views of Australia are unbelievable the song is called Great Southern Land by the band called Ice House ua-cam.com/video/aZ4NuX0qWuY/v-deo.htmlsi=iUiI6BMQ0PNxdJxm
Australian Rules football is the oldest coded football game in the world.
Rugby was invented 1st
@@mjr320 It wasn't codified first. Australian Rules is an adaptation of marngrook, a game played by aboriginal people for thousands of years, way before rugby.
@@mjr320Rugby was only a school boys game and not codified until 1870s.
@@kennethdodemaide8678 the connection to Marngrook is possible but not definitive. Rugby School Rules has a stronger influence as Tom Wills was a boarder at Rugby School. Folk Football games are reported to have been played in colonial era Australia before 1859 too, but yes Australian Football was the first of the modern football codes to codify. Rugby School had written rules predating Australian Football, but not what was finalised at the formation of the Rugby Football Union in 1871
This Venezuelan lady speaks very good English.
She would be much better (with respect) if she eliminated the word LIKE from every few words. Bloody like annoying like.
AFL is the most popular sport in Australia.
American football is more like rugby.
This game is nothing like American football, or rugby for that matter.
In fact, many players over the years, have been recruited by the NFL as punters.
you mean Aussie Rules is, AFL in the name of the league not the sport.
American Football and Canadian Football evolved together from Rugby School Rules pre-codified Rugby.
You should not worry about the players getting hurt. It's a scientific fact that Australian men and women are the toughest on the planet and do not feel any kind of physical pain. They are also the most emotionally receptive, kindest and sympathetic. These unexplainable facts are well established in medical journals and the Guinness book of records...
Hey mate, love your reaction to our great game of Aussie Rules Football! As stated in the video you just watched, AFL is the most attended game in the world on average per capita (population). Please check out any of the following videos and I promise you’ll be hooked to the sport of AFL.
Why AFL is the best sport in the world
A Beginners Guide to Australian Football
The 100 BEST goals of 2023
Best of the decade 2010-2019: Best goals
Best of the decade 2010-2019: Best marks
AFL grand final 2023 highlights
Top moments in AFL this decade 2010-2019
Best of the decade 2010-2019: Brutal bumps and tackles
AFL Biggest bumps and hits ever
Eddie Betts - the Pied Piper
The best goals of Eddie betts’ remarkable career
Kysaiah Pickett is a human highlight reel
Get Excited: Izak Rankine’s best highlights
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Lance Franklin best 23 goals
Jeremy howe best marks afl 2011-2019
Gary Ablett's 29 best ever moments, milestones and performances | 2020 | AFL
AFL grand final 2018 highlights
"the sport of AFL" haha, AFL is the Australian Football League its not a sport, why do people call Aussie Rules/Australian Football AFL? AFL is the highest standard of Aussie Rules not everyone plays AFL only the elite players.
Hello dear lady. Do they get hurt? Not as much as you would think. These guys are super athletes and they spend a lot of time training and conditioning their bodies. So their bodies are so strong and tough that they can take lots of brutal bumping/tackling. Some games there are no injuries and other games there might be one or two which are usually hamstrings and mainly other soft tissue injuries. Trust me, they are very tough guys.
You said they play for an hour but you didn't catch onto the explanation of the quarters. So there are four quarters of 20 minutes each with roughly 10 minutes of time on for stoppages added to it. This means each quarter goes for roughly 30 minutes, and that means they are playing for a total of two hours except for breaks between the quarters. That's two hours of being bumped, tackled and scragged. So they are very fit.
Surprisingly, we didn't copy anyone because our game came first. it was codified in 1859 before soccer, NFL, basketball etc. It was originally invented to keep cricket players fit in the off-season.
The last two grand finals have had over 100,000 fans at each game. The atmosphere is electric. It's also very family friendly with as many kids as adults. People are there to watch the game and not to cause trouble like some overseas sports. They scream their heads off, (mainly at the referee who is called an umpire) and except for the odd idiot, there's no bad behaviour.
We also have a women's league called AFLW, (Australian football league women's) and the girls are pretty tough as well. Another video talks about the mens and women's game, so search for, "A beginners guide to Australian rules football."
