@@ExploringTheSmoke For sure man, best sport on earth. It's a bit of a double edged sword marrying into a footy dynasty but you seem to enjoy it and the more people around the world we can show what a spectacle the game is the better off we all are dude. Nice start :)
South Aussie here (crows supporter, bad season this year but that happens), tackles and bumps between the shoulders and knees are completely legal no matter how hard they are, although they can become penalised if the player being tackled or bumped gets a concussion either from the tackle or from hitting the ground. Injuries are super common, every game (maybe the rare few dont) has players getting injured but they play with passion. You arent actually allowed to elbow other players, must be using your forearm or upper arm and side of body of youre going to bump.
The worst collisions are when 2 players are running flat chat to take a mark ( catch the ball ) and collide head first.......it is sickening , can be close to a 50 mph impact, and can be team mates .
I follow an AFL team from South Australia (Adelaide "Crows"). One of our players (Izak Rankine) got taken out by an opposition player Dan Houston (from Port Power) in a completely targeted attack. As a result Izak is still not fully recovered some 3 weeks later. I believe Dan Houston got suspended (banned from playing for 4 weeks) from the AFL Tribunal for this bump.
@@julieissom yeah that's a bad hit, especially for the AFL to actually ban someone for weeks! Thank you for answering Julie, glad you're here and enjoying
I can't think of any English Rugby players crossing but certainly Irish Gaelic Football players have, famously Jimmy Stynes, Zac Tuohy and Tadhg Kennelly.
@@Ducatirati Israel Folau and Karmichael Hunt. But they were from Australian Rugby League. Although Folau also played Union. Both were far from successes, though. Stronger success has been found from players crossing over from Basketball, with players like Scott Pendlebury being former basketballers. As an interesting story, Pendlebury's spot at the Australian Institute of Sport's basketball program was taken by Patty Mills. Yes, THAT Patty Mills, Australian Basketball legend and San Antonio Spurs NBA Champion. So obviously, Pendles was a pretty good basketballer to be picked for the AIS before Patty. Another example is Dean Brogan, who won an NBL Championship and an AFL grand final.
@AndyViant Yeah ,they were the only ones I could think of ,Anthony Koutafidies was a Champion Sprinter and Hurdler , couldn't kick over a jam tin , and became a champion, and some people like Rod Stewart , the ROCK STAR , walked away from Liverpool , he was a gun at Soccor , but nah , I'll be a famous Rock idol instead, amazing really , Blues do me up !!
I think Sydney Swans had a player called Mike Pyke and I believe he player Rugby Union in Canada before he played Aussie Rules footy here. He played about a decade ago as a ruckman for Sydney. As for best hit I always think one of the best hits/bumps that was legal was a match Michael Voss, times his bump so well he took out two Collingwood players at same time and bounced out of the position without hurting himself. He was a really skillful player but was also brilliant at the physical contact part for the sport. The sport itself in this fully professional era is starting to really make things that used to be considered legal now open to suspensions. They trying to protect the head so much that there not much room for accidents to be seen as just that, accidents in a contact sport. So a lot more players get suspended for hard bumps which now classed as "rough conduct" and if a player is injured, you in trouble. Oddly enough as I type this I hurt myself today and basically knocked myself out for a few seconds so first time I been concussed in life and it interesting to imagine how some of these hits effects players days later. Thankfully for me, I been feeling dazed for part of day but no real headaches or throwing up, but hear a lot of times, some players have delayed symptoms days after.
Eddie betts my fav player, and not the greatest bump bit one of the funniest was Jake King hitting Jake Spencer, a 203cm ruckman. He flattened him, and dared him to come to his feet
@@ExploringTheSmoke if you play near 400 games in afl it means you b en playing atleast near 20 years in the game so yeah I don’t even go for Collingwood but damn I wish I had pendles in our midfield for that last 15 years
There's far better AFL HITS videos than this one. Even the original HERE COMES THE BOOM video was far more brutal. They should have called it 'Watered down', rather than 'Remastered'! Check these ones out: Biggest AFL Hits: ua-cam.com/video/s1aU0hz5Tf8/v-deo.html Know your enemy: ua-cam.com/video/sRwdvXYF4J8/v-deo.html
@@BayleyBlake thank you Bayley, know your enemy has been suggested and will definitely be coming soon! Glad you're here and thank you for the recommendation 💪🏻
I am not aware of any UK Rugby players transitioning to playing AFL. Some years ago, an Australian Rugby Union player, Israel Falou, was paid a fortune to switch to AFL, but he only lasted a few seasons, before returning to Union. There was around the same time an Australian Rugby League player, Carmichael Hunt, was also paid big money to move but he was not very successful either The sport with probably the most successful code-changing is actually Gaelic Football. Whilst many have come over and not been successful, several clubs have Irish players on their books: Adelaide Crows (1), Brisbane Lions (3), Carlton (2). Geelong (3), GWS (1), Hawthorne (1, who is also an ex-junior Rugby Union player), and St, Kilda (1). Although most have a Gaelic football background, some predominately played hurling. Close to 30 Irish women who have played Gaelic football or camogie (pronounced "Ka-mow-ghee"), the female version of hurling, are currently in AFLW teams.
