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I’m American as well and started following AFL when it would pop up on cable sports here from the late 80’s on. I’m a huge Collingwood supporter. They’re the most popular and hated club in Australia lol. What I can tell you is the game is fast, furious and exciting. If it ran same time as NFL for a whole season, I’d never watch NFL, that’s how much I love this game. It really is the best sport there is. These players are the greatest athletes on earth.
Become n umpire for AFL.
I'm n umpire I love it.
Barracking for Collingwood aswell, although I am Australian. Don't know why everyone hates us, but eh go the pies!
I’m an eagles supporter 😂 just had to add that in because we have a rivalry but eagles are also one of the most hated teams in the comp by other fans so go us 😂✌️ and being seriously here loved buckleys send off, he definitely deserved that and MORE, that game was amazing and he is a legend of the sport! sad to see him go!
My mum barracks for the pies, dad thr bombers wo I of course barrack for the saints XD in colour representations I'm supporting both parents lol
@@Reexys they hate us cuz they ain’t us! Good Old Collingwood Forever!
What a legend…humble, and went into it completely open minded and enjoyed it too. Glad you like our number 1 sport mate
This was great - I didn’t know anything about it. What an amazing sport! And there’s a women’s league? Would love to see you react to some of their highlights.
I’ve just started playing Women’s AFL it’s awesome!
yes, the womens league is called AFLW
@@TheAMELIOO58 The official AFLW league?!!! Which team? :O
@@belinda960 haha no just at my local football club
There has been a professional national Women's league since 2017 I think but smaller clubs have had girl's programs for years, this year is my 5th season playing and I've played 60 matches
Watch 1980's and 90's highlights. It was unrivalled. Truly the greatest sport ever played
I started following the late 80’s when it started popping up on cable sports here in the states. As a Pies supporter I have to agree the late 80’s/early 90’s AFL was so exciting to watch!
Living in the past
Yes, the 16 yards (or 15 metres to be precise) is an approximation. It's roughly 10-12 running strides for the average player, and you can usually get away with a metre or two either way. The umpires usually won't penalize a player unless it's blatantly obvious he's run too far, because like you said, there's no way to accurately measure it on the field. And yes, it is rough on the body. Injuries are common, and some very serious, sometimes ending a player's season. You tend to breathe a sigh of relief when your team gets through a game with all players unscathed.
Haha that makes sense. I would't be surprised if an injury free season is a rare occurrence!
Richmond Tigers have won 3 of the last 4 Grand finals and Dustin Martin has been the best players so you should check his highlights. also Lance Franklin as well.
I've had lots of requests for those two so I feel like I absolutely have to check them out! Thank you for the recommendation and support!
Also Cyril Riolli retired now but was magic to watch
Liam Ryan as well
While Dusty is certainly one of the best of the modern era, if I'm to recommend a player's highlights, it would have to be Eddie Betts. Not as good an overall player as some (still a champ though), but the stuff he can do is unbelievable. One of the few players that no mater what team you support, you just have to jump to your feet and applaud him.
@@Sids1192 I agree, Eddie or just the goal of the year highlights that is Eddie ft occasional others
Season starts Thursday 7:25PM Australian Eastern Standard Time which is like 4:25AM New York time. If youre happy to wake up early and Thursday you can catch the season opener between Richmond Tigers Vs Carlton Blues. Glad you’ve taken such an enthusiasm into this great Australian sport. Go Tigers!
I live in the Netherlands now, so it is perfect timing for me! I'm so excited to become a genuine super fan of this sport haha. You lot seem like the best most loyal fans in the world!
And I have got my ticket, MCG on Sunday!!!! Go the HAWKS!!!!
Your reaction to this amazing game makes my heart sing! Watch the 2009 Anzac Day match with triple m commentary. I’m an Essendon supporter and it’s the best finish to a game ever! Love to see your react 😀
Now would that be our old Mates Roy and HG wonder what a yank would make of their Olympic games commentating
Agreed! Go Bombers ⚫️🔴⚫️
The best 50 marks of all time should be the next video.
