To give you a better idea of the distance goals are kicked from, the curved line is 50 metres (55 yards) from the goal line. This is more than half an American football field and all players are expected to be able to kick that distance accurately.
Watching the goals, remember these guys can kick with both feet, can curve a ball and some can kick more than 60 yards..... often when running at full speed and even when running away from goal AND they do it repeatedly.
Justin Longmuir is now the coach of the Freo Dockers. Geelong were in front all game until Nick Davis kicked 4 goals in the last qtr; the last of which put Sydney in front with 3 seconds left (not enough time). The commentator is a Geelong supporter, so his heart was breaking as it knocked Geelong out of the finals (playoffs). But don't worry, we then went on to win 3 of the next 5 premierships. We Are Geelong.
Context: most of those 'moments' are heroic moments in the dying seconds of a big, important game (finals games, getting teams INTO the finals, Grand Finals - you guys call this stuff 'playoffs' and the Superbowl), and sometimes AFTER the final siren has gone and the entire game rides on one final kick. The drama that this game can create sometimes is simply astonishing.
A goal is worth 6 points (between the middle 2 big sticks). A behind (either side of the big sticks) is worth 1 point. To score a goal, the ball must be kicked by an attacking player, and travel through the big sticks without being touched.
The Collingwood guy Chris Tarrant I grew up with his foamily and mine used to hang out because my family with his was involved with the local football in Mildura which was South Mildura Football Club. Which I used to baby sit his younger brother who plays for North Melbourne Robbie Tarrant.
Iconic signal from the goal umpire, that ALL the ground and views can read. 2 fingers is a goal, (6 points). 1 finger is a 'behind' - 1 point. If he goes over and bangs the post, it's 'hit the post', then he'll give the 'point' signal. If he, or she, smacks the back of their hands together above their head, it was 'touched', (not directly off the boot), also a point. The field umpires also have signals so everyone can follow along. You need to look at the scores, and time remaining, (+ the quarter), when you start watching any of the memorable clips..... Scores run - Goals, (X6 points), Behinds, (X1 point), Total score, (all added up...) The Grand Final will have 100,000+ attendance..... A game will last about 2 hours total, not including the 3 breaks.....
Good fun video, did not show the big hip and shoulders and back in the day the biff was (serious bumps) area tough watch, memorable moments to do with elimination final moments. Check out the malcolm blight final kick after the siren in 1976
G’day Guys, I’m glad you enjoyed this Vid, but This video is unfortunately not very informative. And that first Rules vid you saw was full of far to many inaccuracies and omissions, and that’s odd since it was the Australian AFL ruling body that actually commissioned it. The very first thing to be addressed ( and I will mention it later again in full), but this game is NOT a mix of other games or ANY American games. AND It is absolutely understandable why most might think this is so, but it’s simply not true as every game that looks like it might have similar roots, like volleyball and basketball etc were actually invented many years (even decades) later after AFL. So To start with, here are some comments and corrections in no particular order. That applies to your last video too and by other Americans as well. First of, it’s 15 metres “before” your required to bounce the ball, it’s just been rounded to 16 yards for the American audience, for which the first typical video most get to see was created. Also, you don’t just have to bounce it, you can alternatively bend down whilst running, and touch the ball to the ground as well (although rarely seen nowadays). The MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground) holds over 100,000 people, not 90,000. I know the Vid said 90,000 plus, but that implies a lower true figure, so it’s a poor choice of words. They play on Cricket pitches, hence the round oval shape, and since cricket pitches are different sizes, there is no standard pitch size, so any figures that will get quoted, are only average estimates. The 20 minute quarters can have 10 additional minutes PER quarter, not 10 minutes for the whole game. This is a truly 360 degree game, so when they say no offside rule, it’s a massive understatement that you will only understand after watching a few minutes of continuous play. And you can get hit from Any direction at all (and therefore no “Knock on rule”). And what isn’t mentioned at all, is that their is absolutely no “Time Outs” of any description at all, for eg. if a player is injured, the game still continues on around him without stopping. The only exception to this is if he needs to be stretchered of, other wise the play goes on as the injured player walks off, there is video on UA-cam with players with clearly broken arms, walking off whilst everyone else dodges him. This 1st video is an updated version, that fixes most (but not all the) issues and omissions in the Americanised version of the video most people see first. (To be clear, the errors are our fault, i.e. us Aussies, as it was the AFL who wrote the script to help educate US citizens). ua-cam.com/video/u_SqfNNfhmM/v-deo.html This 2nd video is done by an Englishman (Pom), and it does a better job of explaining the basics (in regards to the original AFL,s own video), but since some of the rules have changed, it’s also slightly inaccurate too, but not in any fundamental important matters though, and it does give a list of offences that none of the others do, so it’s still worth a watch. ua-cam.com/video/Mnv32s8jPz0/v-deo.html. This next vid helps fill in some gaps, but it leaves stuff out too, so it’s only really useful as a supplementary video, but it’s still very good for what it does do. ua-cam.com/video/64elNqf3Kxg/v-deo.html This last video nicely wraps it all up. But don’t be put of by it’s apparent length as only the 1st 14 minutes are actually about the game itself as the rest is about the clubs and their history. It also covers how inclusive the game is as well. But whilst you’re of course welcome to see the rest, you only need to see the first 14 minutes to better understand the game, and of those 1st 14 minutes the first 4 minutes are a preamble and a very little bit of history that’s