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  • @Mondebyerer
    @Mondebyerer 4 роки тому +88

    Nice reaction guys. Just so you are aware, the game of AFL has been running for just over 160 years

    • @jpeopolis
      @jpeopolis 4 роки тому +5

      Whoa! I had no idea! I feel like it's an amalgamation of every sport that has ever been played in the history of the universe. lol

    • @lemontea417
      @lemontea417 3 роки тому +6

      @@jpeopolis 124th season this year :P
      first football clubs established since 1858

    • @carltraill4414
      @carltraill4414 3 роки тому +6

      @@jpeopolis it was the first codified football to exist as a way to keep cricketers fit in the winter. It was loosely based off of uncodified rugby in the 1800s and may have drew some inspiration from soccer and Aboriginal ball games.

    • @orvillegibson188
      @orvillegibson188 2 місяці тому +1

      Cheshiremen. Can you get another commentator? A Shropshireman would be good. Their accent always makes me smile
      OK
      The game was originally an aboriginal sport called Marngrook
      This was played by men and women together, graded by their size. There could have been 100 per team. The ball was a stuffed wallaby skin.
      Most of the games you showed were from the MCG which is a little shy of 4 acres, and holds 99,000. The ground has minimal markings. The arc around the goalposts is 50m out. No extra points for bouncing the ball thru the goals
      The goal square is marked to show where the game restarts after minor score, or behind has been scored.
      Riding an opponent is a "specky", for spectacular mark. You missed the handball, a skill unique to the game
      You can't throw the ball to pass, it is punched. There are .no red or yellow cards. You cannot be sent off for anything
      Foul play is dealt with by the MRC (review panel) in the middle of the following week. If you are injured, the game continues, unless you are knocked out or break a bone. You have to get off the field by yourself before your replacement can come onto the field. No protection is worn, though a few players do wear mouthguards, but very few.
      A scoreline could read 10 7 67
      A goal is 6, a behind is 1. So 10 (x6) + 7 = 67. So that score is.goals, behinds and total.
      There are 22 players plus one medi sub per side. 18 players on the field.

    • @markwaters3050
      @markwaters3050 15 днів тому

      ​​​@@orvillegibson188 that's a pretty good synopsis of our game... glad that you mentioned "marngrook".
      But you should have stated the ultimate truth: others who saw our early games as foreigners simply took from it parts that they could play, then went home and "invented" other team sports!

  • @jenniferhearn4117
    @jenniferhearn4117 3 роки тому +19

    Australian footballers are considered the premier athletes on the world stage, they run an average of 15 to 17 km a game, and it has been played since the 1850’s It is played in several other countries on obviously a smaller scale and is gaining momentum in the USA. It also has the 4th largest average attendance in the world, with some games reaching 90.000 spectators.

    • @orvillegibson188
      @orvillegibson188 2 місяці тому +1

      56 teams in the USAFL Canadians also play it and there's also a comp, the PAFL in Pzkistan, and it's very popular.

  • @petermoore9913
    @petermoore9913 4 роки тому +57

    Shout out from Australia!

  • @micko11154
    @micko11154 4 роки тому +19

    There is usually an annual Australia vs Ireland 'International Rules' series each year! They use the round ball for those matches!
    Cheers from Australia!

  • @markmcallan973
    @markmcallan973 3 роки тому +6

    Send a few convicts to a remote land and this is what u get! Also just to mention the indigenous population were playing a similar game before the poms and irish got here! Big thanks to the irish for standing up and making Australia what it is🤟

  • @wayneburgess5336
    @wayneburgess5336 4 роки тому +13

    AFL: the greatest sport you've never heard of......👍great show guys. Love your work. Do more AFL please❗❗❗🏆🏆🏆

  • @robby1816
    @robby1816 3 роки тому +1

    @14:45 Number 9 is Gary Ablett Jr. His father played & was so good his nickname was "God", so when Jr started playing, was called Jesus.

  • @robadamson1
    @robadamson1 4 роки тому +8

    They are yelling mark of the year. A slang you might also hear is "speccy" meaning spectacular.