Say less! Expect it today! (or tomorrow if you're in Australia)
@@AverageSportsFan yep - followed by top 50 goals.
Best sport in the world (yes I’m biased) 😂
@@AverageSportsFan are you up are you watching Anzac Day match
The atmosphere at a Grand Final is unreal. Been lucky enough to go to a few.
I have to! I will one day!
Been lucky to get to 1 (might even be the one they show - was a Hawks v Syd one in 2012). Will never forget the atmosphere. A buzz around the ground, silence for the National Anthem, a roar afterwards, that escalates deafeningly at the first bounce for about the first five minutes. And of course every crowd noise from then on is significantly more raucous than a minor round game.
@@AverageSportsFan You will find getting a Grand Final ticket can be harder than getting your Superbowl ticket.
There’s a USAFL now with teams all over your country. They have their own website where you can look up where the nearest team to you is.
I actually moved to the Netherlands at the end of last year! And after doing some research, have found that there are some teams here too!
There are quiet a few Australians working in the US that are part of the USAFL. They aren't professional players but some of them are excellent athletes.
The USAFL has 50 men's teams and 27 women's teams with over 1,000 registered players.
It is also played in Canada, South Africa, The UK, Germany, France, Russia and many other European countries.
These players have been playing since they were young
Kids, kids start playing afl from the age of 6 if i remember rightly.
Loved your reaction by the way.
Oh I forgot to say, on Grand Final day there are over, 100,000 people in the stadium and from what I gather not many stadiums around the world can hold over that amount. I was saying I'm from Perth Western Australia and we have 2 teams in the AFL - West Coast Eagles & Fremantle Dockers. We have a brand new stadium here and world class and holds over 60,000 people with the most led lighting in a stadium in the world. Would love for you to visit Perth & Melbourne to get the perspective on the game & experience. Cheers !!
Great seeing your reactions to this. It's such a great game, West Coast is my team. There has been a big change in the rules recently to stop too many concussions.
Other than the granny (grand final) another game you must attend is our Anzac Day clash at the mcg. 25 April is our Anzac Day, pretty much most important day to Aussies, where we honour our service people. Collingwood and Essendon play as a key game and it’s spine tingling. Similar to a Memorial Day game. Even all the other clubs and fans watch this and respect this game. 100,000 people and you can hear a pin drop during last post. Either game (granny or Anzac Day) if you’re lucky to attend you wear your own club guernsey with pride for the love of the game. I’ve attended a few proudly but only one where my team competed in the grand and lost!
The game they showed at the end, the grand final, I was at that one. On the top row. The players looked like ants.
hahaha as I can only imagine. Still 100% worth the price of the ticket for the pure electric energy of the environment tho!
Awesome game. Am involved here in Australia. Seen a few reactions to this video, and one thing I'd like to ad. When they explain about the score "Collingwood 20 10 130, the 20 are goals, 6 x 20= 120, the 10 are 10 points, which are added to the goals, so 20. 10. 130 equals 20x6=120+10+130. Sounds like a 7 year uni degree, but you do get use to it. Love your work brother
Easier than Gaelic games. The GAA doesn't give the totals: you need to do the maths yourself.
Huge Port fan, despite having never lived anywhere near Australia.
And yes, I can sing the team song from memory, even though I've never been closer to Australia than Hawaii.
Good to hear mate!
as an australian it is very cool and funny to see a non aussie actually really like the sport and with the 4th highest attendence in the world with our small population it could easily be the world most loved sport
You're spot on pal. They're absolute beasts. Just running machines.
Season starts tomorrow. So excited!
Keep up the great work!
I'll have to do reactions to the videos they post and stay up to date with the seasons and rankings! Thank you so much for the support!
Great content mate. I'm 5 foot 5 and played from ages 6 to 34 in Melbourne and Perth suburban leagues. Best game on the planet.
Love your reaction mate, makes me so proud to play and coach this game.