@@tmtomh6387 Terry! Thank you for such an incredibly well written comment, I appreciate you taking the time and the effort used, thank you for watching 🤘🏻🤘🏻
For sure mate glad you've gone down the AFL rabbit hole if you are really into it maybe even take a look pick a team to support and follow along with rest of this season not many rounds left until finals!
@ExploringTheSmoke also if you're interested there's a guy I like to watch his channel is called "the blue abroad" he's a Carlton Blues supporter super passionate and a fellow Brit you guys could possibly link up have a chat about the AFL or something 🙂
The two biggest hits I'll remember are: Stef Martin and Steven May. Steven May was scrubbed out for that one. The second was Joel Selwood looking like he was bleeding out after THAT hit.
@AndyViant Hey , Andy , Chanel 7 own the rights to this footage , but in 1955 Grand Final Collingwood best and fairest that year , Des Healey was running flat pelt at the ball , at the same time , Melbourne Hardman Frank 'Bluey' Adams , came off the bench , and They were running head on flat out , Healey unaware of Adams , they both had eyes only for the ball , if you look for it , all you will see is both unconscious lying on the ground, Des Healey never played another game , saying , I was sick as a dog forv3 mths , I couldn't ever take another hit like that , it's amazing , the best I ever saw is Ray Card Geelong headon with North superstar Keith Greig , crikey , but the Healy hit , you gotta see it , but Chanel 7 stop it's being shown, shame cheers Andy
@@Ducatirati of course, we could go back to the 1945 "Bloodbath" Grand Final where the police had to enter the field not once, not twice, but FOUR times to break up melees.
@AndyViant well the game the week prior was worse , Carlton v Collingwood won by BLUES by 10 pts , that week Carlton Captain Bob Chitty , cut off his finger in an accident at the munitions factory , that game had a suspended player from a week earlier jumping the fence and getting into it , and the bloodbath was that violent 9 reports , footy then , imagine , if yah cut yah finger 1/2 yah finger , would a Dr clear you to play the next day or 3 days ago he cut half a finger off he'll be right , right, tough lads cheers Andy
The rules, and legality, of a lot of these hits have changed a lot year by year with the AFL worried about lawsuits over CTE. Now if you choose to bump and the player is concussed, you're in trouble.. A bloke last weekend flattened an opponent, nothing apparently high, or illegal, but knocked him rotten and got 5 weeks. If you sling a guy and his head hits the ground, you're in trouble. 5-10 years ago you were fine. A lot of times, you've tackled a guy legally, with the ball, and the umpire holds off penalising the guy with the ball, and the only alternative the tackler has is to bring the guy to ground. If he hits his head, you're in trouble. You did ask after the Essendon (red and black #10) guy cleaned up his opponent (guy wearing brown and gold) whether it was a high elbow - it wasn't - his arm came up after contact.Still got a week - don't know why. And no, elbows aren't allowed. Only rugby player I've heard of is Mike Pyke, a Canadian. Lots of kids from the Riverina, the area of southern NSW, probably Wagga Wagga and points south, grow up playing Aussie Rules (AFL is the controlling body, not the sport, although often confused outside the Aussie Rules states (Vic, Tas, SA, WA and NT) one day of the weekend, and rugby (generally league) the other day, and then have to make a choice. Rugby Union is now #4 football sport in Australia, after Aussie Rules, League and soccer. Really only played at private school and with New Zealanders and other Pacifikas.
@@pauldobson2529 Paul!! Thank you for the incredible comment, I'll have to have a butchers at Mike Pyke, thank you for the knowledge, I'm glad you're here
Yet, Petracca can take life threatening car crash like injuries and the player involved can get off scot free, because it doesn't involve the head. Talk about double standards when certain teams are involved.
Attempts have been made to moderate the game to a certain degree. But if you look at film from say, the 90's on back, it was very, very rough and tumble. It is worth noting a player cannot be sent off from the game they are playing in. But a tribunal can be held post-game resulting in player fines and/or suspensions.
Many of the hits are legal, but most players take any advantage and hope to get away with murder. As Hawthorn hard man and lunatic , Dermott Brereton, admitted in an interview......." Hawthorn don't pay me to be nice to the opposition ". Dermott was also a highly skilled and talented UNDERSIZED forward. A lunatic because he often hurt himself more than his target, but refused to show pain or leave the field. He played a whole grand final, over 2 hours of bruising, tough football, with brocken ribs AND a split kidney.
These are pretty mild compared to 5 or 10 years ago, let alone 20 years ago. The AFL now severely punish any player with long suspensions for anything head high or deemed to be dangerous. I played from 8 years old in 1973 until 2000 and I miss the old days, you can get hurt playing and I got my share of concussions but the game today barely resembles the game I grew up watching and playing.