There is every chance that Aussie rules is played where you are as an amateur sport. You should search for it. Because it's amateur it's nowhere near as brutal as our game, and is more a social game with beers and barbecue afterwards. America has the USAFL which has been going for over 25 years and comprises 40 different leagues around the country including a women's league. You will be surprised how many other countries play Aussie rules as an amateur sport.
It's definitely the most exciting ballgame on the planet. Cheers. 🇦🇺🦘🐨
These countries need to understand there’s a vast variety of sports other than soccer
No, it is not part of any other sport because it was the first one. Before any other coded football including American football.
We have Soccer and just about every other game you mentioned too. This game was started to keep our Cricket players fit between seasons or kill them. That is why every Grand Final is held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and probably why the playing field is oval. Nothing beats the sound of 100,000 people when they roar at the MCG or we call it just the G. It is magic to be there.
Australia is very sports orientated, our babies start learning to swim at 5 months old so they can save themselves if they fall into water. My life was spent on a softball field, on a surf board, in the ocean or a pool, managing a soccer team and playing soccer into my 30’s. Then my husband and I held Australian titles in bowling. My husband and children were all BMX State champions and all qualified for the Australian title. That was just how you grow up here, it is a family thing.
There are FOUR different types of football played in Australia:
*Rugby League
*Rugby Union
*Australian Rules
*Soccer (European Football)
As to which is most popular? It depends on where you live in Australia.
*Rugby League - more popular in the Northern States
*Australian Rules - more popular in the Southern and Western States
*Rugby Union - popular in Northern State
*Soccer (Football) - Nationally
All four types are played Nationally (all across Australia), but people in the northern states don’t really much care about Australian Rules.
People in the southern and western states don’t really care much about Rugby League or Rugby Union (most of them can’t tell the difference and just say ‘Rugby’).
Yes Soccer (Football), is played nationally, but the crowds that attend those games are usually much smaller than crowds attending either Rugby League or Australian Rules.
Yes all of us Aussies love our football, but it depends very much where you live and what type of football.
I live in Sydney (northern states), I prefer Rugby League, don’t really care much for Australian Rules or Soccer (people in Southern states would probably say the opposite).
Cheers,
More play Aussie Rules in Queensland now then Rugby League or union
2024 statistics
Have you ever heard the saying:
“Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics”, Statistics mean nothing.
If you want to talk about the most popular junior team sport in Australia it is Soccer (Football), by a very big margin, followed by Basketball, Cricket, Netball, etc.
Again, statistics, so what, yes?
If you want to talk about ‘professional level’ Football, in Qld or NSW, League craps all over AFL.
The reverse is equally true in the southern and western states.
Nice try, but you get a fail.
Cheers,
@@johnnewman366 Well you won't like Morgan research and who found the Sydney Swans have over 1.3 million supporters. (not members) That's double of any NRL club.
Nice try, but another fail.
Let’s not forget the Sydney Swans were originally a Melbourne based team that was relocated, they still have supporters who are based south of the border, yes?
There are two AFL teams in NSW, both based in Sydney.
There are ten NRL teams based in NSW, eleven if you include Canberra in the ACT, nine are based in Sydney (inc St George/Illawarra), and one based in Newcastle.
So what is your point?
People in Sydney (and NSW) have far more choice of a team to support, yes? They have far less of a choice with Sydney/NSW based AFL teams.
You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to work that out.
Anyway.....
The whole point of my original post is that, we in Australia, don’t have ONE national code of ‘football’ we have FOUR different codes of football.
Others can turn it into an argument over which is the favourite (or most popular) code of football, but it does still come down to where you live.
Cheers,
@@johnnewman366I was talking all levels in Queensland
More play Aussie rules now
They are registered players
Wasn’t talking about any other state. But, you had to stick your nose in with other states which I didn’t mention so you fail.
If I had of mentioned other states then you could then mention them .
Wish people had nice things to say about others comments other then be nasty in the way they bully and degrade with what they comnent back
Be nice ok 👍
Yes you are correct, late 20's is an exceptionally good player. American "football" - gridiron gets its name because the ball they use is a foot long, as in 12 inches - Freedom Units.
That awkward silence every time the scores are shown. Not V-Girl's fault though... only one reactor I've seen so far got it immediately. Goals (x6) Behinds (x1) = Total points
The more up to date remake of this video explains it better.