well worth watching too. ua-cam.com/video/Dtmu-1kMFZw/v-deo.html (Update) Before we move along and in support of the previous Videos closing remarks about Aussie AFL fans. Here’s what happened When Buddy Franklin Scored his 1000th goal (yes that really is One Thousand Goals, NOT including behinds I.E. the One pointers). This milestone has only happened 5 times previously in the 150 year plus history of this game. That’s why the crowd reacted the way they did. The anticipation for this moment was absolutely huge all game. It took nearly half an hour tho clear the cricket ground (pitch). ua-cam.com/video/HgM3W6gnJGg/v-deo.html These next videos are not rules related as such, but a bit of everything else of potential interest. To start of with, If your interested in the history of the game, as it’s arguably the oldest game on earth, well at least certain aspects of it are anyway. The following videos should help to enlighten you why this is case. At the 1:27 min mark, they specifically mentioned how the AFL Ruling body, has finally recognised the influence of Marngrook on AFL. ua-cam.com/video/8pJftbDqFfY/v-deo.html To be Clear. It’s the jumping up high (I.E. marking) of the ball component of Marngrook, that’s of specific importance, and is what was carried across to the new game. ua-cam.com/video/7UlHJgrkgM8/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/k8dPdHMZiQg/v-deo.html This little Documentary has certain facts that have since been clarified and confirmed, as shown in the earlier video suggestions. But the History of Tom Wills is still accurate. Take Note: At 4:31. Specific mention is made of the hand written rules, including a photo of the original hand written rules of what’s now called, Australian Rules Football. ua-cam.com/video/fv6dAoUcSrM/v-deo.html What’s now known as Australian Rules, is indeed the first game to have a “standardised” set of “codified” rules of any football code. Another point of interest is that the Australian Aborigines have a PROVEN historical ability to remember and pass on their stories. So to go of track ever so slightly, it’s been discovered that they have racial memories (stories that are passed down over time) that actually date back to before the last ice age. It’s also a proven fact that the Australian Aborigines have the OLDEST Continuous culture of any race, on earth. (Feel free to check this out at your own leisure as it’s fascinating in its own right). . ua-cam.com/video/7UlHJgrkgM8/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/k8dPdHMZiQg/v-deo.html To be fair (and clear), just about every game ever invented, basically starts of without written rules. This is especially true of soccer as it’s history dates back to the Middle Ages. Therefore various games (of all sorts) have evolved over time, this is a universal constant. It’s just that Australian Football was specifically created for a very specific purpose right from the very beginning, and so setting out rules was an automatic imperative right from the start. Neither the early forms of soccer or rugby (or any other type of game) had this type of need in their early days. Australia (Victoria to be more specific) was the First Nation to have a 8 hour work day 40 hour work week. So we had Saturday free to play sport, before other countries, this has been postulated as another reason why it was easy for us to create a game in the fashion that we did, and why it was taken up so quickly. What translates to AFL, is the consolidated components of pre Codified Soccer/football, pre codified Rugby, Marngrook etc, as well as some other unique aspects of his own too (like bouncing/touching the ball to the ground), that was then all mixed up and combined into our very own game which we happened to write some rules down before anyone else got around to it. To put it simply, No one has ever denied the fact that AFL is made up of early forms of other football style of games with our own bits added as well. But having said that. AFL actually predates Soccer, Rugby, Gridiron, Basketball, Volleyball etc. So it’s not actually accurate to say that it’s a mix of other sports, as that implies that AFL copied those aspects and that they came first, but to be fair, it is also entirely understandable why that assumption is constantly made. To sum up. These suggestions are about the background and history of AFL. There are other far more exciting videos to watch, such as ones like these. I will start of with what was a pop song in the 70’s but has become the main AFL theme song (their are others). What makes this video specifically interesting was that it was before a lot of the rules to make it a safer game, had been made. It has some spectacular footage. (Just the 5 secs from 0:30 to 0:35, prove this point). And BTW Roy Cazaly was the name of a famous player that could jump, hence the cry “ Up their Cazaly” and thus the title for the song. I maybe biased, but it’s still a damn good song. ua-cam.com/video/pxM8XB61ZvU/v-deo.html This one is well worth reacting too. These next vids are of course subjective, and it’s only a taste of what’s on UA-cam. I’m not saying they are the best, just a good example of what’s available, and they are all worth reacting to as well. Top 50 AFL Marks of all time ua-cam.com/video/7AjcFfBvIcs/v-deo.html AFL Greatest long Bomb Goals ua-cam.com/video/ecaBlL96iks/v-deo.html The Best AFL Moments of all time ua-cam.com/video/X54uvWYw5kY/v-deo.html Top ten Grand Final moments from the last 10 years ua-cam.com/video/ELj7yH5wmC0/v-deo.html Of course there are plenty more like this that are out there, but I will finish up with one that shows just some of the biggest hits done to a strangely appropriate rap song. Here comes the Boom. ua-cam.com/video/uPIQ7vLJYIA/v-deo.html And finally an American ex Gridiron player/Radio jock interviewing an American who plays top level AFL Pat McAfee learns Everything about AFL ua-cam.com/video/XY3a_yMgvxg/v-deo.html And finally, If your at all interested. Here’s a documentary about the history and it’s players. Not some to react as such. But something some out there might find to be of interest. ua-cam.com/video/NYk-7VGoCKw/v-deo.html
Need to check out one of the Aussie Rules Football introduction and instruction UA-cam videos. Plus a lot of those moments have to with similar situations in other team sports eg. Rivalries and hence the urgency and ‘stepping up to the plate’ to get the job done against rivals or to the Premiership (Australia’s version of winning the Super Bowl.) buzzer beaters, milestones, plays of the days etc.