@@iankearns774 thank you Ian, I can understand the game becoming a little softer especially if it means the players get to have longer careers...though I do love a strong tackle haha
A lot of these hits are are illegal now due to concussion rules so duty of care rules apply. No rugby players have made it to AFL though they have tried to bring in some great rugby players they just haven't worked for reasons like 360 degree game, running 12 plus K's a game, 2 hours of playtime so endurance is a major aspect then you have to kick the ball...
Hardly any of these ones are illegal, even today. Most are completely legal. A Canadian International Rugby Union player made the transition years ago. Mike Pyke played 110 games for Sydney between 2009-2015. The Rugby players you're thinking about were Rugby League players, Isreal Falou and Karmichael Hunt. Both were Australian international players, Falou wasn't any good in the AFL, kept getting injured but Karmichael Hunt was OK, not great but OK, played in the midfield a bit too.
@@ExploringTheSmoke The only one's in this video that are illegal today are: 2:34 he hit his head going for the man. 3:58 same as above 4:31 same as above 4:40 This one depends if he's catching the ball from a kick or a handball, if kick (more than 15m) then illegal. You can't hit/block/tackle a player going for a mark (ie: catching a ball from a kick that's traveled more than 15m in the air) Defenders can either go for the mark themselves or spoil, spoiling is punching the ball away. Players have been KOed by players spoiling the ball and it's completely legal (even today) as long as the defending players only intent is the ball. 5:03 Pretty 50/50 some players would get away with it but it's technically there. 6:00 yeah punched him in the head while marking/catching. 6:44 You can't take their legs if below the knees, it's considered tripping which is illegal. 7:21 you can't push off someone while making contact to the neck. One I'm totally not sure about for today's rules is the second tackle at 1:55. Could be considered dumping/dangerous tackle but generally they need to be a "2 motion" tackle whereas this is more in the 1 motion. Totally legal at the time though. Some of those high elbow hits you were talking about were not head hits. Hope this helps.
I'm a bit late, as it's flu and pneumonia season in Aus, been a bad winter. 4 weeks in bed with the new pneumonia they invented just for me. Mycoplasma, don't get it. OK, this vid HAS been cleaned up, it all seems to be legal, the rough, illegal stuff edited out. One example of a contact that was edited out. An example would be; "Barry Hall punching Brent Staker". Find it, for your own use. It's funny now, but serious then. Barry had a temper problem, retired and became a pro boxer. Two guys about 2 m tall, one wasn't looking! Also find; What Is AFL Aussie Rules Explained.
@@Quinctili G'day Trev! Sorry you've been dealing with all that sickness! I do believe I've done Aussie rules explained and maybeeee I'll take a look at the original/non edited version of this video too haha, glad you're enjoying
Afl players rarely punch each other in a fight .becouse they don't want to be suspended for a few weeks..more of a wrestler or a discized jumper punch to the chin..ex:grab jumper pull player back and forth into your fist 🤜
Hey mate, love your reaction to our great game of Aussie Rules Football! Btw - 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
Kieran!! Thank you for the incredible comment and kind words!! I have a couple other AFL videos on the channel but believe me there is SO much more to come! Especially Eddie Betts, a few have mentioned his name! Glad you're here and glad you enjoyed 💪🏻
No English rugby players, league or union, have transitioned to AFL; neither have any NFL players. Only 1 American has played AFL - Mason Cox. Two Australians have played both rugby and AFL - Ray Millington in 1952, and Karmichael Hunt in 2011
It’s not all tackles mate. Ruby players would not be suitable to big and bulky. There are a lot skills, lots of running on a huge field, jumping up on players shoulders for a mark etc. You need to watch a full game. 😂
@@dianneking3616 oh no I know it's not all tackles that's why I ask if any rugby players have ever actually successfully transitioned....the answer so far is a huge resounding NO 😂
@Pokersmith you mean Lee Mathews King hitting Neville Bruns , what a dog of an act , but that was Mathews , a champion , not in my opinion , sneak goer, Robbie Flower , there is a champion , 6 stone ringing wet , a true champion, Mathews a product of his time , but just dirty , vicious, Look at the Bruns hit , how's that ok , weak dog Mathews
Unlike the original, most, but not all, of these were legal. No, an elbow to the face is not legal. Tackles must be made between the shoulders and the knees. I am not aware of any English rugby players who played AFL. There have been a couple of Australian rugby league players to tried it but were not up to it. In my opinion, Aussie rules requires better fitness, more skills and more peripheral awareness than rugby because your opponent can be anywhere around you, whereas in rugby, you can generally see your opponent in front of you. There have been many Irishmen (mostly Gaelic footballers, although there is an Irish ex-rugby player playing for Hawthorn currently) who have had successful careers in the AFL, including one (Jimmy Stynes) who won the Brownlow Medal, which is awarded to the best and fairest player for the year. There was a Canadian rugby player, Mike Pyke, who used to play for Sydney. Mason Cox is an American (now Australian citizen) ex-basketball player who plays for Collingwood.
