A combination of sports, yet older than all of them! First invented in Melbourne in 1857, just 20 years after the city was founded. In fact Melbourne Football Club is the oldest professional football club in the world of any of the football codes.
G'day mate. I love that our sport is finally getting out there. So many Americans don't know it even exists and yet it's one of the oldest (official) sports. But I love your reactions and you obviously think about it more than most reactors out there, so great to listen to your thoughts. I recommend a couple of grand final highlight videos. Pre-Covid though. Not the same without people in the stands.
@Joshua Philosopher i live in Canada. and I've never seen this sport on tv. nobody talks about this sport. explain why the real football has a world cup, and AFL doesn't
The Anzac Day clash of 2009 between Essendon and Collingwood was such a great match, it went down to the wire. There have been some really close Grand Finals too.
I'm not sure what your point is. I like soccer also and actually used to play it. That doesn't mean that there isn't room for other sports in the world.
One thing to keep in my mind is that a lot of the camera shots tend to be close to the play, so it can be hard to grasp the size of the ground and also the way the play at the forward and defensive ends are set up. Sports like Soccer, NFL, Rugby can be viewed in most of the tv frame because of the size of the pitch/field. There have been some very good recent games and I think there are chances to see full games or game highlights on TH-cam. One thing to keep in mind is that we are in our winter in the southern states and that can sometimes affect the quality of some of the games. Games in Queensland are good at the moment because their weather is more mild at the moment.
mate, it's a winter sport so it rains often. Which sport is as good in wet & dry weather, l can't think of one, can you? Also in the wet the hits aren't as hard compared to a dry game, therefore less injuries.
@@dcmastermindfirst9418 it sure isn't. Took me three years to understand it completely when I first moved to Melbourne in the late 80's. Highly intricate that even long time watchers don't fully understand the game structures and gameplans used by different teams that change on a weekly basis.
@@geoffmaloney2717 I still have to explain to my Dad what zone is etc. and he's nearly 70. He has a netball view of how football should be played. Stay in your area with your opponent all the time no matter what. He also can't keep up with some of the rule changes so I have to remind him about sling tackle etc.
Which is weird because he knows nothing about netball and never once bothered to watch a game of mine. That's probably how he played footy when he was younger and is stuck there.
AFL is played all over the world. There are amateur Men's & Women's leagues in the US & Canada as well as all through Europe and Asia. In fact, prior to Covid there used to be a tournament called the International Cup that was played in Melbourne every 4 years. I hope it gets resumed soon.
If you can, the 2016 Preliminary Final between Western Bulldogs vs GWS was insane. I'm a Richmond Tigers supporter so I am biased that the 2017 Grand Final was great. Also the 2019 and 2020 Grand Final as well. But I do have to say that the 2017 qualifying Final between Richmond Vs Geelong was fantastic.
the trick to bouncing the ball is to make one of the flat sides near the top hit the ground so it comes straight back at you, and doesn't fully rotate. its generally bounced further in front of you so you can run onto it and the bounce will come back to where you will be
Thanks for your interest in our sport. We think it is very under-rated outside of Australia but interest is growing. One of the main aspects that is hard to grasp for a lot of people that haven't played Australian Rules Football, which is the game, as opposed to the Australian Football League (AFL), which is the top league in the country, is that it is a 360 degree game. With NFL, Rugby Union, Rugby League they are 180 degree games. The teams set up with all of the opposition in front of them and then the attacking team tries to break the opposition defence. In Aussie Rules each team lines up from one end of the ground to the other, so one team's backline lines up with the opposition Forward line. Yes, once you have possession of the ball you have to break the opposition defence but at any time the play can change direction; forward, sideways, backwards depending on circumstances. If you have the ball in open play you can be tackled from any direction as well, and there is almost always an opponent in any direction you look, it's just how far away they are that changes. I should add that is only really a concern when someone thinks "I'll give Aussie Rules a crack" after a life of playing one of the other codes.
Funny you mention this. As an American, I was at that game. My first trip ever to the MCG, and the most memorable; it was EJ Whitten's last public appearance.
@@athlonen I was at that game too. But I'm a born and bred Victorian. Teddy Whittens drive around the boundary line was one of the most emotional things I've seen at a sporting event. It was in 1995 though, so maybe not the game Geoff was referring to?
Best afl game ever played was played by the brisbane lions… the match is remembered as “the miracle on grass” which still doesn’t do the immaculate comeback justice
If you see this comment coach, watch Mason Cox he is from USA and plays for Collingwood, has played over 100 games and when he kicks a goal, the crowd chant USA!! USA!!....he loves this game and appeared on your 60 minutes a couple of days ago...from Melbourne Australia sending you lots of best wishes.
I had a look on TH-cam, and if you wanna see a grand final i recommend searching up the 2020 grand final full game, (it was a close game with a mighty comeback) there is the 2018 grand final that was remarkably close and is probably also a good watch. This is completely random but i play in some junior footy leagues and there is nothing I love more than playing in the middle of winter when it’s raining and the ground is muddy and if you fall over your knees are brown.. your jersey is brown and you are soaked and covered in mud. I’m pretty rough in my games and would come back with scratches and grazes on my back after every game but i love it. Good luck and have fun discovering our amazing yet wacky sport!
