@@Lulu7070-v2v Mate if you are tackled and don't release the ball, it is a foul, called "holding the ball". This keeps the ball in play, like the option to "play on" after a "mark, or take the awarded kick. It is not supposed to be rugby, nor basketball (ever tried "bouncing an oval football while running on grass or dirt?). It is a full on contact sport for the hardy, but not one in which you can cripple an opponent for life, like tackling below the knees in rugby or slamming like "grid iron" football. Watch a full game you whining prick. Edit: it sounds like your balls never dropped mate. 😂
The pace is similar to ice hockey. Substitutions are made on the fly, the game does'nt stop for player interchange unless its a severe injury. Greatest game on the planet!
I dunno. The way those guys move on the ice is pretty impressive, but the rules of Aussie rules were deliberately designed to allow for a very fast-paced game.
The AFL players have played since they were young. So the stamina is developed for the game from a very young age so many Australian children are fit and enjoy their local sports.
Melbourne Football Club was founded in 1859 and is one of the oldest football clubs of any code still in existence. Compared to many other sports ALL players are multiskilled e.g. run fast, jump high, catch a ball, handball a pass, kick accurately, and have huge amounts of stamina.
AFL was codified years before soccer, rugby and American football. The average player is 6'2''. They run, on average, 9 to 12 miles per game. They are probably the fittest and the best conditioned athletes playing any football type game. The game is hard, aggressive and can get violent but has been cleaned up over the last 10 or 15 years. See some you tube videos on 'AFL hardest hits'. 'AFL best marks' (that is a clean catch of the ball...very spectacular) and AFL best goals' (IE best scoring shots). For a look at the game before it was cleaned up try "AFL hardest enforcers' or 'AFL - a line in the sand'. And it really did need to be cleaned up. For an American perspective an American basketballer, Mason Cox has been playing the game for 7 or 8 years now. Pat McAfee, an ex NFL punter interviews him on his You Tube channel
@@jsegal8385 Sorry chief your right about Meridan, I think the clip should of had the big A from the dockers next to Johnny Platten from the Hawkes then the Yankees would truly be shocked
G’day there. I’m glad your enjoying our game, but I should point out that the first “rules” video is unfortunately full of inaccuracies and omissions, and that’s odd since it was the Australian AFL ruling body that commissioned it. The very first thing to be addressed, is that this game is NOT a mix of other games. And unlike a lot of American viewers (naturally and understandably) assume, this game has absolutely no historical link whatsoever to gridiron. As mentioned elsewhere, it was invented years before gridiron, and there was also very little cultural contact between Australia and the USA before WW2. 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 shared roots, like volleyball and basketball etc we’re invent many years (even decades) later after AFL . To start 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 this 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 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 TH-cam with players with clearly broken arms, walking off. 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). th-cam.com/video/u_SqfNNfhmM/w-d-xo.html This 2nd video is done by an Englishman, 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 well worth a watch. th-cam.com/video/Mnv32s8jPz0/w-d-xo.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 good for what it does do. th-cam.com/video/64elNqf3Kxg/w-d-xo.html This next 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. th-cam.com/video/Dtmu-1kMFZw/w-d-xo.html 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. And it also took nearly half an hour to clear the cricket ground (pitch). th-cam.com/video/HgM3W6gnJGg/w-d-xo.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. th-cam.com/video/8pJftbDqFfY/w-d-xo.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. th-cam.com/video/7UlHJgrkgM8/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/k8dPdHMZiQg/w-d-xo.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. th-cam.com/video/fv6dAoUcSrM/w-d-xo.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 on earth. (Feel free to check this out at your own leisure as it’s fascinating in its own right). th-cam.com/video/7UlHJgrkgM8/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/k8dPdHMZiQg/w-d-xo.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. 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. th-cam.com/video/pxM8XB61ZvU/w-d-xo.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 TH-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 th-cam.com/video/7AjcFfBvIcs/w-d-xo.html AFL Greatest long Bomb Goals th-cam.com/video/ecaBlL96iks/w-d-xo.html The Best AFL Moments of all time th-cam.com/video/X54uvWYw5kY/w-d-xo.html Top ten Grand Final moments from the last 10 years th-cam.com/video/ELj7yH5wmC0/w-d-xo.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. th-cam.com/video/uPIQ7vLJYIA/w-d-xo.html And finally an American ex Gridiron player/Radio host, interviewing an American who plays top level AFL Pat McAfee learns Everything about AFL th-cam.com/video/XY3a_yMgvxg/w-d-xo.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. th-cam.com/video/NYk-7VGoCKw/w-d-xo.html
@AMANDARAEUK Come to Australia one day and experience a few live games for yourself. You might be confused at first, but I'm sure you'll love it. Sit with an Aussie who can explain everything to you as the game goes along. Go to the MCG in Melbourne, The Adelaide Oval in Adelaide & Optus Stadium in Perth for the best experience.
You forgot to mention the pies (food). But I think you covered everything else. I think i could still learn a thing or two from your reference loaded comment. My father and grandfather owned Victoria Park Motors where I used to hang out occasionally on Saturday mornings in the 60's. Of course I was in B&W before i could walk. Thanks for all the effort and detail, well done.
The oldest sporting codes in the world. It existed before the civil war in America. In the winter of 1858 students from Scotch College and Melbourne Grammar competed against each other in several games of football. These matches are credited as the first organised games of Australian Rules football. The following year a set of rules was drawn up and regular games became a feature in the parks around Melbourne. By the 1870s crowds of 10,000 people were attending games at the Melbourne Cricket Ground to watch this uniquely Australian game. Tom Wills, cricketer, 19 July 1858: Explanation: codified or code means the universal rules of the game have bean written down for everybody to follow, an agreed standard form of the game. Other forms of football existed but were played with very different local rules of the game, not yet standardised or coded.
@@DavidZ4-gg3dm Forms of games with ball/pigs bladders have been played, calling them football is a stretch, none of them would resemble the other. AFL was codified with unified rules before Association football.
@@PBMS123 Sure its debated how much influence marngrook had, but then one could argue that the game played between scotch and MG which was prior to codification was not following the same rules that were later codified. So if they arent football, why does that game count?
@@600veyron Sheffield FC is one year older but they play in a minor Metropolitan league in England. Melbourne FC is the oldest football club in the world playing at the top level of competition in its country.
These are the two Sports Aussies get brought up with and why we dominate them. It's Footy in the winter & Cricket in the Summer. If you ain't there, your square.
Ah, no, plenty of Aussies hate aerial ping pong because they're brought up on real footy, which we dominate against other countries who actually play the game.
