"In the past across Australia there would have been hundreds of different haka-type balyunmirr performances. Today these ceremonies only exist with the more traditional First Nation People who still know and balyunmirri in a fully traditional way." Apologies if I offended 💪🏻 this was what I remembered and in the moment said Haka
Haka is new Zealand.. Maoris are the New Zealanders, Australia has 'more traditional first nation people" because the Haka is not an Australian tradition.
@@ExploringTheSmoke we have a sort of not sure how to explain it. if you called a Scotsman an Irishman and vice versa kind of thing. Hairs on the neck might stand up. lol edited to say : and kiwis speak weird. they struggle with the vowels.
You can understand my pausing...sometimes when someone tries to explain a sport that isn't nationally available to them....it can sometimes go very wrong with misinformation, I'm glad Blue smashed it out of the park with this one
And his comparisons of AFL positions with the other football were relevant and instructional. Just one thing… a catch from a kick of over 15m is just called a “mark”, not a “paid mark”. An umpire will“pay a mark” when players contest for a mark and one emerges with the ball. A commentator may say, “the mark is paid” if the player juggles the ball or even drops it but had held onto it for sufficiently long (before slamming into the ground).
Damn good reaction vid. Unlike so many, you actually listened to what was being said and made relevant, intelligent comments. Welcome to the greatest sport on the planet.
100% Every American reaction I've seen its like they're not listening. I was sure he would miss the explanation of goals and behinds, and then he repeated exactly what was stated, that a run through, hitting the post, going thorugh the outers, or being touched was 1 point.
@@PBMS123 haha, thank you mate, I can't stand the channels that either talk the WHOLE time...but about nothing to do with the video, or they just act like it's the hardest thing in the world to understand 😂😂
I have been a Carlton Blues fan since 1983. My ship pulled in to Perth for a liberty call. No helmets, no pads, no bullshit. It's the best game on earth.
Blaine as a swans fan I’m so happy that my husband and your side Carlton lost this wk as it still puts us ahead of the competition. I just hope we don’t regret losing some recent matches by one goal and under…I’m also a huge west tigers fan from the NRL and we look like we will be wooden spooners again this year. So I need the swans to keep on firing.. if Carlton make the final against anyone but the swans I will be going for them.. especially if they play GWS
In theory, a game lasts for 4 quarters, each lasting 20 minutes... BUT... In each quarter, if an umpire stops the game for certain reasons, extra time is added to the end of the quarter. Mostly this will add between 5 to 10 minutes, but I've known a quarter to last 45 minutes... (someone had to be removed from the ground on a stretcher) The most common reasons for adding time on, include: scoring a goal or someone actively bleeding, so he must leave the field. Most free kicks for fouls will add a little bit. So a match is tentatively scheduled to take upto 3 hours.
Yep, in Victoria, the state where the Grand final is played, they have a public holiday so that the players from both teams can participate in a parade through the city (Melbourne), this is held on the day before the game. On ANZAC day, 25th April they hold the round of games all through the week. The ANZAC day game, now always held between Collingwood and Essendon football clubs held a crowd of 93,000 people to a drawn game (85 points each) Teams get 4 points for a win, 2 points each for a draw and 0 points for a loss The team currently on top of the ladder is Geelong with 6 wins, 0 losses. The bottom team is North Melbourne with 0 wins, 6 losses. Nicknames for clubs is a story in itself.
As a Freo Dockers fan I say welcome aboard. We’re having a weird season but as a fairly newer team we will get there. Every team has passionate fans and that’s all that matters imho. The game is incredible. Like no other sport on earth.
@@nicfisher8266 yes unfortunately you’re probably spot on. I didn’t think it was necessary to explain in my comment as this fellow is just getting into AFL so just said “ weird”. 😆
The first thing I say to AFL newcomers who know soccer, rugby, American football is that there’s no off-side. You can park your forwards right in front of goal. It’s a flowing, no-bullshit game that suits players of all shapes & sizes
The winning team's Team Song is also sung at the Final Siren by their supporters. For me, there's nothing like hearing thousands of voices belt out "YELLOW AND BLACK!" after a Tiger's win.
@@ExploringTheSmoke I should have specified "at the 'G'". AFL crowds make a unique sound, and at the MCG the noise is like a physical force. You might be surprised to know that there is a European AFL League with over 100 teams across 20 countries. If you feel drawn towards the Dockers, you might also like the Bristol Dockers. Also, check out AFL London for local Premier action. As far as I can tell, there are games this weekend and next. I'd love to see you find out what footy is all about. Try a few kicks of the Sherrin yourself. I'm also sure that a lot of Aussies would love to see what our game looks like 'over there'.
@@andrewstrongman305 coming from a rugby background I'd LOVE to get a hold of a ball and give it a few good punts! I didn't know about the euro league either, thank you for opening the mind up today 💪🏻
@@ExploringTheSmoke Even though the fans aren't violent (well at least nothing like in some European sports/leagues) We are still passionate, last year I attended a Preliminary Final: Collingwood (my team) vs GWS Giants, There were 98 000~ fans and about 96 000 of those fans were Collingwood, we won by 1 point and the Stands were shaking, the noise was deafening and it was glorious, I couldn't even hear the person next to me and they were shouting as loud as the could. I know we don't have the chants and whatnot like other sports, but we still love our sport.
I grew up in Melbourne as a Carlton Blues supporter, was a member for 13 years until 2018, then I lost interest in AFL. But after watching the Blues soar over the last couple of years, my love for this sport has only roared back to life, so I'm still a Blues fan! Also cool to see the other British channel is also a fellow Blues fan.
@ExploringTheSmoke 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 Three) 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.
You actually need to watch a full game. 4 quarters of 20 minutes each with extra time for stoppages. We have a special day called Anzac Day on April 25th each year. It is to remember all our fallen soldiers (Anzacs) and our current serving members. It starts with a tribute with the last post played by a serving member and the National Anthem sung by a serving member. The best game to watch is Collingwood v Essendon at MCG. This year (2024) it was watched by 93,600 in the crowd and ended in a draw. Not one person left early.
I'm hoping I can get a game in today! I know there's a few scattered over the day, as for Collingwood v Essendon, I'll definitely have to look it up! Thank you for watching and glad you enjoyed
The reference to the aboriginal/indigenous/first nations people is that the idea of the game came from the game they played called 'marn grook'. That was not a hakka (from New Zealand) that you saw. It was an Australian indigenous tribal war dance. The indigenous players are well-represented in Aussie Rules footy due to their excellent physical skills. What gives the game extra interest is the shape of the ball as it bounces randomly and players have to be on high alert as to the direction it will go. Two other introductions to the game are, 'What Is AFL?' and 'A Beginners Guide to Australian Rules Football'.
"In the past across Australia there would have been hundreds of different haka-type balyunmirr performances. Today these ceremonies only exist with the more traditional First Nation People who still know and balyunmirri in a fully traditional way." Apologies if I offended 💪🏻 this was what I remembered and in the moment said Haka
@@ExploringTheSmoke That's OK. Just pointing out that there is a difference. In a prelude to a rugby game between Oz and NZ, dancers of each of the first nations peoples give a demonstration. Great to watch !
@@ExploringTheSmoke I just realised that you may not know the difference between Australian and New Zealand first nations people. They are not the same. They do not have the same cultures/cultural heritage.. The indigenous Australians are the oldest living culture on this planet. They have existed for millions of years. They are the remnant peoples from ancient Lemuria, now mostly under water.. The New Zealand Maori /indigenous race is thousands of years old. They are a Polynesian race. The land of NZ is relatively new, being built up through volcanic activity. So you cannot compare the hakka of NZ to the dances of Australian first nations.
Nice reaction, mate. 👍 Australian Rules was created in the 1850s, so the history of the game has some deep roots. The Melbourne Demons, for example, was founded in 1858 and is supposed to be the oldest professional football club of any code on Earth. Another bit of history: Vice has a fantastic vid about the rivalry between Collingwood v Carlton on UA-cam you might like to react to. It’s a fun look at the game from an American POV and really shows the passion for the game. There are a couple of official AFL vids that give a bit better explanation of the rules than the one you reacted to. As for your question about what occurs after a catch (called a ‘mark’) from a kick that’s travelled at least 15m, the player is entitled to stop and take an unimpeded kick from the spot he took the mark (basically a free kick). OR he can choose to ‘play on’ if it’s to his team’s advantage to keep the ball moving, BUT he then loses the immunity from being tackled. There's also a whole bunch of best marks videos which show those leaps onto other players' shoulders out there you might like to check out. There's plenty of big hit vids too. Cheers!
J!! Thank you for the incredible comment and the knowledge, I kinda answered myself when I re-watched the edit and I thank you for solidifying my understanding! DEFINITELY more on AFL to come, glad you enjoyed
@@ExploringTheSmoke Aboriginal people were first seen playing a game with a ball designed by possum skin, some of the first settlers noticed Aboriginal men playing this game for hours...ur was called Marngrook...SO YOU CAN TRULY SAY THAT AFL IS TRUE BLUE AUSSIE SPORT THAT'S MUCH LOVED AUSTRALIA WIDE except maybe 2 states like NSW & QUEENSLAND where RUGBY LEAGUE is more popular... but Aussie rules is a SPORT IN A LEAGUE OF ITS OWN... it's played over 4x 20 min quarters these players are some of the fittest, athletic sportsmen in the world.... much love from Perth Western Australia and yeah I'm a big FREMANTLE DOCKERS supporter since 1995❤️❤️🦘🦘
@@ExploringTheSmoke thankfully the Dockers start to this season is probably our better starts to a season for awhile...so here's hoping that we'll keep up that winning streak.. and yeah the AFL season just began...were about 6 games in already...
@Michael-ye7uv I don't know if you're the same nong who shows up under every video with this inane comment, but this is a direct quote from the AFL's own website: "Australian rules football is a game for everyone". Google is your friend.
Yes, go with your instinct bloke 👍 😁 ... Fremantle Dockers! ⚓ Yes in 2024 we are up and about and will hopefully play finals this year. Fremantle is 30kms from Perth City. It's a port city ⚓ It's where youll find the native black swan..hence Perth's main river the Swan River. It's in Western Australia..that bloody massive state on the left of the Australian map lol...that will fit at least 10 UKs into it. Our colours in this era are Purple & White 👍 The team everyone loves to hate is Collingwood. Look up 'What is AFL' for a different AFL explanation. Plus theres an updated version that covers the sheilas(womens) foray into the game. In none of the videos, do they explain when they say you have to bounce it every 15 m, that you have to bounce it Within - or up to 15 m, while running. Yes the grand final gets 100 000+ spectators at the MCG(Melbourne Cricket Ground). The highest attendance was just over 120 000. Carn Freo!!! ⚓⚓⚓
Wookie! Thank you for the incredible comment and knowledge especially the bouncing ball rule! I'm very tempted as I grew up in the docklands of London growing up so they may be in with a chance haha
Dockers have been good, but never quite good enough to be the best in a season. But I'd say a good team to choose. Theyre from Perth which is probably Australia's best city, I lived there for ten years, awesome people and weather.
Thank you Gunman! A few people have said they are fairly new in the grand scheme of the sports so I'll have to to deep dive them haha, glad you enjoyed
Nice pick for a video to learn about AFL, there are a couple of official videos explaining it, but they're more aimed at people who don't have a good understanding of sports, so they quickly pass over a lot of important rules, it's fun seeing someone try to understand the game instead of just watching a video.
🤔This was developed in 🙏1858 to try and keep cricket players 🫶fit in the offseason.🏟️Our stadiums have a double use.👍Cricket in summer,🌞Aussie Rules in winter.❄️💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶
The commentator has nailed it....very good description.❤ I follow Collingwood and please know the Hakka relates to New Zealand players mostly Māori before they play Rugby.
"In the past across Australia there would have been hundreds of different haka-type balyunmirr performances. Today these ceremonies only exist with the more traditional First Nation People who still know and balyunmirri in a fully traditional way." Apologies if I offended 💪🏻 this was what I remembered and in the moment said Haka
@@ExploringTheSmoke On a side note about the Haka and War Dance (Aboriginal one) you can see them play out against each other every year in the Indigenous All Stars vs Maori All Stars match in the NRL. I love both AFL and Rugby League and that's one of the koolest things to witness.
I think you need to react to videos from the AFL channel, the first is What is AFL: Aussie Rules Explained; then the companion video is A Beginners Guide to Australian Rules Football. Hope these will further your understanding of our unique game, and it's unlike anything you have ever seen in the world.
This video was so good, and informative! Im a die hard carlton fan and love seeing this sport finally getting some international love. And as someone who just watched green street, i knew the west ham song!
Yaaaaay Green Street....but also BOOOOO how badly it reflected the I.C.F haha welcome fellow fan and thank you for watching Claire, I'm glad you enjoyed
I’m an Englishman living in Australia. I have never been a sports fan before I moved here and watches AFL. I’m a Freo Dockers fan which can be a little painful. But it’s an amazing sport and so utterly entertaining. One tiny aspect that caught me was what happens if someone scores 100 goals in a season. Look up Buddy Franklin’s 1000th goal, just for a laugh.
You should follow your instinct and support Fremantle. Up and coming young team thats moving into some very exciting years of footy. Never won the big one but I’d expect it to come reasonably soon. They’re currently playing some incredible footy early in the season. If you do decide to support Freo, a handy tip is that we hate West Coast (the other team in the state). Can’t wait for another reaction mate
@@ExploringTheSmoke Big Freo fan here as well. Would love to see you support our club as we are definitely moving in right direction and are set up for sustained success and hopefully finally wining our first premiership
When a player marks the ball they have essentially three options: they can an unimpeded kick with an opposition player standing on the spot the mark was taken, they can dispose of it quickly to continue the flow of play (typically it's a handball to a teammate running past), or run off and continue the flow of play themselves. The last one used to have a bit of leeway in terms of how much sideways movement you are allowed before the umpire calls play on, but they've tightened that up so that the player with the ball has to remain in line with the opposition standing the mark, facing the ball carrier, who is essentially facing the direction of the goals, or the umpires immediately call play on. Another thing to note about this video: the average player unfortunately doesn't really kick 100 goals a season anymore. It's typically forwards (full-forwards mostly) who used to kick the most goals. It was a regular occurrence in the 1990s, but it died down after that. In saying that, someone in an amateur game on the weekend kicked 22 goals in a game, with their team won by 340 points. Lol. Scoring is fairly simple once you get the idea of it. A goal is worth 6 points, and it can't be touched by any other player once it's been kicked on its way to the goals. It's the only code of football that has that ruling for goals. If it is touched and goes over the goal line, it'll be marked as a behind (1 point). A scorecard can be 15.10 100 (15 goals x 6, 10 x 1 behinds). That's how it's tallied.