I don't know of any British rugby or soccer players making it in the AFL. Rugby players rarely have the stamina required and soccer players are way too soft.
@@reneepope-munro8115 I've seen other videos explaining/showing the skills included, this is just for the shock value/views it brings I guess, thank you for watching anyway Renee
@@ExploringTheSmoke to be clear, I didn’t mean that as shade towards your reaction - unfortunately many people discover this before anything else, which I think is a shame. Enjoying your vids!
@@reneepope-munro8115 oh nahhh I picked up what you were laying down, it is sad that this sport much like something like NASCAR has a rep before people understand it, I'm glad you're here and enjoying anyway
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My Father in law was in Charge of the AFL (Yep the whole thing) back in the 90's it's a hell of a sport man. Enjoy and Go Cats.
@@GrumpySoth wha....eh....what? WHAT?!?! THATS BLOODY MENTAL! Welcome Simon! Glad you're here and enjoying
@@ExploringTheSmoke For sure man, best sport on earth. It's a bit of a double edged sword marrying into a footy dynasty but you seem to enjoy it and the more people around the world we can show what a spectacle the game is the better off we all are dude. Nice start :)
@@GrumpySoth I've done what is Aussie rules football and another if I remember rightly, I'm glad to have you here
@@ExploringTheSmoke Cheers bud, any help you need or feel dumb asking - feel free just to ask
@@GrumpySoth I lost certainly will! Appreciate you mate 💪🏻
South Aussie here (crows supporter, bad season this year but that happens), tackles and bumps between the shoulders and knees are completely legal no matter how hard they are, although they can become penalised if the player being tackled or bumped gets a concussion either from the tackle or from hitting the ground. Injuries are super common, every game (maybe the rare few dont) has players getting injured but they play with passion.
You arent actually allowed to elbow other players, must be using your forearm or upper arm and side of body of youre going to bump.
Thank you tiger eye!! It's certainly a brutal sport and nothing but respect for the payers who lace up their boots every week!!
The worst collisions are when 2 players are running flat chat to take a mark ( catch the ball ) and collide head first.......it is sickening , can be close to a 50 mph impact, and can be team mates .
@@Rassskle I've had a few full on collisions in rugby.....I do not recommend to ANYONE 😂😂
I follow an AFL team from South Australia (Adelaide "Crows"). One of our players (Izak Rankine) got taken out by an opposition player Dan Houston (from Port Power) in a completely targeted attack. As a result Izak is still not fully recovered some 3 weeks later. I believe Dan Houston got suspended (banned from playing for 4 weeks) from the AFL Tribunal for this bump.
@@julieissom yeah that's a bad hit, especially for the AFL to actually ban someone for weeks! Thank you for answering Julie, glad you're here and enjoying
As a Hawthorn fan one of my favorite players was Cyrol Ryoli, now retired. excellent small forward.
@@Rexim2358 thank you for answering Rex, glad you're here 💪🏻💪🏻
I believe an English rugby player was once hired as a mascot by the Sydney Swans during the Edelston period.
@@octurn 😂😂😂 that's about as far as they've made it haha
I can't think of any English Rugby players crossing but certainly Irish Gaelic Football players have, famously Jimmy Stynes, Zac Tuohy and Tadhg Kennelly.
@@AndyViant Gaelic players make perfect sense 💪🏻 thank you Andy
@AndyViant Didn't Israel folau and Greg ingress and 1 more at SUNS but to slow
@@Ducatirati Israel Folau and Karmichael Hunt. But they were from Australian Rugby League.
Although Folau also played Union.
Both were far from successes, though. Stronger success has been found from players crossing over from Basketball, with players like Scott Pendlebury being former basketballers.
As an interesting story, Pendlebury's spot at the Australian Institute of Sport's basketball program was taken by Patty Mills. Yes, THAT Patty Mills, Australian Basketball legend and San Antonio Spurs NBA Champion.
So obviously, Pendles was a pretty good basketballer to be picked for the AIS before Patty.
Another example is Dean Brogan, who won an NBL Championship and an AFL grand final.
@AndyViant Yeah ,they were the only ones I could think of ,Anthony Koutafidies was a Champion Sprinter and Hurdler , couldn't kick over a jam tin , and became a champion, and some people like Rod Stewart , the ROCK STAR , walked away from Liverpool , he was a gun at Soccor , but nah , I'll be a famous Rock idol instead, amazing really , Blues do me up !!
@@AndyViant All good role models
Reminds me of the nascar hard hit HERE COMES THE BOOM Thats a really good video aswell 🔥
@@TJCNASCAR I didn't know there was a here comes the boom with NASCAR?! I'll DEFINITELY be checking it out
A Canadian rugby player joined Sydney Swans a few years ago and became a Premiership player. Mike Pyke was his name.