Thank you so much! Means more than you'd think! You lot are different breeds. If you have any content that you recommend I watch, just let me know! Love learning from the people that know the sport best
@@AverageSportsFan I’d love you to react to the last 2 minutes of Fremantle v Richmond from a few years ago. I’m a freo fan and I see them play at home all the time but this was the first time I flew over to watch them in Melbourne and it was just an amazing game to be at. I won’t spoil it coz it’s just an amazing finish. th-cam.com/video/hFrfRTUNtqI/w-d-xo.html
From personal experience, having traveled from the west coast of Australia to Melbourne to attend the grand final of an AFL season, I can tell you it doesn't come cheap. On top of premium priced air tickets, upwards of $1,000 return, accommodation is also hard to get and very pricey. Then comes the game day costs.
You can't just turn up and buy a ticket on the day. You must buy your ticket before the 6 month season even begins and you can't just buy a seat. You have to buy a package which consists of a breakfast including all sorts of entertainment and panel discussions, and your seat at the game. Very ordinary seats are the most likely to be available, and you'll be in a stadium with about 100,000 other people. Total cost for the exercise, excluding airfares from the US, would be in the vicinity of $4,000.
If you want a place in a corporate box, just pick any two digit number and start adding 00000's!
All that said, it's worth every penny.
The grand final is fantastic, best day of the season. I wish you luck getting a ticket, every year there are people walking around with signs saying will pay big money for a spare ticket , normally a fruitless exercise.
Another interesting thing about this sport is the history, some of these clubs are over 150 years old.
Melbourne is in fact the oldest continuos professional football team in any code starting back in 1859.
Unreal. Sort of hard to fathom that this sport goes back so far! Before both world wars, Invention of the airplane....Aussie rules predates so many things!
@@AverageSportsFan before the civil war in the us slavery was still legal in the south
@@mrb5132
Yeah, the first organised game of Australian Rules Football was played in 1858.
The Melbourne Football Club and the Geelong Football Club were both formed in 1859 and are the oldest football clubs in the world.
@@mrb5132 Dees were founded 7th Aug 1858.
Your intuition is excellent. it's a great game because play keeps going, stopping for less frequently than similar games. Soccer is similar for the continuance of play, but AFL is more aggressive and back-passing to keep control happens a lot less. Hopefully you've seen a bit more by now, and, yeah, if you can get to a grand final, you'll love it. The roar of the crowd is a physical thing that rips at your chest and makes you scream along with them. The noise goes through your body, and the play is fierce. They are elite athletes, with a bag of skills quite a bit bigger than most other team sports, and the players have a great blend of agility, endurance and toughness that makes it more exciting to watch, to my mind, than any other - and I do watch a lot of other sports around the world. AFL is like the pinnacle of them all for athleticism. And no fake injuries - these guys pride themselves on being tough, and,. for the most part, honourable sportsmen. Shout to the women's league, too, for having the same values. Cheers, mate.
I’m from Melbourne Australia and I’m a massive Carlton fan all my life. In Melbourne, one of the first questions you are asked is “ what footy team do you barrack for”? Football has always been like a religion here. Absolutely love it.
Yeah, spot on. Remember that was always the first question you asked kids at school and it certainly had an impact on you're first impressions. That said, it still does now as an adult.
It really is the GREATEST GAME! Great to see your excitement mate.
Thank you so much for the support!
It's an amazing game, played or followed from the age , and 10 yo me got to 1970 grand final, official crowd was 122,000 and they used to open the gates after halfway, so l got to watch approximately another 15,000 climb onto the roof of the stadium from late entries. It was deemed to dangerous so they started to limit attendance til they got it down to 100,000 seats. The crowd get so loud you can feel the ground vibrate.
Come to Australia between March and September for the footy season. Most games are played each weekend in the city of Melbourne.
And Adelaide, Sydney, Perth, Brisbane
The record attendance is 121,696 people for the 1970 Grand Final, there's more seating and less standing room now so capacity has fallen to around 100,000. Collingwood pulls the biggest crowds and has been involved in the top 5 highest attendances of all time and regularly brings a million people through the turnstiles each year, their average attendance per game is a little over 80,000
Great reactions Mate! And just subscribed. Definitely try getting to the Grand Final... just a spectacular event. Keep up the great work!