  • @ChrisAnderson42
    @ChrisAnderson42 4 роки тому +6

    Hey guys, that was a great reaction video of the sport I've followed for nearly 50 years. it's so great to see people from other countries discovering it like this. It really is a fast paced, high scoring game, full of spectacular highlights.
    Just a couple of things you might be interested to know, it is played on a cricket field because the game was developed to keep the Melbourne cricket players fit over the winter months. The only real ties to rugby are the oval shaped ball and that Tom Wills, the guy that come up with the rules, played rugby, at Rugby School. He was also a brilliant Cricketer and when he returned to Melbourne, he captained the Victorian Cricket side against the other colonies. When he decided the cricket players needed to keep fit over winter and that another ball sport would be good for that, he didn't want them to play Rugby as they'd be more prone to career ending injuries, so he and others drew up the rules of a whole new game.
    Rumour has it (and I believe it) that he based the game on a game he used to play with the Aboriginal kids that he played with when he was young, a game called Marngrook, a ball game, using a possum skin stuffed with hay. Some people dispute this, but if you do any research on Marngrook and consider that Tom Wills used to play it, it's obvious where his inspiration come from. Tom Wills' story is fascinating, there's so much more to his story than I've said here, check out this link....
    www.ourwarwickshire.org.uk/content/article/tom-wills-rugby-school-australian-sporting-pioneer

  • @philhawkins1424
    @philhawkins1424 3 роки тому +2

    You commented on the size of the crowds. What else did you see?
    Supporters of both teams sitting shoulder to shoulder.
    I think this is one of the very best things about our beautiful game.😊

  • @timhefty504
    @timhefty504 4 роки тому +76

    I'm in the process of playing in the American Aussie Rules league

    • @1MP0551BL3
      @1MP0551BL3 4 роки тому +11

      It makes me so proud but I hope you guys don’t change anything hahaha

    • @urbanpermie6307
      @urbanpermie6307 4 роки тому +5

      So glad to here. From little things, big things grow. Love hearing about the games progress over there.

    • @laurencebyron9183
      @laurencebyron9183 4 роки тому

      What team?

    • @timhefty504
      @timhefty504 4 роки тому +9

      @@laurencebyron9183 Wisconsin Wombats

    • @goldengun9970
      @goldengun9970 4 роки тому +3

      @@timhefty504 great name but do americans know what a wombat is?

  • @user-bf8ud9vt5b
    @user-bf8ud9vt5b 4 роки тому +7

    If you think Gaelic football players are athletes, you ain't seen nothin' until you see Aussie Rules players. I highly recommend watching the official "What is AFL?". It explains everything.
    Yes, the game is played on a cricket field. Aussie Rules developed in the 1850s to keep cricketers fit during winter. It's technically the oldest **codified** football code in the world. It developed independently from Gaelic footy, but it does have convergent similarities.
    Yes, a mark is essentially catching a kicked ball. If the ball has travelled a minimum of 15m, and no one else has touched it, the umpire awards a free kick to the catcher from the spot the catch was taken. The marks in this vid are the most spectacular kind, thus known as "speccies", or also "hangers" or "screamers".

    • @Serendipity.fff8e7
      @Serendipity.fff8e7 4 роки тому

      i didnt believe you about the codification but jesus youre right.

    • @off1k
      @off1k 4 роки тому

      @@Serendipity.fff8e7
      Codified Years of football codes.
      Australian Rules: 1859
      Soccer: 1863
      Rugby Union: 1871
      Gaelic Football: 1887
      American Football: 1906
      Only one I'm not 100% sure of is Rugby League but thinking it's around 1895.

    • @darrenpants2700
      @darrenpants2700 4 роки тому

      Rugby League was formed as a breakaway from Rugby Union in England in 1895, this also happened in Australia and NZ in 1907

    • @inglis6958
      @inglis6958 8 місяців тому

      AFL is a mixture of Gaelic football and an Aboriginal game called marn grook

    • @user-bf8ud9vt5b
      @user-bf8ud9vt5b 8 місяців тому +1

      @@inglis6958 It's not. But thanks for playing.

  • @karmic-fleas
    @karmic-fleas 4 роки тому +69

    There is no cross-over between Rugby players and AFL players - some have tried, but none succeeded.

    • @thisisme7587
      @thisisme7587 4 роки тому +7

      Because the rugby don't have ball skills and aussie rules boys don't have the same bulk to take the hits. More athletic

    • @metaldropbear
      @metaldropbear 4 роки тому +2

      Depends what rugby you talk about, players coming from NRL haven't been successful but Mike Pyke who went to Sydney after playing rugby internationally ended up playing 100+ games and winning a premiership

    • @thisisme7587
      @thisisme7587 4 роки тому

      @@metaldropbear very rare. The body shapes are different between code which makes it difficult to either trim down and get more stamina or bulk up and get smashed haha

    • @benzarb4953
      @benzarb4953 4 роки тому +3

      karmichael hunt succeeded i reckon

    • @thisisme7587
      @thisisme7587 4 роки тому +4

      @@benzarb4953 big call. He was pretty ordinary. He did play as a teenager though so bit of a head start

  • @Emma-yi4dh
    @Emma-yi4dh 2 роки тому +2

    Hope you guys get to come to Australia and watch a grand final game one day- you don't know an atmosphere until you've witnessed a grand final at the MCG!! fu***ng EPIC!!!!! Nothing like it!