Great reactions, fellas. This game is a religion in Australia. A goal is scored when the player kicks the ball between the goal posts (the two tallest posts) without it touching another player and is worth 6 points. A behind is scored when the ball is kicked between the goal post and the point post (the shorter, outside post), if the ball hits the goal post, if it is touched on the way through the goals or is rushed (the opposition pushes or knocks it over the line) and is worth 1 point. There is definitely no throwing; you have to kick it or handball it (hit it off the palm of one hand using the fist of the other hand), but a goal is only scored from a kick. I think you got the idea of the "moments" pretty well. They were mostly examples of games being won just before the siren (equivalent to the buzzer) or after it (if you have taken a mark or been awarded a free kick and the siren goes, you can take your time and try to kick the winning goal after the siren - any Aussie kid's dream) and many involved situations where the team's chance of progressing to or through the finals (play offs) hangs on the outcome of these moments. In one case, the Grand Final (Super Bowl) was won by a saving mark in defence (the one where the guy in red and white marks the ball in the pack and the commentator shouts "Leo Barry, you star!"). I think this video explains the game well - not just the rules, but the spirit of the game (and it is made by an Englishman, which is impressive): ua-cam.com/video/ZXFP5Bjq7TA/v-deo.html
6 points for a goal (must be kicked by the attacking team and not touched by anyone else), 1 point if you hit the big post or the ball goes between either big post or either smaller outer post. Absolutely, repeat, absolutely NO throwing. Free kick to the opposition if the ball is thrown.
9:50 Sydney Geelong final, winner survive to move up to final! The clock is running down close to the finish! Sydney player grabs ball and kicks winning goal 6 points! It your last video!
6 points between the middle, 1 point for the sides and if you hit the post. And we’re Australian, we give the ball back. Same with cricket and rugby league. You would only keep the ball if they kicked a goal or out after the final whistle. But then you’d have to bail and not get caught by security 😂
You have to kick it through the big posts to get a goal of 6 points. It can be touched or handballed through the big poles because if it is its just a point. That's why some defenders touch it through. You should watch some highlights of games, you'll get a better understanding of it that way.
Can’t wait for you guys to actually get to experience the amazing atmosphere and adrenaline just from sitting in the stadium!.. love the videos and keep up the great content guys!
When i see vids of people around the world discovering AFL i often describe it like this - Only Aussies would develop a game that is basically a 3 hour running brawl for a ball on a giant paddock that involves running, tackling, kicking and jumping as a way to keep Cricket Players fit during the winter.
It probably is possible to kick a nfl ball along the ground to make it dribble along the ground, just like it’s possible to bounce the ball. It all just depends on how it’s either kicked or held.
You can only score a goal by foot. You can't throw it (you can't throw the ball in Aussie Rules under ANY circumstance) or run it over the line, it HAS TO BE Kicked. (think "Soccer") Through the middle is 6 pts, either side is a single point. The kicking skill developed by Aussie Rules players are the exact reason why many of them get scouted by the NFL. You could do a google search on how many Aussies have played in the NFL and you will find that the vast majority of them have come from an Aussie Rules background. Not all of them but, I'm gonna say 90% (or more).
If you want to, you can kick for goal from as far out as you want. 70 m (76 yards) has been kicked multiple times. I have read that the longest was from 89 m (97 yards) out (1981, Jeff Fehring).
I love your Ultras football reactions. I am Australian and you might be surprised to know afl is loved by half the country but more or less an unknown or unwanted sport for the other half. I live in a part of Australia where it's pretty much non-existent.