@@philsurtees what you on mate? Are talking about Rugby That's just Banana bender's & New South Wales those 2 states, don't qualify as Australia. Hence AFL Australian Football League.
@@triarb5790 very simple there's still ppl in that sand paper incident with too much say and influence on selection. LoL Warner @ 37 retires after the Pakistan test series hasn't been in anyway shape or form the form of Jake Fraser McGurk and then there's Matty Wade the hero of the last T20 World Cup but hasn't been in anyway shape or form better than Josh Inglis that's already been acknowledged as Australias short form keeper and he's a better keeper and in way more destructive form with the bat than Wade You can't play with 2 old men that's day's are done against the best 11s in the World. It's like asking Phar Lap to win a Melbourne Cup with Ship anchor ⚓🔱 on him.
@@Lulu7070-v2v Rugby and NFL develop weirdo players that can't do more than one thing well, don't need to cover a large field, and like to hold onto other players anatomy too much. This is a good healthy contact sport.
@@LADYRAEUK Not one of, IT IS the oldest sport. It was codified in 1859 before rugby, soccer, NFL, basketball etc. In other words, we did not copy anyone, they copied us. The grand final has been just over 100,000 fans for the last couple of years. That is one big happy family including kids without the violence of some overseas sports. Welcome to the greatest game on the planet. Cheers. 🇦🇺🦘(the red and white Sydney Swans is the best team 🦢🦢🦢)
@@RickyisSwan that might be a bit of a stretch and exaggeration. We had a high number of Irish and Scottish colonisers and convicts and they both had a form of football.. a quick google will tell you that gaelic football was 'codified' in the 1800s but the history of Irish football goes back to the 13th century. If you watch Gaelic football there are some similarities with Aussie rules. in fact i LOVE Gaelic football.. not a rugby fan.. thats just a bunch of blokes in a scrum sticking their head up each others backsides..
Combine marathon running (up to 15 miles), basketball jumps, sprinting, rugby style tackles, extreme ball kicking up to 80 yards+, volleyball level handball, over two hours of almost non stop competition between opposing teams of 18 players. In an arena much bigger than the Colosseum, up to 100, 000 spectators. The extreme speed of movement and contact requires four field umpires to rule over the game. Crowds watching the games dare not look away for fear of missing some spectacular feat of athleticism.
@@stevewren1079 In Australia, in an attempt to answer the question of whether Australian Rules, Rugby Union or Soccer players were the fittest, one of the TV networks devised a contest involving various events to involving players from all these sports to test their speed, strength, agility and stamina. AFL players performed the best in tests of speed and stamina, ahead of soccer players, with rugby players lagging far behind. Rugby players performed better in tests of sheer strength, ahead of AFL players with soccer players well behind.
AFL games mostly take place at cricket grounds because of the size of the fields. The MCG holds about 100k, which as this video says normally holds the final
"Bounce every 16 yards" is a conversion of 15 metres for American audiences. You're not allowed to pickup the ball and just run down the field with it like rugby. It's a bit like the "traveling" rule in basketball. This is a subjective interpretation by the field umpires and the crowd usually lets them know if they feel the rule has been violated! Yes it becomes a free kick to the other team. There are other great AFL videos like hardest hits (not all of which were legal - some resulting in suspensions etc!) and best marks.
Ya gotta be toughest as nails to play AFL. There's nowhere to hide and when it's your turn to take a hit you have step up , it's not negotiable. The courage it takes to play can never be understated and that's in all levels from under 9's junior comps to the highest level , AFL. Keep watching a few Videos and you'll pick it up pretty quick.
Also there are also player videos to watch Dustin Martin Eddie Betts To name a couple The game was invented for cricketers to stay fit during the winter months Melbourne football club was the first club to form in 1858 and then Geelong football club in 1859
I hate how this video does not explain that it is "at least every 16 yards" Makes it seem like you have to try to count your steps or something and bounce it right on 16
Amanda, credit where it’s due, your enthusiasm really serves you, and you have the perfect pitch, cadence and volume for a presenter or voice actor. I really enjoy your videos.
Gday Amanda You need to support the North Melbourne kangaroos in the Aussie Rules we have celebrity supporters of our club Julian Assange Vince McMahon of WWE Pat Mcafree of WWE Woody Harrelson of TV show Cheers and supermodel Elle McPherson
Unlike other games, a team's goal is the goal they attck, not the goal they defend. This shows a positive attitude towards scroring, not a defensive attitude.
WTF? Every popular ball game involving scoring goals requires the attacking team to overcome their opponent's defensive players, no such game involves a team scoring through the goal they defend as that'd be just utterly nonsensical. In any successful AFL team, defence is just as high a priority as offence.
A more current explanation including the women’s competition (yes women can kick up tp 60 yards, jump high on opponents backs) is in the video titled - A beginner's guide to Australian Football | AFL Explained
AWFUL is fully subsidised by the AFL, because it can't even attract sufficient patrons to fund itself and results in players having to retrieve the ball whenever it goes over the fence. Female players can't kick the ball 60 yards, they play with a smaller ball on smaller grounds and are lucky if they even manage to score a goal in each quarter. AFLW is AWFUL.
@@DavidZ4-gg3dm Life has a higher injury rate and a much higher death rate . Enjoy life and everything on offer, or remain a worthless spectator. ...with the customary lead role in a cage.
@@DavidZ4-gg3dm a large portion of the injuries arent due to tackles and lack of padding, theyre due to the players being that fit and competing that hard that they tear muscles and strain their bodies
Corrupt as it gets, the normal Australia works 38H+ while the AFL trains every other day for a few hour's. If We get permanently injured it's fight for your rights pay for everything with a deducted pay if any! with no help and very little money to live a quality life. They hurt themselves permanently or even slightly, they get all the help in the world, pay for nothing and get million dollar plus payouts with a regular pay! How's that far? Or even legal for that latter! Especially when it's partly supported by the government... Corruption at its best!
@@hulkgqnissanpatrol6121 Life is corrupt. All government and court systems are corrupt. History and science is as corrupt as any marauding gang, army or pirate crew. All professional sport is managed by politics, greed and corruption. But how is it corruption for gladiators to be cared for and paid when injured ? I suggest it is the opposite. When a government or employer turns its back on an injured soldier ......that is corruption. When a WORKER fakes an injury and claims compensation.....that is corruption. When a government sets up a scheme to look after injured workers, as in Australia, but then they let corrupt Insurance Companies run the scheme .....THAT IS CORRUPTION !!!! But when a professional sportsman or woman is injured, and they are looked after and the contract is honoured, THAT is justice.