@@toned-fcreations5522 Thank you for answering Toned 💪🏻
I think Sydney Swans had a player called Mike Pyke and I believe he player Rugby Union in Canada before he played Aussie Rules footy here. He played about a decade ago as a ruckman for Sydney.
As for best hit I always think one of the best hits/bumps that was legal was a match Michael Voss, times his bump so well he took out two Collingwood players at same time and bounced out of the position without hurting himself. He was a really skillful player but was also brilliant at the physical contact part for the sport. The sport itself in this fully professional era is starting to really make things that used to be considered legal now open to suspensions. They trying to protect the head so much that there not much room for accidents to be seen as just that, accidents in a contact sport. So a lot more players get suspended for hard bumps which now classed as "rough conduct" and if a player is injured, you in trouble. Oddly enough as I type this I hurt myself today and basically knocked myself out for a few seconds so first time I been concussed in life and it interesting to imagine how some of these hits effects players days later. Thankfully for me, I been feeling dazed for part of day but no real headaches or throwing up, but hear a lot of times, some players have delayed symptoms days after.
@@shaundgb7367 thank you for the comment and knowledge Shaun! Sorry about the concussion, hopefully you heal up nice and quick 💪🏻
Yep, Mike Pyke did play Canadian Rugby Union as an international player and then Won a Premiership Medallion for Sydney in 2012.
Eddie betts my fav player, and not the greatest bump bit one of the funniest was Jake King hitting Jake Spencer, a 203cm ruckman. He flattened him, and dared him to come to his feet
@@matthewpeck6491 that's a giant of a man haha
React to Scott Pendlebury he will be playing his 400th game this weekend which is a rare feat in afl footy only the great players play that many games
Thank you Jarrad, that's a fair few old games!! Thank you for the recommendation
@@ExploringTheSmoke if you play near 400 games in afl it means you b en playing atleast near 20 years in the game so yeah I don’t even go for Collingwood but damn I wish I had pendles in our midfield for that last 15 years
@@jarradmorgan8549 that's a loyal player too 💪🏻
Everyone loves a one club player.
@@jarradmorgan8549 it shows true passion for the place you are and fans love ittttt he's a legend
There's far better AFL HITS videos than this one. Even the original HERE COMES THE BOOM video was far more brutal. They should have called it 'Watered down', rather than 'Remastered'!
Check these ones out:
Biggest AFL Hits: ua-cam.com/video/s1aU0hz5Tf8/v-deo.html
Know your enemy: ua-cam.com/video/sRwdvXYF4J8/v-deo.html
@@BayleyBlake thank you Bayley, know your enemy has been suggested and will definitely be coming soon! Glad you're here and thank you for the recommendation 💪🏻
Ahh I thought this seemed different to what I remembered. This wasn't as impactful on the BOOM's.
I am not aware of any UK Rugby players transitioning to playing AFL. Some years ago, an Australian Rugby Union player, Israel Falou, was paid a fortune to switch to AFL, but he only lasted a few seasons, before returning to Union. There was around the same time an Australian Rugby League player, Carmichael Hunt, was also paid big money to move but he was not very successful either
The sport with probably the most successful code-changing is actually Gaelic Football. Whilst many have come over and not been successful, several clubs have Irish players on their books: Adelaide Crows (1), Brisbane Lions (3), Carlton (2). Geelong (3), GWS (1), Hawthorne (1, who is also an ex-junior Rugby Union player), and St, Kilda (1). Although most have a Gaelic football background, some predominately played hurling.
Close to 30 Irish women who have played Gaelic football or camogie (pronounced "Ka-mow-ghee"), the female version of hurling, are currently in AFLW teams.
@@tmtomh6387 Terry! Thank you for such an incredibly well written comment, I appreciate you taking the time and the effort used, thank you for watching 🤘🏻🤘🏻
The one with Geelong and West coast where he got kick away are Brothers
@@BrettChatterton that's simply POETIC!! Thank you Brett
Any hits abbe shoulders is illegal players normally get reported and either get a fine or suspension for a few games
@@kristycameron9113 thank you for answering Kristy, these hits are probably legal but look worse to the untrained eye 😂 glad you're enjoying 💪🏻
If you can watch the start of the 1989 Grand final, Hawks versus Cats, look at the hit on big Dermie. One of the greatest finals ever played.
Thank you George, I'll have to check it out
No elbow , tuck in feet on ground no hit above shoulders
@@Ducatirati Thank you Rati 💪🏻💪🏻
Nothing better than a big hit nice solid hip and shoulder and for obvious reasons anything head high is a no no lol!
@@Kommpact-44 thank you Kommpact!! Glad you're here mate
For sure mate glad you've gone down the AFL rabbit hole if you are really into it maybe even take a look pick a team to support and follow along with rest of this season not many rounds left until finals!