Popularity/following so big too that they broadcast the Grand Final on a cruise i went on 1 yr. I was too tired to watch it but it was shown on the outdoor big screen over the pool usually music videos/kids (PG) film are shown during the day
If you haven’t watched the 2023 AFL grand final (Collingwood vs Brisbane) you’re in for a blast. Don’t forget to watch KISS play in the pre game entertainment.
Coach Tube, In Australia it's NOT ONLY (AFL Australian Football League) as our winter game but also there is our (NRL National Rugby League) as our other winter sport as well too of course. For starters is that Rugby League Football has (13 Thirteen) players per team & their, NUMBERING POSITIONS are, (1) Fullback, (2 & 5) Wings, (3 & 4) Centres, (6) 5/8th, (7) Halfback, (9) Hooker, (8 & 10) Front Row Forwards, (11 & 12) 2nd Row Forwards, (13) Lock, of course. SCORING POINTS, which are a Try, is worth (4 Four) Points & a Conversion after a try is scored is worth (2 Two) Points, A Penalty Goal is worth (2 Two) Points & a Drop Goal (aka) a Field Goal is worth (1 One) Point of course. There are (NO) Line Outs, Rucks & Mauls, in Rugby League Football at all, & in Rugby League Football players can use a Punt Kick (aka) a Torpedo Kick during play but (NOT) to be used for a Field &/or Drop Goal situation at all but a Drop Kick is only permitted for this situation of course. Exactly very same as Rugby Union Football is that in Rugby League Football also there are (NO) Forward Passes of the ball to be allowed at all & also that Offsides are (NOT) allowed at all either of course. There are only (6 Six) Tackles in which a tackled player is after being tackled by the opposing team must play the ball by using his feet to rake the ball to his teammate who behind him waiting for the ball to either to be next ball carrier to run towards the defending team &/or pass the ball backwards to his other team mates and once they either reach the (4th &/or 5th) tackle then the players can kick the ball very deep into the defending team's territory regardless using a Torpedo Kick, Drop Kick &/or a Bomb Kick especially towards the defending team's goal area & besides that Rugby League Football is a more of a slower pace of game which less free flowing of a game of course. Besides that, Rugby League Football Code started in (1895) in Huddersfield in the North of England that was called Northern Union because it came off from Rugby Union Football Code then later on it changed its name from Northern Union Football to Rugby League Football being from (15) players down to (13) players per team of course. But however that Rugby Union Football Code who did not like any their players to become professional players by transitioning from Union to League for payments by playing the Rugby League Football Code but although that Rugby Union Football Code would rather keep their Football Code as amateur as possible by (NOT) paying their very own players of money as compensation while they been away from their very own jobs &/or work because of their football injuries that had suffered while playing of course. But the Rugby League Football Code is manly being played in Great Britain in England & Wales, France, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea then so many years later on it has been spreading into South Africa, Scotland, Ireland, United States America, Canada, & also in a Number of other European Countries of Europe then it is developing into a Number of other new Countries from Asia, Africa, South America, The Pacific Islands, Middle East like Lebanon, for both Men & Women & Boys & Girls of course.
Without going through 916 comments, yes it is played in countries other than Australia. It is played in the USA, in a small way, just as Gridiron is played here in Australia in a small way. My youngest grandchildren were in our car as we passed the local Gridiron team practicing last week and were talking about the helmets and padding they were wearing.
What gets me is that people think of it as rugby with different rules when it is its own game . Gridiron (American football) is a game of rugby ( same game developed differently over time into separate games) with different rules
Surely someone has mentioned the origin of this sport but, just in case, it was an exercise for cricket teams in between cricket seasons so it's played on cricket ovals which are considerably larger than a standard football field (100mx50m). Australia has only 2 seasons - footy and cricket :) AFL has got to be one of the most active team sports around.
And the 1st game was played where the MCG is today. Actually l think they used the whole park for the game. It was a mess because it rained & you could imagine what it looked like because it was never played before. Just mud and blokes going in to get the ball. No doubt punches were thrown, wish l was there.
Spewing my team didn't make the finals this year, my Aussie mate plays AFL in the US now, but there's leagues popping up around the world for all the expats! And yeah no pads! 😂 Shorts and basically a basketball jersey is the uniform 😊
There's a league over in the states called the USAFL 30 odd teams are in it also if you haven't watched it yet I recommend if you can somehow that is the 2018 AFL Grand Final
Inkkk no ow this is a year old, but if you want to watch an amazing game watch the 2018 final between richmond and Collingwood, Collingwood have a 7ft Texan playing for them called Mason Cox, who pretty much won the game, you can hear the crowd chanting USA everytime he got the ball haha, and the whole game is uploaded to TH-cam
They failed to mention the rule that makes the pace of Aussie Rules so frenetic. If you're tackled with the ball after having prior opportunity to dispose of it, you're penalized, and the other team gets a free kick. There are other aspects to this rule. For example, if you drag the ball into your body while you're on the ground, it doesn't matter whether or not you've had prior opportunity to dispose. The result is an almost manic pace.