@stanroach2842 Central Coast nsw. It exists, but it's not popular. Only team represented nationally here is the central Coast mariners so it's mostly football (soccer) here, then rugby league. Afl is growing but it's tiny
Great vid fellas. If you want to see a good game to get a thorough understanding of context, watch the 1997 Grandfinal....Adelade V Stkilda. the last quarter. YOu need to watch a whole part of a game to understand the highs and lows. btw a goal is 6points...if you kick to the side its 1 point. Appreciate your vids. Yew!
Hey guys, love your reaction to our great game of Aussie Rules Football! As stated before, AFL is the most attended game in the world on average per capita (population). Please check out any of the following videos and I promise you’ll be hooked to the sport of AFL. Why AFL is the best sport in the world A Beginners Guide to Australian Football The 100 BEST goals of 2023 Best of the decade 2010-2019: Best goals Best of the decade 2010-2019: Best marks AFL grand final 2023 highlights Top moments in AFL this decade 2010-2019 Best of the decade 2010-2019: Brutal bumps and tackles AFL Biggest bumps and hits ever Eddie Betts - the Pied Piper The best goals of Eddie betts’ remarkable career Kysaiah Pickett is a human highlight reel Get Excited: Izak Rankine’s best highlights Chad wingard Port Adelaide career highlights Cyril Rioli’s Career highlights Lance Franklin best 23 goals Jeremy howe best marks afl 2011-2019 Gary Ablett's 29 best ever moments, milestones and performances | 2020 | AFL AFL grand final 2018 highlights
Here’s a more in-depth dive on the rules, free kicks, penalties etc. plus the cultural aspect of the sport. ua-cam.com/video/ZXFP5Bjq7TA/v-deo.html Everyone in Australia barracks for a team from just out of the womb. Intra family rivalries exist and are generally bloody. 😝 Another great video to watch is about the great, current player, Dustin ‘Dusty’ Martin who plays for Richmond Football Club based in Melbourne. One of the best ever in the sport.
Aussie rules is the best. And while I also appreciate the strategy in american football, there's just way too much downtime for me to actually watch it. I remember impulse buying Tom Landry Strategy Football Deluxe in a game store way back when, wondering "what's this game doing in this country? Seems cool though" One of the best sports games I've ever bought.
I'm a middle aged Aussie from Queensland who's come to appreciate Aussie rules football by watching non Aussies react to it so I've give you a like and sub to your new channel
If you want to learn a bit more from an American perspective you might want to check out Pat McAfee (ex NFL punter) interview with Mason Cox playing AFL
You guys don’t seem to have a grasp on what goals are. They are worth 6 points, not 3, and they are the most important thing in the game. We watched players kicking ridiculous goals from angles that would be impossible to 99.989% of the population and you didn’t really bat an eyelid! Come to the MCG for a preliminary final and feel the atmosphere. The Grand Final is the championship game but the AFL gives away a lot of tickets to Corporate wankers who give them to clients who don’t necessarily follow the teams or understand the sport. Semi Finals and Preliminary Finals are where the atmosphere is. Also, in fairness, the “moments that make history” section should have been better explained by the makers of the video. They could have easily had an intro slide, eg; “less than minute to go in the game, the players don’t know how long, they can only guess and the scores are level. The winner will….and unfortunately for the losing team it’s…”
To give you a better idea of the distance goals are kicked from, the curved line is 50 metres (55 yards) from the goal line.
This is more than half an American football field and all players are expected to be able to kick that distance accurately.
Watching the goals, remember these guys can kick with both feet, can curve a ball and some can kick more than 60 yards..... often when running at full speed and even when running away from
goal AND they do it repeatedly.
Justin Longmuir is now the coach of the Freo Dockers.
Geelong were in front all game until Nick Davis kicked 4 goals in the last qtr; the last of which put Sydney in front with 3 seconds left (not enough time). The commentator is a Geelong supporter, so his heart was breaking as it knocked Geelong out of the finals (playoffs). But don't worry, we then went on to win 3 of the next 5 premierships. We Are Geelong.
You might want to check out the American player in the AFL, Mason Cox. Look for Mason Cox - Never Believe In Never. Interesting story!
I recommend watching that grand final in full, as it was the most entertaining in recent years.
Yes the first American to play senior AFL! And he is a star!!
I recommend not his a garbage player that never belonged 😂
@@coreyblack4570 booo you must be an Essendon supporter 😁
@@coreyblack4570I think you probably mean “he’s” and not “his”. It’s not that hard.
Context: most of those 'moments' are heroic moments in the dying seconds of a big, important game (finals games, getting teams INTO the finals, Grand Finals - you guys call this stuff 'playoffs' and the Superbowl), and sometimes AFTER the final siren has gone and the entire game rides on one final kick. The drama that this game can create sometimes is simply astonishing.
Thanks for embracing our great game! Australians would love to see America embrace AFL
Why?