@@Kommpact-44 I can't lie mate I grew up in the dock lands of London and love and underdog so maaaaay end up supporting the Dockers 😭
@ExploringTheSmoke also if you're interested there's a guy I like to watch his channel is called "the blue abroad" he's a Carlton Blues supporter super passionate and a fellow Brit you guys could possibly link up have a chat about the AFL or something 🙂
I've done a video of his!! He's a cool geezer 💪🏻
The two biggest hits I'll remember are: Stef Martin and Steven May. Steven May was scrubbed out for that one. The second was Joel Selwood looking like he was bleeding out after THAT hit.
Here's the Stef Martin vs Steven May hit and the commentary about why it was not ok
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@@AndyViant hard enough to end any mere mortal 😂
@AndyViant Hey , Andy , Chanel 7 own the rights to this footage , but in 1955 Grand Final Collingwood best and fairest that year , Des Healey was running flat pelt at the ball , at the same time , Melbourne Hardman Frank 'Bluey' Adams , came off the bench , and They were running head on flat out , Healey unaware of Adams , they both had eyes only for the ball , if you look for it , all you will see is both unconscious lying on the ground, Des Healey never played another game , saying , I was sick as a dog forv3 mths , I couldn't ever take another hit like that , it's amazing , the best I ever saw is Ray Card Geelong headon with North superstar Keith Greig , crikey , but the Healy hit , you gotta see it , but Chanel 7 stop it's being shown, shame cheers Andy
@@Ducatirati of course, we could go back to the 1945 "Bloodbath" Grand Final where the police had to enter the field not once, not twice, but FOUR times to break up melees.
@AndyViant well the game the week prior was worse , Carlton v Collingwood won by BLUES by 10 pts , that week Carlton Captain Bob Chitty , cut off his finger in an accident at the munitions factory , that game had a suspended player from a week earlier jumping the fence and getting into it , and the bloodbath was that violent 9 reports , footy then , imagine , if yah cut yah finger 1/2 yah finger , would a Dr clear you to play the next day or 3 days ago he cut half a finger off he'll be right , right, tough lads cheers Andy
Two very high profile Rugby Players made the cross over, Isreal Folau & Carmichael Hunt. It was a failed experiment.
@@BayleyBlake Thank you Bayley! I can imagine it was very hyped....for nothing haha
@@ExploringTheSmoke That's exactly what it was! 😂
@@BayleyBlake 😂😂
Yep our AFL guys are ruggard, talented blokes....
@@RoslynHondow and bloody good fun to watch if I do say so myself 💪🏻
The olympic women's American rugby team was something I've never heard of.
@@coletrickle-km7cl welcome to rugby 💪🏻💪🏻 if you go down the rabbit hole, you will then wanna know about this sport Australian Rules Football 🤘🏻
This reminds me of the sandlot American Football games I played as a kid (in high school.🤕
@@durdle1701 once you learn the rules....it's not far off that in the amount of fun for sure 💪🏻
no punching no kicking and between the shoulders and knees its legal
@@TheNinjaWallaby that's a short, sweet and bloody good explanation thank you Ninja 🤘🏻
The rules, and legality, of a lot of these hits have changed a lot year by year with the AFL worried about lawsuits over CTE. Now if you choose to bump and the player is concussed, you're in trouble.. A bloke last weekend flattened an opponent, nothing apparently high, or illegal, but knocked him rotten and got 5 weeks. If you sling a guy and his head hits the ground, you're in trouble. 5-10 years ago you were fine.
A lot of times, you've tackled a guy legally, with the ball, and the umpire holds off penalising the guy with the ball, and the only alternative the tackler has is to bring the guy to ground. If he hits his head, you're in trouble. You did ask after the Essendon (red and black #10) guy cleaned up his opponent (guy wearing brown and gold) whether it was a high elbow - it wasn't - his arm came up after contact.Still got a week - don't know why. And no, elbows aren't allowed.
Only rugby player I've heard of is Mike Pyke, a Canadian. Lots of kids from the Riverina, the area of southern NSW, probably Wagga Wagga and points south, grow up playing Aussie Rules (AFL is the controlling body, not the sport, although often confused outside the Aussie Rules states (Vic, Tas, SA, WA and NT) one day of the weekend, and rugby (generally league) the other day, and then have to make a choice. Rugby Union is now #4 football sport in Australia, after Aussie Rules, League and soccer. Really only played at private school and with New Zealanders and other Pacifikas.
@@pauldobson2529 Paul!! Thank you for the incredible comment, I'll have to have a butchers at Mike Pyke, thank you for the knowledge, I'm glad you're here
Yet, Petracca can take life threatening car crash like injuries and the player involved can get off scot free, because it doesn't involve the head.
Talk about double standards when certain teams are involved.
Attempts have been made to moderate the game to a certain degree. But if you look at film from say, the 90's on back, it was very, very rough and tumble. It is worth noting a player cannot be sent off from the game they are playing in. But a tribunal can be held post-game resulting in player fines and/or suspensions.