The closet sport to this is Irish Football or Gaelic Football, they sometimes play against each other in a modified rules match! Basically Irish football was first and as known a lot of Irish where sent to Aus as convicts etc. So some say it developed from there, but who knows? Check out that too, when played against each other it is know as International Rules Football!!
Great reaction bro. These guys a serious athletes. Tough as nails. I don't barrack for these sides but the best game of footy you will see is the 1999 grand final. Hawthorn versus Geelong. It was a crazy game. A player getting broken ribs in the first seconds of the game and played out the game and played a good game. Another team mate playing out the game with a punctured lung. It was an unbelievable game.
Original 'folk' football is about 600-700 yrs old. Played in medival England. Rugby is about 200 yrs old. Modern football is about 150 yrs old. Rugby, soccer football and Aussie rules would all stem from the medival folk football, which is more like an unscripted, un regulated riot compared to today's sports.
er no! The oldest football sport in the world is MARN GROOK. DNA evidence has proven that Australian Aboriginals are the oldest current living civilization in the world and they have been playing Marn Grook for millennia. AFL is derived from MARN GROOK after Tom Willis watched Aboriginals playing it. Maritime history & traditional aboriginal language & rock art in Western Australia has proven that people from Europe had come to Australia centuries beforehand, with some aboriginal words of the north western tribes having words similar to Portuguese/Spanish etc. Facets of Marn Grook/AFL were taken back to UK/Ireland by the early settlers later on.
I took an NFL ball and ran the field, bouncing it every 8 -10 strides then kicked it straight into one of their hands from about 45 yards away all at full pace sprint in front of a few American friends....then I told them how far we run in a game......then I told them how long a game goes for😅
Hands down the best "home and away season" game of all time has to be essendon vs Collingwood A.N.Z.A.C day 2009, of you get a chance to watch the whole game, do so
I would recommend you watch the 2020 Grand Final between Richmond and Geelong, was a close game and full of drama or 2018 Grand Final between West Coast & Collingwood. From memory you can watch it on ESPN+ over in the states. Our season starts on March 16th (game will start around 4am EST) and the game is played all over the world in leagues set up by ex-pat aussies, there is a league in the US (mostly CA) along with Canada and some European & Asian countries. All i can say is enjoy the game, enjoy the crowd reactions and ask as many questions as you like
Played at the MCG because of its Victorian rules it originally started playing in Victoria now it's changed to AFL the grand final is played in Victoria because of the contract that they had signed to keep the grand finals MCG is the biggest stadium in Australia it's seats about 100.000 people.
From the day you started walking in football states of Australia, if you were given a football, you learnt to bounce, kick and mark (catch) the ball. Bouncing comes naturally as a child grows into the game but what this video didn't explain, when running with the ball, you have to bounce within 15 meters, not every 15 meters, you could bounce it 2 times within 15 meters if you want, also while running, you can bend down and touch the ground with the football instead of bouncing, same distance applies, this usually happens when playing in wet, slippery conditions as the ball may not bounce back to you, it may just slide on.
G'day again fella I forgot to mention To you GOOGLE USAFL ! I believe that Theirs about 20 afl teams Scattered around the States ! Glad you have discovered Aussie rules, No padding it's fast and Most importantly It's a Ball's out or go home Type of game !!
The thing that drives me nuts about the whole "this looks like Rugby" thing is - Rugby has SO much more in common with American Football than Australian Rules Football.
When you say It's a mixture of other sports, it's more likely the other way around. It was codified in 1858. It's the oldest major football code in the world. Nothing whatsoever to do with any other sport. It was originally designed to keep cricket players fit during the off season, hence the size and shape of the field - they were originally cricket grounds.
hey, Coach Tube yes our game has been picked up and is played by countries all over Europe, and you looked a little confused at the scoring. here is the breakdown, the first number after a clubs name is the number of goals kicked and the second number is the number of behinds and the last number is the full score added up.
You need to watch some of the grand finals from the late eighties, like Hawthorn vs Essendon. Especially when Dermott Brereton ran through the ENTIRE Essendon huddle at quarter time. It was an unbelievably crazy, inspirational thing to do, and he did it alone. Aussie rules does not interest me in the slightest anymore, it is too defensive and sanitized, with very little violence and full on punchups, which i used to love in the seventies and eighties. And all the grounds are so well manicured and drained these days, there are never any real, 'mudbath' games, i used to love them too. When an Aussie rules ball gets muddy and wet, it gets quite heavy too, and can effect performance of the thing. And i can remember quite a few muddy games like that, especially when it was the VFL and not the AFL
3:45 Yes and no Many Aussie kids learn how to bounce an afl ball, and once you learn how to it’s like riding a bike, it’s kind of hard to forget how to bounce the ball It’s definitely easier to show how it’s done than it is to explain it properly General aim is to try and bounce it back towards you off the bottom half of the ball near the point, Too far back and it’ll probably bounce awkwardly forward, too far forward and it’ll likely roll end over end, finding that balance spot to have it return back up at a retrievable angle isn’t too hard once you’ve got the knack of it
th-cam.com/users/AFL you'll only get the highlights though. Aussie Rules was first invented to keep cricketers fit over winter months. Initially played where the MCG stands now, originally there was not limits on ground size or markings. But as it was Melbourne Rules football back then. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Australian_rules_football
I always tell people you have to Australian to successfully bounce it. AFL is world wide. There's probably a club in your city. Check out the USAFL if you're American and want have a run and a kick!