Nice one mate. For the scores you usually see 3 numbers for each team: goals, behinds and total score. So 20, 10, 130 means 20 goals worth 6 points and 10 behinds worth one point t for a total score of 130. Also at the end you asked about what happens after a mark. Do they play a set kick or keep running. The answer is both. The defending team has one player stand on the place where the mark was taken. The rest of the players can’t interfere in any way. If the player who took the mark walks back from the mark and kicks the ball, open play continues after the kick. If the player who took the mark starts running forward or after dropping back to play a set kick starts to move sideways or shapes to handball then the ump calls play on. If the player takes more than ten seconds to dispose of the ball after a mark in normal play (not a kick at goal with the mark taken inside the forward 50m arc which gets 30 seconds) then the umpire will call play on too.
Andrew! You bloody ripper! Thank you for filling in my blanks and the things I had a little hard time grasping 💪🏻 I'm glad your here and your vast knowledge is greatly appreciated, glad you're here
@@ExploringTheSmoke I think you have enough of a grasp to be able to watch a game and you'll learn as you go, there are some less common and sometimes even obscure rules that pop up every once in a while, but you'll get the hang of it.
Fantastic reaction, also a massive shoutout to the English fella who made this video. He got it right. I'm a collingwood fan, who are the most popular team which of course makes them also the most hated team because of that. I hope you're able to enjoy a game sometime. Collingwood games can get between 60-95 thousand people to the game depending on who they are playing (interstate or rival Victorian teams)
Not quite correct. It doesn't just depend on who Collingwood are playing but also where and when they are playing. Many very fickle Collingwood supporters don't go to games at Marvel Stadium, so Collingwood crowds are between 30 and 95 thousand. The ANZAC Day game may bring in 95,000 but not a standard round game, even against the Bombers, Tigers or Blues. I'm not a Collingwood fan and I don't live in Melbourne but I have seen Collingwood play at the MCG three times with a crowd of 50- 65,000 and once at Marvel (Docklands at the time) against Fremantle with a crowd just over 30,000.
I had a mate who as a junior was an apprentice at Wolverhampton, but unfortunately for him at the time he had to migrate to Australia with his parents, at first he really wasn’t interested in then VFL, we lived in Melbourne, he was dismissive, he missed his soccer and his friends back home, but then he went to an Essendon game and never looked back , he wore his sleeveless Bombers jersey everywhere, he bought his English football fanaticism to his new sport, last time I saw him he was making fan tshirts
To answer your question about taking a mark (a catch). You can either take an unimpeded kick or you can choose to play on and kick running. Usually most players will try and play on because they want to move the ball from one end to another as quickly as possible. Hence why someone usually stands still where they have marked it so they can’t just keep running
Richmond Tigers has always been my go-to team. Family tradition. My dad's cousin was captain of Richmond back in the early 70s. Good ol #3, Roger Dean. Some teams make it to the top of the ladder often... some teams will leave you consistently disappointed (I'm looking at you, St Kilda) while others you'll love to hate (like Collingwood). There's a saying that you can always tell a Collingwood supporter by the number of teeth they are missing. Carlton (the Blues) have a huge following. It doesn't really matter who you choose to follow since most of the games are action-packed even if one side is getting thrashed. When the Grand Final is on, over 30 million watch it world-wide in pubs, clubs and on tv, and no doubt very close to where you are too.
Me too...I live in Tassie and when the Devils come in 2028 I will still be a Tigers fan ...The Devils will be my second team though...Will be weird when the Tigers play the Devils first time ...Our local team St.Marys Tigers is the reason I hooked up with them ..same black and yellow sash ..that was over 60 years ago now..
Go with the Dockers mate. They are a TRUE underdog club. When they win the big one, the feeling in the crowd will be electric. LONG TIME coming! Thanks for discovering our sport.
This is the best explanation video I've seen. You seemed to follow it well. The thing you don't see on tv is the tussle between 2 players out of the tv vision of play. It's a niggling, leaning on each other to wrong foot them and get clear into space. Added with the atmosphere of live, and it's unequaled. The only drawback for someone wanting to see it live is that it's a winter sport, and Australia is best to visit in the spring, or very early autumn.
Thank you Pete! Hopefully one day I'll get to see it in person....and hey I'm sure even the winter months aren't too much colder than the UK spring time 😂 glad you enjoyed 💪🏻
@@ExploringTheSmokeha. Melbourne can almost be. 2C-10C, but still ok atm in Perth (Fremantle is there) and Brisbane is ok till late April, so you can still catch a few games before it gets cool. 🤘 You could always catch a few NRL games too. Go the Bunnies❤💚
@@petethundabox5067 I'm so excited to sinky teeth in!! And especially with being welcomed so warmly by everyone so far, makes me realise WHY I love sports
I loved the passion and curiosity u showed for our great game. The bloke who made the video is from a team of people who created a fan channel (blue abroad) for the carlton blues, (the same team i support). A few videos I’d recommend watching are a beginners guide to afl and maybe some videos on the best marks (catches) and afl hardest hits in your spare time just to get an an understanding. Highlights for games are available on youtube, Carlton and Melbourne played in the semi finals last year in arguably the game of the year, once you’ve got a grip on our crazy game I think you would enjoy the highlights from that game. Enjoyed the video, great reaction. GO BLUES!
Again, thank you Christian, there are many many AFL videos coming, I can't believe how much fun this sport is from ONE video 😂 I appreciate the kind words, truly, I'm glad you enjoyed
That's still like 18 goals scored....other than in a REALLY one sided game of rugby have I seen points go that high 😂 thank you for watching Jo and Sarah, glad you're enjoying
7:27 the umpires wear whatever colour contrasts with the teams playing, ranging from grey and light blue, through fluorescent yellow and green, to red or orange.
Hey mate, I quite enjoyed your reaction video :) That brit narrator was pretty much spot-on, he obviously knows the game well & really didn't miss anything important at all (FYI). Keep up the good content bro! Mitch, Australia.
@@ExploringTheSmoke - Cheers mate, creators that take a minute to reply are awesome, so +1 sub for you !! Also (FYI) the Haka is a NZ version of 'welcome to country' ceremonies by native Australian peoples, and it's been so shoved down our throats & pushed by governments & corporations as a mere virtue-signalling stunt makes most of us Aussies sick of it. Sooner or later, all peoples get invaded or conquered all throughout history, and past wrongs centuries ago belong back there, crying for reparations for grievances is such BS it's frankly un-Australian).. My opinion FYI. Mitch.
@@mitchmccarron8337 I try my best to respond to all while I'm still small enough of a channel, if you've taken time to write something, it's only fair to take the time to respond! I'm glad you're here mate
You really picked that up very well . One of the best reactions I have seen on a game you havent seen before. It was codified in 1858 , and is growing world wide from Europe , US, Japan, Canada , even India, but at amature level. Its fast ,high endurance , high skill levels and tough . Play is continuous with only a small break after each goal and at 1/4 and 1/2 time . After a mark you can play on or you can stop and take your kick. there are a lot of videos you could react to , like the Mason Cox story about an American that made it to the highest level , Don't believe in never . Or the best marks of the year , Biggest tackles or individual players like Lance Franklin, Cyril Rioli, Garry Ablett Snr and Jnr. Its a marvelous game to watch and the final result can sometimes come down to a kick after the siren to win it.
I appreciate the kind words and confidence Adam! There will be a faaaaair few AFL videos coming that's for damn sure 😂 thank you for watching, glad you enjoyed
People will mislead you about AFL. People will tell you to watch the AFL fights/hard hit videos etc. This is the past and no longer part of our game due to concussion litigation. What you need to know is that is it's a game of fast paced skill, played by players who demonstrate enormous athletic abilities, it's a that the game is 360 degree, rather than opponent facing off against each other and it's generally high scoring and exciting. As far as players go there are both men's and women's professional competitions and player height is not a factor. I'm a Port Adelaide supporter and I hate any other team that we are playing. Unlike soccer fans around the world, fans are not segregated and fan violence is non-existent. Crowd numbers average around 35,000 spectators, with bigger games commanding up to 90,000. Round one of this season, which had nine games had approximately 450,000 seated spectators...
@@ExploringTheSmoke Just a note on Port Adelaide (The Power) Although we are not the oldest football club in Australia, we were founded in 1870. If you compare that to Manchester United 1878, Liverpool FC 1892, Arsenal FC 1886 it gives some perspective to our history and how long this game has been played..
Not the Haka, the Haka is a New Zealand thing, do not ever get that mixed up, we are very very different. This was an aboriginal dance/ welcome/ smoking ceremony. The indigenous/ aboriginal peoples of Australia are the oldest tribe of the world, maybe 50,000 years old. There is games being set up and played in the USA of Aussie Rules Footy. Look it up in your area. It's getting a great following over there, because it is soo different and entertaining.
"In the past across Australia there would have been hundreds of different haka-type balyunmirr performances. Today these ceremonies only exist with the more traditional First Nation People who still know and balyunmirri in a fully traditional way. So like the New Zealand Māori people Australia also has its own haka" apologies if I offended in any way though 💪🏻 thank you Katherine
Melbourne and Geelong football clubs are quite old by Australian standards, both founded in the late 1850s. The AFL/VFL (league football) isn't quite that old but is still over 100 years in. Quite a lot of history has accumulated over that time and, particularly in Melbourne, there are many stories about incredible games over the years.
When a player catches a ball (a mark) that has been kicked more than 15 metres he has 2 options to choose from. He can stop, and within a time limit, kick the ball again (not unlike a free kick) or he can instantly move the ball forward by hand-ball, kicking, or running with the ball (bouncing it every 15M).
Good reaction dude, and for context to your background posters, lead actor in kinky boots was an Aussie too(film not musical version, at least far as I know)
Nice reaction mate!...I am an ex pat from the UK I emigrated to Aus back in 1970 we first lived in the Western Suburbs of Melbourne in a place named Footscray named after Foots Cray in the UK the local footy team was Called Footscray football club back then so I decided to follow them and like you I didn't really understand the rules in fact it seemed to me like there weren't any rules but I soon learned most of the rules and came to love the game. Over the years there have been changes mainly the fact that we have teams now from all the States on the mainland whereas back in the day all teams were from Victoria only. The Footscray team name was changed to The Western Bulldogs I still follow them today in fact they are playing on TV as I type this. We don't say that we root for our teams, the term we use is to Barrack for our teams...I can recommend you continue to check out our GREAT game, you will come to love it especially as it is action all through the game.
Typical Victorian! NOT all teams were from Victoria "back in the day". Each state had it's own league - eg. SANFL for South Australia and the WAFL (commenced 1885) for Western Australia. The Victorian teams always poached the best players from other states to play in the VFL. I used to love watching the State of Origin games which sadly are not played any more. PS: Go the Dockers.
Yeah mate so i'm a St Kilda fan and it's nothing but pain we won 1 premership in 1966 by 1 point and in 2010 we DREW THE GRAND FINAL and lost in the repeat (after that they changed the rules to add over time) Collingwood are a pack of dogs and thats who we drew with aswell...
Welcome fan of "Saint KFC" 😜 I gotta admit even for the very limited knowledge I have of the game.....losing to Collingwood in the finals....that's a hard pill to swallow 😂
Like to point out that sure we have the day off for the Grand Final as it is played on a Saturday. DUH! a Score line is abbreviated sometimes to the total of points scored like 80 points which accounts for 6 points per goal and 1 point per behind. So could read 12 goals 8 behinds 80 points when added 12-8-80
every team has their own original club song, the game was invented to play on a cricket oval on the off season. if the ball hits the 2 outside post it's out of bounds and is thrown back in and if it hits on the full it's out of bounds on the full which is a hand over free kick, the officials are called umpires not referees. their are 4 on field umpires 2 side line umpires and 2 goal umpires. the game is ment to keep going and players are penalised if the deliberately stop the play, you can slap the ball forward to your advantage but you cannot scoop the ball. if running with the ball you must bounce or touch the ball on the ground every 15 meters, you cannot trip players. when a mark is taken the opposition player can stand on the mark and is penalised 50 meters if he steps over the mark or if an opposition player runs between the man on the mark and the player with the ball. 50 meter penalty if you mouth off at the umpire, time stops when the ball goes out of bounds or when a goal or point is scored or when the umpire calls time off. hope this helps
What an absolute bloody legend!! Thank you for ironing it out and making it ever more understandable, I appreciate it and appreciate you being here! Glad you're enjoying
When it comes to the scoreboard, this can be very confusing to someone nust learning the game. There are three sets of number for each team on the scoreboard, the first is the number of Goals scored and are worth 6 points for each Goal; the second is the number of Behinds scored and are worth 1 point for each Behind, the third is the Total number of Points scored and is the resulting points for Goals scored and added to the Behinds score. A score may look like this 20 10 130
I've followed the Geelong Cats for 41 years. They are currently undefeated after the first 6 rounds and are on top of the ladder. Mind you, this early in the season, while they are set up well early on, that doesn't mean a lot (although I'd rather be at the top than at the bottom, of course). Anything can happen!!
Great reaction! For me, run tackles are one of the most exciting parts of our game. It happens more often then the Speckie and gets me up out of my chair every time. There are two official AFL made videos that i recommend you AVOID. Not because they aren't instructional. But because this video has already given you a better explaination then either of those other two - One of them (the older one) was aimed squarely at an American audience and it not only gets some things flat out wrong (nice one AFL - not much consultation on that one ay) but it leaves many American reactors even more confused then when they started. The other one is much like the one you've watched but the commentary makes it sound like AFL for children. Unfortunately you wont find an in depth video on the entire rule set. Im a Freo fan and like all Freo fans i also have delusions of granduer - we currently have a team capable of going all the way but seem to be lacking consitancy - consistently (oh the irony.) And while we are 'young' we have 0 flags from THIRTY. YEARS. West Coast Eagles are only 7 years older and have 4 flags - something these north of the river land rats are all to happy to remind us at any given moment (Including my missus) Unlike the Weagles however - we wear our losses like proud battle scars and arent the cry baby sore losers that they are XD (But seriously, they don't handle losing very well.) Look forward to some more AFL reactions.
Squirrel!! What a comment! Thank you for the smile before I head off to sleep! Glad you're here and enjoying, believe me there will be so so many AFL videos to come!