It's a game for the whole family. Adults and kids are in the stands. Because it is such a high scoring game it doesn't have the tension and violence of soccer fans. Most of the rules for tackling are to prevent injury. Best game in the world.
Big contrast to the edge-of-the-seat, thrilling "Nil-all Draws" of soccer, where the fans have to resort to burning down the stands or belting the living suitcase out of one another to keep themselves awake; or the bloodthirsty cross-country wrestling of Thugby.
@@LesGray-i9pYeah. I think the TH-cam algorithm sends people to the old one first because it’s got a higher view count from being around for several years longer, which of course bumps up its view count in a positive feedback loop. It’s a pity because the updated video from 2-3 years back is so much better quality.
Hi Amanda, Thank you checking out our game of Aussie football - my town of Melbourne is absolutely mad about AFL; so is Adelaide and Perth. AFL was made from combining rugby and Irish gaelic football. Interestingly, there is another version of football called international rules and it is combining AFL and gaelic football and played only between Ireland and Australia. My favourite team is the Essendon Bombers - we are the black jumper with the red sash across it, as you saw a couple of times in the video. To clarify the 16 yard rule; you can run but bounce it up to every 15 metres. Otherwise, yes, the ball gets turned over to the other team. For future videos, do check out the best marks (speccies!), best goals or best hits and bumps if that's more your thing. There is an updated introductory video which imo is better narrated by Australians. There is another beginner video narrated by an Englishman which is pretty good but comes from the point of view of England and soccer. We love the MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground) as much as the Brits love Wembley. Love the roar of the crowd during a big match esp. if the game is close. Hopefully the UK or US can take interest in our game, learn it, play it and one day can beat Australia at our own game lol....
The game is growing all over the world at amature level , both men and womens teams. There are teams in the UK , India , US , everywhere really . Its fantastic for fitness , highly skilled and just plain fun .
For some real excitement see the 2023 Grand Final highlights on the AFL site. Maybe the best ever and goes right to the wire. (I'm biased, without giving anything away) It's not long to watch and gives a great feel for the flow of a game. There is a women's league now as well.
My nephew 6' 8" Bradon Preuss is a ruckman (center) for the Sydney giants. They need to be the biggest as ruck injuries are common and savage. He has had more time off than on due to countless reconstuctive surgeries. By 30 they are usually due for retirement.
Aussie rules bears a passing resemblance to Gaelic Football which is an amateur game. Many an Irish player has tried down under, some more successful than others.
Every West Coast Eagles fan at the stadium that day suddenly went silent for a moment in time as Nic Natanui launched himself up and over the pack to take a fantastic, career highlight mark. Our most important player hit the ground hard from so high up and the crowd gasped in horror as he lay there for a moment, then he jumped up, pulled himself together and got back to work. What a legend.
The finals are coming up Amanda .. I had German backpackers over and by half time theyd picked it up (they were yelling BALL!! at the telly!).. Watch a full game mate... youll be hooked!
Yuniel si tu escribiste esa cancion congratulaciones! Me dio en el mero corazon la letra es casi exacta a un capitulo de mi vida. Hoy solo me rio de lo que paso pero si tu hubieses publicado esta cancion entonces creo wue hubiera llorado a lo macho. Bien hecho!
@borisbash no but soccer does. Afl also takes influence from basketball and multiple other sports. It was even crossed over with Gaelic styles of play from Irish teams.
Rugby players are definitely more solid and hit harder on average. The difference is that in Aussie rules it’s a 360 degree game and you don’t always see the opponent coming to hit you, or you may have multiple players coming at you from different angles. A background in basketball is often helpful because it helps give you the 360 degree awareness.
Glad you found our indigenous sport. It's the best game in the world as it combines all of them. You should get down to watch a game and take it all in. Collingwood v Carlton would be the game to go to. The most fierce rivalry in the AFL history. Go Pies! ❤
The MCG used to be the hallowed turf of cricket, no footy allowed, they played football on a ground next door, the members grandstand was on tram tracks and they’d turn it around to face the opposite way with tractors in the 1800’s depending on the season, the tracks are still there too in the carpark at the Ponsford stand end
What makes the game very interesting is the oval shape of the football which can randomly bounce in any direction. So, the players are on high alert throughout the game. Aussie footy takes inspiration from the Australian indigenous peoples' game of 'marn grook' which is possibly thousands of years old.
Maybe not 'superhuman', but definitely all-round super-athletes - strong, ridiculously fit, evasive, and with massive endurance. Check out: the top 50 marks of all time, the top 50 goals of all times, highlights of the 2018 Grand Final (was a ripper), and then go from there....
I've been to the Gabba during a home game for the Brisbane Lions. It was an absolutely insane experience; Sitting amongst 100,000 screaming fans, you can't help but start screaming too; Swept up in the electric atmosphere.
There are many AFL groups in the US. The MCG is just shy of 200mts 660 feet long & 90 MTS 340 feet wide. From a population of 30 million (10% of US), the USA would have to get 1 million are the ground to equal that. NAZCAR gets a few.
What are the dimensions of the AFL grounds? ^ For senior football, the playing field is an oval between 135-185 metres (148-202 yd) long goal-to-goal and 110-155 metres (120-170 yd) wide wing-to-wing. Grounds can vary from long and narrow to almost circular, and are not necessarily symmetrical, depending upon how and where the field was constructed.
Have had over 100,000 fans at many Grand Finals. Noting like going to a game at the MCG when there are 80,000 people cheering for their teams. You should watch a game.
The game basicly designed that the ball is kept in motion, hence running and bouncing. It's showing the umpires, you are in full control of the ball, rather than just holding it and running
Yes AFL is a great game. No real stoppages of play except where a goal is scored and that’s only 30 seconds where the ball is competed in the centre of the ground and injuries where a player may be in danger (of further injury). There are now 23 minor round games not 22. Teams have 23 players now with a substitute with the purpose of using in the case of injury .A player can be substituted for any reason though to match the style of game on the day. Players can be interchanged up to 90 times during a game. 18 players on the ground and 5 on the bench. After watching a few highlight packages of great goals and great marks, you’ll see why so many consider it to be the best game in the world. Other highlight packages to watch are Cyril Rioli, Buddy Franklin and Eddy Betts. Amazing goals and marks.
If you "forget" to bounce it, it's like a travel in basketball. The opposition gets the ball at the spot the umpire determines you crossed the imaginary line. FWIW, the umpires are professional too, and they are as awesome at picking up transgressions as basketball refs.