"It just depends on where you throw it" 🤣🤨
A goal is worth 6 points (between the middle 2 big sticks). A behind (either side of the big sticks) is worth 1 point.
To score a goal, the ball must be kicked by an attacking player, and travel through the big sticks without being touched.
The Collingwood guy Chris Tarrant I grew up with his foamily and mine used to hang out because my family with his was involved with the local football in Mildura which was South Mildura Football Club. Which I used to baby sit his younger brother who plays for North Melbourne Robbie Tarrant.
Iconic signal from the goal umpire, that ALL the ground and views can read. 2 fingers is a goal, (6 points). 1 finger is a 'behind' - 1 point. If he goes over and bangs the post, it's 'hit the post', then he'll give the 'point' signal. If he, or she, smacks the back of their hands together above their head, it was 'touched', (not directly off the boot), also a point.
The field umpires also have signals so everyone can follow along.
You need to look at the scores, and time remaining, (+ the quarter), when you start watching any of the memorable clips.....
Scores run - Goals, (X6 points), Behinds, (X1 point), Total score, (all added up...)
The Grand Final will have 100,000+ attendance..... A game will last about 2 hours total, not including the 3 breaks.....
And, the time will generally go red when they're in overtime - quarters running around 30 minutes!
Good fun video, did not show the big hip and shoulders and back in the day the biff was (serious bumps) area tough watch, memorable moments to do with elimination final moments. Check out the malcolm blight final kick after the siren in 1976
Glad you enjoyed it guys, would love to see some more!
keep in mind that red 50 metre line they regularly kick goals from is 5 yards the OTHER side of the halfway line in NFL
G’day Guys, I’m glad you enjoyed this Vid, but This video is unfortunately not very informative.
And that first Rules vid you saw was full of far to many inaccuracies and omissions, and that’s odd since it was the Australian AFL ruling body that actually commissioned it.
The very first thing to be addressed ( and I will mention it later again in full), but this game is NOT a mix of other games or ANY American games.
AND It is absolutely understandable why most might think this is so, but it’s simply not true as every game that looks like it might have similar roots, like volleyball and basketball etc were actually invented many years (even decades) later after AFL.
So To start with, here are some comments and corrections in no particular order. That applies to your last video too and by other Americans as well.
First of, it’s 15 metres “before” your required to bounce the ball, it’s just been rounded to 16 yards for the American audience, for which the first typical video most get to see was created. Also, you don’t just have to bounce it, you can alternatively bend down whilst running, and touch the ball to the ground as well (although rarely seen nowadays).
The MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground) holds over 100,000 people, not 90,000. I know the Vid said 90,000 plus, but that implies a lower true figure, so it’s a poor choice of words.
They play on Cricket pitches, hence the round oval shape, and since cricket pitches are different sizes, there is no standard pitch size, so any figures that will get quoted, are only average estimates.
The 20 minute quarters can have 10 additional minutes PER quarter, not 10 minutes for the whole game.
This is a truly 360 degree game, so when they say no offside rule, it’s a massive understatement that you will only understand after watching a few minutes of continuous play. And you can get hit from Any direction at all (and therefore no “Knock on rule”).
And what isn’t mentioned at all, is that their is absolutely no “Time Outs” of any description at all, for eg. if a player is injured, the game still continues on around him without stopping.
The only exception to this is if he needs to be stretchered of, other wise the play goes on as the injured player walks off, there is video on UA-cam with players with clearly broken arms, walking off whilst everyone else dodges him.
This 1st video is an updated version, that fixes most (but not all the) issues and omissions in the Americanised version of the video most people see first. (To be clear, the errors are our fault, i.e. us Aussies, as it was the AFL who wrote the script to help educate US citizens).
ua-cam.com/video/u_SqfNNfhmM/v-deo.html
This 2nd video is done by an Englishman (Pom), and it does a better job of explaining the basics (in regards to the original AFL,s own video), but since some of the rules have changed, it’s also slightly inaccurate too, but not in any fundamental important matters though, and it does give a list of offences that none of the others do, so it’s still worth a watch.
ua-cam.com/video/Mnv32s8jPz0/v-deo.html.
This next vid helps fill in some gaps, but it leaves stuff out too, so it’s only really useful as a supplementary video, but it’s still very good for what it does do.
ua-cam.com/video/64elNqf3Kxg/v-deo.html
This last video nicely wraps it all up. But don’t be put of by it’s apparent length as only the 1st 14 minutes are actually about the game itself as the rest is about the clubs and their history. It also covers how inclusive the game is as well.
But whilst you’re of course welcome to see the rest, you only need to see the first 14 minutes to better understand the game, and of those 1st 14 minutes the first 4 minutes are a preamble and a very little bit of history that’s well worth watching too.
ua-cam.com/video/Dtmu-1kMFZw/v-deo.html
(Update) Before we move along and in support of the previous Videos closing remarks about Aussie AFL fans. Here’s what happened When Buddy Franklin Scored his 1000th goal (yes that really is One Thousand Goals, NOT including behinds I.E. the One pointers).