Great reaction mate. Lots of sports in one, but we came first. Aussie rules was codified in 1859 before, soccer, rugby, NFL, basketball etc. How would you like to play it yourself? It's played as an amateur sport in many countries of the world including England, various European countries, also Asian countries and America which has the USAFL been going for 25 years. Search for Aussie rules in your area. Because it's amateur, it's nowhere near as brutal as our game and is more a social game with beers and barbecue's afterwards. I'm sure they would love you to play. When a player takes a mark, (catch) they have two choices. They can stop on the spot and take a free kick where no one is allowed to interfere with them. Alternatively they can keep running on after marking the ball. Either way the umpire always blows the whistle when a mark is taken. These guys are superfit athletes whose bodies are tough and conditioned to withstand the hard hits for 30 minute quarters, a total of two hours playing time. Some of them run up to 15 k's per game. There is a video about AFL hardest hits. Most of them are outlawed today. If you crash someone in their head you get X amount of weeks suspension. Another great video equal or better than this one is, "What is AFL, Aussie rules explained." The latest video from the AFL is, "A beginners guide to Australian rules football." This talks about the AFLW, women's league as well. You mentioned scoring. A scoreline of 18-10-118 means 18 goals x 6 points each = 108 pts + 10 behinds, (pts) = a total of 118 pts. Highest total points wins. Penalties/rules are too many to talk about here. You can search online for books/videos on the rules of AFL. What we love is that there is no segregation of supporters, and that 100,000 people at a grand final is a "madly electric atmosphere" having families with kids screaming their heads off, (mainly at the umpire) but it's all one big happy family. Except for the odd idiot, there is not the bad behaviour seen in some overseas sports. AFL gets higher weekly attendances than any sport in the world per capita, but also ranked fourth highest attendances in the world, regardless of population. (Roughly equal with the English Premier soccer league) Another video that will freak you out is the AFL high marks, (catches) I believe games are telecast on a fox soccer channel over there. I think (at odd hours though) pretty easy to search for. I hope you follow the red and white Sydney Swans, they fight out games to the end, and never give up. Nearly always make the finals. Very much a community orientated club doing a lot of charity work for kids in hospitals etc. Collingwood is only popular with Collingwood supporters. Fremantle are hot and cold. Western Australian team not highly regarded except in Western Australia. Welcome to the greatest game on the planet my friend. Cheers. 🇦🇺🦘🦢🦢🦢
Ricky!! Thank you for the absolutely INCREDIBLE comment! You will always be welcomed on my channel if you're expanding my knowledge of something and boy did you! The Swans sound like a true blue bunch of geezers! I definitely need to do a dive into the teams and histories too! I cannot thank you enough for taking the time to write this comment out, I'm glad you enjoyed
@@ExploringTheSmoke Thanks mate. The Sydney Swans used to be called South Melbourne. They were a basket case, usually low on the ladder. Prior to 1982 they were financially stuffed and were forced to make a choice. Either they folded up completely or moved to Sydney. (primarily a rugby league city with no AFL) Since choosing the latter they became a powerful team so it is a story of true endurance. According to research they now have the highest number of supporters (not paid members) of any AFL team. 1,.300,000 fans. Aussie rules is a religion in Australia, and we are always happy to help people like yourself embrace our great game. Feel free to ask me about anything you don't understand. Cheers mate. 🦢🦢🦢
@@ExploringTheSmoke Soccer has some freakish foot skills, but you will be surprised what our guys can do with that egg shaped ball. I suggest you search for, "Lance (Buddy)Franklin's best 23 goals." Recently retired after kicking his 1000th goal, (only the sixth player in history to do this) his video will blow your mind. 80 meter goals, and kicking goals bending the ball around corners on the ground. A 6 foot five monster of a man with the evasive skills of a rabbit. You can also search for the video of when he kicked his 1000th goal. 20,000 fans invaded the field to congratulate him, it's a phenomenal sight. Cheers.
Also the Grand final last year between Collingwood and Brisbane was amazing. The current season is 6 rounds in out of 24 so you can see the results and the standings of all the teams and how they’re going right now!
From an Aussie who loves the game of afl the teams that you might of not known were Carlton which is right next to the lions and ST Kilda which is the name of st k.f.c
I lived in England '96 - '98, went to several EPL games & couldn't get my head around the segregation of fans or the home team fans being kept in the ground after the final whistle to allow the visiting fans a "head start" away from the ground. My English friends said: "what do you expect?" 2005 several of my English friends came to Australia for a year....I took them to the MCG for a game of AFL - 85K fans ALL walking mixed together across the various parkland to the stadium - ALL sitting with no segregation (obviously, there are groups that sit together) "most" mixed in together. I said to my English friends: "Remember you asked what I expect? THIS is what I grew up with....always a bit of "tongue in cheek" banter BUT ALL intermingling.........My English friends were blown away - both with the sport itself & the "fairly" easy going nature of the fans.
I gotta admit the fandom is something I already love! The feel of the sport is definitely VERY real, thank you for watching and commenting glad you enjoyed 💪🏻
One thing not said about the size of our ovals is the reason they're so big is because the sport traditionally is played on cricket fields. When it comes to the AFL for example a large amount of the teams are still playing at grounds that you'll see the Australian cricket team playing on during summer.
Don't be fooled by the similarities to Gaelic Football. A lot of people see the latter and assume Australian Football is derived from it, but the first rules of Australian Football were written 26 years before the Irish game, and the rules which make them look similar were all in the Australian game before the Irish game started and none of those rules were in the start of Irish football. This game requires more different athletic skills than any other sport anywhere and consequently produces plenty of unique players the like of which you will never see again due tho their particular mix of skills. Indigenous players seem born to play this game and are the most exciting to watch, often having cult followings. You gotta love it!
Best way to learn the game is to watch the game. There are plenty of AFL games available to watch on youtube. For the best excitement, though, Grand Finals are something else. The 2018 Grand Final is one of the best in recent history. West Coast Eagles is the team I follow, just so you know.
I'm a West Coast Eagles supporter (being from Western Australia) but I also follow West Ham in the Premier League. BTW the Dockers are also from WA of course.
Watch What Is AFL and the rules will be clearer. There is a song made for Roy Cazaly before my time. It doesn’t matter who he played for but it belongs to every team now and is played at all Grand Finals. Up There Cazaly is the song you should watch it. My team is Carlton but I lost my parents young and my Dad asked me to take care of his team which is Collingwood. They are the two biggest enemies and I cannot watch them play each other.
Hey mate. Make sure to check out Best bumps, tackles of the decade, hest goals of the decade and best marks of the decade. All videos are inscripted as i juat wrote and the decade is 2010-19. Have fun
The teams* from the top left: Adelaide (The Crows) Brisbane (The Lions) [CFC] Carlton Football Club (or the Blues) - side note. Blues Abroad are the supporters of Carlton Collingwood Football Club (The Magpies) Essendon Football Club (The Bombers) Fremantle (The Dockers) Geelong (The Cats) Gold Coast (The Suns) Greater Western Sydney (The Giants) Hawthorn Football Club (The Hawks) Melbourne Football Club (The Demons) North Melbourne Football Club (The Kangaroos or the Roos) Port Adelaide (The Power) Richmond Football Club (The Tigers) St Kilda Football Club (The Saints) Sydney Football Club (More recently, The Swans, more parochially, The Bloods) The West Coast Eagles (The Eagles) Footscray Football Club (The Bulldogs) The Lions are a merged football club made from the merger of Fitzroy (The Lions) and Brisbane (The Brisbane Bears) * All teams have Football Club after the place name for where they are/were originally located except for the Eagles. He mentioned the rivalries at the end. I would like to point out that the rivalry between Carlton and Collingwood is one of the longest running rivalries in sport. It's been going since 1892 (it didn't really start getting hot until the 1930s). Collingwood supporters don't like to be reminded that if it wasn't for Carlton, they would still be an amateur football club called the Britannia Football Club. Carlton cancelled one of their previously organised matches to play Collingwood and despite it being a Carlton home game, gave Collingwood the gate proceeds to help get them started :D
@@ExploringTheSmoke I love Rugby League, but I barely watch any Soccer since you don't see that many goals. I don't want to go to a 0-0 game lol. In saying that, I've been to 2 matches of A-League, both times with my best mate, my team vs his, one game was 2-2 and the other (The Grand Final) my team won 2-0 and those games (especially the Grand Final) were entertaining.
I always find it funny how the narrator talks about the friendly rivalries. There's lots of online ribbing and plenty of jokes in person, but there's also a lot of staunch football fans who just despise their team's biggest rivals. Ask any old blokes at the local footy club which team they hate the most and they'll go into a bitter tirade about cheating umpires giving away a winning free kick to whatever team they hate (who they'll call 'scum') after the siren 4 decades ago. We're proud Pies supporters in my family - 6 generations. My dad can't say 'Carlton' without pure hatred in his voice. He just loathes them. There are frequent biffs between supporters (and players too) at and after games and also in pubs. Some of these rivalries are very old (over 100 years) and can get very tense. I don't imagine there's a lot of friendly banter between Port and Crows supporters down the pub when they play each other, if they would even go to the same pub.
There is other videos out there about AFL like " What is AFL.", through the actual AFL channel, that one is the best to look at. Other stuff like greatest marks, individual players,etc... As for the game total score. Goals are 6 points, behind/ other scoring is 1 point, so how many goals and times it by 6, then add the behind points equals the total. No they don't have say 100 scores for 100 points. So you have the goals 1st( times this by 6), behinds, then the overall total shown.
Still....106 is still like 18 goals which is a VERY high amount in other sports....as to the best of my knowledge haha I love this sport already though and I am here for it! Thank you for watching Katherine, glad you enjoyed
Hi mate, the video was by Blue abroad - the Blues are Carlton, the third team in the list, with the navy blue insignia and Latin motto. Founded 1864, winners of the most premierships (16) until recently, when Essendon and now Collingwood have finally equalled our record. Took 29 years ( our last was 1995), guess which teams Carlton supporters hate the most!! 😂😂😂 Go the blues!! Our year 🤞🤞🤞
@@ExploringTheSmoke Just on this, definitely know your ABC - support Anyone But Collingwood. There used to be a badge saying "I support (whichever team) and anyone playing Collingwood
The interchange is now 75 times a game, not 90. There is a 23rd player now, who is a substitute for a player who has an injury that does not allow them to continue in the game, particularly concussion and muscle injuries (though teams are misusing this for tactical reasons). The Grand Final is not a day off, as the game is on a Saturday afternoon. Starting last year, a 23rd minor round game was added. The indigenous dance is only performed once a year in the games in the specially designated Indigenous round of games, where special jumpers with indigenous motives are also used. As for the score, the 108 points you saw could be accrued as 16-12 (16 goals, so 16x6 (96 points) and 12 behinds (12 points)) = 108 points from 28 scores. Teams can score less than 30 points in a game but also over 200 depending on the weather and how well both teams play. Just as is the case with Rugby Union, a team consists of players with a wide range of heights and weights. Typically, AFL players range in height from 168cm to over 200cm and in weight from around 65kg to over 110kg. The AFL is a national competition that formed from the pervious VFL, which was only for teams from the state of Victoria. Currently, there are teams from five states (Victoria (10), South Australia (2), Western Australia (2), Queensland (2) and New South Wales (2)). In a few years, a team from Tasmania will enter the competition and an odd numbers of teams will mean that there will be one team each week that doesn't play. Currently, the competition runs from March to September and most of the pre season training is done in the heat of summer. There are fewer grounds used now and players don't have to put up with the mud heaps that dominated the winters on smaller suburban grounds that was the case in the previous century. The AFL has adopted a number of aspects from sports in the USA, particularly the player draft, transfers involving player exchange and draft picks rather than transfer fees and team salary caps. His final comment also isn't quite correct, I think. Sport at the purest level and simplest is running. PS Keep blowing bubbles and the Hammers may yet finisher higher in the Premier League than their third place in the old First Division in 1986.
Holy shiiiiiit thank you John, the knowledge, the history, I appreciate you taking the time to type it, thank you for being here and I'm glad you're here for the journey
@@ExploringTheSmoke I am a Port Power supporter, a team which grew from the Port Adelaide Magpies (they are called the Power because Collingwood laid claim to the "Magpies" tag in the AFL). I first watched a Port Adelaide game in 1963, the year I emigrated from the UK with my family. My number one allegiance across all sports though is Manchester United. My mother is a Manchester lass and my brother and I were born on a Saturday, a few hours before United beat Newcastle by five goals. Our 51st birthday was also a Saturday and United beat Newcastle by five goals., so proof of amazing coincidences. I have only seen them play five times but that is twice in Manchester and once in London, on trips to the UK and twice here in Australia, 1968 in Adelaide (watching Charlton, Best and the rest was awesome) and 1999 in Melbourne (at the MCG, watching Scholes, Giggs, Beckham etc also awesome) when they visited as European Champions. Best of luck with your channel and continue your passion for sport. My sporting passion came from my father, who always said "When you read a newspaper, always start with the most important articles, which is the sport.". He would even read the articles about sports that he wasn't really interested in, just because it was sport. Take care.
@@JohnHF1957 at least with sports articles you can't be fed any tosh! Glad that your father instilled the love of sport in you, and awesome that you got to see a LEGENDARY Man Untd side too! Thank you for the support and kind words, glad to have you here
@@ExploringTheSmoke Not quite. Some so called sports "journalists" don't have a lot of clues and sometimes, with their reports on a game, you think "What were they watching?". Definitely not as bad as politics though.
Im not a 'sports fan' by any stretch of the imagination, but easily one of the best ways to spend an arvo is to go to an AFL game with your family or mates. The vibe is better than Soccer, Cricket, Basketball, the fans put in as much energy as the players it feels like. feels good man. Probably the most intense game Ive seen was not in the national league, but the state Semi-final, between to traditionally rival teams. possibly your last game of the season, so it was No-Holds-Barred, all out war. Its an inherently rough game, but there is a level of respect to the conflict. Not at this game. no media or live replay at this match. punch ups and tussles, gameplay was stopped 3 times for the ambulance dudes. It was an unholy blend of ballet and fight club.
Biggest rivalry would probably be Carlton vs Collingwood at the MCG that’s the oldest rivalry first played each other 1892 and still going , but then again the showdown between Adelaide crows vs port Adelaide is pretty big aswell two teams in one city Adelaide.
That's because he took his time and also has experience being a foreigner learning the game. If I was to explain the game, I'd probably do a poor job since I grew up on the game haha. Rugby League on the other hand I could teach that as I learned that only a few years ago.
Welcome to AFL. The first ever game was played on the grounds of there the MCG stands. It was a game design to keep cricket players fit during winter and has evolved into the sport that we see now. I recommend you get on the Carlton bandwagon, known as the Navy Blues, and supporters are the Bluebaggers.. fun fact Robbie Williams is a massive Carlton fan and is our global ambassador. that is the third logo that was shown. And is also the team of choice from the person who made the video. In response to your question of taking a mark, you can elect to play on if you feel you have an advantage to gain.
@@ExploringTheSmoke mate, thank you, walking in with open eyes and mind, to arguably the best game in the world. I used to do a lot of work with clubs, setting up memberships marquees out side the grounds many years ago, and we had a lot of backpackers work for us. They could never get over the fact there is no segregation. Opposition fans walking in side by side. Check out afl top marks, top goals and top bumps.