They've got an updated version of this video which explains it alot better. I can see how this video could be confusing. But it's an awesome game amd we love it.
We live 3 hours away from the city, and went last weekend to watch a match with 40,000 others. The atmosphere is always amazing (especially when you're watching the Black & White - Collingwood football club! 😉).
No, pretty well all codified rules. Maybe not cricket. OH ALL RIGHT! Jeez. Rugby union got an start pretty early but that doesn't really count. It wasn't formalised till much later. Any other contenders? I'm not talking about general principles, variations, local rules, etc. Why did I even bother with Rugby?
@@bumble-g2j Association football wasn't codified until a few years later, but it already existed. English immigrants to Australia brought it with them; Australia based their version of football on it.
No, it's based on a mix of pre-codified Rugby school rules, English "mob" football and Irish Caid. Australian Football then served as a direct influence on the codification of Gaelic Football in 1873
AFL is fantastic. If you want fantastic games to start with I’d watch 2023 Grand Final. Another would be 2018 Grand Final where West Coast Eagles came from about 6 goals down. BTW AFL is older than most sports played in USA. Cricket players came up with it to keep fit in the winter. Oh and if you haven’t watched cricket I suggest you start with T20.
You should watch the more up to date version which shows the female games as well, its also got a better voice over i think. Also its also played in the USA which has its own multistate league. Footy only looks like a mix of different mix of sports but was invented before all of them!
The scoring is taken from playing cricket scoring and maths tables it's been around for nearly 200 in Australia, and yes there can be injuries but not often.
The bounce while running with the ball prevents a player just carrying the ball. If the player forgets to bounce the ball, then it is handed over to the other team.
@@LADYRAEUK I think the current record of running in a match is 18.9 km or 11.74 miles. They wear tiny GPS trackers for post match analysis. There's another video that shows how AFL produced the most amount of statistical data per game than any other sport on the planet
A question a lot of new folks have is the score card layout. It's goals, behinds, total score. So 20 10 130 is 20 goals at 6 points each, plus 10 behinds at 1 point each, all for a total of 130 points. The reason this is important is it can show you that someone who is losing in total points, might have actually had more kicks at goal, but for assorted reasons they've only gone through for 1 point instead of 6. So they may have more aggressively field positions but are being kept out by a desperate defence. Or possibly they're being forced to kick early so are going for the riskier shots. Or maybe their backs and midfielders are carrying the team and the forwards suck. 😅. Lots of possibilities, but the score format gives you a bit more information about the state of play than just the running total would.
Even the game at local level is hard and tough and played by all ages including Masters (Over 35 or 45). I had a head clash playing over 45s and ended up with 9 stitches just above my eye. It is the best game in the world and so much better watching it live in the stands!
Assie Rules football is the oldest codified football game in the world. The foundational rules, which have been adapted and changed many times over the years, were first laid down in 1858. The original hand written document, in a school exercise book, can be viewed at the Australian Sports Museum located in the historic MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground).
You must see this game live to fully appreciate it & go with someone that can explain the rules. It will make for a much more enjoyable experience. Something you will never forget especially if it is a close scoring game.
@@adirong the grass is also cut in nine meter stripes, run nearly two-stripes, that’s too far. Kick nearly two stripes distance, that enough for a mark.
To many it is mystifying how this game, which pre-dates all other football codes, is not the world game. It has everything that other codes can offer and more, yet it is confined to Australia - a bit like kangaroos and koalas. Still, if other nations don’t want it they are more than happy to keep it all to themselves. No other athletes could handle this brutal yet graceful sport anyway. None.
A lot of countries simply do not have the land to devote huge ovals to a code of football. We can because Australia is huge. Every town can have. a footy/cricket oval. Think of why basketball is popular in inner city America, it can be played on a tiny patch of ground, or indoors in freezing areas. Geography plays a major role. Soccer also has an indoor format.
Hello Amanda I hope you have been well🤗 ive never watched nfl before it looks like a very interesting sport i agree with you it seems to be a mix of othersports i was surprised when they climb onto each other to reach the ball 😯Thank you for all your very interesting video's i always enjoy seeing them and hearing your reactions and laughs❤
It is the antithesis of rugby. Every rule is like a the opposite of every rugby rule and it had been played since the 1860s with some clubs the oldest sporting clubs on earth...
While AFL does seem like it combines aspects from other sports. AFL was created before, baseball, American football and around the same time as baseball.
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I used to live in England - didn't like Soccer. Moved to NZ - didn't like Rugby. Moved to Australia - LOVE AFL!
Drop balls hundred times !! Not skilfully at all .
@@Lulu7070-v2v Mate if you are tackled and don't release the ball, it is a foul, called "holding the ball". This keeps the ball in play, like the option to "play on" after a "mark, or take the awarded kick. It is not supposed to be rugby, nor basketball (ever tried "bouncing an oval football while running on grass or dirt?). It is a full on contact sport for the hardy, but not one in which you can cripple an opponent for life, like tackling below the knees in rugby or slamming like "grid iron" football. Watch a full game you whining prick.
Edit: it sounds like your balls never dropped mate. 😂
Where were you originally from or born?
When you say Rugby, do you mean Union or League? I'm guess since you mentioned NZ you probably mean Union. But glad to hear you love the great game.
@@Lulu7070-v2v oh yeh? I'd love to see you walk us through all the non skills of the sport lol
American here, and Aussie Rules is my favorite sport.
Gday if your looking for a team you should support the North Melbourne Kangaroos Football Club
@@HiltonDuncan-jk8tj Thanks, mate, but I’ve been a member of the Mighty Bulldogs for several years now :)
Favourite*
@@dcmastermindfirst9418 In the UK and Australia, maybe, lol.
@FloridaStrayDog No. English is English not American.
The pace is similar to ice hockey. Substitutions are made on the fly, the game does'nt stop for player interchange unless its a severe injury. Greatest game on the planet!
brilliant!
@@LADYRAEUK ‘THE GOAL UMPIRE’ a book of dark side short stories all with an Aussie Rules theme…
%100 the greatest game
I dunno. The way those guys move on the ice is pretty impressive, but the rules of Aussie rules were deliberately designed to allow for a very fast-paced game.
@@LADYRAEUK It's also the only sport I can think of where you get a point for being 'close enough'. So typically Australian 😂
The AFL players have played since they were young. So the stamina is developed for the game from a very young age so many Australian children are fit and enjoy their local sports.