  • @xkimopye
    @xkimopye 4 роки тому +6

    Had a giggle when he said, perhaps you get more points if you bounce the ball in the box first

  • @geraldinesnell2878
    @geraldinesnell2878 4 роки тому +2

    There are teams in England and Europe in USA as well playing this great Australian game. The game was started 1859

  • @joshkleine21
    @joshkleine21 4 роки тому +28

    You have to react to “What is AFL? Aussie Rules Explained” you’ll get more of what’s going on then 👍

  • @MrSuperfuzz79
    @MrSuperfuzz79 4 роки тому +2

    Fun fact... the guy who got knocked out and looked like he died( haha) came back on later in the game .. tough hombre.

  • @ttma11
    @ttma11 4 роки тому +7

    There's been two players switching from Rugby league to Aussie rules. But their body shapes are actually quite different. Aussies rules requires a lot more running, while rugby players will have bigger upper bodies. Also the skills involved are very different, kicking in Aussie rules is the main way to pass the ball so all players have to be a good kick, while for league only one person would often kick the ball.

  • @bettyartis3648
    @bettyartis3648 4 роки тому +4

    You'll love What is AFL? Top 10 Enforcers is a really fun look at the past villains of the game too.

  • @arthurdent1045
    @arthurdent1045 3 роки тому +1

    there are similarities to Gaelic football, but they are different games.. AFL originated form an Aboriginal Australian game called
    Marn Grook

  • @theotherdogknees
    @theotherdogknees 2 роки тому

    Sort of like Gaelic, they used to play a modified game as internationals, but there was an indigenous game, 'Marngrook', (?), that also had a big influence.

  • @shanegrujovski5012
    @shanegrujovski5012 4 роки тому

    Hi lads through thr big sticks is 6pts through the small sticks 1pt .18 on the field 4 on bench . Cheers from Melbourne Australia

  • @angelatowers198
    @angelatowers198 4 роки тому +2

    the marking in this is brilliant the higher they leap the better

  • @mooby101
    @mooby101 4 роки тому +3

    use to watch afl on channel 4 yearts ago..its vicious but brilliant.

  • @andrewhazlewood4569
    @andrewhazlewood4569 6 місяців тому

    Liked and subscribed. This is the most thoughtful response to AFL I have seen. Keep watching and keep learning. For history check the previous comment about Marngrook. Yes it is played in cricket grounds like the MCG. The players can step outside the line for the field of play but if they hold the ball inside the space above that line it is play on. You didn’t see throw ins which occur if the ball goes out. They are done by an umpire who throws the ball in very far and high by facing with their back to the field and hoiking it over their head straight armed (no possibility of bias). The longest kicks for goal can be 70 or 80 plus metres and in some fields (cricket fields aren’t all the same size as you know therefore neither are AFL fields) that can be from the centre of the field almost. There is an arc on the field that shows 50m from the goal btw. Players can’t throw the ball but hand balls are plays that look like a volleyball serve, punching the ball out of your hand. Players have to kick or hand ball the ball as soon as they are tackled or it is a penalty for holding the ball (the crowd will yell ball - unmistakable). This means tackles are usually to get the ball rather than to hurt the opponent. Most of the dangerous hits you saw were from players running into each other contesting the ball or to shepherd a player off the ball and those that go at the head were likely to be penalties. A lot of shouldering (called bumping) is allowed even off the ball.

  • @PeterDunlop-fi1gm
    @PeterDunlop-fi1gm 7 місяців тому

    Comes from a mixture of an aboriginal game that was played using a possum skin and probably Gaelic football. It was started for fitness training for cricket players during the winter

  • @tilly8221
    @tilly8221 4 роки тому +9

    Need to look at "what is AFL" 👍 awesome video guy's

  • @deletdis6173
    @deletdis6173 4 роки тому +4

    Love the channel, definitely gonna be very big very fast.

    • @SteveEdward_
      @SteveEdward_ 4 роки тому +2

      Right? Been commenting this exact statement since 5k subs.

    • @OfficeBlokes
      @OfficeBlokes  4 роки тому +1

      We appreciate it!

    • @darrenpants2700
      @darrenpants2700 4 роки тому +1

      @@OfficeBlokes I must admit the English have a far better understanding of world sport, than do the Yanks, who are very insular and know nothing about anything that is not American.
      Keep up the good work.