Nearly every kid I know has been given a footy in their first 12 months. The most important decision a person makes is what team they will barrack(follow) for, for the rest of their life. I have followed the Collingwood Magpies since I was 5 years old and 51 years later I still have one eye black and one white. Every company, office, school, retirement home has a footy tipping contest...without fail. Girls and boys learn to play in primary school. Watch the womens version of the AFL... they are just as tough as the guys. Every small town has a footy team, if they can't rustle up 22 locals, they will get ring-ins from other towns to make up numbers. Before they re did the MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground) the crowd at the grand final would exceed 110,000. Back then, the 'outer' , the area right next to the ground, was standing room only and people would be jammed in, by putting in seating they dropped the maximum crowd by around 20-25k.
You should be able to see games. What you haven't picked up on is the speed and intensity that the game at for the whole 4 quarters. Some midfielders can run up to a Half Marathon during a game.... we say they have Big Motors... it's not so easy to get a idea of the game watching it on TV unless you know the game....the camera is on the ball but there is action happening at same time 50 or 60 metres ahead of the Ball players moving into positions to recieve the ball....and when your watching it in the Stadium... you can see all that unfolding like a game of chess. But yes watch some games. And may I suggest a video of a Player.... Maurice Rioli...on the Greats I had the pleasure of playing School Football with Maurice...and unfortunately Club Football against him lol... Mr Magic... I hope you enjoy.
There is a league in USA - western states I think - was tech Australian Rules explained - there are 40 countries that play and have a knock out chomp - Australia is not allowed to Play but have amateur team in - watchbthe women’s AFL - it’s a little slower so you can see all the action
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A combination of sports, yet older than all of them! First invented in Melbourne in 1857, just 20 years after the city was founded. In fact Melbourne Football Club is the oldest professional football club in the world of any of the football codes.
This sport was invented to keep the cricketers in Australia fit during the winter
Codified in 1859
Wait a second. Isn't Rugby from 1820? Please don't kill me.
Followed by Geelong.
Afl was founded based on the game Marngrook, a game played by Aboriginals.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marn_Grook
G'day mate. I love that our sport is finally getting out there. So many Americans don't know it even exists and yet it's one of the oldest (official) sports. But I love your reactions and you obviously think about it more than most reactors out there, so great to listen to your thoughts.
I recommend a couple of grand final highlight videos. Pre-Covid though. Not the same without people in the stands.
@coachtube 2018 AFL Grand Final was one of the all time classics...I'd recommend watching that
THE USAFL was founded in 1996.
It has over 1,000 registered players in 50 men's teams and 27 women's teams.
@M suuuuuuuure
@Joshua Philosopher i live in Canada. and I've never seen this sport on tv. nobody talks about this sport. explain why the real football has a world cup, and AFL doesn't
@@pompei1968 because it’s AUSTRALIAN football league
The stunned look on your face as you're discovering this. lol. 😂
From the UK but loved Australian Football since the early 90s, great to see you react to this
The Anzac Day clash of 2009 between Essendon and Collingwood was such a great match, it went down to the wire. There have been some really close Grand Finals too.
Hell yeah.
I am not a fan of either team but this was a spectacular game that had me on the edge of my seat..
Great game.
The 2005 and 2006 Grand Finals were epic
I'm not sure what your point is. I like soccer also and actually used to play it. That doesn't mean that there isn't room for other sports in the world.
@M still going you door knob. There isn't even 200 countries in the world let alone over 240. Absolute Muppet
2010 absolutely sucked for Saints supporters.
One thing to keep in my mind is that a lot of the camera shots tend to be close to the play, so it can be hard to grasp the size of the ground and also the way the play at the forward and defensive ends are set up. Sports like Soccer, NFL, Rugby can be viewed in most of the tv frame because of the size of the pitch/field. There have been some very good recent games and I think there are chances to see full games or game highlights on TH-cam.
One thing to keep in mind is that we are in our winter in the southern states and that can sometimes affect the quality of some of the games. Games in Queensland are good at the moment because their weather is more mild at the moment.
mate, it's a winter sport so it rains often. Which sport is as good in wet & dry weather, l can't think of one, can you? Also in the wet the hits aren't as hard compared to a dry game, therefore less injuries.
This sport was confusing but entertaining to watch when I was stationed in New South Wales back in the middle 90s when in the marine corps!
It's a simple sport.
@@dcmastermindfirst9418 it sure isn't. Took me three years to understand it completely when I first moved to Melbourne in the late 80's. Highly intricate that even long time watchers don't fully understand the game structures and gameplans used by different teams that change on a weekly basis.
@@geoffmaloney2717 I still have to explain to my Dad what zone is etc. and he's nearly 70. He has a netball view of how football should be played. Stay in your area with your opponent all the time no matter what. He also can't keep up with some of the rule changes so I have to remind him about sling tackle etc.