I'm from south Australia mate and footy is everything here. During the season they cover front and back pages of the newspaper usually before any other news
AFL or Australian Football League was founded on the 2 October 1896.
Headquarters: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is the oldest football code in the world. I am a Sydney Swans supporter.
I'm not a Richmond fan at all but ya can't deny that Dustin Martin is an absolute king on the field. Worth checking out his highlights. Ben Cousins was good too in his day, before he fell down the drug hole.
I'll check him out! and so sad that some athletes can't stay away from that even with their platform. Thank you for the support!
So glad you're liking AFL! Buddy Franklin and Dusty Martin are a couple of great players to watch at the moment (and the best Dusty video to watch is the 2017 highlights video by Jack Sutton)
Thanks for the support and suggestion! I'll Check them out and give you a shout when I do! Thanks again!
@@AverageSportsFan it’s a cricket ground dude you would know about cricket through your dad
@@AverageSportsFan it’s realy 15 steps 16 and then it’s turned over like basketball
@@AverageSportsFan all sizes play tall players are forwards they have the hight to mark the ball and stay in the goal area and sometimes move around short players move the ball around tall players pass to short players then they carry ball forward
@@lozloz7418 haha I lived in england for 10 years and only ever played footie. My dad always though cricket was boring lol. Not a big sport in our fam. And it makes sense the smaller players would carry it forward with their lower center of gravity and faster change of direction
It is also the most inclusive sport - any size can play, small nippy forwards, midfield bulls and smaller scrappers, lanky forwards and rucks! As a kid, even the smallest younger can believe that they could one day make it into the afl.
I absolutely love that aspect of the sport. As a basketball player, I literally remember the day that I realized i wouldn't be able to make it professionally in America because of my height and genetic composition when I was like 12. I love the equal opportunity!
@@AverageSportsFan Mate, the very same thing happened to me! Very true indeed - equal opportunity, a chance for all, if the hard work is there. ✌️
I still have played some pro U21 basketball here in the Netherlands! If I set my mind to it I could probably take it further but it’s not my path. Will undoubtedly be a passion for my whole life those. Gotta make my way to Australia as soon as possible. Gotta go to a game and find some people to play some Aussie rules with!
@@AverageSportsFan I left holland and came to aus when I was 12 yrs old (quite some time back). I ended up playing basketball at uni, but that was as far as it went. Had I my time again, I would have elected for aussie rules - I watched it as soon as I arrived, but never found my way to a local club.
I'm sure you'll have a game with some fellow aussie youngsters within the next few years! Start kicking a football, in preparation meanwhile! ✌️
You are by far the most intelligent person ive seen react to the afl, just the understanding of the game and your assumption are so much better then some things others say
And I saw someone say that lance franklin, Dustin Martin and gary Ablett jnr are the best players to react to. I agree with the first two but gary Ablett doesn’t have the best highlight reel, like I know he is probably the best to ever play the game but he doesn’t have the best highlights. You should react to Cyril Rioli and Eddie Betts instead. They are crazy!
Thanks man. I've taken note of the names and will put them on the. list to react to!
Gary Ablett senior yes, I'm an Eagles supporter, but back in the day it was great just to see Gary Ablett senior play as well.
Garry Ablet senior is the best
The other unique thing about AFL is there are roles for tall people but what we use to call the rovers are much smaller players - for some roles there is an advantage in being smaller.
I love it. It gives equal opportunity to a larger group of people - thus resulting in a larger pool of elite talent!
One of my favourite reactions so far, mate.
The shorter guys play in the centre. They run an average of 20 Kilometre’s a game.
My team is Collingwood and we had your American player. Collingwood are the Magpies or just pies. We called him American pie. You always knew when he was near the ball when over 90,000 people started chanting USA.
He is loved and he had to play lower levels for 4 years until he made first grade. When they got into a Grand Final his parents flew here to watch.
We had football 10 years before you did. It was to keep Cricket players fit in the off season. It is one of the oldest codes of football anywhere and one of the best. If you love a really fast game.