Afl in Australia has been placed since 1870 but it was called vfl original.you have various sizes in the sport from over 6 ' foot down to 5' 5 . They only wear tooth guards...they do have teams over in the states bye the way lot's of tem and Canada as well.....
Score works out like this 20x6 =120 10x1 =10 so total = 130
The actual game is Australian Rules Football - the Australian Football League (AFL) is the highest level the sport is played at - just like the MLB or NBA aren't the actual games of Baseball & Basketball, they're the top domestic level of the game.
If you come to Melbourne, I would be happy to take you to a game at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). It is fun. Yes, injuries are fairly common, especially lower limb injuries. The rules of the game aim to protect the head but concussions can occur. Good players will play well into their 30s. There are currently 102 AFL players in their 30s (oldest is 36).
It is a lot of fun and ladies are playing now and they enjoy it
Australian Rules Football was created because of Cricket being played only in the Summer
Initially the Cricket players played to keep fit in the Winter
Thanks for the video.
It's NOTHING like American football. It's played on a pitch twice the size of an American football field, at a much faster pace, and virtually non-stop from start to finish, unlike the endless stops and starts in American football. An American football player would not have the stamina to last 15 minutes in Australian Rules match, and then we're not even talking about the Australian game being played without any padding.
Concussion is an every increasing problem in Aussie Rules. Aussie Rules does bear some resemblance to Gaelic Football.
The average age is early 30’s but we have had elite players playing to there late 30’s
They play between 12 to 18 seasons
With extra time a game can last 2 hours, and that doesnt include the breaks inbetween quarters.
If l could humbly give my opinion to" REACTORS" ....make yourself smaller that what your reacting to. Yes we want to see your reaction to our great sport but those of us watching on a small screen want to see yhe action too.❤thanks
AFL mandatory for all
Australian Football was invented in 1858, the modern soccer game was invented in 1863 and American football was invented in 1869 so technically Australian football is older than all of them except for rugby which was invented in 1823
Melbourne Cricket Ground hold 100,0,00
Over season i your summer our winter
In Aussie rules the rubyco we weee pas
Some Aussie football player can easy 59
In AFL the average age is mid 30s not late 20s
Aussie Rules is NOTHING like Soccer or NFL. The players are much fitter than those other football codes. Aussie Rules players don't wear any padding as they are not socks like players of other football codes especially soccer
The perspective is a little skewed when you're reacting to a video like this ...
In American Football, you have linebackers crashing into receivers etc. the whole time.
While in Australian Football, the only tackling going on involves the few people playing for the ball.
The skewed perception comes from the camera always showing the people near the ball.
So while we do hit each other hard, there's a lot less total violence.
My dear, I just found out that AFL is played in your country.
Show her the 1989 GF.
Aussie rules was around well before rugby or soccer or gridiron.
Umm . . . Australian Rules Football was the FIRST codified game of this type. The other sports came later ! The players are supreme athletes with extraordinary strength and stamina. They run further than any soccer player- up to 15 kms per game. They are always on high alertness as the oval ball has a random bounce which could go anywhere. The players do receive injuries. Unlike soccer players they do not do a cry-baby carry-on because of that to score favors from the umpire. The footy players are physically tough. And yes, they do not wear padding protection.The women in the AFLW teams are also physically tough.
Awesome response
2 hours
It takes good legs.
It’s popular because it’s good not because our country is large, there’s only 27 million of us
It’s oval
ua-cam.com/video/u_SqfNNfhmM/v-deo.htmlsi=LVQXbV7daMklri9O. This updated version includes the Womans League
American football is a poor version of Aussie rules 🇦🇺
closed the video, sound too low :-(!
Carn the Blues 🎉🎉
AFL started 1858,way before American rubbish
I don't think Venezualian's know ANY thing about Australia. I was gonna say not much, but it seems like NOTHING!
🤗This was developed in 1888 👍to keep Cricket players 🙏fit in the offseason.💕Our stadiums have a double use,🫶Cricket in summer,💋Aussie Rules in winter.👍👍👍💋💋💋💋💕💕💕💕💕👍👍👍👍👍💋💋💕💋💕
1888? You mean 1858.
Come to Melbourne and support the MIGHTY CATS 🐈!!!
The AFL has the fourth largest crowd in the world, and is Number 1 per capita in terms of population. Average Height is of Aussie rules player is 6ft 4
AFL is older than all American sports