    • @deletdis6173
      @deletdis6173 4 роки тому

      @@darrenpants2700 Ya, well...um...I know David Beckham? Manchester United FC...😅
      Football ⚽️ :D

  • @Bails06
    @Bails06 11 місяців тому +1

    theyre afl stadiums and they get turned into cricket pitches in cricket season, we call them footy ovals not a field

  • @billbaggins1688
    @billbaggins1688 7 місяців тому

    Spot on about the 'mark'. One of the few to understand why it is called a mark.

  • @capatheist
    @capatheist Рік тому

    Seeing people react to this for the first time… so fuckin good

  • @roddurie5999
    @roddurie5999 4 роки тому

    There have been a couple of cross overs from rugby...all failed, but a Gaelic footballer called Jim Stynes successfully did it and became one of the games greatest ever. " What is AFL, Aussie rules explained" is a fairly good rules and overview vid. cheers.

  • @chasejordan22
    @chasejordan22 4 роки тому +2

    This looks like the funnest of all sports to play. Like this originated from a bunch of athletes in a back yard having as much fun as possible.

    • @jamesrustles8670
      @jamesrustles8670 4 роки тому

      Not far from reality, was originally created as a way for cricketers to stay fit during the winter

    • @darrenpants2700
      @darrenpants2700 4 роки тому

      Most fun you can have with your pants on.

  • @markferguson8075
    @markferguson8075 4 роки тому

    We have been playing our little game here in Australia for over 150 years

  • @Toby-Wan_Kenobi
    @Toby-Wan_Kenobi 2 роки тому

    Yes, it's very similar to Gaelic, in fact there are a few Irish players that have moved to Australia to play such as Zach Tuhoy and Mark O'Connor who both play for Geelong cats.

  • @cottoneyedjoe_yt3364
    @cottoneyedjoe_yt3364 4 роки тому +2

    Office blokes:he pulled someone's hair and went into the crowd he was wearing black and white stripes.
    Me: Goddamn collingwood

    • @peterfromgw4615
      @peterfromgw4615 3 роки тому

      That game was televised from the old South Melbourne ground. I remember watching it. I cannot recall who Collingwood was playing on the day. Tschuess aus Australien.

  • @Thomas_Leo
    @Thomas_Leo 4 роки тому +7

    You guys should react to Nihn's video "What is football?". It's only around 5 minutes though but still interesting because it shows all the various forms of football around the world.

  • @dianecaust2425
    @dianecaust2425 3 роки тому

    The grand final for this game is the 4th biggest sporting event in the world!
    Usually played in front of a crowd of 90,000.

  • @num8ers
    @num8ers 4 роки тому +14

    The most common crossover of players from another sport is probably basketball. The AFL has had a lot of success transitioning basketball players into quality AFL players, the vertical leaping and athleticism is a great base to create an AFL player from. A lot of quality AFL players also have junior basketball roots too before specialising in AFL👍🏼

    • @michaelfink64
      @michaelfink64 4 роки тому +1

      I would argue Gaelic footballers have been more successful. They have had more players and they have achieved more - including Jim Stynes, who won the Brownlow.

    • @anxiety1018
      @anxiety1018 2 роки тому +1

      @@michaelfink64 no one play Gaelic in Australia

    • @michaelfink64
      @michaelfink64 2 роки тому

      Sure (at least professionally; I had an Irish mate who used to play it socially in Australia), what I was referring to was the fact there have been some very successful recruits to AFL from Gaelic football, not that they are playing Gaelic football in Australia.

  • @scottymorrice5416
    @scottymorrice5416 Рік тому

    It's the MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground)! And that wasn't the MCG it was probably one of the teams playing home ground 😊!

  • @Dahvood
    @Dahvood 4 роки тому +2

    There are very few AFL/rugby crossover players - it happens like once a decade. AFL to NFL is more common, usually as special team players

  • @SidKneeGeo
    @SidKneeGeo 4 роки тому

    It couldn't be a coincidence you posted this on Australia Day ? Loving it either way!!

  • @gregdavidson3834
    @gregdavidson3834 4 роки тому +1

    There are a lot of these guys that get scholarships in American college football to be punters. In America we had more AFL than soccer 20-30 years ago. And it’s played on a cricket field.

    • @gregdavidson3834
      @gregdavidson3834 4 роки тому

      Looked it up since 2013. College Punters who have won the Ray Guy award, 6 have come from Australia. Pro Punters in America make about 5 times more than AFL players. And if they just play college football they can get a full ride in their education. Plus being a Punter if you are really good they have longer career than in the AFL. High School and College rules are different than Pros. Lineman can leave the line of scrimmage before the punt where as Pros can’t leave till the ball is punted. That’s why you don’t see Pro Punters with the run/punt option that you see in the lower levels.