@@nicfisher8266 I've been to a few mixed fan rugby matches that went pretty well...I went to one mixed football game and my god it was like the final scene of bravehart 😂😂
😂😂, also, just watching it again, a game is split into 4 Quarters of 20 minutes, plus time on for stoppages. So an average quarter is 25-28 minutes. 5 minute break at 1/4 time and 3/4 time. And 20 minutes for Half time. The teams that weren't obvious to read. Adelaide Crows, Brisbane lions, Carlton Blues, Collingwood magpies (ferals), Essendon bombers(not much better) Fremantle dockers, Geelong cats, GWS (Greater Western Sydney) Giants, (also the best instagram account) Hawthorn hawks, Melbourne Demons, North Melbourne kangaroos, Port Adelaide Power, Richmond Tigers, Saint Kilda Saints, Sydney Swans, West Coast Eagles(Perth based) and the Western Bulldogs(formerly Footscray)
If you get the chance, check out this 4 videos 1 - A beginner's guide to Australian football | AFL Explained 2 - What is AFL? Aussie Rules Explained 3 - Mason Cox - " Don't believe in never " An American playing AFL. Mason journey from the U.S. to the AFL. 4 - Top 50 AFL marks of all time. Enjoy cheers thanks🤠
I would recommend you react to What Is AFL: Aussie Rules Explained from the AFL Channel, there is a companion video from the AFL Channel titled A Beginners Guide to Australian Rules. These are both excellent introductory videos to the sport of Aussie Rules.
@@jayweb51 I'll have to give it a look, I'm a little more on board with it all since watching this video, thank you for the suggestion Jay, glad you're enjoying
@@ExploringTheSmoke no worries mate!! they’re also a likeable team, i go for the Power but i like the dockers! personally i hate the collingwood magpies.. youd hear that a lot i think 😂 great video! always entertaining to see a non-aussie watch afl!
Good Afternoon, Rugby-Fan, you look more like an ex rugby with a post sport gym addiction - impressive, tatts (are you ga. ?. let's not go there) aside, I wouldn't want to be meeting you in a dark lane. I love your opening, that good natured, mockling, humour, common to both the UK and Aus, that I endured during my 2 year working holiday stint in the Old Dart all those years ago, at work and, particularly at the cricket club, I love the Aus-UK relationship. It's 36 blokes who run, well, not all, lazy tall forwards, in a game played on a cricket field, think about the history of British settlement in the 19th Century when codified football started in the Anglosphere. The AFL's played games at The Oval (South London). The handball is struck with the clenched fist where the thumb and first finger interact, it has its antecedent in Gaelic Football where it's struck with the clenched but from the palm and clenched fingers side of the hand (hope that makes sense). The mark is spectacular, loved by the crowds, that pommie commentator ("Charles"), I don't know from where he got the adjective 'paid', never heard it called that before, it's a mark or a holding-the-ball, 'paid' might be in the rules, it's not in the stands or the umpire's mouth. You aren't as impressed by the physical side of the game, US reactors are more expressive, hits are hard but they are in rugby, too. Another howler from Charles, the Grand Final is played on a Saturday. In enlightened Australia we have weekend...ah, never mind. He probably means the public holiday on the day before the Grand Final in Melbourne in the State of Victoria, where the Grand Final's played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground ("MCG"), widely called 'the G', the site of the Boxing Day Test. The Brownlow Medal is for the "Fairest and Best, not the other way 'round another pommie blunder. Honourable fair play (another bullsh.t concept we got from you Brits, by the way, when are you going to stop using the top left quarter of our flag as yours ? The Brownow is aspired to in a game where the temptation to be, shall we say, less than fair, is a massive temptation, particularly when it comes to physical contact (I've experienced the scrum, you'll get it). Charles has swallowed the politically correct bullsh.t about the origins of the game, forget about the indigenous marn gook narrative, frankly, the game owes its origins to a bloke who went to Rugby School but there's a helluvalot of Irish football in it because it was codified in Victoria in the late 19th Century (before soccer) where the population was around 1/3 Irish born or descended. Disclaimer: my 8 great grandparents arrived between 1848 - 1858 from Ireland. Charles is wrong about the singing, that's for the players, after a win. Occasionally, supporters of the winning side might sing it after the game, that's rare. The singing culture of British sports doesn't exist here, there's no West Ham "Bubbles" , Liverpool "Walk Alone" or England'/British Lions "Jerusalem", that's not our way, dare I say it, the singing is a bit ga. , let's not go there, either. The team at the end, royal blue with a red and a white hoop, is Footscray Football Club aka Western Bulldogs, my club. Apols for the length. Footy, of any code, originated in your country and is deserving of massive respect.
Never apologise for the length of a comment especially one filled with such life!! Thank you for the knowledge, the giggles and the camaraderie, I am an ex rugby player indeed with a slight gym addiction (I lived in America for a while and got WAY too fat haha) oh and uh, not gay last I checked 😂 Mrs. Smoke may have something to say if I was! Glad you're here and thank you for taking the time to write this out! Have a great day and be well Angus 💪🏻
@@ExploringTheSmoke "appreciate you being...," I worked with blokes like you, met their families..almost good enough to be Australian ! Let me add. I'm of Irish extraction, my unkles and Dad even more extreme than our Boston distant cousins. When I am in Ireland, I'm an Australian tourist. In the Dart, I'm part of the family.,
I know that know haha I was just worried when someone who never grew up with a sport tries to explain it....I'm looking at you, Americans 😂 and it just doesn't connect the dots etc, so I'm glad Blue smashed it with this video, glad you're here Benjamin 💪🏻
@@ExploringTheSmoke btw the British guy his name is Pommy he has a channel named PommyinOz the blue aboard channel is just another Channel he was using cause he’s friends with that blue abroad channel both support the team u didnt know the name of the Carlton one the team next to Brisbane lions
I came bac to edit my comment and it's disappeared I don't know what's happened. I think maybe it has been put in your comment review folders or something
Your team being an Englishman should be the Western Bulldogs, colors are Red White and Blue ! Nuff said ! Great vid mate, nice to see you getting interested in Aussie rules . Cheers 😎🤘
@@waynehauser3611Ohhh it's a tough one!! I like the Dockers as they've never won and I love an underdog and I grew up in London's docklands so it's very difficult between the two haha
@@ExploringTheSmoke Fair doo's . The Dockers are from Perth , Fremantle . Bulldogs are From Melbourne. Well you have decide for ya self of course . Just great to see you getting into the game . 🔴⚪🔵
If you want to be a dockers fan. coincidentally the Wester Derby (Docker vs Eagles) is this weekend. I'm an eagles personally. Great rivalry between to 2 clubs. Dockers are far superior to at the moment unfortunately. But it is always one of the rougher and most entertaining games of the season. especially if you are a west Aussie. Would Be a grate way to introduce yourself to the sport straight away. Especially if you are looking to be a dockers fan. Hopefully we (Eagles) can put up a good fight and make a game out of it. But come support the eagles not the dockers the come back is brewing. edit: footy umpire here, it's just a mark not a paid mark like he said, with scoring if it hits the little post it is a throw in (umpire throws the ball into a ruck tap, similar to a ball up). If the ball hits the little post on the full from a kick without touching anything else first it is called out on the full and is a kick in for the opposition, with no score for hitting the little posts ever. the scores being so high is because a goal is 6 points and a behind is only worth 1. If you want a more detailed and in depth breakdown you should go check out one the AFL's rule brake down. it gives the basics so you are able to watch the sport and understand what going on.
JDS!! Welcome and thank you for the kick arse knowledge, I gotta admit it's pretty slick that you're an umpire, I'm jealous of your uniform! Thank you for watching and commenting, I'm glad you enjoyed
Your gut feeling is right, you should choose the Freo Dockers. It's a rough ride, they won 3 straight at start of this year and have lost 3 since then, but we support them win or lose. One day there will be a huge reward for our faith. Perhaps 💜
12:17 the reason the players are celebrating so effusively after the goal that just happened is that the goal kicker has made his debut in this game - the grand final! - and has just kicked his first ever AFL goal…..in his first game….in a grand final……after struggling with a petty criminal past which made it hard for him to get anywhere with Aussie rules…..and he kicks a goal in his first game, and it’s IN A GRAND FINAL!!!!!!!!!!
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"In the past across Australia there would have been hundreds of different haka-type balyunmirr performances. Today these ceremonies only exist with the more traditional First Nation People who still know and balyunmirri in a fully traditional way." Apologies if I offended 💪🏻 this was what I remembered and in the moment said Haka
Don't apologise. The "traditional" first nation's people performing at games are whiter than me. It's a con.
Haka is new Zealand.. Maoris are the New Zealanders, Australia has 'more traditional first nation people" because the Haka is not an Australian tradition.
@@thevocalcrone thank you mate, I misremembered so corrected myself, hoping not to cause offence 😂
@@ExploringTheSmoke we have a sort of not sure how to explain it. if you called a Scotsman an Irishman and vice versa kind of thing. Hairs on the neck might stand up. lol edited to say : and kiwis speak weird. they struggle with the vowels.
@@thevocalcrone 😂😂😂
The Englishman that made this video is a legend. He has truly caught the AFL bug, a magnificent game.
You can understand my pausing...sometimes when someone tries to explain a sport that isn't nationally available to them....it can sometimes go very wrong with misinformation, I'm glad Blue smashed it out of the park with this one
@@ExploringTheSmoke oh shit yeah. 💥
@@arconeagain 💪🏻💪🏻
I second that comment, I am a Rugby league convert from 20yrs ago. I am a Sydney man and the best team in the comp is the swannies
And his comparisons of AFL positions with the other football were relevant and instructional.
Just one thing… a catch from a kick of over 15m is just called a “mark”, not a “paid mark”. An umpire will“pay a mark” when players contest for a mark and one emerges with the ball. A commentator may say, “the mark is paid” if the player juggles the ball or even drops it but had held onto it for sufficiently long (before slamming into the ground).
Damn good reaction vid. Unlike so many, you actually listened to what was being said and made relevant, intelligent comments. Welcome to the greatest sport on the planet.
Ron! Welcome and thank you for the comment I appreciate the kind words mate, I'm looking forward to bringing more out for everyone too
100% Every American reaction I've seen its like they're not listening. I was sure he would miss the explanation of goals and behinds, and then he repeated exactly what was stated, that a run through, hitting the post, going thorugh the outers, or being touched was 1 point.
@@PBMS123 haha, thank you mate, I can't stand the channels that either talk the WHOLE time...but about nothing to do with the video, or they just act like it's the hardest thing in the world to understand 😂😂
@@ExploringTheSmoke Awesome job mate!
I have been a Carlton Blues fan since 1983. My ship pulled in to Perth for a liberty call. No helmets, no pads, no bullshit. It's the best game on earth.
Blaine!! Welcome and thank you for watching! It's certainly lit a fire under my arse to learn more about it that's for sure
Blaine as a swans fan I’m so happy that my husband and your side Carlton lost this wk as it still puts us ahead of the competition. I just hope we don’t regret losing some recent matches by one goal and under…I’m also a huge west tigers fan from the NRL and we look like we will be wooden spooners again this year. So I need the swans to keep on firing.. if Carlton make the final against anyone but the swans I will be going for them.. especially if they play GWS
“I genuinely don’t even know how long a match lasts”
Me who played footy for 2 decades “neither do I”
😂😂😂😂 this made me chuckle
Depends if you’re winning or not
@@TWop89 😂😂😂
In theory, a game lasts for 4 quarters, each lasting 20 minutes...
BUT...
In each quarter, if an umpire stops the game for certain reasons, extra time is added to the end of the quarter. Mostly this will add between 5 to 10 minutes, but I've known a quarter to last 45 minutes... (someone had to be removed from the ground on a stretcher)
The most common reasons for adding time on, include: scoring a goal or someone actively bleeding, so he must leave the field.
Most free kicks for fouls will add a little bit.
So a match is tentatively scheduled to take upto 3 hours.
@@EarlJohn61 thank you Earl! I was curious as to whether extra time was added for fouls and injury, appreciate the information 💪🏻
Yep, in Victoria, the state where the Grand final is played, they have a public holiday so that the players from both teams can participate in a parade through the city (Melbourne), this is held on the day before the game.
On ANZAC day, 25th April they hold the round of games all through the week. The ANZAC day game, now always held between Collingwood and Essendon football clubs held a crowd of 93,000 people to a drawn game (85 points each)
Teams get 4 points for a win, 2 points each for a draw and 0 points for a loss
The team currently on top of the ladder is Geelong with 6 wins, 0 losses. The bottom team is North Melbourne with 0 wins, 6 losses.
Nicknames for clubs is a story in itself.
Dave! Thank you for the incredible comment chocked full of knowledge! I appreciate you taking the time to type it and glad you're here
TODAY!
Happy Day before Grand Final Day :D
As a Freo Dockers fan I say welcome aboard. We’re having a weird season but as a fairly newer team we will get there. Every team has passionate fans and that’s all that matters imho. The game is incredible. Like no other sport on earth.
A few have said they are relatively new! It could definitely be the team on the table for me 🤘🏻
A weird season? You guys are cooked!!the curse of the coach resigning at the start of the season
@@nicfisher8266 yes unfortunately you’re probably spot on. I didn’t think it was necessary to explain in my comment as this fellow is just getting into AFL so just said “ weird”. 😆
@@planetpetey 😂😂 thanks for not taking it to heart. At least you didn't encourage him to Norf.
I appreciate you both for this interaction 😂😂 thank you
The first thing I say to AFL newcomers who know soccer, rugby, American football is that there’s no off-side. You can park your forwards right in front of goal. It’s a flowing, no-bullshit game that suits players of all shapes & sizes
That's definitely something I'll have to get used to seeing 😂
Go for the most loved and most hated: Go Pies!!!! Collingwood Magpies!
Sarah! Welcome!! You are one of the very few brave albeit it proud magpies fans but I'm glad to have you here 😂
The winning team's Team Song is also sung at the Final Siren by their supporters. For me, there's nothing like hearing thousands of voices belt out "YELLOW AND BLACK!" after a Tiger's win.
Sends chills over the body! Thank you for watching Andrew, glad you enjoyed
@@ExploringTheSmoke I should have specified "at the 'G'". AFL crowds make a unique sound, and at the MCG the noise is like a physical force.
You might be surprised to know that there is a European AFL League with over 100 teams across 20 countries.
If you feel drawn towards the Dockers, you might also like the Bristol Dockers. Also, check out AFL London for local Premier action. As far as I can tell, there are games this weekend and next.
I'd love to see you find out what footy is all about. Try a few kicks of the Sherrin yourself. I'm also sure that a lot of Aussies would love to see what our game looks like 'over there'.
@@andrewstrongman305 coming from a rugby background I'd LOVE to get a hold of a ball and give it a few good punts! I didn't know about the euro league either, thank you for opening the mind up today 💪🏻
@@ExploringTheSmoke Even though the fans aren't violent (well at least nothing like in some European sports/leagues) We are still passionate, last year I attended a Preliminary Final: Collingwood (my team) vs GWS Giants, There were 98 000~ fans and about 96 000 of those fans were Collingwood, we won by 1 point and the Stands were shaking, the noise was deafening and it was glorious, I couldn't even hear the person next to me and they were shouting as loud as the could. I know we don't have the chants and whatnot like other sports, but we still love our sport.