I watch your football and my team is the Green Bay Packers. My Dad got me to watch everything. He played Rugby League, Field Hockey and was a bicycle road racer, a really talented one. He really needed a son first.
Port Adelaide is my team. Any game with port Adelaide vs Richmond games are always great battles, even though Richmond has been the most successful team since 2017 up till 2021 , having won the trophy in 2017 , 2019 and 2020 , they are the team that has dominated AFL in recent years. But every game between port Adelaide and Richmond are always great battles and so intense that you should really have a look at. Especially in 2020 and the game they played just a couple of weeks ago. 👍
If you get a chance, have a watch and let me know what you think.
I am an avid "Western Bulldogs" fan in the AFL. I live in Melbourne not far from their home ground and go to the game when I can. It is such an exciting game and the players are so fit. You enjoy!
we start playing this game as kids. you learn to bounce every so often at a very young age. Also you don't have to bounce you ac just hold it and touch it to the ground
AFL is played on a cricket pitch. Early on it was a sport to keep cricket players fit in winter. Many children still play both sports.
Hey man, great channel great content. Loving all the AFL reacts... I've noticed you mentioned how much you like the Commentary on AFL matches.
Search Bruce Mcavaney, Brian Taylor or just Best AFL Commentary. You won't be disappointed
Yes you’ve got a Watch the best Marks Of all time and the best goals of all time and that will blow your mind mate😉
Absolutely incredible. Nothing else on earth even comes close
They need to rephrase "bouncing every 16 yards." You can't run more than 16 yards without bouncing the ball. You can bounce it at any distance under the 16 yards. Given the shape of the ball, a bounce can go wrong though. If you do run more than 16 yards, the umpire blows his whistle and you forfeit possession. Most players don't manage more than three bounces before kicking the ball or handballing - an opponent is usually coming at them by then And yes, the 16 yards is a bit of a "guesstimate " on the part of the umpire, but they are good at it. The crowd also lets out a mighty howl if they think an opposition player has exceeded the 16 yards!
There's also an Amazon prime series highlighting last season during the epidemic and such. It's called "Making Their Mark" I think. I highly reccomend it.
yes catching the ball is a "Mark" BUT a player catching the ball, jumping on the back of a anther play is as well a mark but also a "Specky" (A spectacular mark)
Also. Most players can hit a pass 60 yards or more. I haven't played footy since I was 14, I can still kick 50 yards (45m) with good accuracy
Yeah, when measuring the distance for bouncing the ball it is generally rough,
The black guy who takes that amazing mark is Nic Natanui, a Fijian background who is 2m (6'7 for the people who still use it) tall.
I was so amazed! I did a whole reaction to his highlight tape! Check it out!
Carlton football club is one of the first founding clubs and holds the most premiership cups in the league
It is also one of the largest clubs known as the sleeping giant that the other clubs fear to awaken
Great vid by the way mate.... Footy during the 90s was rougher and harder than today
Legit the best kept sport in the world. Atmosphere is nuts at a game
The grand final is played in front of about 100,000 people every year
Unreal. I can't even imagine the pressure to preform on that stage. These guys have got more than just skills to be able to do that
@@AverageSportsFan . Imagine a player kicking for goal after the siren has gone. (If a player takes a mark or gets a free kick before the siren sounds, he’s allowed to take his kick after the siren.) Imagine it’s a grand final, and if he kicks the goal his team wins the premiership, but he misses, and only kicks a point and his side loses. This has happened, so imagine doing that in front of 100,000 people.
There are certain games throughout the home and away season, such as the ANZAC Day match and some of the historically grudge teams, that they will be over 80,000 fans at the match
Literally unreal. I will be there one day. Half to watch the game, half to feel the electric environment
The ANZAC day match 2021 should be on youtube by now, one of the best matches of the regular season between the Essendon Bombers and the Collingwood Magpies.
And yes, AFL does shit on Rugby lol
Best players to watch are lance franklin, dusty Martin and Gary ablett jr, best teams are sydney swans, Richmond tigers and Geelong cats
Thanks man, I have made note of all of the players and teams you mentioned.. Expect videos on them coming up in these next few days!