Not these days many are obese
Melbourne Football Club was founded in 1859 and is one of the oldest football clubs of any code still in existence. Compared to many other sports ALL players are multiskilled e.g. run fast, jump high, catch a ball, handball a pass, kick accurately, and have huge amounts of stamina.
👍🏻👍🏻course!
AFL was codified years before soccer, rugby and American football. The average player is 6'2''. They run, on average, 9 to 12 miles per game. They are probably the fittest and the best conditioned athletes playing any football type game.
The game is hard, aggressive and can get violent but has been cleaned up over the last 10 or 15 years.
See some you tube videos on 'AFL hardest hits'. 'AFL best marks' (that is a clean catch of the ball...very spectacular) and AFL best goals' (IE best scoring shots). For a look at the game before it was cleaned up try "AFL hardest enforcers' or 'AFL - a line in the sand'. And it really did need to be cleaned up. For an American perspective an American basketballer, Mason Cox has been playing the game for 7 or 8 years now. Pat McAfee, an ex NFL punter interviews him on his You Tube channel
ah i will definitely check out some other videos
Don't know about 186cm average plenty of smalls just ask Ex flying fledglings come Port Adelaide W.Rioli
@@Peter-ww9bw Average in this case means 50% of the players are under 6'2'' and 50% of players are over 6'2''
@@jsegal8385 Sorry chief your right about Meridan, I think the clip should of had the big A from the dockers next to Johnny Platten from the Hawkes then the Yankees would truly be shocked
@@jsegal8385 well thats not an average at all -thats the median
I have been to the MCG a few times and the atmosphere is brilliant. Apart from someone getting injured it is non stop.
it looks that way :)
I go to the MCG at least 8 times a year, it is the largest stadium in the southern hemisphere. The atmosphere is like nothing else on earth.
G’day there. I’m glad your enjoying our game, but I should point out that the first “rules” video is unfortunately full of inaccuracies and omissions, and that’s odd since it was the Australian AFL ruling body that commissioned it.
The very first thing to be addressed, is that this game is NOT a mix of other games.
And unlike a lot of American viewers (naturally and understandably) assume, this game has absolutely no historical link whatsoever to gridiron.
As mentioned elsewhere, it was invented years before gridiron, and there was also very little cultural contact between Australia and the USA before WW2. 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 shared roots, like volleyball and basketball etc we’re invent many years (even decades) later after AFL .
To start 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 this 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 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 TH-cam with players with clearly broken arms, walking off.
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).
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This 2nd video is done by an Englishman, 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 well worth a watch.
th-cam.com/video/Mnv32s8jPz0/w-d-xo.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 good for what it does do.
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This next 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.
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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.
And it also took nearly half an hour to clear the cricket ground (pitch).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 on earth. (Feel free to check this out at your own leisure as it’s fascinating in its own right).
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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.
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.
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This one is well worth reacting too.
These next vids are of course subjective, and it’s only a taste of what’s on TH-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
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AFL Greatest long Bomb Goals
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The Best AFL Moments of all time
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Top ten Grand Final moments from the last 10 years
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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.
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And finally an American ex Gridiron player/Radio host, interviewing an American who plays top level AFL
Pat McAfee learns Everything about AFL
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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.
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wow, thank you so much!! taht is amazing, so many links! i really appreciate that!
We do stop the game if you've got blood pouring out of your face.... We're not barbarians 😂
@AMANDARAEUK Come to Australia one day and experience a few live games for yourself. You might be confused at first, but I'm sure you'll love it. Sit with an Aussie who can explain everything to you as the game goes along. Go to the MCG in Melbourne, The Adelaide Oval in Adelaide & Optus Stadium in Perth for the best experience.
This post needs more love and upvotes... if for nothing else other than the time you had to have put into it. Great post :)
You forgot to mention the pies (food). But I think you covered everything else. I think i could still learn a thing or two from your reference loaded comment. My father and grandfather owned Victoria Park Motors where I used to hang out occasionally on Saturday mornings in the 60's. Of course I was in B&W before i could walk. Thanks for all the effort and detail, well done.
The oldest sporting codes in the world. It existed before the civil war in America. In the winter of 1858 students from Scotch College and Melbourne Grammar competed against each other in several games of football. These matches are credited as the first organised games of Australian Rules football.
The following year a set of rules was drawn up and regular games became a feature in the parks around Melbourne. By the 1870s crowds of 10,000 people were attending games at the Melbourne Cricket Ground to watch this uniquely Australian game.
Tom Wills, cricketer, 19 July 1858:
Explanation: codified or code means the universal rules of the game have bean written down for everybody to follow, an agreed standard form of the game. Other forms of football existed but were played with very different local rules of the game, not yet standardised or coded.
It's certainly the oldest codified "Football" sport in history
@@TheMissiIe That doesn't make it the oldest form. Football has been played for well over a thousand years.
@@DavidZ4-gg3dm luckily, that's not what I said
@@DavidZ4-gg3dm Forms of games with ball/pigs bladders have been played, calling them football is a stretch, none of them would resemble the other.
AFL was codified with unified rules before Association football.
@@PBMS123 Sure its debated how much influence marngrook had, but then one could argue that the game played between scotch and MG which was prior to codification was not following the same rules that were later codified. So if they arent football, why does that game count?
This one of the first club sports on the planet. Truely original.
Melbourne football club is on of if not the oldest club in the world.
@600veyron yes and geelong is the 2nd oldest
@@600veyron Sheffield FC is one year older but they play in a minor Metropolitan league in England. Melbourne FC is the oldest football club in the world playing at the top level of competition in its country.
These are the two Sports Aussies get brought up with and why we dominate them.
It's Footy in the winter & Cricket in the Summer.
If you ain't there, your square.
Ah, no, plenty of Aussies hate aerial ping pong because they're brought up on real footy, which we dominate against other countries who actually play the game.
@@philsurtees what you on mate?
Are talking about Rugby
That's just Banana bender's & New South Wales those 2 states, don't qualify as Australia.
Hence AFL
Australian Football League.
@@philsurteesrugby ain't footy mate... You hardly kick the ball... Should be called handsy
Uhuh. How come we aren't in the final of the T20? Remind me. Oh that's right we are not the team we think we are!
@@triarb5790 very simple there's still ppl in that sand paper incident with too much say and influence on selection.
LoL Warner @ 37 retires after the Pakistan test series hasn't been in anyway shape or form the form of Jake Fraser McGurk and then there's Matty Wade the hero of the last T20 World Cup but hasn't been in anyway shape or form better than Josh Inglis that's already been acknowledged as Australias short form keeper and he's a better keeper and in way more destructive form with the bat than Wade
You can't play with 2 old men that's day's are done against the best 11s in the World.