Which is weird because he knows nothing about netball and never once bothered to watch a game of mine. That's probably how he played footy when he was younger and is stuck there.
It's always fun to see the eyes of a newborn Aussie Rules fan being opened. Watching with excitable friends is always fun too.
AFL is played all over the world. There are amateur Men's & Women's leagues in the US & Canada as well as all through Europe and Asia. In fact, prior to Covid there used to be a tournament called the International Cup that was played in Melbourne every 4 years. I hope it gets resumed soon.
I played in a UK based league back in the earl 90's. Go Wandsworth Demons
Yours is the best American reaction to Aussie Rules I have watched! Thank you!!
Natasha and Debbie do a great job of watching the same video explaining the rules.
If you can, the 2016 Preliminary Final between Western Bulldogs vs GWS was insane.
I'm a Richmond Tigers supporter so I am biased that the 2017 Grand Final was great. Also the 2019 and 2020 Grand Final as well.
But I do have to say that the 2017 qualifying Final between Richmond Vs Geelong was fantastic.
The 89 grand final mate, the greatest grand final ever. Ablett kicking 9, what a game.
The 1989 grandfinal to me was the best I've ever seen. And no I dont follow the hawks, go Saints lol
I’m an Aussie and I giggled at the ‘Quidditch’ “Digg”.
I like how you understood it…thanks for checking out our football code
the trick to bouncing the ball is to make one of the flat sides near the top hit the ground so it comes straight back at you, and doesn't fully rotate. its generally bounced further in front of you so you can run onto it and the bounce will come back to where you will be
As an aussie with minimal interest in AFL, its vastly interesting to see Americans opinions on AFL
Thanks for your interest in our sport. We think it is very under-rated outside of Australia but interest is growing.
One of the main aspects that is hard to grasp for a lot of people that haven't played Australian Rules Football, which is the game, as opposed to the Australian Football League (AFL), which is the top league in the country, is that it is a 360 degree game. With NFL, Rugby Union, Rugby League they are 180 degree games. The teams set up with all of the opposition in front of them and then the attacking team tries to break the opposition defence. In Aussie Rules each team lines up from one end of the ground to the other, so one team's backline lines up with the opposition Forward line. Yes, once you have possession of the ball you have to break the opposition defence but at any time the play can change direction; forward, sideways, backwards depending on circumstances. If you have the ball in open play you can be tackled from any direction as well, and there is almost always an opponent in any direction you look, it's just how far away they are that changes.
I should add that is only really a concern when someone thinks "I'll give Aussie Rules a crack" after a life of playing one of the other codes.
1994 interstate game sa versus vic -it's probably the best advertisement for our game !!
Funny you mention this. As an American, I was at that game. My first trip ever to the MCG, and the most memorable; it was EJ Whitten's last public appearance.
@@athlonen I was at that game too. But I'm a born and bred Victorian. Teddy Whittens drive around the boundary line was one of the most emotional things I've seen at a sporting event. It was in 1995 though, so maybe not the game Geoff was referring to?
Best afl game ever played was played by the brisbane lions… the match is remembered as “the miracle on grass” which still doesn’t do the immaculate comeback justice
If you see this comment coach, watch Mason Cox he is from USA and plays for Collingwood, has played over 100 games and when he kicks a goal, the crowd chant USA!! USA!!....he loves this game and appeared on your 60 minutes a couple of days ago...from Melbourne Australia sending you lots of best wishes.
I had a look on TH-cam, and if you wanna see a grand final i recommend searching up the 2020 grand final full game, (it was a close game with a mighty comeback) there is the 2018 grand final that was remarkably close and is probably also a good watch.
This is completely random but i play in some junior footy leagues and there is nothing I love more than playing in the middle of winter when it’s raining and the ground is muddy and if you fall over your knees are brown.. your jersey is brown and you are soaked and covered in mud.
I’m pretty rough in my games and would come back with scratches and grazes on my back after every game but i love it.
Good luck and have fun discovering our amazing yet wacky sport!
Popularity/following so big too that they broadcast the Grand Final on a cruise i went on 1 yr. I was too tired to watch it but it was shown on the outdoor big screen over the pool usually music videos/kids (PG) film are shown during the day
Just scanned your TH-cam channel and couldn't believe you haven't featured any more AFL.... :O
If you haven’t watched the 2023 AFL grand final (Collingwood vs Brisbane) you’re in for a blast. Don’t forget to watch KISS play in the pre game entertainment.
There is a American player in the Afl right now Plays for Collingwood Mason Cox I think he’s from Tennessee
wonderful seeing your enthusiasm..go to Australia and watch it live! Carlton v Collingwood are always good games..
It's the most aggressive, faced paced, exciting, athletic game played. No armour worn by these players
Watch - 2018 AFL Grand Final West Coast Eagles v Collingwood.
AFL was formed in the mid 1800s has developed into what you see today.
Coach Tube, In Australia it's NOT ONLY (AFL Australian Football League) as our winter game but also there is our (NRL National Rugby League) as our other winter sport as well too of course.