  • @cameronsmith4148
    @cameronsmith4148 4 роки тому

    Hi guys just that last comment that you was made about AFL crossing over to rugby it really really happens it's been tried beforeexcellent at it you really have to play it from the time you can walk almost if you get what I mean it is a very complicated game but very very exciting to watchonce you understand all the rules you guys would love it..

  • @jessicamarganski5326
    @jessicamarganski5326 9 місяців тому

    Our Anzac day game, essendon vs Collingwood will always be an amazing game to see in real life

  • @shmick6079
    @shmick6079 4 роки тому

    Like a few people have said, check out the rules, and some highlights clips (best marks, best goals), and you might be ready for the upcoming season.
    The women’s league (AFLW) has just started this weekend, and the men’s league (AFL) starts in March.

  • @jimbojames8433
    @jimbojames8433 3 роки тому

    AFL is played on an oval-shaped field with scoring posts at each end.
    At each end of the oval are four white goal posts. ...
    The main purpose of the game is to kick or hand pass the ball to your team mates in forward positions who then kick it through the goal posts.
    The game is won by the team who has the highest score at the final siren.
    A game lasts for 80 minutes and is divided into four 20 minute quarters.
    There are 18 players per team. And they run around a LOT.
    Players are split into three categories: forwards (the ones who score the goals), backs (they try and stop the goals), and midfielders (the ones who do a lot the running).

  • @peterharley1922
    @peterharley1922 2 роки тому

    A couple of rugby players tried afl, but didn't last long. A few Gaelic footballers have crossed over and do fairly well.

  • @xkimopye
    @xkimopye 4 роки тому

    With your question at the end about whether or not the hits are illegal, yes some of them are illegal, some of them are perfectly legal. If you hit your opponent in the front of their torso, you can bump into them at a huge amount of speed and force. But you can never hit above the shoulder line which is reportable. And not in the back which is deemed a push in the back and a free kick will be awarded against you (the exception to that rule is when you are realistically attempting a high flying mark, roughly speaking)

  • @thetarotbogan
    @thetarotbogan Рік тому

    We do play on cricket pitches. The game was invented to keep cricketers fit in the off season.
    We play at the MCG and SCG plus others. Melbourne Cricket Ground etc.

  • @tonicodner6189
    @tonicodner6189 Рік тому

    You also have to remember these guys are huge blokes most average over six foot tall. The tallest player at the moment is Mason Cox an American import is 6ft 10in tall.

  • @gamortie
    @gamortie 3 роки тому

    1 professional League player has made the change to professional AFL - Karmichael Hunt. The vast majority of the intercode changes are between League and Union

  • @timgreen-t3q
    @timgreen-t3q Рік тому

    If you want to see Australian respect watch ANZAC Day service before the AFL ANZAC Day match between Essendon and Collingwood. 94,000+ crowd and complete silence for a few minutes. Should bring tears to everyones eyes

  • @Schiltzenberger
    @Schiltzenberger 4 роки тому +4

    There's a rules of AFL video that would answer a bunch of your questions...... 'aussie rules explained'.

  • @jamesmaralyn6745
    @jamesmaralyn6745 3 роки тому

    Goal equals 6 points ( middle posts) behind 1 point ( left and right posts), can be kicked and bounce or soccered through still 6 points ( must come from below the knee).
    Occasionally there is cross over not often. Some run up to 20km a game, every game is pretty much like this and more. 100,000+ MCG

  • @andrewstrongman305
    @andrewstrongman305 4 роки тому +10

    After you've watched "What is AFL", check out "A Decade of Dustin Martin", (or his 2017 highlights) and the 2020 Grand Final. You'll be hooked on our great game.

  • @stephaniehawkins5211
    @stephaniehawkins5211 5 місяців тому

    Invented in Melbourne, Australia, in the late 1850s and codified in 1859, Australian Rules (AFL) is the oldest code of football in the world.

  • @OzzieViking
    @OzzieViking 4 роки тому

    The reason why its played on a cricket oval is because the game was invented by a group of cricket players as a way to stay fit during winter in Melbourne Victoria, the game was known as the VFL for a long time, until it went Nationally and the AFL was born.

  • @5hauney
    @5hauney 4 роки тому +1

    Player physiques are very different from Rugby League and AFL. AFL players tend to be slightly slimmer to take on the demands of endurance running where as the League players are bulkier and conditioned to take on the demands of direct hit up contact.

  • @xaviersushigaming8008
    @xaviersushigaming8008 4 роки тому

    It counts as a mark when the ball is caught on the full from a kick that is at least 15 metres in distance. Doesn’t matter if it is taken on top of another person or if your just standing still.