It's like asking Phar Lap to win a Melbourne Cup with Ship anchor ⚓🔱 on him.
The greatest game on earth. 🩵 the footy. ☮️
AFL fields are actually Cricket Pitches.
The game was invented to use the pitch during the cricket off season.
And also to keep the cricket players fit in the off season.
I didnt realise that
@@Raven.flight But it's very different to cricket. Does it appeal to many cricketers?
@@DavidZ4-gg3dm yep footy for winter cricket in the summer.
@@------837 In other countries, few cricketers play rugby.
AFL is older than all American sports 😊
I like NFL or rugby better than girl AFL
@@Lulu7070-v2v Good for you, try and play it and keep up with the "girls"!
@@Lulu7070-v2v Rugby and NFL develop weirdo players that can't do more than one thing well, don't need to cover a large field, and like to hold onto other players anatomy too much. This is a good healthy contact sport.
It is one of the oldest sports, created in the mid 1800's
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@@LADYRAEUK Not one of, IT IS the oldest sport. It was codified in 1859 before rugby, soccer, NFL, basketball etc. In other words, we did not copy anyone, they copied us. The grand final has been just over 100,000 fans for the last couple of years. That is one big happy family including kids without the violence of some overseas sports. Welcome to the greatest game on the planet. Cheers. 🇦🇺🦘(the red and white Sydney Swans is the best team 🦢🦢🦢)
@@RickyisSwan another great win tonight. Here's hoping for the flag
@@kennnnys I've been watching Swans teams since South Melbourne days. The current team is the best I've ever seen.
@@RickyisSwan that might be a bit of a stretch and exaggeration. We had a high number of Irish and Scottish colonisers and convicts and they both had a form of football.. a quick google will tell you that gaelic football was 'codified' in the 1800s but the history of Irish football goes back to the 13th century. If you watch Gaelic football there are some similarities with Aussie rules. in fact i LOVE Gaelic football.. not a rugby fan.. thats just a bunch of blokes in a scrum sticking their head up each others backsides..
I'm in the UK and you can't beat a bit of aussie footie and a little brawling.
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Combine marathon running (up to 15 miles), basketball jumps, sprinting, rugby style tackles, extreme ball kicking up to 80 yards+, volleyball level handball, over two hours of almost non stop competition between opposing teams of 18 players. In an arena much bigger than the Colosseum, up to 100, 000 spectators. The extreme speed of movement and contact requires four field umpires to rule over the game. Crowds watching the games dare not look away for fear of missing some spectacular feat of athleticism.
“Rugby style tackles”!!!??? 😅😂
Pissant contact. Your best player wouldn’t last 2 minutes in any other code. 😁😂
@@stevewren1079 In Australia, in an attempt to answer the question of whether Australian Rules, Rugby Union or Soccer players were the fittest, one of the TV networks devised a contest involving various events to involving players from all these sports to test their speed, strength, agility and stamina.
AFL players performed the best in tests of speed and stamina, ahead of soccer players, with rugby players lagging far behind. Rugby players performed better in tests of sheer strength, ahead of AFL players with soccer players well behind.
Try 121.000 plus. Until the Chardonnay set got those corporate boxes!
Try 121.000 plus. Until the Chardonnay set got those corporate boxes!
Brilliant game and they need to promote in the U.S.!! Best looking blokes, shortest shorts, fast game, and high scores! LOVE IT! Annie the Aussie.
Invented in Melbourne in the late 1850s and codified in 1859, Australian Rules is the oldest code of football in the world.
AFL games mostly take place at cricket grounds because of the size of the fields. The MCG holds about 100k, which as this video says normally holds the final
ahh okay :)
"Bounce every 16 yards" is a conversion of 15 metres for American audiences. You're not allowed to pickup the ball and just run down the field with it like rugby. It's a bit like the "traveling" rule in basketball. This is a subjective interpretation by the field umpires and the crowd usually lets them know if they feel the rule has been violated! Yes it becomes a free kick to the other team. There are other great AFL videos like hardest hits (not all of which were legal - some resulting in suspensions etc!) and best marks.
thank you for taking the time to explain :)
Ya gotta be toughest as nails to play AFL. There's nowhere to hide and when it's your turn to take a hit you have step up , it's not negotiable. The courage it takes to play can never be understated and that's in all levels from under 9's junior comps to the highest level , AFL. Keep watching a few Videos and you'll pick it up pretty quick.
Also there are also player videos to watch
Dustin Martin
Eddie Betts
To name a couple
The game was invented for cricketers to stay fit during the winter months
Melbourne football club was the first club to form in 1858 and then Geelong football club in 1859
I hate how this video does not explain that it is "at least every 16 yards" Makes it seem like you have to try to count your steps or something and bounce it right on 16
AFL in Melbourne is like a religion. Supporters are die hard supporters for their teams.
Amanda, credit where it’s due, your enthusiasm really serves you, and you have the perfect pitch, cadence and volume for a presenter or voice actor. I really enjoy your videos.
Gday Amanda
You need to support the North Melbourne kangaroos in the Aussie Rules we have celebrity supporters of our club Julian Assange Vince McMahon of WWE Pat Mcafree of WWE Woody Harrelson of TV show Cheers and supermodel Elle McPherson
Unlike other games, a team's goal is the goal they attck, not the goal they defend. This shows a positive attitude towards scroring, not a defensive attitude.
ah okay, thank yyoU :)
WTF? Every popular ball game involving scoring goals requires the attacking team to overcome their opponent's defensive players, no such game involves a team scoring through the goal they defend as that'd be just utterly nonsensical. In any successful AFL team, defence is just as high a priority as offence.
My body is wrecked from this game I bloody love it
Your sacrifice noted and honoured.
Yeah everything is rooted!
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A more current explanation including the women’s competition (yes women can kick up tp 60 yards, jump high on opponents backs) is in the video titled - A beginner's guide to Australian Football | AFL Explained
AFLW or womens AFL is a flop, the grounds are too big for them they cant kick as far as men
AWFUL is fully subsidised by the AFL, because it can't even attract sufficient patrons to fund itself and results in players having to retrieve the ball whenever it goes over the fence. Female players can't kick the ball 60 yards, they play with a smaller ball on smaller grounds and are lucky if they even manage to score a goal in each quarter. AFLW is AWFUL.
And you look at what Americans wear on their football fields. These Ausies guys are nuts. It’s like hockey on grass.