Lance franklin 🤣 dude will be injured by round 4 and out for months
@@nicolel3041 . Not true. Franklin has fully recovered and is set to play round two or three onwards. No reason to believe he will get injured. That’s just wishful thinking from other teams.
@@rickyd.989 hasnt played since mid 2019 - and 34 years of age. Clueless. Waste of money, hasnt won a flag at Sydney.
@@rickyd.989 im not wishful thinking anything, that's you thinking the worst of other supporters! What i said was based on facts. The dude is a injury magnet and didn't play last season at all, he ain't getting younger. Ill bet my house on him being our injured within weeks of his 1st game
Forgot to mention .....The bounce every 16 yards means that you can't run without bouncing it once within 15 metres which is 16 yards .. It;s a bit like a travel in basketball rule.. It's not measured officially but the umpires judge on how many paces the player takes ..They rarely get it wrong ..Also on 15 metres ..That's the minimum distance a kick can cover and been caught (mark) to be legal . If it's deemed too short the umpire calls play on and the player can still be tackled ..The vid doesn't cover the in possession rule and a few other key rules but the best way to learn them is to watch an actual game live or even a highlights package that the AFL posts on every single game every week .. Most of them go for about 6-7 minutes .. You'll soon pick up on the little things . There is also two other Americans that feature in the game . Dani Marshall from Arizona is the first woman to be drafted in the AFLW which is the professional womens league that's been now running for several years .. The other one is from my club , the Richmond Tigers . Her name is Peggy O'Neal from West Virginia who is the first woman to hold the post of President to any VFL/AFL club in history .. She is a wonderful lady and there are video's abbout her on You Tube too ..Cheers again ...
Thank you so much for the info! I absolutely need to check out some AFLW highlights... Don't know why I haven't yet honestly. People like you help me learn the game much faster. Thank you very much :)
Mate your comment that a catch like that is everyday in this sport, you are dead on the money! I love watching American sport, but being an Aussie, Aussie rules trumps them all!
And find a way to get yourself to a grand final mate, been to one and it’s an experience like no other!
There is also no send off or sin bin rule, you can be reported but you can stay on the field and finish the game.
I’ve watched a number of your videos, and you have a great sports brain. I hope you become a huge fan of the AFL.
Thank you so much! I will continue to watch and become more and more of a fan!
West Coast Eagles, size XL, number 9 on the back. 😁
This give away ia actually over now, but there will be another coming soon!! 1,000 subs is right around the corner 👀
By the way, if you get the time, check out the 2005 and 2006 grand finals. Gripping footy.
@@AverageSportsFan haha, no worries mate. Keep the vids coming.
*at least* every 15 metres, or more like 15 strides. You can bounce as soon as you get it theoretically. Look for a club near you, probably is one if it's a big city.
Really enjoyed this my dude, great video👌
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed! Much more where that came from!
Thanks from down under 👍
if you want to watch a good game look up the schedule and catch a game like richmond vs geelong or port vs richmond, some games are a snore but if youre keeen look up Port Adelaide vs Richmond that played two weeks ago, two great teams, very close game and very loud crowd.
Haha awesome I'll sub just because you like our game 😁👍
Thank you so much! I appreciate the support :)
The field is big because it's actually a cricket pitch. The game was invented to help cricket players maintain their fitness during the off season (winter).
Great content mate. Best game on the planet.
I’m a massive Brisbane Lions supporter… Pretty much the entire team is on fire right now in terms of skill, accuracy and possessions.
Other than bouncing the ball on the run..a player can lean down and touch the ball to the ground as he is running. Mostly when the ground is wet slippery etc.
Makes sense! Definitely would slow them down a little bit tho!
@@AverageSportsFan True and you dont see it that often but it does happen.
1989 VFL Grand Final (The AFL was known as the VFL pre-1990 btw)
as an australian i recommend you se the greatest marks in afl football and you will be suprised
Watch 1980's and 90's highlights. It was unrivalled. Greatest sports ever played.
I would love to! Added to the list! Will be coming in the next few days!