I grew up in Melbourne as a Carlton Blues supporter, was a member for 13 years until 2018, then I lost interest in AFL. But after watching the Blues soar over the last couple of years, my love for this sport has only roared back to life, so I'm still a Blues fan! Also cool to see the other British channel is also a fellow Blues fan.
Thank you Tally, glad you enjoyed
Go the Blues!!!
@@personofearth5076 thank you Person
@@ExploringTheSmoke You're welcome!
@ExploringTheSmoke 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 Three) 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.
I only just notified of this comment thank you so much for the knowledge it is greatly appreciated!! I'm glad you enjoyed
You actually need to watch a full game. 4 quarters of 20 minutes each with extra time for stoppages. We have a special day called Anzac Day on April 25th each year. It is to remember all our fallen soldiers (Anzacs) and our current serving members. It starts with a tribute with the last post played by a serving member and the National Anthem sung by a serving member. The best game to watch is Collingwood v Essendon at MCG. This year (2024) it was watched by 93,600 in the crowd and ended in a draw. Not one person left early.
I'm hoping I can get a game in today! I know there's a few scattered over the day, as for Collingwood v Essendon, I'll definitely have to look it up! Thank you for watching and glad you enjoyed
The reference to the aboriginal/indigenous/first nations people is that the idea of the game came from the game they played called 'marn grook'. That was not a hakka (from New Zealand) that you saw. It was an Australian indigenous tribal war dance. The indigenous players are well-represented in Aussie Rules footy due to their excellent physical skills. What gives the game extra interest is the shape of the ball as it bounces randomly and players have to be on high alert as to the direction it will go. Two other introductions to the game are, 'What Is AFL?' and 'A Beginners Guide to Australian Rules Football'.
"In the past across Australia there would have been hundreds of different haka-type balyunmirr performances. Today these ceremonies only exist with the more traditional First Nation People who still know and balyunmirri in a fully traditional way." Apologies if I offended 💪🏻 this was what I remembered and in the moment said Haka
@@ExploringTheSmoke That's OK. Just pointing out that there is a difference. In a prelude to a rugby game between Oz and NZ, dancers of each of the first nations peoples give a demonstration. Great to watch !
@@barnowl. I appreciate you being here barnowl 💪🏻
@@ExploringTheSmoke I just realised that you may not know the difference between Australian and New Zealand first nations people. They are not the same. They do not have the same cultures/cultural heritage.. The indigenous Australians are the oldest living culture on this planet. They have existed for millions of years. They are the remnant peoples from ancient Lemuria, now mostly under water.. The New Zealand Maori /indigenous race is thousands of years old. They are a Polynesian race. The land of NZ is relatively new, being built up through volcanic activity. So you cannot compare the hakka of NZ to the dances of Australian first nations.
@@barnowl. I appreciate the knowledge, I think I just misremembered what I quoted up top, a social faux-pas on me but I am always willing to learn 💪🏻
Nice reaction, mate. 👍 Australian Rules was created in the 1850s, so the history of the game has some deep roots. The Melbourne Demons, for example, was founded in 1858 and is supposed to be the oldest professional football club of any code on Earth.
Another bit of history: Vice has a fantastic vid about the rivalry between Collingwood v Carlton on UA-cam you might like to react to. It’s a fun look at the game from an American POV and really shows the passion for the game.
There are a couple of official AFL vids that give a bit better explanation of the rules than the one you reacted to. As for your question about what occurs after a catch (called a ‘mark’) from a kick that’s travelled at least 15m, the player is entitled to stop and take an unimpeded kick from the spot he took the mark (basically a free kick). OR he can choose to ‘play on’ if it’s to his team’s advantage to keep the ball moving, BUT he then loses the immunity from being tackled.
There's also a whole bunch of best marks videos which show those leaps onto other players' shoulders out there you might like to check out. There's plenty of big hit vids too. Cheers!
J!! Thank you for the incredible comment and the knowledge, I kinda answered myself when I re-watched the edit and I thank you for solidifying my understanding! DEFINITELY more on AFL to come, glad you enjoyed
@@ExploringTheSmoke Aboriginal people were first seen playing a game with a ball designed by possum skin, some of the first settlers noticed Aboriginal men playing this game for hours...ur was called Marngrook...SO YOU CAN TRULY SAY THAT AFL IS TRUE BLUE AUSSIE SPORT THAT'S MUCH LOVED AUSTRALIA WIDE except maybe 2 states like NSW & QUEENSLAND where RUGBY LEAGUE is more popular... but Aussie rules is a SPORT IN A LEAGUE OF ITS OWN... it's played over 4x 20 min quarters these players are some of the fittest, athletic sportsmen in the world.... much love from Perth Western Australia and yeah I'm a big FREMANTLE DOCKERS supporter since 1995❤️❤️🦘🦘
@@rosiekickett2617 thank you Rosie! Glad you're enjoying and go Dockers!
@@ExploringTheSmoke thankfully the Dockers start to this season is probably our better starts to a season for awhile...so here's hoping that we'll keep up that winning streak.. and yeah the AFL season just began...were about 6 games in already...
@Michael-ye7uv I don't know if you're the same nong who shows up under every video with this inane comment, but this is a direct quote from the AFL's own website: "Australian rules football is a game for everyone". Google is your friend.
Yes, go with your instinct bloke 👍 😁 ... Fremantle Dockers! ⚓
Yes in 2024 we are up and about and will hopefully play finals this year.
Fremantle is 30kms from Perth City. It's a port city ⚓
It's where youll find the native black swan..hence Perth's main river the Swan River.
It's in Western Australia..that bloody massive state on the left of the Australian map lol...that will fit at least 10 UKs into it.
Our colours in this era are Purple & White 👍
The team everyone loves to hate is Collingwood.
Look up 'What is AFL' for a different AFL explanation. Plus theres an updated version that covers the sheilas(womens) foray into the game.
In none of the videos, do they explain when they say you have to bounce it every 15 m, that you have to bounce it Within - or up to 15 m, while running.
Yes the grand final gets 100 000+ spectators at the MCG(Melbourne Cricket Ground). The highest attendance was just over 120 000.
Carn Freo!!! ⚓⚓⚓
Wookie! Thank you for the incredible comment and knowledge especially the bouncing ball rule! I'm very tempted as I grew up in the docklands of London growing up so they may be in with a chance haha
30 km ? Are you sure ?
I've walked from Freo to Subi early new years day, it felt like a long way but not that long.
@@MOEhock that's a fair old slog to walk! I commend you for it 😂
Dockers have been good, but never quite good enough to be the best in a season. But I'd say a good team to choose. Theyre from Perth which is probably Australia's best city, I lived there for ten years, awesome people and weather.
Thank you Gunman! A few people have said they are fairly new in the grand scheme of the sports so I'll have to to deep dive them haha, glad you enjoyed
Nice pick for a video to learn about AFL, there are a couple of official videos explaining it, but they're more aimed at people who don't have a good understanding of sports, so they quickly pass over a lot of important rules, it's fun seeing someone try to understand the game instead of just watching a video.
Thank you for your kind words, this sport has VERY quickly intrigued me and I need to learn about it 😂 glad you enjoyed the reaction
🤔This was developed in 🙏1858 to try and keep cricket players 🫶fit in the offseason.🏟️Our stadiums have a double use.👍Cricket in summer,🌞Aussie Rules in winter.❄️💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶
Thank you Sue! Glad you enjoyed and thank you for being here
The commentator has nailed it....very good description.❤ I follow Collingwood and please know the Hakka relates to New Zealand players mostly Māori before they play Rugby.
"In the past across Australia there would have been hundreds of different haka-type balyunmirr performances. Today these ceremonies only exist with the more traditional First Nation People who still know and balyunmirri in a fully traditional way." Apologies if I offended 💪🏻 this was what I remembered and in the moment said Haka
@@ExploringTheSmoke On a side note about the Haka and War Dance (Aboriginal one) you can see them play out against each other every year in the Indigenous All Stars vs Maori All Stars match in the NRL. I love both AFL and Rugby League and that's one of the koolest things to witness.
@@SilentHotdog28 thank you silent!! I'll have to give it a look! Glad you enjoyed
I think you need to react to videos from the AFL channel, the first is What is AFL: Aussie Rules Explained; then the companion video is A Beginners Guide to Australian Rules Football. Hope these will further your understanding of our unique game, and it's unlike anything you have ever seen in the world.
Thank you Jay! There is definitely some more coming on the AFL, I'm VERY intrigued by the sport and need to know more haha
This video was so good, and informative! Im a die hard carlton fan and love seeing this sport finally getting some international love.
And as someone who just watched green street, i knew the west ham song!
Yaaaaay Green Street....but also BOOOOO how badly it reflected the I.C.F haha welcome fellow fan and thank you for watching Claire, I'm glad you enjoyed
The key is to not get caught with the ball. Getting caught with ball is a no no.
I’m an Englishman living in Australia. I have never been a sports fan before I moved here and watches AFL. I’m a Freo Dockers fan which can be a little painful. But it’s an amazing sport and so utterly entertaining. One tiny aspect that caught me was what happens if someone scores 100 goals in a season. Look up Buddy Franklin’s 1000th goal, just for a laugh.
I will have to check it out just for you Barry 😂
You should follow your instinct and support Fremantle. Up and coming young team thats moving into some very exciting years of footy. Never won the big one but I’d expect it to come reasonably soon. They’re currently playing some incredible footy early in the season. If you do decide to support Freo, a handy tip is that we hate West Coast (the other team in the state). Can’t wait for another reaction mate
Henry!! You bloody legend!! What a way to sway my possible choices haha! Thank you for watching, glad you enjoyed there will DEFINITELY be more coming
@@ExploringTheSmoke Big Freo fan here as well. Would love to see you support our club as we are definitely moving in right direction and are set up for sustained success and hopefully finally wining our first premiership
@@lukegrosser676 I am VERY tempted 😂
@@ExploringTheSmoke Don't bother supporting Freo, as no self-respecting man wears purple.
@@tracykuvekalovic3213 I like purple 😂 Prince liked too
This Brit narrator on the vid nailed it!
Thank you Warrior, glad you enjoyed
When a player marks the ball they have essentially three options: they can an unimpeded kick with an opposition player standing on the spot the mark was taken, they can dispose of it quickly to continue the flow of play (typically it's a handball to a teammate running past), or run off and continue the flow of play themselves. The last one used to have a bit of leeway in terms of how much sideways movement you are allowed before the umpire calls play on, but they've tightened that up so that the player with the ball has to remain in line with the opposition standing the mark, facing the ball carrier, who is essentially facing the direction of the goals, or the umpires immediately call play on.
Another thing to note about this video: the average player unfortunately doesn't really kick 100 goals a season anymore. It's typically forwards (full-forwards mostly) who used to kick the most goals. It was a regular occurrence in the 1990s, but it died down after that. In saying that, someone in an amateur game on the weekend kicked 22 goals in a game, with their team won by 340 points. Lol.
Scoring is fairly simple once you get the idea of it. A goal is worth 6 points, and it can't be touched by any other player once it's been kicked on its way to the goals. It's the only code of football that has that ruling for goals. If it is touched and goes over the goal line, it'll be marked as a behind (1 point). A scorecard can be 15.10 100 (15 goals x 6, 10 x 1 behinds). That's how it's tallied.
Thank distorted for taking the time to inform me! Appreciate it and glad you enjoyed
Nice one mate. For the scores you usually see 3 numbers for each team: goals, behinds and total score. So 20, 10, 130 means 20 goals worth 6 points and 10 behinds worth one point t for a total score of 130. Also at the end you asked about what happens after a mark. Do they play a set kick or keep running. The answer is both. The defending team has one player stand on the place where the mark was taken. The rest of the players can’t interfere in any way. If the player who took the mark walks back from the mark and kicks the ball, open play continues after the kick. If the player who took the mark starts running forward or after dropping back to play a set kick starts to move sideways or shapes to handball then the ump calls play on. If the player takes more than ten seconds to dispose of the ball after a mark in normal play (not a kick at goal with the mark taken inside the forward 50m arc which gets 30 seconds) then the umpire will call play on too.
Andrew! You bloody ripper! Thank you for filling in my blanks and the things I had a little hard time grasping 💪🏻 I'm glad your here and your vast knowledge is greatly appreciated, glad you're here
@@ExploringTheSmoke I think you have enough of a grasp to be able to watch a game and you'll learn as you go, there are some less common and sometimes even obscure rules that pop up every once in a while, but you'll get the hang of it.
@@SilentHotdog28 I appreciate you my friend 🤘🏻
The explanation by this Englishman is the most articulate I have ever heard by a non Australian Rules person. Very impressed! Well done!
He done alright didn't he 😂 thank you Lost, glad you enjoyed the reaction
@@ExploringTheSmoke You sound like a jockey after winning the Melbourne Cup 😂
@@Melbournelost66 you should hear me when I get excited 😂 I've been told I sound like a cattle auctioneer 😂😂
Fantastic reaction, also a massive shoutout to the English fella who made this video. He got it right. I'm a collingwood fan, who are the most popular team which of course makes them also the most hated team because of that. I hope you're able to enjoy a game sometime. Collingwood games can get between 60-95 thousand people to the game depending on who they are playing (interstate or rival Victorian teams)
Thank you Jimbo! A few people have said about the guy narrating the video did a pretty good job so I'm happy haha, glad you enjoyed the reaction
Not quite correct. It doesn't just depend on who Collingwood are playing but also where and when they are playing. Many very fickle Collingwood supporters don't go to games at Marvel Stadium, so Collingwood crowds are between 30 and 95 thousand. The ANZAC Day game may bring in 95,000 but not a standard round game, even against the Bombers, Tigers or Blues. I'm not a Collingwood fan and I don't live in Melbourne but I have seen Collingwood play at the MCG three times with a crowd of 50- 65,000 and once at Marvel (Docklands at the time) against Fremantle with a crowd just over 30,000.
@@JohnHF1957 thank you John 💪🏻
@@JohnHF1957 I didn't say every game brings in 95.
@@jimbo35br5 Yes I know but you also didn't say that they get much lower crowds than 60,000, so, you were in error.
I had a mate who as a junior was an apprentice at Wolverhampton, but unfortunately for him at the time he had to migrate to Australia with his parents, at first he really wasn’t interested in then VFL, we lived in Melbourne, he was dismissive, he missed his soccer and his friends back home, but then he went to an Essendon game and never looked back , he wore his sleeveless Bombers jersey everywhere, he bought his English football fanaticism to his new sport, last time I saw him he was making fan tshirts
@@brentonbish 😂😂 that is awesome!! The one spark ignited a FIRE inside of him 💪🏻
To answer your question about taking a mark (a catch).