  • @brentdavis3102
    @brentdavis3102 Рік тому

    Not mention basketball, Australia currently ranked 3rd in the world nationally.
    Ntm having one of the very best domestic basketball competitions in the world, the NBL.

  • @kremlinfuize
    @kremlinfuize 4 роки тому +1

    Only a couple of players have gone from rugby league to AFL. There's a lot more endurance required for AFL, so the league players had to trim down a bit as they are more concerntrated on strength

  • @bukwok
    @bukwok 4 роки тому

    i have a ball question ,merican football or ruby, the ball shape not round, not like soccer , thats kind of ball, when ball hit ground and bouncing , is hard to predict the ball where to go??

  • @angelatowers198
    @angelatowers198 4 роки тому +1

    they are jumping from the ground look how high they are getting it's awesome

  • @adamandrew9052
    @adamandrew9052 4 роки тому +3

    Should react to some of the 80's and 90's Aussie Rules when the rules were a bit more relaxed than they are now.👍

  • @amandast100
    @amandast100 3 роки тому

    AFL is the oldest coded game in the world. It is based on an Indigenous game that has been played for thousands of years. Designed to keep cricket players fit in the winter so it is played on a cricket pitch. AFL players have to be very fit and can run up to 20km (12.5miles) in one game.

  • @mattallen2801
    @mattallen2801 4 роки тому

    As others have said What is AFL? Aussie Rules Explained
    Another good one for you guys is Mason Cox, Never say never, an American Basketballer takes the chance and flys from Texas to Melbourne Australia to try out for Aussie Rules
    Formore big hits, Here comes the boom, afl biggest hits, cheers

  • @Shnordy
    @Shnordy 4 роки тому

    Aussie rules football pre-dates both rugby and basketball.
    You are allowed to "bump" in AFL but, if you choose to "bump" and make contact with the opposing players head you will be fined and or suspended.
    Most of those "bumps" the players were suspended.
    Yes you are allowed to jump on the backs or shoulders of other players when contesting a "mark".
    We have a saying when playing AFL: "some days your the bug, some days your the windshield."

  • @thetexan1836
    @thetexan1836 3 роки тому +2

    Aussie rules really getting out there since covid, I like it. Also, the best of the AFL players play against the Irish, in Celtic football, I think its like once every 2 years, and when it's played in Australia they change the rules to be closer to afl, and we smash the irish, but when they go to Ireland to play, the rules kinda go back to more Celtic footy, and the Irish win

  • @dingodan8757
    @dingodan8757 4 роки тому

    Essendon vs Collingwood play the ANZAC day match in front 90000 plus year on year.
    Buddy Franklin (#23) was in a few of the clips, superstar player.
    Not many rugby/league cross over as they don't have the endurance. More basketball and running athletes.
    Watch "What is AFL" and some of the grand final highlight videos.

  • @rickyd.989
    @rickyd.989 4 роки тому

    Rugby players fail to play AFL, however our guys can play rugby. The MCG, Melbourne cricket ground hosts regular games through the season and also the finals. The grand final like America’s Super Bowl gets 100,000 spectators. Aussie rules is the fourth biggest crowd drawing ball sport in the world. The game is 120 minutes long, (divided into 4 quarters with breaks) 30 minutes longer than a soccer game. These guys are the fittest athletes in the world, as they are running all over that massive ground at full speed while getting bumped and flattened, and during a game can run as much as 18 km per game flat out. You have to bounce the ball periodically not running more than 16 yards before bouncing it.
    When you kick it on the full or along the ground through those two big posts, it’s called a goal and worth six points. If you hit the post or kick it between the outer posts it’s only worth one point. When you take a mark, you are allowed to keep running and play on or you can stop and take a set unimpeded kick. Most of those big hits you saw don’t happen much these days, as the sport has been cleaned up, and players guilty of those head bumps will be suspended for up to 8 weeks.
    You must watch, “What is AFL,” for an explanation of the game and its rules.

  • @kevjackiethomas9641
    @kevjackiethomas9641 9 місяців тому

    The first Australian 4rules game was in 1859. It was devised to keep cricket players fit in the winter. They do play on cricket fields. A few rugby league players have tried Aussie Rules but without a lot of success. One team recruited an American basketball player (Mason Cox) with a reasonable degree of success. He is still playing. There is no offside rule in Aussie Rules. The origins are disputed. Some think it is a bastardised version of Gaelic football with a rugby ball. Others believe it came from an aboriginal game where a ball was made from a wallaby hide stuffed with grass. But most don't care, because we know it is the best game in the world.