For starters is that Rugby League Football has (13 Thirteen) players per team & their,
NUMBERING POSITIONS are, (1) Fullback, (2 & 5) Wings, (3 & 4) Centres, (6) 5/8th, (7) Halfback, (9) Hooker, (8 & 10) Front Row Forwards, (11 & 12) 2nd Row Forwards, (13) Lock, of course.
SCORING POINTS, which are a Try, is worth (4 Four) Points & a Conversion after a try is scored is worth (2 Two) Points, A Penalty Goal is worth (2 Two) Points & a Drop Goal (aka) a Field Goal is worth (1 One) Point of course.
There are (NO) Line Outs, Rucks & Mauls, in Rugby League Football at all, & in Rugby League Football players can use a Punt Kick (aka) a Torpedo Kick during play but (NOT) to be used for a Field &/or Drop Goal situation at all but a Drop Kick is only permitted for this situation of course.
Exactly very same as Rugby Union Football is that in Rugby League Football also there are (NO) Forward Passes of the ball to be allowed at all & also that Offsides are (NOT) allowed at all either of course.
There are only (6 Six) Tackles in which a tackled player is after being tackled by the opposing team must play the ball by using his feet to rake the ball to his teammate who behind him waiting for the ball to either to be next ball carrier to run towards the defending team &/or pass the ball backwards to his other team mates and once they either reach the (4th &/or 5th) tackle then the players can kick the ball very deep into the defending team's territory regardless using a Torpedo Kick, Drop Kick &/or a Bomb Kick especially towards the defending team's goal area & besides that Rugby League Football is a more of a slower pace of game which less free flowing of a game of course.
Besides that, Rugby League Football Code started in (1895) in Huddersfield in the North of England that was called Northern Union because it came off from Rugby Union Football Code then later on it changed its name from Northern Union Football to Rugby League Football being from (15) players down to (13) players per team of course.
But however that Rugby Union Football Code who did not like any their players to become professional players by transitioning from Union to League for payments by playing the Rugby League Football Code but although that Rugby Union Football Code would rather keep their Football Code as amateur as possible by (NOT) paying their very own players of money as compensation while they been away from their very own jobs &/or work because of their football injuries that had suffered while playing of course.
But the Rugby League Football Code is manly being played in Great Britain in England & Wales, France, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea then so many years later on it has been spreading into South Africa, Scotland, Ireland, United States America, Canada, & also in a Number of other European Countries of Europe then it is developing into a Number of other new Countries from Asia, Africa, South America, The Pacific Islands, Middle East like Lebanon, for both Men & Women & Boys & Girls of course.
Welcome to your new favourite sport!!
any collingwood v essendon game played on anzac day 2023 is a sight to be hold.
G'Day from OZ, if you can find a replay of the 2023 Anzac day match( Collingwood vs Essondon ) it is a classic example of the game!, cheers, Bob.
Collingwood’s 2022 season was one for the ages.
Without going through 916 comments, yes it is played in countries other than Australia. It is played in the USA, in a small way, just as Gridiron is played here in Australia in a small way. My youngest grandchildren were in our car as we passed the local Gridiron team practicing last week and were talking about the helmets and padding they were wearing.
You maybe interested in the history of the game. It has been around since the mid 1800s.
What gets me is that people think of it as rugby with different rules when it is its own game . Gridiron (American football) is a game of rugby ( same game developed differently over time into separate games) with different rules
You wanna watch something truly great?? Watch the 2018 AFL Grand Final!! You're welcome 😊
Based on the 2 working class sports of rugby league and gaelic, Irish, football. It is basically Gaelic Football played with a rugby ball
Surely someone has mentioned the origin of this sport but, just in case, it was an exercise for cricket teams in between cricket seasons so it's played on cricket ovals which are considerably larger than a standard football field (100mx50m). Australia has only 2 seasons - footy and cricket :) AFL has got to be one of the most active team sports around.
And the 1st game was played where the MCG is today. Actually l think they used the whole park for the game. It was a mess because it rained & you could imagine what it looked like because it was never played before. Just mud and blokes going in to get the ball. No doubt punches were thrown, wish l was there.
Has he done a follow up on AFL?
Can't see one & this was 6 mths ago.
Best sport in the world,for me! ...& the 2022 season isn't far away 👍👍🇦🇺 ⚓
Spewing my team didn't make the finals this year, my Aussie mate plays AFL in the US now, but there's leagues popping up around the world for all the expats! And yeah no pads! 😂 Shorts and basically a basketball jersey is the uniform 😊
America actually has it's own USAFL the United States Australian Football League, and apparently it has allot more teams than us in Australia.
Older than all the aforementioned sports. Checkout the 2018 Grandfinal. Great game.
AFL = Quidditch... 😋
Well in Australia some do call it "aerial ping pong".
2017 Richmond vs Adelaide grandfinal is a good one to watch.
Anything with Brisbane Lions is a good game. Those guys kick ace!
Season starts march 19 2023
Go Fremantle Dockers!