You can either take an unimpeded kick or you can choose to play on and kick running.
Usually most players will try and play on because they want to move the ball from one end to another as quickly as possible. Hence why someone usually stands still where they have marked it so they can’t just keep running
Thank you Joel for the knowledge! Glad you enjoyed 💪🏻
Richmond Tigers has always been my go-to team. Family tradition. My dad's cousin was captain of Richmond back in the early 70s. Good ol #3, Roger Dean. Some teams make it to the top of the ladder often... some teams will leave you consistently disappointed (I'm looking at you, St Kilda) while others you'll love to hate (like Collingwood). There's a saying that you can always tell a Collingwood supporter by the number of teeth they are missing. Carlton (the Blues) have a huge following. It doesn't really matter who you choose to follow since most of the games are action-packed even if one side is getting thrashed. When the Grand Final is on, over 30 million watch it world-wide in pubs, clubs and on tv, and no doubt very close to where you are too.
Preview!! Welcome and thank you for the incredible comment, definitely made me chuckle reading about Collingwood fans haha! Glad you enjoyed
Go Tigers
@@mattallen2801 🐯🐯
Me too...I live in Tassie and when the Devils come in 2028 I will still be a Tigers fan ...The Devils will be my second team though...Will be weird when the Tigers play the Devils first time ...Our local team St.Marys Tigers is the reason I hooked up with them ..same black and yellow sash ..that was over 60 years ago now..
@@rodneymcgiveron exciting times ahead though!
Go with the Dockers mate. They are a TRUE underdog club. When they win the big one, the feeling in the crowd will be electric. LONG TIME coming! Thanks for discovering our sport.
Haha thank you watcher!! Glad you're enjoying and thank you for discovering our little plot on the world wide web 💪🏻
This is the best explanation video I've seen. You seemed to follow it well.
The thing you don't see on tv is the tussle between 2 players out of the tv vision of play. It's a niggling, leaning on each other to wrong foot them and get clear into space. Added with the atmosphere of live, and it's unequaled.
The only drawback for someone wanting to see it live is that it's a winter sport, and Australia is best to visit in the spring, or very early autumn.
Thank you Pete! Hopefully one day I'll get to see it in person....and hey I'm sure even the winter months aren't too much colder than the UK spring time 😂 glad you enjoyed 💪🏻
@@ExploringTheSmokeha. Melbourne can almost be. 2C-10C, but still ok atm in Perth (Fremantle is there) and Brisbane is ok till late April, so you can still catch a few games before it gets cool. 🤘
You could always catch a few NRL games too.
Go the Bunnies❤💚
@@petethundabox5067 I'm so excited to sinky teeth in!! And especially with being welcomed so warmly by everyone so far, makes me realise WHY I love sports
@@ExploringTheSmoke Don't pick the Roos (North Melbourne) unless you want your heart broken. We've been crap for years. 🤣 😪
ST KFC (Saint Kilda) too.
@@petethundabox5067 ooooh but I do love an underdog 😂
I loved the passion and curiosity u showed for our great game. The bloke who made the video is from a team of people who created a fan channel (blue abroad) for the carlton blues, (the same team i support). A few videos I’d recommend watching are a beginners guide to afl and maybe some videos on the best marks (catches) and afl hardest hits in your spare time just to get an an understanding. Highlights for games are available on youtube, Carlton and Melbourne played in the semi finals last year in arguably the game of the year, once you’ve got a grip on our crazy game I think you would enjoy the highlights from that game. Enjoyed the video, great reaction. GO BLUES!
Again, thank you Christian, there are many many AFL videos coming, I can't believe how much fun this sport is from ONE video 😂 I appreciate the kind words, truly, I'm glad you enjoyed
The Hawks (Hawthorn) are the only team in the AFL to have won the premiership cup in every decade since 1960.
Kennethhhhh! Thank you for the kick arse piece of information
Goals are worth 6 points, so you have to multiply 6 by the number of goals and then add in the behinds. That's how they got 108.
That's still like 18 goals scored....other than in a REALLY one sided game of rugby have I seen points go that high 😂 thank you for watching Jo and Sarah, glad you're enjoying
7:27 the umpires wear whatever colour contrasts with the teams playing, ranging from grey and light blue, through fluorescent yellow and green, to red or orange.
That's awesome!! I love that they have a range of colours! Thank you mate
Hey mate, I quite enjoyed your reaction video :) That brit narrator was pretty much spot-on, he obviously knows the game well & really didn't miss anything important at all (FYI). Keep up the good content bro! Mitch, Australia.
Mitch!! You're a bloody legend for watching and commenting!! Thank you for enjoying, I'm glad you're here 💪🏻
@@ExploringTheSmoke - Cheers mate, creators that take a minute to reply are awesome, so +1 sub for you !! Also (FYI) the Haka is a NZ version of 'welcome to country' ceremonies by native Australian peoples, and it's been so shoved down our throats & pushed by governments & corporations as a mere virtue-signalling stunt makes most of us Aussies sick of it. Sooner or later, all peoples get invaded or conquered all throughout history, and past wrongs centuries ago belong back there, crying for reparations for grievances is such BS it's frankly un-Australian).. My opinion FYI. Mitch.
@@mitchmccarron8337 I try my best to respond to all while I'm still small enough of a channel, if you've taken time to write something, it's only fair to take the time to respond! I'm glad you're here mate
You really picked that up very well . One of the best reactions I have seen on a game you havent seen before. It was codified in 1858 , and is growing world wide from Europe , US, Japan, Canada , even India, but at amature level. Its fast ,high endurance , high skill levels and tough . Play is continuous with only a small break after each goal and at 1/4 and 1/2 time .
After a mark you can play on or you can stop and take your kick.
there are a lot of videos you could react to , like the Mason Cox story about an American that made it to the highest level , Don't believe in never . Or the best marks of the year , Biggest tackles or individual players like Lance Franklin, Cyril Rioli, Garry Ablett Snr and Jnr. Its a marvelous game to watch and the final result can sometimes come down to a kick after the siren to win it.
I appreciate the kind words and confidence Adam! There will be a faaaaair few AFL videos coming that's for damn sure 😂 thank you for watching, glad you enjoyed
The story from the USA version of 60 minutes with Mason Cox was really well done
@@batchmotorsport thank you Batch, I'll keep an eye out 💪🏻
People will mislead you about AFL. People will tell you to watch the AFL fights/hard hit videos etc. This is the past and no longer part of our game due to concussion litigation. What you need to know is that is it's a game of fast paced skill, played by players who demonstrate enormous athletic abilities, it's a that the game is 360 degree, rather than opponent facing off against each other and it's generally high scoring and exciting. As far as players go there are both men's and women's professional competitions and player height is not a factor. I'm a Port Adelaide supporter and I hate any other team that we are playing. Unlike soccer fans around the world, fans are not segregated and fan violence is non-existent. Crowd numbers average around 35,000 spectators, with bigger games commanding up to 90,000. Round one of this season, which had nine games had approximately 450,000 seated spectators...
Clive thank you for the kick arse comment!! That amount of fans is astronomical 💪🏻💪🏻
@@ExploringTheSmoke Just a note on Port Adelaide (The Power) Although we are not the oldest football club in Australia, we were founded in 1870. If you compare that to Manchester United 1878, Liverpool FC 1892, Arsenal FC 1886 it gives some perspective to our history and how long this game has been played..
Not the Haka, the Haka is a New Zealand thing, do not ever get that mixed up, we are very very different. This was an aboriginal dance/ welcome/ smoking ceremony. The indigenous/ aboriginal peoples of Australia are the oldest tribe of the world, maybe 50,000 years old. There is games being set up and played in the USA of Aussie Rules Footy. Look it up in your area. It's getting a great following over there, because it is soo different and entertaining.
"In the past across Australia there would have been hundreds of different haka-type balyunmirr performances. Today these ceremonies only exist with the more traditional First Nation People who still know and balyunmirri in a fully traditional way. So like the New Zealand Māori people Australia also has its own haka" apologies if I offended in any way though 💪🏻 thank you Katherine
Melbourne and Geelong football clubs are quite old by Australian standards, both founded in the late 1850s. The AFL/VFL (league football) isn't quite that old but is still over 100 years in. Quite a lot of history has accumulated over that time and, particularly in Melbourne, there are many stories about incredible games over the years.
Aplund! Welcome and thank you for the comment! I'm definitely going to be going deeper into AFL videos for sure
@Michael-ye7uv thank you Michael
Dockers are gd bro, welcome abroad... pun intended
Hahah I'm here for it 😂 glad you enjoyed Westy
When a player catches a ball (a mark) that has been kicked more than 15 metres he has 2 options to choose from. He can stop, and within a time limit, kick the ball again (not unlike a free kick) or he can instantly move the ball forward by hand-ball, kicking, or running with the ball (bouncing it every 15M).
Thank you for the information Michael, glad you enjoyed
Good reaction dude, and for context to your background posters, lead actor in kinky boots was an Aussie too(film not musical version, at least far as I know)
Good old Joe Edgerton I believe? Thank you for watching and the kind words, appreciate you being here and enjoying, you bloody legend
A short 4 minutes video on the history AFL team. Check out -
History of the AFL - The teams (1897 - 2019 ) cheers.
Thank you Steve glad you enjoyed 💪🏻
When someone catches/marks it after receiving a kick they can choose to “play on” or take a “impeded kick”
Thank you Tommy, appreciate you giving me the knowledge 💪🏻💪🏻
We play on cricket pitches. The handball the punch comes from behind to the ball, in volleyball the punch comes from underneath the ball.
Monstrous sizes! Ah yeah I see what you mean, I hope you understand my comparison though haha glad you enjoyed Fifi
Carn the Baggers! 💙 Great reaction!
Thank you Kaya, glad you enjoyed 💪🏻
Nice reaction mate!...I am an ex pat from the UK I emigrated to Aus back in 1970 we first lived in the Western Suburbs of Melbourne in a place named Footscray named after Foots Cray in the UK the local footy team was Called Footscray football club back then so I decided to follow them and like you I didn't really understand the rules in fact it seemed to me like there weren't any rules but I soon learned most of the rules and came to love the game. Over the years there have been changes mainly the fact that we have teams now from all the States on the mainland whereas back in the day all teams were from Victoria only. The Footscray team name was changed to The Western Bulldogs I still follow them today in fact they are playing on TV as I type this. We don't say that we root for our teams, the term we use is to Barrack for our teams...I can recommend you continue to check out our GREAT game, you will come to love it especially as it is action all through the game.
Up the bulldogs and thank you for the comment!! Glad a few of us over there are loving the sport 💪🏻
Typical Victorian! NOT all teams were from Victoria "back in the day". Each state had it's own league - eg. SANFL for South Australia and the WAFL (commenced 1885) for Western Australia. The Victorian teams always poached the best players from other states to play in the VFL. I used to love watching the State of Origin games which sadly are not played any more.
PS: Go the Dockers.
Yeah mate so i'm a St Kilda fan and it's nothing but pain we won 1 premership in 1966 by 1 point and in 2010 we DREW THE GRAND FINAL and lost in the repeat (after that they changed the rules to add over time)
Collingwood are a pack of dogs and thats who we drew with aswell...
Welcome fan of "Saint KFC" 😜 I gotta admit even for the very limited knowledge I have of the game.....losing to Collingwood in the finals....that's a hard pill to swallow 😂
I like this explanation. I’ve grown up with it but he explained some modern and stuff I’ve just taken for granted without knowing why!
A very well put together video considering it's only around 14 minutes long too! Glad you're here and enjoying Sue
Like to point out that sure we have the day off for the Grand Final as it is played on a Saturday. DUH! a Score line is abbreviated sometimes to the total of points scored like 80 points which accounts for 6 points per goal and 1 point per behind. So could read 12 goals 8 behinds 80 points when added 12-8-80
Duhhhhh I didn't even think of that 😂😂😂 oh now it makes so much more sense! Thank you Kira! Glad you enjoyed
every team has their own original club song, the game was invented to play on a cricket oval on the off season. if the ball hits the 2 outside post it's out of bounds and is thrown back in and if it hits on the full it's out of bounds on the full which is a hand over free kick, the officials are called umpires not referees. their are 4 on field umpires 2 side line umpires and 2 goal umpires. the game is ment to keep going and players are penalised if the deliberately stop the play, you can slap the ball forward to your advantage but you cannot scoop the ball. if running with the ball you must bounce or touch the ball on the ground every 15 meters, you cannot trip players. when a mark is taken the opposition player can stand on the mark and is penalised 50 meters if he steps over the mark or if an opposition player runs between the man on the mark and the player with the ball. 50 meter penalty if you mouth off at the umpire, time stops when the ball goes out of bounds or when a goal or point is scored or when the umpire calls time off.
hope this helps
What an absolute bloody legend!! Thank you for ironing it out and making it ever more understandable, I appreciate it and appreciate you being here! Glad you're enjoying
When it comes to the scoreboard, this can be very confusing to someone nust learning the game. There are three sets of number for each team on the scoreboard, the first is the number of Goals scored and are worth 6 points for each Goal; the second is the number of Behinds scored and are worth 1 point for each Behind, the third is the Total number of Points scored and is the resulting points for Goals scored and added to the Behinds score. A score may look like this 20 10 130
Thank you Jay, it was one of the only parts that I never firstly grasped! Glad you're here and for the knowledge 🤙🏻
I've followed the Geelong Cats for 41 years. They are currently undefeated after the first 6 rounds and are on top of the ladder. Mind you, this early in the season, while they are set up well early on, that doesn't mean a lot (although I'd rather be at the top than at the bottom, of course). Anything can happen!!
Thank you for watching and commenting Carolyne, glad you're here and enjoying
Great reaction! For me, run tackles are one of the most exciting parts of our game. It happens more often then the Speckie and gets me up out of my chair every time.
There are two official AFL made videos that i recommend you AVOID. Not because they aren't instructional. But because this video has already given you a better explaination then either of those other two - One of them (the older one) was aimed squarely at an American audience and it not only gets some things flat out wrong (nice one AFL - not much consultation on that one ay) but it leaves many American reactors even more confused then when they started. The other one is much like the one you've watched but the commentary makes it sound like AFL for children. Unfortunately you wont find an in depth video on the entire rule set.
Im a Freo fan and like all Freo fans i also have delusions of granduer - we currently have a team capable of going all the way but seem to be lacking consitancy - consistently (oh the irony.) And while we are 'young' we have 0 flags from THIRTY. YEARS. West Coast Eagles are only 7 years older and have 4 flags - something these north of the river land rats are all to happy to remind us at any given moment (Including my missus) Unlike the Weagles however - we wear our losses like proud battle scars and arent the cry baby sore losers that they are XD (But seriously, they don't handle losing very well.)