Me thinking “hockey *is* played on grass?!” then realising you are referring to ice hockey 😜
hahh!
@@shmick6079Hockey is actually played on grass in more countries by more people than ice hockey .
@@macman1469 exactly
AFL is the greatest game on earth. It has everything you'd want in a sport and with no pads.
It has a high injury rate.
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Life has a higher injury rate and a much higher death rate .
Enjoy life and everything on offer, or remain a worthless spectator. ...with the customary lead role in a cage.
@@DavidZ4-gg3dm a large portion of the injuries arent due to tackles and lack of padding, theyre due to the players being that fit and competing that hard that they tear muscles and strain their bodies
Corrupt as it gets, the normal Australia works 38H+ while the AFL trains every other day for a few hour's.
If We get permanently injured it's fight for your rights pay for everything with a deducted pay if any! with no help and very little money to live a quality life.
They hurt themselves permanently or even slightly, they get all the help in the world, pay for nothing and get million dollar plus payouts with a regular pay!
How's that far? Or even legal for that latter! Especially when it's partly supported by the government...
Corruption at its best!
@@hulkgqnissanpatrol6121
Life is corrupt.
All government and court systems are corrupt.
History and science is as corrupt as any marauding gang, army or pirate crew.
All professional sport is managed by politics, greed and corruption.
But how is it corruption for gladiators to be cared for and paid when injured ?
I suggest it is the opposite.
When a government or employer turns its back on an injured soldier ......that is corruption.
When a WORKER fakes an injury and claims compensation.....that is corruption.
When a government sets up a scheme to look after injured workers, as in Australia, but then they let corrupt Insurance Companies run the scheme .....THAT IS CORRUPTION !!!!
But when a professional sportsman or woman is injured, and they are looked after and the contract is honoured, THAT is justice.
It's a game for the whole family. Adults and kids are in the stands. Because it is such a high scoring game it doesn't have the tension and violence of soccer fans. Most of the rules for tackling are to prevent injury. Best game in the world.
Big contrast to the edge-of-the-seat, thrilling "Nil-all Draws" of soccer, where the fans have to resort to burning down the stands or belting the living suitcase out of one another to keep themselves awake; or the bloodthirsty cross-country wrestling of Thugby.
“Don’t believe in never” is a good video to react to. It’s about an American Mason Cox trying to make his way in the AFL. It’s an under 10 min video.
There is also a 60 Minutes segment on Mason Cox that is worth watching. Amazing story of the only American AFL player.
You are absolutely right about this being a great, instructive and informative video.
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There’s a better one explaining in more detail including the score which 99% of viewers don’t get!!!
@@LesGray-i9pYeah. I think the TH-cam algorithm sends people to the old one first because it’s got a higher view count from being around for several years longer, which of course bumps up its view count in a positive feedback loop. It’s a pity because the updated video from 2-3 years back is so much better quality.
Hi Amanda,
Thank you checking out our game of Aussie football - my town of Melbourne is absolutely mad about AFL; so is Adelaide and Perth.
AFL was made from combining rugby and Irish gaelic football. Interestingly, there is another version of football called international rules and it is combining AFL and gaelic football and played only between Ireland and Australia.
My favourite team is the Essendon Bombers - we are the black jumper with the red sash across it, as you saw a couple of times in the video.
To clarify the 16 yard rule; you can run but bounce it up to every 15 metres. Otherwise, yes, the ball gets turned over to the other team.
For future videos, do check out the best marks (speccies!), best goals or best hits and bumps if that's more your thing. There is an updated introductory video which imo is better narrated by Australians. There is another beginner video narrated by an Englishman which is pretty good but comes from the point of view of England and soccer.
We love the MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground) as much as the Brits love Wembley. Love the roar of the crowd during a big match esp. if the game is close. Hopefully the UK or US can take interest in our game, learn it, play it and one day can beat Australia at our own game lol....
i will have to cehck out those other videos
Aussie Rules has nothing to do with Gaelic football.
There are similarities but they developed entirely independently.
@@LADYRAEUK Essendon were caught injecting illegal performance enhancing drugs into all their players a decade ago, they're a pack of cheats.
The game is growing all over the world at amature level , both men and womens teams. There are teams in the UK , India , US , everywhere really . Its fantastic for fitness , highly skilled and just plain fun .
BTW, in the Collingwood Magpies, based in Melbourne is American, Mason Cox.
The best part about marrying an Australian was discovering this sport.
👍🏻 it is fun!
it is a fun sport to watch,and my Aussie friends love it
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It is fun and fast. It was the first coded football anywhere and played by elite athletes. Other sports took from this game. Thank you.
ah thanks :)
For some real excitement see the 2023 Grand Final highlights on the AFL site. Maybe the best ever and goes right to the wire. (I'm biased, without giving anything away) It's not long to watch and gives a great feel for the flow of a game. There is a women's league now as well.
i will check that out :)
Ha! The 1989 Grand Final is universally recognised as the greatest Grand Final of the modern era by a country mile.
You need to see it live! To really appreciate it.
Last years grand final had over 100 thousand such an amazing grand finals ever
That’s crazy !
Each team has 18 players on the field at one time, they interchange throughout the game with the 4 players on the interchange bench.
ah okay thanks!
My nephew 6' 8" Bradon Preuss is a ruckman (center) for the Sydney giants. They need to be the biggest as ruck injuries are common and savage. He has had more time off than on due to countless reconstuctive surgeries. By 30 they are usually due for retirement.
Aussie rules bears a passing resemblance to Gaelic Football which is an amateur game. Many an Irish player has tried down under, some more successful than others.
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I think the Aussies went over a few times to play them. It is the closest game.
Every West Coast Eagles fan at the stadium that day suddenly went silent for a moment in time as Nic Natanui launched himself up and over the pack to take a fantastic, career highlight mark.
Our most important player hit the ground hard from so high up and the crowd gasped in horror as he lay there for a moment, then he jumped up, pulled himself together and got back to work.
What a legend.
The finals are coming up Amanda ..
I had German backpackers over and by half time theyd picked it up (they were yelling BALL!! at the telly!)..
Watch a full game mate... youll be hooked!
AFL (Australian football) began in the 1870's long before NFL existed. NFL style of play has no influence over how AFL began & currently exists.
i didnt realise htat, thanks :)
Even when your team is on a loosing streak you still go to the game! That’s just us aussies we love our AFL 🇦🇺
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Watch the 2018 afl grand final highlights has that was one of the best GF the team that won made a great come back win it
Yuniel si tu escribiste esa cancion congratulaciones! Me dio en el mero corazon la letra es casi exacta a un capitulo de mi vida. Hoy solo me rio de lo que paso pero si tu hubieses publicado esta cancion entonces creo wue hubiera llorado a lo macho. Bien hecho!