  • @ardenstanley7636
    @ardenstanley7636 4 роки тому +1

    I am 11 and I have all ready broken both collarbones from it already

  • @wayneburgess5336
    @wayneburgess5336 4 роки тому +4

    Please react to 'dont believe in never' inside west coast Collingwood grand final. Great sports documentary. Any sports lover will enjoy👍

  • @timmarks8450
    @timmarks8450 4 роки тому +1

    Very switched on you blokes. Good sporting instincts. 80 metres ish that goal from the centre.

  • @GlennBurbridge
    @GlennBurbridge 4 роки тому

    To answer about cross over, not many player make the crossover from rugby league to afl. There have been only a handful very different skills

  • @sirplus3282
    @sirplus3282 4 роки тому

    The biggest successful crossover for AFL players would be the NFL as kickers . Being that young kids in Aussie are kicking footballs as soon as they can walk . NFL kickers have adopted the AFL "drop punt" a top over bottom kick , that is a lot more accurate and a predicted bounce . Because a NFL kicker is not a physical position , players make the move at the end of there peaks . Aussies will also try out if they have a perfected long kick , but cant make the highest levels , this also occurs in American University's , when Aussies want to gain acceptance into them

  • @jakeseymour2484
    @jakeseymour2484 3 роки тому

    You can’t use your hands to push people out of marking (aerial) contests so the ability to “specky” and that means jumping straight up and planting your knee on the person in front of yours shoulders to balance/spring up and claim the mark is a skill utilised by many players but not all either. Great and unique part of the game

  • @adamparker9765
    @adamparker9765 2 роки тому

    The best video to watch is a beginners guide to AFL . Its an updated video about the basic rules.

  • @CharlieRogers50
    @CharlieRogers50 4 роки тому

    Mike's got it right. When you don't know the rules make'em up!! Lol

  • @darrenpants2700
    @darrenpants2700 4 роки тому +1

    The hit at 4.01, you will see the "hit" player get up and play on. How many times would a soccer player roll around playing dead after a similar hit?? AFL players don't lie down as the play continues and to do that it leave your team a man short.
    The AFL is played on an oval cricket Ground and the ground you were talking about is the MCG (Melb. Cricket Ground) ,capacity is 100,000.
    AFL was started in 1858 as a way of keeping cricketers fit during winter and is the oldest football code in the world. Although Soccer and Rugby Union and probably Hurling were already being played they had not yet been formally codified. Melbourne and Geelong FC were set up in 1859 and the first leagues were set up shortly after in most states (colonies).
    For a better understanding of the rules of the game watch "What is AFL", also "AFL 50 Best Marks", "Jeremy Howes Best Marks", "The Best of Cyril Rioli", "The Best of Nic Natanui" and if you like brawls watch "AFL Best Brawls". But if you want to really enjoy a game watch "The Full Replay of the 2018 Grand Final", it was the best Grand Final in recent years.
    An AFL player is the fittest of all footballers as they run approx.14km a game. EPL players averages 10 to 11 km a game, but don't have to tackle, be tackled, bump, fight for the ball, mark, have players stand on their backs, etc. ENJOY!!

  • @MagpiePete
    @MagpiePete 3 роки тому

    There is NO cross over between Aus Rules and Rugby. Rugby at the top level is mainly played in QLD and NSW, where as AFL is played in every state.

  • @markmooroolbark252
    @markmooroolbark252 4 роки тому +2

    You clearly know your sport just judging by your observations. Great show boys. Aussie Rules is the number one sport in Oz. Collingwood is the team to follow.

    • @nicfreedman9873
      @nicfreedman9873 Рік тому

      Cooking wood the team to hate🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️🤣🤣🤣

  • @b008IES
    @b008IES 3 роки тому

    During afl my dad,and his dad both broke their collar bones.

  • @markpaweena781
    @markpaweena781 4 роки тому +1

    No cross over with rugby
    Game is 140 years old.
    Try watching 'what is afl', top 50 goals, top 50 marks

  • @connorferguson4877
    @connorferguson4877 4 роки тому +6

    You guys should definitely do “best jiujitsu submissions in tournaments”

  • @frankmageelivelongandbehap6576
    @frankmageelivelongandbehap6576 4 роки тому

    If you look up Australian Football League you can find the AFL main page and look at the rules and stuff there

  • @thisisbillgates
    @thisisbillgates 4 роки тому +16

    It doesn't "come" from Gaelic football though - it predates Gaelic football. So if anything, Gaelic football came from Aussie Rules :)

    • @davidhull8046
      @davidhull8046 4 роки тому +2

      Very wrong. Aussie rules started in the 1850,s whereas Gaelick footbal predates the 1600's.. At least 200 year's earlier, probably a lot longer. 😎:🍀

    • @thisisbillgates
      @thisisbillgates 4 роки тому +3

      @@davidhull8046 Gaelic Football was first played in 1885, sorry. Both of them were played before these dates though, with aboriginals playing marngrook as well. But Aussie Rules was played first officially.