There's a league over in the states called the USAFL 30 odd teams are in it also if you haven't watched it yet I recommend if you can somehow that is the 2018 AFL Grand Final
Inkkk no ow this is a year old, but if you want to watch an amazing game watch the 2018 final between richmond and Collingwood, Collingwood have a 7ft Texan playing for them called Mason Cox, who pretty much won the game, you can hear the crowd chanting USA everytime he got the ball haha, and the whole game is uploaded to TH-cam
They failed to mention the rule that makes the pace of Aussie Rules so frenetic. If you're tackled with the ball after having prior opportunity to dispose of it, you're penalized, and the other team gets a free kick. There are other aspects to this rule. For example, if you drag the ball into your body while you're on the ground, it doesn't matter whether or not you've had prior opportunity to dispose. The result is an almost manic pace.
The closet sport to this is Irish Football or Gaelic Football, they sometimes play against each other in a modified rules match! Basically Irish football was first and as known a lot of Irish where sent to Aus as convicts etc. So some say it developed from there, but who knows? Check out that too, when played against each other it is know as International Rules Football!!
2018 grand final for sure mate.
Oh, P.S.
Check out the Collingwood Texan, Mason Cox, who gained his Australian citizenship not so long ago.
Great reaction bro. These guys a serious athletes. Tough as nails. I don't barrack for these sides but the best game of footy you will see is the 1999 grand final. Hawthorn versus Geelong. It was a crazy game. A player getting broken ribs in the first seconds of the game and played out the game and played a good game. Another team mate playing out the game with a punctured lung. It was an unbelievable game.
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@@leonmoreton9463 sorry my mistake. It wasn't that bad only 10 years apart 😂😂😂
My beef is some of the replies from rugby league supporters who AFL was introduced to wa sa and tas in the 1980s when the AFL was formed
Original 'folk' football is about 600-700 yrs old. Played in medival England.
Rugby is about 200 yrs old.
Modern football is about 150 yrs old.
Rugby, soccer football and Aussie rules would all stem from the medival folk football, which is more like an unscripted, un regulated riot compared to today's sports.
I think the modern day incarnation is probably Gaelic Football :P
er no! The oldest football sport in the world is MARN GROOK. DNA evidence has proven that Australian Aboriginals are the oldest current living civilization in the world and they have been playing Marn Grook for millennia. AFL is derived from MARN GROOK after Tom Willis watched Aboriginals playing it. Maritime history & traditional aboriginal language & rock art in Western Australia has proven that people from Europe had come to Australia centuries beforehand, with some aboriginal words of the north western tribes having words similar to Portuguese/Spanish etc. Facets of Marn Grook/AFL were taken back to UK/Ireland by the early settlers later on.
@@aussierose I'd never heard of Marn Grook. I've just read up on it and definitely accept that Aussie Rules would have been influenced by this.
@michaelrogers2080There is evidence the guy that wrote the rules as a kid watched the Natives playing Marngrook on his family's property!
Europe, USA and Asia all have Aussie Rules football leagues. It's on ESPN too.
I took an NFL ball and ran the field, bouncing it every 8 -10 strides then kicked it straight into one of their hands from about 45 yards away all at full pace sprint in front of a few American friends....then I told them how far we run in a game......then I told them how long a game goes for😅
Cricket, then Baseball then forms of Gaelic football and Aussie rules in that order.
2 great grand finals where West Coast Eagles & Gelong cats 1992 & 1994
They play AFL in America it is called USAFL, I think from 1990 it started.
Hands down the best "home and away season" game of all time has to be essendon vs Collingwood A.N.Z.A.C day 2009, of you get a chance to watch the whole game, do so
I would recommend you watch the 2020 Grand Final between Richmond and Geelong, was a close game and full of drama or 2018 Grand Final between West Coast & Collingwood. From memory you can watch it on ESPN+ over in the states. Our season starts on March 16th (game will start around 4am EST) and the game is played all over the world in leagues set up by ex-pat aussies, there is a league in the US (mostly CA) along with Canada and some European & Asian countries. All i can say is enjoy the game, enjoy the crowd reactions and ask as many questions as you like
"A bit like Harry Potter" Brilliant, couldnt have said it better.
g'day, the Quidditch joke was tops!
Now look up biggest bumps, greatest marks and greatest goals.
Played at the MCG because of its Victorian rules it originally started playing in Victoria now it's changed to AFL the grand final is played in Victoria because of the contract that they had signed to keep the grand finals MCG is the biggest stadium in Australia it's seats about 100.000 people.
From the day you started walking in football states of Australia, if you were given a football, you learnt to bounce, kick and mark (catch) the ball. Bouncing comes naturally as a child grows into the game but what this video didn't explain, when running with the ball, you have to bounce within 15 meters, not every 15 meters, you could bounce it 2 times within 15 meters if you want, also while running, you can bend down and touch the ground with the football instead of bouncing, same distance applies, this usually happens when playing in wet, slippery conditions as the ball may not bounce back to you, it may just slide on.
Watch the 2013 elimination final between Richmond Tigers and Carlton Blues .
Australia sent the Rocca brothers to America to teach your NFL players how to kick
G'day again fella
I forgot to mention
To you GOOGLE
USAFL ! I believe that
Theirs about 20 afl teams
Scattered around the
States !