You might be interested in the AFL Superflood. Easy to find on TH-cam. Enjoy
Hawthorne Hawks! They just played against Enddon Bombers. Watch that! It was an amazing game! Only first round of the season! GO HAWKS!
Hope you see this post as your reaction was some months ago. Aussie Rules has just had their Grand Final between Melbourne Football Club ( the Demons ) & Footscray Football Club ( the Bulldogs ) .
Melbourne ended up thrashing Footscray, but it has been lauded as the best football EVER played by a team in a grand final.
I haven’t got a link for you, but do yourself a favour & react to the video that starts midway through the 3rd quarter. It probably runs about 17 minutes. Here you will see what these men/ boys are really capable of.
Cheers, Graeme
I will absolutely do a reaction!
In regards to bouncing the ball, which isn't explained quite as well as it could be in the vid, the rule is a player cannot run further than 15 metres (about 16 yards) without having touched the ball to the ground. The most effective way to do that is obviously to bounce it. The umpire judges it by eye. If the player runs too far the crowd also starts to react. In reality, players usually bounce the ball every few strides, just to make sure, so giving away a free kick is rare.
A good vid to watch of the game play is the highlights of the 2017 grand final. It was a bit of a blow out, but the crowd goes off. It's a good video to get a sense of the atmosphere. The 2019 grand final was a great game, too, as the end was a genuine nail biter.
Thanks for the suggestions, I'll check them out! And the 16 yard rule makes sense, and adds an extra layer of skill to the game. I love it!
Amd one last comment from me 😂 you should definitely support the western bulldogs 🔴⚪️🔵. They have arguably the most stacked team and last year got the number 1 draft pick while getting one of the best midfielders in the Comp in Adam Treloar during the trade period. Join the doggies because not enough youtubers that react to AFL support them 😂
Haha I will make my final decision on who to support after seeing a few games! I'm hype for the start of the season!
@@AverageSportsFan go for them and you will be waiting another 62 years to win a grand final
Grand Final tickets are very hard to buy - GF Tickets Sell out in minutes and most of the seats get snapped up by members and corporate people. Most members struggle to get tickets themselves because some clubs have over 70 thousand members. If you do come to Australia and you want to experience AFL the best game other than the Grand Final to see is the Anzac Day match on April 25th each year the teams that play are Collingwood and Essendon.
I will absolutely make it happen eventually!
Dion Wilson is 100% right 👌🏼
Exactly...Fact
Taylor Swift just had her biggest ever concert at the MCG. 96 000 000 people.
AFL footy is based on _Keeping's Off_ The rules are designed to allow all body type to participate.
Teams try to create a miss-match advantage using size, speed, strength, changing team set up based on opponent and weather.
Players will converge on the ball than spread out to provide a target when they gain possession.
Strategies used are : man on man or zone defense : Screens and blocks to free up forwards : Fast break or controlled possession : of any combination switching constantly.
Though many players have some special talent, marking, kicking etc. they all need to be multi-skilled and super fit to run hard all game.
As noted : Unlike most sports that try to maintain possession of the ball at all costs... AFL footy is based on _Keeping's Off_ Therefore caught _Holding the Ball_ is a turnover.
Contention arises as players will disguise intentionally holding the ball to stop play when outnumbered to prevent an advantage breakaway or to disrupt the momentum.
Players are extremely skilled at doing this, so the umpire has to make a judgement call on not just the actions, but on situational awareness.
Any attempt to slow play is not allowed. Often in a close finish the umpires will _put the whistle away_ and let the players fight for possession to keep the ball alive.
Then the umpire will award a _soft free kick_ to break up congestion to keep the ball moving.
This makes it very difficult for newbies to understand the _flexible_ rules. This is referred to as _The Spirit of the Game_ ie: Play the ball, not the man, not the clock.
Keep watching... it comes with understanding the _moment on the game_
Enjoying your reaction to AFL, do Eddie Betts, or Cyril Rioli highlights both top tier players.
They are both coming soon! Thank you so much for the support it is so very appreciated!