This milestone has only happened 5 times previously in the 150 year plus history of this game. That’s why the crowd reacted the way they did. The anticipation for this moment was absolutely huge all game.
It took nearly half an hour tho clear the cricket ground (pitch).
ua-cam.com/video/HgM3W6gnJGg/v-deo.html
These next videos are not rules related as such, but a bit of everything else of potential interest.
To start of with, If your interested in the history of the game, as it’s arguably the oldest game on earth, well at least certain aspects of it are anyway. The following videos should help to enlighten you why this is case.
At the 1:27 min mark, they specifically mentioned how the AFL Ruling body, has finally recognised the influence of Marngrook on AFL.
ua-cam.com/video/8pJftbDqFfY/v-deo.html
To be Clear. It’s the jumping up high (I.E. marking) of the ball component of Marngrook, that’s of specific importance, and is what was carried across to the new game.
ua-cam.com/video/7UlHJgrkgM8/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/k8dPdHMZiQg/v-deo.html
This little Documentary has certain facts that have since been clarified and confirmed, as shown in the earlier video suggestions.
But the History of Tom Wills is still accurate.
Take Note: At 4:31. Specific mention is made of the hand written rules, including a photo of the original hand written rules of what’s now called, Australian Rules Football.
ua-cam.com/video/fv6dAoUcSrM/v-deo.html
What’s now known as Australian Rules, is indeed the first game to have a “standardised” set of “codified” rules of any football code.
Another point of interest is that the Australian Aborigines have a PROVEN historical ability to remember and pass on their stories. So to go of track ever so slightly, it’s been discovered that they have racial memories (stories that are passed down over time) that actually date back to before the last ice age. It’s also a proven fact that the Australian Aborigines have the OLDEST Continuous culture of any race, on earth. (Feel free to check this out at your own leisure as it’s fascinating in its own right).
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ua-cam.com/video/7UlHJgrkgM8/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/k8dPdHMZiQg/v-deo.html
To be fair (and clear), just about every game ever invented, basically starts of without written rules. This is especially true of soccer as it’s history dates back to the Middle Ages. Therefore various games (of all sorts) have evolved over time, this is a universal constant.
It’s just that Australian Football was specifically created for a very specific purpose right from the very beginning, and so setting out rules was an automatic imperative right from the start. Neither the early forms of soccer or rugby (or any other type of game) had this type of need in their early days.
Australia (Victoria to be more specific) was the First Nation to have a 8 hour work day 40 hour work week. So we had Saturday free to play sport, before other countries, this has been postulated as another reason why it was easy for us to create a game in the fashion that we did, and why it was taken up so quickly.
What translates to AFL, is the consolidated components of pre Codified Soccer/football, pre codified Rugby, Marngrook etc, as well as some other unique aspects of his own too (like bouncing/touching the ball to the ground), that was then all mixed up and combined into our very own game which we happened to write some rules down before anyone else got around to it.
To put it simply, No one has ever denied the fact that AFL is made up of early forms of other football style of games with our own bits added as well.
But having said that. AFL actually predates Soccer, Rugby, Gridiron, Basketball, Volleyball etc.
So it’s not actually accurate to say that it’s a mix of other sports, as that implies that AFL copied those aspects and that they came first, but to be fair, it is also entirely understandable why that assumption is constantly made.
To sum up. These suggestions are about the background and history of AFL.
There are other far more exciting videos to watch, such as ones like these.
I will start of with what was a pop song in the 70’s but has become the main AFL theme song (their are others). What makes this video specifically interesting was that it was before a lot of the rules to make it a safer game, had been made. It has some spectacular footage. (Just the 5 secs from 0:30 to 0:35, prove this point).
And BTW Roy Cazaly was the name of a famous player that could jump, hence the cry “ Up their Cazaly” and thus the title for the song.
I maybe biased, but it’s still a damn good song.
ua-cam.com/video/pxM8XB61ZvU/v-deo.html
This one is well worth reacting too.
These next vids are of course subjective, and it’s only a taste of what’s on UA-cam. I’m not saying they are the best, just a good example of what’s available, and they are all worth reacting to as well.
Top 50 AFL Marks of all time
ua-cam.com/video/7AjcFfBvIcs/v-deo.html
AFL Greatest long Bomb Goals
ua-cam.com/video/ecaBlL96iks/v-deo.html
The Best AFL Moments of all time
ua-cam.com/video/X54uvWYw5kY/v-deo.html
Top ten Grand Final moments from the last 10 years
ua-cam.com/video/ELj7yH5wmC0/v-deo.html
Of course there are plenty more like this that are out there, but I will finish up with one that shows just some of the biggest hits done to a strangely appropriate rap song.