Look forward to some more AFL reactions.
Squirrel!! What a comment! Thank you for the smile before I head off to sleep! Glad you're here and enjoying, believe me there will be so so many AFL videos to come!
Great reaction mate.
Lots of sports in one, but we came first. Aussie rules was codified in 1859 before, soccer, rugby, NFL, basketball etc.
How would you like to play it yourself? It's played as an amateur sport in many countries of the world including England, various European countries, also Asian countries and America which has the USAFL been going for 25 years. Search for Aussie rules in your area. Because it's amateur, it's nowhere near as brutal as our game and is more a social game with beers and barbecue's afterwards. I'm sure they would love you to play.
When a player takes a mark, (catch) they have two choices. They can stop on the spot and take a free kick where no one is allowed to interfere with them. Alternatively they can keep running on after marking the ball. Either way the umpire always blows the whistle when a mark is taken.
These guys are superfit athletes whose bodies are tough and conditioned to withstand the hard hits for 30 minute quarters, a total of two hours playing time. Some of them run up to 15 k's per game.
There is a video about AFL hardest hits. Most of them are outlawed today. If you crash someone in their head you get X amount of weeks suspension.
Another great video equal or better than this one is, "What is AFL, Aussie rules explained." The latest video from the AFL is, "A beginners guide to Australian rules football." This talks about the AFLW, women's league as well.
You mentioned scoring. A scoreline of 18-10-118 means 18 goals x 6 points each = 108 pts + 10 behinds, (pts) = a total of 118 pts. Highest total points wins.
Penalties/rules are too many to talk about here. You can search online for books/videos on the rules of AFL.
What we love is that there is no segregation of supporters, and that 100,000 people at a grand final is a "madly electric atmosphere" having families with kids screaming their heads off, (mainly at the umpire) but it's all one big happy family. Except for the odd idiot, there is not the bad behaviour seen in some overseas sports.
AFL gets higher weekly attendances than any sport in the world per capita, but also ranked fourth highest attendances in the world, regardless of population. (Roughly equal with the English Premier soccer league) Another video that will freak you out is the AFL high marks, (catches)
I believe games are telecast on a fox soccer channel over there. I think (at odd hours though) pretty easy to search for.
I hope you follow the red and white Sydney Swans, they fight out games to the end, and never give up. Nearly always make the finals. Very much a community orientated club doing a lot of charity work for kids in hospitals etc.
Collingwood is only popular with Collingwood supporters. Fremantle are hot and cold. Western Australian team not highly regarded except in Western Australia.
Welcome to the greatest game on the planet my friend. Cheers.
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Ricky!! Thank you for the absolutely INCREDIBLE comment! You will always be welcomed on my channel if you're expanding my knowledge of something and boy did you! The Swans sound like a true blue bunch of geezers! I definitely need to do a dive into the teams and histories too! I cannot thank you enough for taking the time to write this comment out, I'm glad you enjoyed
@@ExploringTheSmoke Thanks mate. The Sydney Swans used to be called South Melbourne. They were a basket case, usually low on the ladder. Prior to 1982 they were financially stuffed and were forced to make a choice. Either they folded up completely or moved to Sydney. (primarily a rugby league city with no AFL) Since choosing the latter they became a powerful team so it is a story of true endurance. According to research they now have the highest number of supporters (not paid members) of any AFL team. 1,.300,000 fans.
Aussie rules is a religion in Australia, and we are always happy to help people like yourself embrace our great game. Feel free to ask me about anything you don't understand. Cheers mate. 🦢🦢🦢
@@RickyisSwan ooooh you're strumming at my history/team heritage strings there! I cannot wait to get into the teams now 💪🏻
@@ExploringTheSmoke Soccer has some freakish foot skills, but you will be surprised what our guys can do with that egg shaped ball. I suggest you search for, "Lance (Buddy)Franklin's best 23 goals." Recently retired after kicking his 1000th goal, (only the sixth player in history to do this) his video will blow your mind. 80 meter goals, and kicking goals bending the ball around corners on the ground. A 6 foot five monster of a man with the evasive skills of a rabbit. You can also search for the video of when he kicked his 1000th goal. 20,000 fans invaded the field to congratulate him, it's a phenomenal sight. Cheers.
@@ExploringTheSmoke No spoiler alert, but search for, "Lance (Buddy Franklin's best 23 goals." Trust me, this guy will blow your mind. 🦢🦢🦢
Also the Grand final last year between Collingwood and Brisbane was amazing. The current season is 6 rounds in out of 24 so you can see the results and the standings of all the teams and how they’re going right now!
Ahhh hell yeah! Thank you Christian! Glad you enjoyed the reaction
From an Aussie who loves the game of afl the teams that you might of not known were Carlton which is right next to the lions and ST Kilda which is the name of st k.f.c
Thank you for the knowledge Shane, glad you enjoyed
I lived in England '96 - '98, went to several EPL games & couldn't get my head around the segregation of fans or the home team fans being kept in the ground after the final whistle to allow the visiting fans a "head start" away from the ground. My English friends said: "what do you expect?"
2005 several of my English friends came to Australia for a year....I took them to the MCG for a game of AFL - 85K fans ALL walking mixed together across the various parkland to the stadium - ALL sitting with no segregation (obviously, there are groups that sit together) "most" mixed in together. I said to my English friends: "Remember you asked what I expect? THIS is what I grew up with....always a bit of "tongue in cheek" banter BUT ALL intermingling.........My English friends were blown away - both with the sport itself & the "fairly" easy going nature of the fans.
I gotta admit the fandom is something I already love! The feel of the sport is definitely VERY real, thank you for watching and commenting glad you enjoyed 💪🏻
One thing not said about the size of our ovals is the reason they're so big is because the sport traditionally is played on cricket fields. When it comes to the AFL for example a large amount of the teams are still playing at grounds that you'll see the Australian cricket team playing on during summer.
Thank you Reece, I did think it had the same size resemblance to lords over here 💪🏻
Don't be fooled by the similarities to Gaelic Football. A lot of people see the latter and assume Australian Football is derived from it, but the first rules of Australian Football were written 26 years before the Irish game, and the rules which make them look similar were all in the Australian game before the Irish game started and none of those rules were in the start of Irish football. This game requires more different athletic skills than any other sport anywhere and consequently produces plenty of unique players the like of which you will never see again due tho their particular mix of skills. Indigenous players seem born to play this game and are the most exciting to watch, often having cult followings. You gotta love it!
Thank you Stuart for the information and incredible comment, I'm glad you enjoyed
Best way to learn the game is to watch the game. There are plenty of AFL games available to watch on youtube. For the best excitement, though, Grand Finals are something else. The 2018 Grand Final is one of the best in recent history. West Coast Eagles is the team I follow, just so you know.
You're not wrong wrong there John, 2018 has been suggested a few times, glad you enjoyed and thank you for watching
I'm a West Coast Eagles supporter (being from Western Australia) but I also follow West Ham in the Premier League. BTW the Dockers are also from WA of course.
Up the Hammers! Glad you're enjoying it Kim!
Watch What Is AFL and the rules will be clearer. There is a song made for Roy Cazaly before my time. It doesn’t matter who he played for but it belongs to every team now and is played at all Grand Finals. Up There Cazaly is the song you should watch it. My team is Carlton but I lost my parents young and my Dad asked me to take care of his team which is Collingwood. They are the two biggest enemies and I cannot watch them play each other.
Thank you Karen 💪🏻💪🏻
Hey mate. Make sure to check out Best bumps, tackles of the decade, hest goals of the decade and best marks of the decade. All videos are inscripted as i juat wrote and the decade is 2010-19. Have fun
Sebastian!! Thank you for the recommendations! Believe meeee there are SO many more AFL videos coming 💪🏻
I’m an Aussie my go to team is port Adelaide power we call ourselves the pear because it shortened in slang power to the pear
😂😂😂 I love that for the Pear fandom 💪🏻
Spurs and Newcastle played at the MCG last night in front of 74,000 fans.
I heard it was a wild one that went to penalties 😂 thank you for watching Ian, glad you enjoyed
The day off is to watch them on a parade. The day off is Friday and the game is on the Saturday.
Yeah I, quite silly of me, believed it was like a Tuesday 😂😂
The teams* from the top left:
Adelaide (The Crows)
Brisbane (The Lions)
[CFC] Carlton Football Club (or the Blues) - side note. Blues Abroad are the supporters of Carlton
Collingwood Football Club (The Magpies)
Essendon Football Club (The Bombers)
Fremantle (The Dockers)
Geelong (The Cats)
Gold Coast (The Suns)
Greater Western Sydney (The Giants)
Hawthorn Football Club (The Hawks)
Melbourne Football Club (The Demons)
North Melbourne Football Club (The Kangaroos or the Roos)
Port Adelaide (The Power)
Richmond Football Club (The Tigers)
St Kilda Football Club (The Saints)
Sydney Football Club (More recently, The Swans, more parochially, The Bloods)
The West Coast Eagles (The Eagles)
Footscray Football Club (The Bulldogs)
The Lions are a merged football club made from the merger of Fitzroy (The Lions) and Brisbane (The Brisbane Bears)
* All teams have Football Club after the place name for where they are/were originally located except for the Eagles.
He mentioned the rivalries at the end. I would like to point out that the rivalry between Carlton and Collingwood is one of the longest running rivalries in sport. It's been going since 1892 (it didn't really start getting hot until the 1930s). Collingwood supporters don't like to be reminded that if it wasn't for Carlton, they would still be an amateur football club called the Britannia Football Club. Carlton cancelled one of their previously organised matches to play Collingwood and despite it being a Carlton home game, gave Collingwood the gate proceeds to help get them started :D
Thank you Dramoth, I appreciate the information, who's your team?
@@ExploringTheSmoke Carlton :D The best of the best :)
@@dramoth64 thank you mate
With 108 points remember that each goal is worth 6 points, so they mount up quickly if the team is good enough.
To a regular football fan seeing 108 is WILD 😂😂😂 glad you you're enjoying Imagine!
@@ExploringTheSmoke I love Rugby League, but I barely watch any Soccer since you don't see that many goals. I don't want to go to a 0-0 game lol.
In saying that, I've been to 2 matches of A-League, both times with my best mate, my team vs his, one game was 2-2 and the other (The Grand Final) my team won 2-0 and those games (especially the Grand Final) were entertaining.
I always find it funny how the narrator talks about the friendly rivalries. There's lots of online ribbing and plenty of jokes in person, but there's also a lot of staunch football fans who just despise their team's biggest rivals. Ask any old blokes at the local footy club which team they hate the most and they'll go into a bitter tirade about cheating umpires giving away a winning free kick to whatever team they hate (who they'll call 'scum') after the siren 4 decades ago. We're proud Pies supporters in my family - 6 generations. My dad can't say 'Carlton' without pure hatred in his voice. He just loathes them. There are frequent biffs between supporters (and players too) at and after games and also in pubs. Some of these rivalries are very old (over 100 years) and can get very tense. I don't imagine there's a lot of friendly banter between Port and Crows supporters down the pub when they play each other, if they would even go to the same pub.
Oh believe me I know, over here I'm a West Ham fan and Millwall are literal scum to me 😂 it's been a rivalry as old as time haha
The record for one player is 150 goals in one season. The game has been around since 1858.
150 goals in a season is putting up NUMBERS 😂 thank you Lex glad you enjoyed
To imagine the size of an aussie rules oval, think of a game being played on The Lords Oval; Aussie Rules is actually played on a cricket oval.
@@jayweb51 weirdly was at lords last week (been a few times with work) and to think AFL players run around that pitch size is incredible
There is other videos out there about AFL like " What is AFL.", through the actual AFL channel, that one is the best to look at. Other stuff like greatest marks, individual players,etc...
As for the game total score. Goals are 6 points, behind/ other scoring is 1 point, so how many goals and times it by 6, then add the behind points equals the total. No they don't have say 100 scores for 100 points. So you have the goals 1st( times this by 6), behinds, then the overall total shown.
Still....106 is still like 18 goals which is a VERY high amount in other sports....as to the best of my knowledge haha I love this sport already though and I am here for it! Thank you for watching Katherine, glad you enjoyed
Hi mate, the video was by Blue abroad - the Blues are Carlton, the third team in the list, with the navy blue insignia and Latin motto. Founded 1864, winners of the most premierships (16) until recently, when Essendon and now Collingwood have finally equalled our record. Took 29 years ( our last was 1995), guess which teams Carlton supporters hate the most!! 😂😂😂 Go the blues!! Our year 🤞🤞🤞
Hahaha I'm already being forewarned about Collingwood being very much like Marmite/Vegemite being you either love them or hate them haha
@@ExploringTheSmoke Just on this, definitely know your ABC - support Anyone But Collingwood. There used to be a badge saying "I support (whichever team) and anyone playing Collingwood
@@Austrickster63 😂😂 I shall endeavor to stay away from the Collingwood lot haha
The interchange is now 75 times a game, not 90. There is a 23rd player now, who is a substitute for a player who has an injury that does not allow them to continue in the game, particularly concussion and muscle injuries (though teams are misusing this for tactical reasons). The Grand Final is not a day off, as the game is on a Saturday afternoon. Starting last year, a 23rd minor round game was added. The indigenous dance is only performed once a year in the games in the specially designated Indigenous round of games, where special jumpers with indigenous motives are also used. As for the score, the 108 points you saw could be accrued as 16-12 (16 goals, so 16x6 (96 points) and 12 behinds (12 points)) = 108 points from 28 scores. Teams can score less than 30 points in a game but also over 200 depending on the weather and how well both teams play. Just as is the case with Rugby Union, a team consists of players with a wide range of heights and weights. Typically, AFL players range in height from 168cm to over 200cm and in weight from around 65kg to over 110kg. The AFL is a national competition that formed from the pervious VFL, which was only for teams from the state of Victoria. Currently, there are teams from five states (Victoria (10), South Australia (2), Western Australia (2), Queensland (2) and New South Wales (2)). In a few years, a team from Tasmania will enter the competition and an odd numbers of teams will mean that there will be one team each week that doesn't play. Currently, the competition runs from March to September and most of the pre season training is done in the heat of summer. There are fewer grounds used now and players don't have to put up with the mud heaps that dominated the winters on smaller suburban grounds that was the case in the previous century. The AFL has adopted a number of aspects from sports in the USA, particularly the player draft, transfers involving player exchange and draft picks rather than transfer fees and team salary caps. His final comment also isn't quite correct, I think. Sport at the purest level and simplest is running. PS Keep blowing bubbles and the Hammers may yet finisher higher in the Premier League than their third place in the old First Division in 1986.