    • @thisisbillgates
      @thisisbillgates 4 роки тому +1

      @@tanyacasey2265 nothing I said was factually incorrect.

    • @davidhull8046
      @davidhull8046 4 роки тому

      @@tanyacasey2265 cheers for your backup 😎🍀💗

    • @davidhull8046
      @davidhull8046 4 роки тому +1

      @@thisisbillgates it's all factually incorrect. Ray. Somebody kicking a wombat does not count as footie 😎

  • @Jordan51203
    @Jordan51203 4 роки тому +3

    Great reaction. Interesting point you guys made about the crossover of players between Rugby League and AFL, but contrary to what you might think, those crossovers are almost non existent at a professional level. It’s maybe happened with one or two players in history. If a crossover were to happen it would be more likely to occur at junior levels of sport.

  • @Nagato_TruePain
    @Nagato_TruePain 4 роки тому +1

    I don't know if you guys are interested in reacting to a long series, but I highly recommend watching "The history of the Seattle Mariners" by Secret Base". Even if you're not a fan of Baseball, it's a must watch series.

  • @angela7161
    @angela7161 4 роки тому

    A decade of Dusty: Ten minutes of vintage Dustin Martin | 2020 | AFL

  • @heh4199
    @heh4199 4 роки тому

    I don't keep up with the AFL that much but there was something about Gaelic Footy players playing with Aussie Rules players in a hybrid game that combines the two sports cause they're similar?

    • @jakeseymour2484
      @jakeseymour2484 3 роки тому

      That’s right. There’s an “international rules” match usually once every couple of years at the end of a season and spot on again it is a hybrid of the two games. However I would say it’s more weighted to the Irish as the ball is round and the highest mode of scoring is via the soccer net which mimics Gaelic as opposed to kicking at a much bigger target in AFL between the two sticks to score the maximum points. But It kind of then balances back out as the Irish guys are semi pro’s who work regular day jobs and the aussie rules players are full time professional athletes, also the tackling in the game is much more full on and reminiscent of aussie rules and that restores an advantage back to the aussie guys physicality wise. I’ve always found it really entertaining as an aussie and there’s been some fiery matches. It’s heaps of fun to watch

  • @markitobarca
    @markitobarca 3 роки тому

    YESSSS GO AUSTRALIA I LOVE YOU BLOKES MORE POWER TO YA

  • @tonyplove
    @tonyplove 4 роки тому +2

    Good luck with the rules, guys. This game is crazy!

    • @darrenpants2700
      @darrenpants2700 4 роки тому

      If you have the ball, keep it. If you haven't, get it. Not very complicated..... Just joking.
      There are many rules, but watch a full game and many of the rules become clear.

  • @t4u112
    @t4u112 4 роки тому

    7:56 not that common! It happens a few times a year I'd say so it happens relatively often but it's always really cool to see it.

  • @curtismateljan4149
    @curtismateljan4149 4 роки тому +2

    For one of the best games check out 2018 AFL Grand Final West Coast v Collingwood. After you check out the rules of course!

    • @nian904
      @nian904 3 роки тому

      This would be an example of the bias in umpires when umpires let one team bareak rules and theother not ie West coast won because of bad umpiring.

  • @HappyLife-tg8yy
    @HappyLife-tg8yy 4 роки тому +7

    I would actually watch this in America

    • @shmick6079
      @shmick6079 4 роки тому

      Pretty sure you can.

    • @HappyLife-tg8yy
      @HappyLife-tg8yy 4 роки тому +1

      @@shmick6079 Ill look around

    • @joshkleine21
      @joshkleine21 4 роки тому

      You can. You’ll need to wait until the season starts end March/Early April.
      FS2 and ESPN both show live games (late night)

    • @HappyLife-tg8yy
      @HappyLife-tg8yy 4 роки тому +1

      @@joshkleine21 thanks for the info

    • @shmick6079
      @shmick6079 4 роки тому

      @@HappyLife-tg8yy I know the Fox Sports network has some games, and there is an international league pass “Watch AFL” if you’re super keen.

  • @scotplemmons4209
    @scotplemmons4209 4 роки тому +1

    The NCAA and NFL have had several Kickers with AFL roots

  • @Death_metal_Dibby
    @Death_metal_Dibby 4 роки тому

    Great reaction guys! You should check out a video explaining the rules... Good game to watch