Here comes the Boom.
ua-cam.com/video/uPIQ7vLJYIA/v-deo.html
And finally an American ex Gridiron player/Radio jock interviewing an American who plays top level AFL
Pat McAfee learns Everything about AFL
ua-cam.com/video/XY3a_yMgvxg/v-deo.html
And finally, If your at all interested. Here’s a documentary about the history and it’s players. Not some to react as such. But something some out there might find to be of interest.
ua-cam.com/video/NYk-7VGoCKw/v-deo.html
Fair effort right there!
Get around it boys. I'd love to see more.
Need to check out one of the Aussie Rules Football introduction and instruction UA-cam videos. Plus a lot of those moments have to with similar situations in other team sports eg. Rivalries and hence the urgency and ‘stepping up to the plate’ to get the job done against rivals or to the Premiership (Australia’s version of winning the Super Bowl.) buzzer beaters, milestones, plays of the days etc.
Dudes, do it! You'll get a lot of action for your channel. Cheers from Sydney, AU.
I am an Australian female. Don’t watch AFL but love, love Rugby League. Have even played it myself. Saying that, AFL is a very skilled game to play.
Through the two large posts the score is 6 points and to the side of them 1 point
Great reactions, fellas. This game is a religion in Australia. A goal is scored when the player kicks the ball between the goal posts (the two tallest posts) without it touching another player and is worth 6 points. A behind is scored when the ball is kicked between the goal post and the point post (the shorter, outside post), if the ball hits the goal post, if it is touched on the way through the goals or is rushed (the opposition pushes or knocks it over the line) and is worth 1 point. There is definitely no throwing; you have to kick it or handball it (hit it off the palm of one hand using the fist of the other hand), but a goal is only scored from a kick. I think you got the idea of the "moments" pretty well. They were mostly examples of games being won just before the siren (equivalent to the buzzer) or after it (if you have taken a mark or been awarded a free kick and the siren goes, you can take your time and try to kick the winning goal after the siren - any Aussie kid's dream) and many involved situations where the team's chance of progressing to or through the finals (play offs) hangs on the outcome of these moments. In one case, the Grand Final (Super Bowl) was won by a saving mark in defence (the one where the guy in red and white marks the ball in the pack and the commentator shouts "Leo Barry, you star!"). I think this video explains the game well - not just the rules, but the spirit of the game (and it is made by an Englishman, which is impressive): ua-cam.com/video/ZXFP5Bjq7TA/v-deo.html
Those goals - they can make the football bend
Bend it like Rioli!
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6 points for a goal (must be kicked by the attacking team and not touched by anyone else), 1 point if you hit the big post or the ball goes between either big post or either smaller outer post. Absolutely, repeat, absolutely NO throwing. Free kick to the opposition if the ball is thrown.
9:50 Sydney Geelong final, winner survive to move up to final! The clock is running down close to the finish! Sydney player grabs ball and kicks winning goal 6 points! It your last video!
Check out Miricle on Grass. One of the Greatest come backs of all time
6 points between the middle, 1 point for the sides and if you hit the post.
And we’re Australian, we give the ball back. Same with cricket and rugby league. You would only keep the ball if they kicked a goal or out after the final whistle. But then you’d have to bail and not get caught by security 😂
You have to kick it through the big posts to get a goal of 6 points. It can be touched or handballed through the big poles because if it is its just a point. That's why some defenders touch it through. You should watch some highlights of games, you'll get a better understanding of it that way.
Im from NSW so I dont follow it and dont really understand it but can appreciate the skill. NRL is the real deal though :P
Can’t wait for you guys to actually get to experience the amazing atmosphere and adrenaline just from sitting in the stadium!.. love the videos and keep up the great content guys!
When i see vids of people around the world discovering AFL i often describe it like this - Only Aussies would develop a game that is basically a 3 hour running brawl for a ball on a giant paddock that involves running, tackling, kicking and jumping as a way to keep Cricket Players fit during the winter.
you should check out Mason Cox he is a Texan who plays, great story.
Such a great game, full of action, skill, athletics and magic!
I’d suggest you watch the short Mason cox doco, Don’t Believe in Never. He’s the first American to try to make it in AFL.
Yeah +1 to this idea!!!
It probably is possible to kick a nfl ball along the ground to make it dribble along the ground, just like it’s possible to bounce the ball. It all just depends on how it’s either kicked or held.
Yeah, I think you probably should go down the rabbit hole on AFL... Y'know, since it's the greatest game on earth! 💪😎🔥
Greatest game on earth!
You can only score a goal by foot. You can't throw it (you can't throw the ball in Aussie Rules under ANY circumstance) or run it over the line, it HAS TO BE Kicked. (think "Soccer") Through the middle is 6 pts, either side is a single point.
The kicking skill developed by Aussie Rules players are the exact reason why many of them get scouted by the NFL. You could do a google search on how many Aussies have played in the NFL and you will find that the vast majority of them have come from an Aussie Rules background. Not all of them but, I'm gonna say 90% (or more).