@@blainecole5452 ahhh so almost after a peer review your punish is given, I quite like that 💪🏻
Your elbow comes up naturally
@@fernugle8466 I guess I never paid attention myself when playing contact sports haha
Many of the hits are legal, but most players take any advantage and hope to get away with murder.
As Hawthorn hard man and lunatic , Dermott Brereton, admitted in an interview......." Hawthorn don't pay me to be nice to the opposition ".
Dermott was also a highly skilled and talented UNDERSIZED forward.
A lunatic because he often hurt himself more than his target, but refused to show pain or leave the field.
He played a whole grand final, over 2 hours of bruising, tough football, with brocken ribs AND a split kidney.
Yeah that there is a man who understood his job requirements....but damn, split kidney?? He's an absolute trooper
You have to watch the two instructional videos 'What Is AFL?' and 'A Beginners guide to Australian Football'
@@sebastianliggieri8411 I have indeed Seb, glad you're here and enjoying 💪🏻
@@ExploringTheSmoke best marks and goals of the decade 2010-19 (2 seperate videos)
@@sebastianliggieri8411 added to the list
These are pretty mild compared to 5 or 10 years ago, let alone 20 years ago. The AFL now severely punish any player with long suspensions for anything head high or deemed to be dangerous. I played from 8 years old in 1973 until 2000 and I miss the old days, you can get hurt playing and I got my share of concussions but the game today barely resembles the game I grew up watching and playing.
@@iankearns774 thank you Ian, I can understand the game becoming a little softer especially if it means the players get to have longer careers...though I do love a strong tackle haha
You can tackle anywhere below the shoulders and above the knees.
@@jimmyTimtam thank you Jimmy 💪🏻
Just retired but Dusty Martin has to be one of the best players of the modern era. Go check out his Don't argues clips.
@@regaltwin6791 one or two others have suggested him and Brent Harvey so there will defo be more videos coming
A lot of these hits are are illegal now due to concussion rules so duty of care rules apply. No rugby players have made it to AFL though they have tried to bring in some great rugby players they just haven't worked for reasons like 360 degree game, running 12 plus K's a game, 2 hours of playtime so endurance is a major aspect then you have to kick the ball...
Hardly any of these ones are illegal, even today. Most are completely legal.
A Canadian International Rugby Union player made the transition years ago. Mike Pyke played 110 games for Sydney between 2009-2015.
The Rugby players you're thinking about were Rugby League players, Isreal Falou and Karmichael Hunt. Both were Australian international players, Falou wasn't any good in the AFL, kept getting injured but Karmichael Hunt was OK, not great but OK, played in the midfield a bit too.
Thank you bramba for the knowledge!! I appreciate you answering
....most? 😂 Glad you're enjoying the reaction off1 🤘🏻🤘🏻
@@ExploringTheSmoke
The only one's in this video that are illegal today are:
2:34 he hit his head going for the man.
3:58 same as above
4:31 same as above
4:40 This one depends if he's catching the ball from a kick or a handball, if kick (more than 15m) then illegal.
You can't hit/block/tackle a player going for a mark (ie: catching a ball from a kick that's traveled more than 15m in the air)
Defenders can either go for the mark themselves or spoil, spoiling is punching the ball away. Players have been KOed by players spoiling the ball and it's completely legal (even today) as long as the defending players only intent is the ball.
5:03 Pretty 50/50 some players would get away with it but it's technically there.
6:00 yeah punched him in the head while marking/catching.
6:44 You can't take their legs if below the knees, it's considered tripping which is illegal.
7:21 you can't push off someone while making contact to the neck.
One I'm totally not sure about for today's rules is the second tackle at 1:55. Could be considered dumping/dangerous tackle but generally they need to be a "2 motion" tackle whereas this is more in the 1 motion. Totally legal at the time though.
Some of those high elbow hits you were talking about were not head hits.
Hope this helps.
@@off1k Off!!! This is incredible!! Thank you for the help and the knowledge!! Glad you're here and helping me out, HONESTLY, what a great comment
I'm a bit late, as it's flu and pneumonia season in Aus, been a bad winter. 4 weeks in bed with the new pneumonia they invented just for me. Mycoplasma, don't get it.
OK, this vid HAS been cleaned up, it all seems to be legal, the rough, illegal stuff edited out.
One example of a contact that was edited out. An example would be; "Barry Hall punching Brent Staker". Find it, for your own use. It's funny now, but serious then. Barry had a temper problem, retired and became a pro boxer.
Two guys about 2 m tall, one wasn't looking!
Also find; What Is AFL Aussie Rules Explained.
@@Quinctili G'day Trev! Sorry you've been dealing with all that sickness! I do believe I've done Aussie rules explained and maybeeee I'll take a look at the original/non edited version of this video too haha, glad you're enjoying
No English rugby players but heaps of Gaelic guys
@@timp1390 that makes a loooot of sense thank you Tim!