Holy shiiiiiit thank you John, the knowledge, the history, I appreciate you taking the time to type it, thank you for being here and I'm glad you're here for the journey
@@ExploringTheSmoke I am a Port Power supporter, a team which grew from the Port Adelaide Magpies (they are called the Power because Collingwood laid claim to the "Magpies" tag in the AFL). I first watched a Port Adelaide game in 1963, the year I emigrated from the UK with my family. My number one allegiance across all sports though is Manchester United. My mother is a Manchester lass and my brother and I were born on a Saturday, a few hours before United beat Newcastle by five goals. Our 51st birthday was also a Saturday and United beat Newcastle by five goals., so proof of amazing coincidences. I have only seen them play five times but that is twice in Manchester and once in London, on trips to the UK and twice here in Australia, 1968 in Adelaide (watching Charlton, Best and the rest was awesome) and 1999 in Melbourne (at the MCG, watching Scholes, Giggs, Beckham etc also awesome) when they visited as European Champions. Best of luck with your channel and continue your passion for sport. My sporting passion came from my father, who always said "When you read a newspaper, always start with the most important articles, which is the sport.". He would even read the articles about sports that he wasn't really interested in, just because it was sport. Take care.
@@JohnHF1957 at least with sports articles you can't be fed any tosh! Glad that your father instilled the love of sport in you, and awesome that you got to see a LEGENDARY Man Untd side too! Thank you for the support and kind words, glad to have you here
@@ExploringTheSmoke Not quite. Some so called sports "journalists" don't have a lot of clues and sometimes, with their reports on a game, you think "What were they watching?". Definitely not as bad as politics though.
@@JohnHF1957 😂😂 believe me I'd rather read a badly written sports article over most of the other pages these days haha
He actually explained it pretty well. But if you’ve chosen Port don’t expect to win 😂😂
Haha thank you for watching Kath, glad you enjoyed
Im not a 'sports fan' by any stretch of the imagination, but easily one of the best ways to spend an arvo is to go to an AFL game with your family or mates. The vibe is better than Soccer, Cricket, Basketball, the fans put in as much energy as the players it feels like. feels good man.
Probably the most intense game Ive seen was not in the national league, but the state Semi-final, between to traditionally rival teams. possibly your last game of the season, so it was No-Holds-Barred, all out war. Its an inherently rough game, but there is a level of respect to the conflict. Not at this game. no media or live replay at this match. punch ups and tussles, gameplay was stopped 3 times for the ambulance dudes. It was an unholy blend of ballet and fight club.
A hooligan sport played by gentlemen 😂 thank you for watching and commenting Arjo, glad you enjoyed
Biggest rivalry would probably be Carlton vs Collingwood at the MCG that’s the oldest rivalry first played each other 1892 and still going , but then again the showdown between Adelaide crows vs port Adelaide is pretty big aswell two teams in one city Adelaide.
Twoo teams in one city I can imagine it is you are born into one or the other and you die supporting that team haha
It's a cricket ground and the game was invented for cricket players to play in the off season, hence the large field.
@@Daniel-o6d after being at Lords a few times....knowing the ACTUAL size is pretty insane 😂 thank you Daniel, glad you enjoyed
Man this British narrator has made a better explanation video than any Aussie one I've seen.
Thank you Red! Glad you're enjoying
That's because he took his time and also has experience being a foreigner learning the game. If I was to explain the game, I'd probably do a poor job since I grew up on the game haha. Rugby League on the other hand I could teach that as I learned that only a few years ago.
@@SilentHotdog28 hahah sometimes it can go VERY wrong haha
Welcome to AFL.
The first ever game was played on the grounds of there the MCG stands. It was a game design to keep cricket players fit during winter and has evolved into the sport that we see now. I recommend you get on the Carlton bandwagon, known as the Navy Blues, and supporters are the Bluebaggers.. fun fact Robbie Williams is a massive Carlton fan and is our global ambassador. that is the third logo that was shown. And is also the team of choice from the person who made the video.
In response to your question of taking a mark, you can elect to play on if you feel you have an advantage to gain.
Niccccc!! Welcome! Crazy that Robbie Williams is a fan haha! Thank you for the information and filling me in, glad you enjoyed
@@ExploringTheSmoke mate, thank you, walking in with open eyes and mind, to arguably the best game in the world. I used to do a lot of work with clubs, setting up memberships marquees out side the grounds many years ago, and we had a lot of backpackers work for us. They could never get over the fact there is no segregation. Opposition fans walking in side by side. Check out afl top marks, top goals and top bumps.
@@nicfisher8266 I've been to a few mixed fan rugby matches that went pretty well...I went to one mixed football game and my god it was like the final scene of bravehart 😂😂
😂😂, also, just watching it again, a game is split into 4 Quarters of 20 minutes, plus time on for stoppages. So an average quarter is 25-28 minutes. 5 minute break at 1/4 time and 3/4 time. And 20 minutes for Half time.
The teams that weren't obvious to read. Adelaide Crows, Brisbane lions, Carlton Blues, Collingwood magpies (ferals), Essendon bombers(not much better) Fremantle dockers, Geelong cats, GWS (Greater Western Sydney) Giants, (also the best instagram account) Hawthorn hawks, Melbourne Demons, North Melbourne kangaroos, Port Adelaide Power, Richmond Tigers, Saint Kilda Saints, Sydney Swans, West Coast Eagles(Perth based) and the Western Bulldogs(formerly Footscray)
@@nicfisher8266 I'm glad you're here Nic!!
If you get the chance, check out this 4 videos
1 - A beginner's guide to Australian football | AFL Explained
2 - What is AFL? Aussie Rules Explained
3 - Mason Cox - " Don't believe in never " An American playing AFL. Mason journey from the U.S. to the AFL.
4 - Top 50 AFL marks of all time.
Enjoy cheers thanks🤠
Thank you Steve! What an incredible list! Glad you enjoyed, thank you for watching
@@ExploringTheSmoke Yeah for sure. Thanks mate. Enjoy the AFL. Go the Bombers !!
@@stevepark1123 you'll definitely find a few friends in the comments my man 🤙🏻🤙🏻
I would recommend you react to What Is AFL: Aussie Rules Explained from the AFL Channel, there is a companion video from the AFL Channel titled A Beginners Guide to Australian Rules. These are both excellent introductory videos to the sport of Aussie Rules.
@@jayweb51 I'll have to give it a look, I'm a little more on board with it all since watching this video, thank you for the suggestion Jay, glad you're enjoying
I am a dockers supporter but they are still to win a grand final in 30 years of history
Sounds much like my beloved West Ham haha
since you asked, fremantle are doing well at the moment! which is good seeing as finals are less than a month away!!
@@fiveyy_ow thank you Fiveyyyyyy!! Appreciate the update
@@ExploringTheSmoke no worries mate!! they’re also a likeable team, i go for the Power but i like the dockers! personally i hate the collingwood magpies.. youd hear that a lot i think 😂 great video! always entertaining to see a non-aussie watch afl!
@@fiveyy_ow soooo many people have said about Collingwood haha, I love an underdog team tooooooo, new afl video just dropped
If you are going to go for a team, I go for Essendon but there is a new team coming to AFL and it’s the Tasmanian Devil which is coming in 2028.
Thank you AFLisfun, glad you enjoyed 💪🏻
Good Afternoon, Rugby-Fan, you look more like an ex rugby with a post sport gym addiction - impressive, tatts (are you ga. ?. let's not go there) aside, I wouldn't want to be meeting you in a dark lane. I love your opening, that good natured, mockling, humour, common to both the UK and Aus, that I endured during my 2 year working holiday stint in the Old Dart all those years ago, at work and, particularly at the cricket club, I love the Aus-UK relationship. It's 36 blokes who run, well, not all, lazy tall forwards, in a game played on a cricket field, think about the history of British settlement in the 19th Century when codified football started in the Anglosphere. The AFL's played games at The Oval (South London). The handball is struck with the clenched fist where the thumb and first finger interact, it has its antecedent in Gaelic Football where it's struck with the clenched but from the palm and clenched fingers side of the hand (hope that makes sense). The mark is spectacular, loved by the crowds, that pommie commentator ("Charles"), I don't know from where he got the adjective 'paid', never heard it called that before, it's a mark or a holding-the-ball, 'paid' might be in the rules, it's not in the stands or the umpire's mouth. You aren't as impressed by the physical side of the game, US reactors are more expressive, hits are hard but they are in rugby, too. Another howler from Charles, the Grand Final is played on a Saturday. In enlightened Australia we have weekend...ah, never mind. He probably means the public holiday on the day before the Grand Final in Melbourne in the State of Victoria, where the Grand Final's played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground ("MCG"), widely called 'the G', the site of the Boxing Day Test. The Brownlow Medal is for the "Fairest and Best, not the other way 'round another pommie blunder. Honourable fair play (another bullsh.t concept we got from you Brits, by the way, when are you going to stop using the top left quarter of our flag as yours ? The Brownow is aspired to in a game where the temptation to be, shall we say, less than fair, is a massive temptation, particularly when it comes to physical contact (I've experienced the scrum, you'll get it). Charles has swallowed the politically correct bullsh.t about the origins of the game, forget about the indigenous marn gook narrative, frankly, the game owes its origins to a bloke who went to Rugby School but there's a helluvalot of Irish football in it because it was codified in Victoria in the late 19th Century (before soccer) where the population was around 1/3 Irish born or descended. Disclaimer: my 8 great grandparents arrived between 1848 - 1858 from Ireland. Charles is wrong about the singing, that's for the players, after a win. Occasionally, supporters of the winning side might sing it after the game, that's rare. The singing culture of British sports doesn't exist here, there's no West Ham "Bubbles" , Liverpool "Walk Alone" or England'/British Lions "Jerusalem", that's not our way, dare I say it, the singing is a bit ga. , let's not go there, either. The team at the end, royal blue with a red and a white hoop, is Footscray Football Club aka Western Bulldogs, my club. Apols for the length. Footy, of any code, originated in your country and is deserving of massive respect.
Never apologise for the length of a comment especially one filled with such life!! Thank you for the knowledge, the giggles and the camaraderie, I am an ex rugby player indeed with a slight gym addiction (I lived in America for a while and got WAY too fat haha) oh and uh, not gay last I checked 😂 Mrs. Smoke may have something to say if I was! Glad you're here and thank you for taking the time to write this out! Have a great day and be well Angus 💪🏻
@@ExploringTheSmoke No worries, mate.
@@angusmckenzie9622 appreciate you being here
@@ExploringTheSmoke "appreciate you being...," I worked with blokes like you, met their families..almost good enough to be Australian ! Let me add. I'm of Irish extraction, my unkles and Dad even more extreme than our Boston distant cousins. When I am in Ireland, I'm an Australian tourist. In the Dart, I'm part of the family.,
@@angusmckenzie9622 you've certainly made my morning Angus
Always been a Hawthorn Hawks fan. love the game.
Thank you for answering Rex 💪🏻
This guy who’s from the UK actually lives in Melbourne
I know that know haha I was just worried when someone who never grew up with a sport tries to explain it....I'm looking at you, Americans 😂 and it just doesn't connect the dots etc, so I'm glad Blue smashed it with this video, glad you're here Benjamin 💪🏻
@@ExploringTheSmoke btw the British guy his name is Pommy he has a channel named PommyinOz the blue aboard channel is just another Channel he was using cause he’s friends with that blue abroad channel both support the team u didnt know the name of the Carlton one the team next to Brisbane lions
@@benjaminrowley ohhh thank you for the ever flowing knowledge Benno 💪🏻
Everyone has 2 favourite teams. Your main team (mine are the Roos) and then whatever team is playing Collingwood.
There's a definite collective agreement about Collingwood and at least EVERYONE knows about it, even Collingwood fans haha
@@ExploringTheSmoke oh they definitely lean into it.
@@batchmotorsportat least they know where they stand 😂😂
I came bac to edit my comment and it's disappeared I don't know what's happened. I think maybe it has been put in your comment review folders or something
Same. Yeah dunno why exactly 🤔..I didn't call anyone a C🤬 😁
Definitely something buggy with UA-cam, I'm slowlllllllly getting them all now ahhaha
Your team being an Englishman should be the Western Bulldogs, colors are Red White and Blue !
Nuff said !
Great vid mate, nice to see you getting interested in Aussie rules .
Cheers 😎🤘
Thank you Wayne!! Never thought of that one 😂 you're a legend for being here thank you mate
@@ExploringTheSmoke
Yeah mate, also the British Bulldog !
I think we have got this sorted 😏🤭
@@waynehauser3611Ohhh it's a tough one!! I like the Dockers as they've never won and I love an underdog and I grew up in London's docklands so it's very difficult between the two haha
@@ExploringTheSmoke
Fair doo's . The Dockers are from Perth , Fremantle . Bulldogs are From Melbourne.
Well you have decide for ya self of course .
Just great to see you getting into the game .
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@@waynehauser3611 oooooh it's a tough one!!!
If you want to be a dockers fan. coincidentally the Wester Derby (Docker vs Eagles) is this weekend. I'm an eagles personally. Great rivalry between to 2 clubs. Dockers are far superior to at the moment unfortunately. But it is always one of the rougher and most entertaining games of the season. especially if you are a west Aussie. Would Be a grate way to introduce yourself to the sport straight away. Especially if you are looking to be a dockers fan. Hopefully we (Eagles) can put up a good fight and make a game out of it. But come support the eagles not the dockers the come back is brewing.
edit: footy umpire here, it's just a mark not a paid mark like he said, with scoring if it hits the little post it is a throw in (umpire throws the ball into a ruck tap, similar to a ball up). If the ball hits the little post on the full from a kick without touching anything else first it is called out on the full and is a kick in for the opposition, with no score for hitting the little posts ever. the scores being so high is because a goal is 6 points and a behind is only worth 1. If you want a more detailed and in depth breakdown you should go check out one the AFL's rule brake down. it gives the basics so you are able to watch the sport and understand what going on.
JDS!! Welcome and thank you for the kick arse knowledge, I gotta admit it's pretty slick that you're an umpire, I'm jealous of your uniform! Thank you for watching and commenting, I'm glad you enjoyed
Your gut feeling is right, you should choose the Freo Dockers. It's a rough ride, they won 3 straight at start of this year and have lost 3 since then, but we support them win or lose. One day there will be a huge reward for our faith. Perhaps 💜
It seems very much like they are the team just on the cusp every time haha
Go the Don's Essendon 🖤❤️
Woop Woop 💪🏻💪🏻
12:17 the reason the players are celebrating so effusively after the goal that just happened is that the goal kicker has made his debut in this game - the grand final! - and has just kicked his first ever AFL goal…..in his first game….in a grand final……after struggling with a petty criminal past which made it hard for him to get anywhere with Aussie rules…..and he kicks a goal in his first game, and it’s IN A GRAND FINAL!!!!!!!!!!
Oh damn that makes SO much more sense now 🤣 thank you for the comments Gamortie, you're a legend
@@ExploringTheSmoke happy to help someone who shows an interest in our amazing game on their journey of understanding
@@gamortie I appreciate every bit of new knowledge from anyone 💪🏻