Glad you have discovered
Aussie rules,
No padding it's fast and
Most importantly
It's a Ball's out or go home
Type of game !!
A good game to watch is the 2018 grand final between Collingwood and West coast eagles
I could be mistaken but I think the giant 7 foot player mentioned is actually a n American who discovered the sport at college.
Geelong VS Hawthorn grand final 1989. Tough , close and skillful . Watch that one .
The thing that drives me nuts about the whole "this looks like Rugby" thing is - Rugby has SO much more in common with American Football than Australian Rules Football.
Origins of the game began with Irish Gaelic Football
Often referred to as "The Beautiful Game".
When you say It's a mixture of other sports, it's more likely the other way around. It was codified in 1858. It's the oldest major football code in the world. Nothing whatsoever to do with any other sport. It was originally designed to keep cricket players fit during the off season, hence the size and shape of the field - they were originally cricket grounds.
It’s a winter sport and 9 games are played in between Friday to Sunday afternoon
watch the 2018 Grand Final. You're welcome.
hey, Coach Tube yes our game has been picked up and is played by countries all over Europe, and you looked a little confused at the scoring. here is the breakdown, the first number after a clubs name is the number of goals kicked and the second number is the number of behinds and the last number is the full score added up.
You need to watch some of the grand finals from the late eighties, like Hawthorn vs Essendon. Especially when Dermott Brereton ran through the ENTIRE Essendon huddle at quarter time. It was an unbelievably crazy, inspirational thing to do, and he did it alone. Aussie rules does not interest me in the slightest anymore, it is too defensive and sanitized, with very little violence and full on punchups, which i used to love in the seventies and eighties. And all the grounds are so well manicured and drained these days, there are never any real, 'mudbath' games, i used to love them too. When an Aussie rules ball gets muddy and wet, it gets quite heavy too, and can effect performance of the thing. And i can remember quite a few muddy games like that, especially when it was the VFL and not the AFL
Best game in the world!!!!
Watch the 2018 Collingwood vs Richmond Preliminary Final
3:45
Yes and no
Many Aussie kids learn how to bounce an afl ball, and once you learn how to it’s like riding a bike, it’s kind of hard to forget how to bounce the ball
It’s definitely easier to show how it’s done than it is to explain it properly
General aim is to try and bounce it back towards you off the bottom half of the ball near the point,
Too far back and it’ll probably bounce awkwardly forward, too far forward and it’ll likely roll end over end, finding that balance spot to have it return back up at a retrievable angle isn’t too hard once you’ve got the knack of it
Gotta pick a game where there is a full crowd because the atmosphere of the fans really affect the game and makes it more entertaining
Nothing like the two rugbys. Closest analogy is basketball on grass.
There's only one game overseas us should watch for the first time and that is the 2016 Grand go Bulldogs
most games are good to watch
th-cam.com/users/AFL you'll only get the highlights though. Aussie Rules was first invented to keep cricketers fit over winter months. Initially played where the MCG stands now, originally there was not limits on ground size or markings. But as it was Melbourne Rules football back then. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Australian_rules_football
I always tell people you have to Australian to successfully bounce it.
AFL is world wide. There's probably a club in your city. Check out the USAFL if you're American and want have a run and a kick!
Unreal sport
Nearly every kid I know has been given a footy in their first 12 months.
The most important decision a person makes is what team they will barrack(follow) for, for the rest of their life. I have followed the Collingwood Magpies since I was 5 years old and 51 years later I still have one eye black and one white.
Every company, office, school, retirement home has a footy tipping contest...without fail.
Girls and boys learn to play in primary school.
Watch the womens version of the AFL... they are just as tough as the guys.
Every small town has a footy team, if they can't rustle up 22 locals, they will get ring-ins from other towns to make up numbers.
Before they re did the MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground) the crowd at the grand final would exceed 110,000. Back then, the 'outer' , the area right next to the ground, was standing room only and people would be jammed in, by putting in seating they dropped the maximum crowd by around 20-25k.
watch the 2018 grand final, west coast eagles vs collingwood magpies
You should be able to see games. What you haven't picked up on is the speed and intensity that the game at for the whole 4 quarters. Some midfielders can run up to a Half Marathon during a game.... we say they have Big Motors... it's not so easy to get a idea of the game watching it on TV unless you know the game....the camera is on the ball but there is action happening at same time 50 or 60 metres ahead of the Ball players moving into positions to recieve the ball....and when your watching it in the Stadium... you can see all that unfolding like a game of chess. But yes watch some games. And may I suggest a video of a Player.... Maurice Rioli...on the Greats I had the pleasure of playing School Football with Maurice...and unfortunately Club Football against him lol... Mr Magic... I hope you enjoy.
You asked if it is played anywhere else in the world. You have 58 teams in the USA and it is growing
Watch the 1998 Grand Final one of the best
Try the 2018 Grand Final for a spectacular match
G'day mate it's not a mixture it's been around for over 140 years
Cheers bud
There is a league in USA - western states I think - was tech Australian Rules explained - there are 40 countries that play and have a knock out chomp - Australia is not allowed to
Play but have amateur team in - watchbthe women’s AFL - it’s a little slower so you can see all the action