The atmosphere is electric! It's like modern day gladiators doing battle in the colosseum!💪 Good stuff boys!
If you want to, you can kick for goal from as far out as you want. 70 m (76 yards) has been kicked multiple times. I have read that the longest was from 89 m (97 yards) out (1981, Jeff Fehring).
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Also check out " Mason Cox - Don't believe in never " an American playing AFL !! Enjoy Thanks.🤠
Subscribed!!! Please do more AFL.
You might want to watch... Mason Cox. Never Say Never. On youtube.
The story of an American playing AFL.
Guys watch the 1989 grand final. It has everything. I
I love your Ultras football reactions. I am Australian and you might be surprised to know afl is loved by half the country but more or less an unknown or unwanted sport for the other half. I live in a part of Australia where it's pretty much non-existent.
And what part is that mate
@stanroach2842 Central Coast nsw. It exists, but it's not popular. Only team represented nationally here is the central Coast mariners so it's mostly football (soccer) here, then rugby league. Afl is growing but it's tiny
NRL is good too
Great vid fellas. If you want to see a good game to get a thorough understanding of context, watch the 1997 Grandfinal....Adelade V Stkilda. the last quarter. YOu need to watch a whole part of a game to understand the highs and lows. btw a goal is 6points...if you kick to the side its 1 point. Appreciate your vids. Yew!
What happened with the mixed rules, Aussie footy versus Gaelic footy ?
You should watch the 2023 nrl grand final between Penrith Panthers and Brisbane Broncos
This is the best example of AFL that I have seen ✌🏻
A goal is worth 6 points and a behind is 1 point.
This is just a taste . Check out A beginners guide to AFL for an explanation of the rules . Then watch a match.
Hey guys, love your reaction to our great game of Aussie Rules Football! As stated before, AFL is the most attended game in the world on average per capita (population). Please check out any of the following videos and I promise you’ll be hooked to the sport of AFL.
Why AFL is the best sport in the world
A Beginners Guide to Australian Football
The 100 BEST goals of 2023
Best of the decade 2010-2019: Best goals
Best of the decade 2010-2019: Best marks
AFL grand final 2023 highlights
Top moments in AFL this decade 2010-2019
Best of the decade 2010-2019: Brutal bumps and tackles
AFL Biggest bumps and hits ever
Eddie Betts - the Pied Piper
The best goals of Eddie betts’ remarkable career
Kysaiah Pickett is a human highlight reel
Get Excited: Izak Rankine’s best highlights
Chad wingard Port Adelaide career highlights
Cyril Rioli’s Career highlights
Lance Franklin best 23 goals
Jeremy howe best marks afl 2011-2019
Gary Ablett's 29 best ever moments, milestones and performances | 2020 | AFL
AFL grand final 2018 highlights
Here’s a more in-depth dive on the rules, free kicks, penalties etc. plus the cultural aspect of the sport. ua-cam.com/video/ZXFP5Bjq7TA/v-deo.html Everyone in Australia barracks for a team from just out of the womb. Intra family rivalries exist and are generally bloody. 😝 Another great video to watch is about the great, current player, Dustin ‘Dusty’ Martin who plays for Richmond Football Club based in Melbourne. One of the best ever in the sport.
I just don't get AFL but then again I'm not from Melbourne.
Do more AFL and I'll subscribe 😅
Aussie rules is the best.
And while I also appreciate the strategy in american football, there's just way too much downtime for me to actually watch it.
I remember impulse buying Tom Landry Strategy Football Deluxe in a game store way back when, wondering "what's this game doing in this country? Seems cool though"
One of the best sports games I've ever bought.
Goal is 6 points. Behind is 1 point.
React to best of dustin Martin 2017 wat a freak
I'm a middle aged Aussie from Queensland who's come to appreciate Aussie rules football by watching non Aussies react to it so I've give you a like and sub to your new channel
If you want to learn a bit more from an American perspective you might want to check out Pat McAfee (ex NFL punter) interview with Mason Cox playing AFL
Goals are 6 points
Is this an old reaction? Please tell people.
You guys don’t seem to have a grasp on what goals are. They are worth 6 points, not 3, and they are the most important thing in the game.
We watched players kicking ridiculous goals from angles that would be impossible to 99.989% of the population and you didn’t really bat an eyelid!
Come to the MCG for a preliminary final and feel the atmosphere.
The Grand Final is the championship game but the AFL gives away a lot of tickets to Corporate wankers who give them to clients who don’t necessarily follow the teams or understand the sport.
Semi Finals and Preliminary Finals are where the atmosphere is.
Also, in fairness, the “moments that make history” section should have been better explained by the makers of the video.
They could have easily had an intro slide, eg; “less than minute to go in the game, the players don’t know how long, they can only guess and the scores are level. The winner will….and unfortunately for the losing team it’s…”