Afl players rarely punch each other in a fight .becouse they don't want to be suspended for a few weeks..more of a wrestler or a discized jumper punch to the chin..ex:grab jumper pull player back and forth into your fist 🤜
@@michaelmayo9048 appreciate the knowledge Michael, a dirty elbow here or there haha
Hey mate, love your reaction to our great game of Aussie Rules Football! Btw - 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.
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Kieran!! Thank you for the incredible comment and kind words!! I have a couple other AFL videos on the channel but believe me there is SO much more to come! Especially Eddie Betts, a few have mentioned his name!
Glad you're here and glad you enjoyed 💪🏻
Watch the best goals of the decade and some of the game and player highlights
@@kieranjoel5251 added to the list 💪🏻
You should react. To the afl. 10. Villains.
@@shanekopacka2945 ooooooh!!! Great shout Shane!! Definitely coming in the next few days thank you for the idea
No English rugby players, league or union, have transitioned to AFL; neither have any NFL players. Only 1 American has played AFL - Mason Cox. Two Australians have played both rugby and AFL - Ray Millington in 1952, and Karmichael Hunt in 2011
You're a legend Gamortie! Thank you for answering
It’s not all tackles mate. Ruby players would not be suitable to big and bulky. There are a lot skills, lots of running on a huge field, jumping up on players shoulders for a mark etc. You need to watch a full game. 😂
@@dianneking3616 oh no I know it's not all tackles that's why I ask if any rugby players have ever actually successfully transitioned....the answer so far is a huge resounding NO 😂
Look closer the vast majority in this clip are upper arm not elbows.
@@Sabumnim666 that's why I asked if the hits I said were legal haha thank you for the knowledge
Lee Mathews v Buns
@@Pokersmith Thank you poker!!
@Pokersmith you mean Lee Mathews King hitting Neville Bruns , what a dog of an act , but that was Mathews , a champion , not in my opinion , sneak goer, Robbie Flower , there is a champion , 6 stone ringing wet , a true champion, Mathews a product of his time , but just dirty , vicious, Look at the Bruns hit , how's that ok , weak dog Mathews
Unlike the original, most, but not all, of these were legal. No, an elbow to the face is not legal. Tackles must be made between the shoulders and the knees. I am not aware of any English rugby players who played AFL. There have been a couple of Australian rugby league players to tried it but were not up to it. In my opinion, Aussie rules requires better fitness, more skills and more peripheral awareness than rugby because your opponent can be anywhere around you, whereas in rugby, you can generally see your opponent in front of you. There have been many Irishmen (mostly Gaelic footballers, although there is an Irish ex-rugby player playing for Hawthorn currently) who have had successful careers in the AFL, including one (Jimmy Stynes) who won the Brownlow Medal, which is awarded to the best and fairest player for the year. There was a Canadian rugby player, Mike Pyke, who used to play for Sydney. Mason Cox is an American (now Australian citizen) ex-basketball player who plays for Collingwood.
I can see how many Gaelic football players would be able to transition and thank you for keeping me up to date on the hits 🤘🏻💪🏻
@@ExploringTheSmoke No worries. Thanks for the response.
@@michaelfink64 I try to get back to them all as best I can 💪🏻
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HAHA Thank you Trevor
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@@susannahmonaghan7525 thank you Susannah
I don't know of any British rugby or soccer players making it in the AFL. Rugby players rarely have the stamina required and soccer players are way too soft.
@@kazdean 😂😂 that's why I say you've got to be fit as a butcher dog and harder than a coffin nail to play it 💪🏻💪🏻 thank you for answering Kaz
plenty of irish but not brits that i know of
Thank you Mark, I thought the Irish may be a dab hand Aussie rules 😂 glad you enjoyed
I kind of hate this video bc it makes the sport look one dimensional, just a rough nut sport, rather than the incredibly skillful game it is.
@@reneepope-munro8115 I've seen other videos explaining/showing the skills included, this is just for the shock value/views it brings I guess, thank you for watching anyway Renee
@@ExploringTheSmoke to be clear, I didn’t mean that as shade towards your reaction - unfortunately many people discover this before anything else, which I think is a shame. Enjoying your vids!
@@reneepope-munro8115 oh nahhh I picked up what you were laying down, it is sad that this sport much like something like NASCAR has a rep before people understand it, I'm glad you're here and enjoying anyway
Love AFL reaction but not the rapper music crap. No offence. 😒
A simple boom bap lo-fi drum beat definitely ISN'T rap music anymore 😂 I appreciate you watching and enjoying the reaction
The original video is HEAPS better than this fairy compilation.
@@shaneferris6742 I'll have to check it out, thank you Shane!
Sorry man but this one is meek. There are better videos.
@@personofearth5076 I've certainly been told by a few haha, more will be coming, glad you're enjoying the videos 💪🏻
Welcome to the toughest ball game on da planet..ya Goofy m8te from Australia
Glad you're here Ace! Thank you for watching 💪🏻💪🏻