@@AverageSportsFan The Riolis are Football Royalty Customs won't allow me to use first name but we lost a great one last year. There have been lots of great player but unlike NFL and Soccer AFL really needs the whole team if they are not pulling together, you can kiss that fame goodbye no matter how great a player you have on .
You should find a bar near you where expat Australians hung out find Australians who know AFL to help you with the finner details of the rules.
16 yards roughly guestimates to 15 steps and the umpires/ref's rule on there judgement that's why you usually see a player bounce straight away so they time themselves also if your struggling to bounce the ball its acceptable to bend down and touch the ball on the ground my team is the West Coast Eagles.
Ooohh okay that makes sense. I have seen a couple of clips where they bend down and touch the ball to the floor and was wondering why haha
Yeah most of us call it AFL down here it's been the number one sport of Australia for over a hundred years with NRL a close second that's rugby league not rugby union union sux and never refer to AFL as like rugby that's an insult I follow both but league is only played in 1 half of Australia were AFL is a whole country sport dono why?
If you go to a final a prelim is generally a better atmosphere because the grand final is full of corporates I’ve been to both and the prelim definitely had a better atmosphere
Watch Garry Ablet senior, he's a legend ,best player ever played AFL
The most entertaining team sport in the world!
My friend there are so many games of AFL that are great. Try the 1989 Grand Final played by Hawthorn and Geelong. It is possibly one of the best ever played!
I’ve had a lot of suggestions for this one... I think it’s a must!
Another fun fact about the AFL Grand Final is the highest attendance for that game is 121,696. It's roughly 20,000 more than the highest attendance for the Super Bowl
That only tackling between shoulder and knees saves so much damage injuries, from tackles in afl are a lot rarer then one would think
Love your reactions, mate. It's great to see someone discovering the best game in the world. You asked about whether the umpire measures the distance a player has run before bouncing the ball. Short answer is no. There are no markings on the ground to measure this distance. The rule is actually that they need to bounce the ball or touch it to the ground (they tend to do the latter on a wet day when the bounce is likely to be less reliable) every 15 m (the video says 16 yards because it is targeted to a US audience). The umpire judges this based on gut feeling. It is usually obvious to the umpire and the spectators when a player has run too far. It is a pretty rare event.
There are some decent videos on the AFL TH-cam channel (th-cam.com/users/BigPondAFL), including match highlights. The biggest hits video is always a popular one to react to (th-cam.com/video/s1aU0hz5Tf8/w-d-xo.html). I think you should react to Cyril Rioli's career highlights video (th-cam.com/video/APZYRuVK9QM/w-d-xo.html). He was a short player who was not short on talent. The video is one of a series on indigenous (Aboriginal) players. The Norm Smith medal that they mention towards the end of the video is awarded to the best player in the Grand Final (the game that determines the premiers).
I actually just released my Cyril Rioli reaction! And I have done dusty martin and buddy Franklin too! Thank you for your kind words! It means the world to me! And for your explanation of the rules!
No worries, mate. Really interesting to see you learning about footy. Once you have seen a few videos, and maybe some games, you might want to watch "Making their Mark" on Amazon Prime. It is a series documenting the 2020 season. They got great inside access to what was going on behind the scenes: training, coaches speeches during the games, players in COVID hubs etc. Really interesting stuff.
You have to watch Buddy Franklin get his 1000th goal. Only happened a couple of months ago. One of the best moments ever in any sport. Same guy that took that one handed mark that you reacted to late in this video.
You don't have to bounce it specifically every 16 yards ( 15 meters ) the furthest you can run without bouncing it is 15 meters, you can bounce it every 10 meters if you like
@3:34 yeah it's a rough measurement, it all depends on what the umpire perceives at the time. The commentator should've said you have to bounce the ball within 16 yards. So you can bounce every 10 yards if you want... the max allowed is 16 yards without a bounce
To watch a game , the 2018 Grand Final is a good intro. But keep in mind that your starting at the top of the tree
I actually already reacted to the 2018 GF!
Got to watch Western bulldogs v Brisbane lions elimination final 2021. A true nail biter of a game