Tony Lockett Australian world record goal kicking legend is my brother
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It's not a mixture of any sport. It is totally unique.
That's not really accurate.
It definitely bollows from other sports
@@dcmastermindfirst9418 are you saying rugby goals?
@borisbash no but soccer does.
Afl also takes influence from basketball and multiple other sports.
It was even crossed over with Gaelic styles of play from Irish teams.
Aussie Rules started in the 1850s from the Australian aboriginals called marngrook. Then it evolved. Soccer basketball rugby were decades later.
AFL makes rugby seem almost gentle by comparison.
I learned something from the video, and it helped me to demystify Aussie rules footie a little.
Rugby players are definitely more solid and hit harder on average.
The difference is that in Aussie rules it’s a 360 degree game and you don’t always see the opponent coming to hit you, or you may have multiple players coming at you from different angles.
A background in basketball is often helpful because it helps give you the 360 degree awareness.
it looks liek a lot of fun to watch
@@LADYRAEUK also a lot of fun to play, but you need to have some aerobic endurance otherwise you’ll be chasing your opponent all day!
There is a newer version of this video that explains some rules better e.g. scoring - A beginner’s guide to Australian Football | AFL Explained
ah htanks! :)
Glad you found our indigenous sport.
It's the best game in the world as it combines all of them. You should get down to watch a game and take it all in.
Collingwood v Carlton would be the game to go to. The most fierce rivalry in the AFL history. Go Pies! ❤
a few people haev mentioned that :)
Port Adelaide vs Adelaide crows showdown.
There was an Adelaide game In 2014 where the crowd was cheering that loud no one heard the siren.
Colliwobbles and blistering bombers on Anzac day you fool 😅😅😅
The MCG used to be the hallowed turf of cricket, no footy allowed, they played football on a ground next door, the members grandstand was on tram tracks and they’d turn it around to face the opposite way with tractors in the 1800’s depending on the season, the tracks are still there too in the carpark at the Ponsford stand end
What makes the game very interesting is the oval shape of the football which can randomly bounce in any direction. So, the players are on high alert throughout the game. Aussie footy takes inspiration from the Australian indigenous peoples' game of 'marn grook' which is possibly thousands of years old.
thank you so much for explaining :)
Maybe not 'superhuman', but definitely all-round super-athletes - strong, ridiculously fit, evasive, and with massive endurance. Check out: the top 50 marks of all time, the top 50 goals of all times, highlights of the 2018 Grand Final (was a ripper), and then go from there....
yeah i need ot watch more!! :))
Thank you, ive been watching for 44 years. Espn aired this in their early years. Now i finaly know the rules😅
There is an updated version to this, should check it out.
Then start watching best goals, marks, and biggest hits
i will have a look, thank you !
I've been to the Gabba during a home game for the Brisbane Lions. It was an absolutely insane experience; Sitting amongst 100,000 screaming fans, you can't help but start screaming too; Swept up in the electric atmosphere.
Im an Englishman in Australia and I'm not really into AFL. But i do appreciate the athleticism and how fit these guys are.
AFL is a mixture of Rugby league, American football and Basketball. It can get very heated. I remember seeing a match on TV, when I was staying in 🇦🇺
Those 3 sports were invented decades after Australian Football, and those involved likely did not know if the existence of Aussie Rules
Not much American football
Its one of the oldest football codes. Rugby might be slightly older. The MCG holds over 100,000 not 90,000.
There are many AFL groups in the US. The MCG is just shy of 200mts 660 feet long & 90 MTS 340 feet wide. From a population of 30 million (10% of US), the USA would have to get 1 million are the ground to equal that. NAZCAR gets a few.
What are the dimensions of the
AFL grounds?
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For senior football, the playing field is an oval between 135-185 metres (148-202 yd) long goal-to-goal and
110-155 metres (120-170 yd) wide wing-to-wing. Grounds can vary from long and narrow to almost circular, and are not necessarily symmetrical, depending upon how and where the field was constructed.
Have had over 100,000 fans at many Grand Finals. Noting like going to a game at the MCG when there are 80,000 people cheering for their teams. You should watch a game.
craazy!
The game basicly designed that the ball is kept in motion, hence running and bouncing. It's showing the umpires, you are in full control of the ball, rather than just holding it and running
Yes AFL is a great game. No real stoppages of play except where a goal is scored and that’s only 30 seconds where the ball is competed in the centre of the ground and injuries where a player may be in danger (of further injury).
There are now 23 minor round games not 22. Teams have 23 players now with a substitute with the purpose of using in the case of injury .A player can be substituted for any reason though to match the style of game on the day.
Players can be interchanged up to 90 times during a game. 18 players on the ground and 5 on the bench.
After watching a few highlight packages of great goals and great marks, you’ll see why so many consider it to be the best game in the world.
Other highlight packages to watch are Cyril Rioli, Buddy Franklin and Eddy Betts. Amazing goals and marks.
thank you for taking the time to explain :)
I grew up playing this sport, only stopped playing when injuries slowed me down. It's the oldest organised and best contact sport in the world imo
If you "forget" to bounce it, it's like a travel in basketball. The opposition gets the ball at the spot the umpire determines you crossed the imaginary line. FWIW, the umpires are professional too, and they are as awesome at picking up transgressions as basketball refs.
The club I go for is 150 years old. CARN THE BAGGERS!!!❤💪
amazing!
I'm a Carlton supporter too and they're 160 years old this year . We also have 104,000 members
They've got an updated version of this video which explains it alot better. I can see how this video could be confusing. But it's an awesome game amd we love it.
👍i will watch the new one
We live 3 hours away from the city, and went last weekend to watch a match with 40,000 others. The atmosphere is always amazing (especially when you're watching the Black & White - Collingwood football club! 😉).
Unlike 99% of non Pies supporters, I actually like Collingwood, even though I'm a life time Hawks supporter.
It was first officially played in 1858.
Predates all your other sports.
ALL of them.
oh wow, i didnt realise that
@@bumble-g2j What do you mean by all? All of Australia's other sports?
No, pretty well all codified rules.
Maybe not cricket.
OH ALL RIGHT! Jeez.
Rugby union got an start pretty early but that doesn't really count. It wasn't formalised till much later.
Any other contenders?
I'm not talking about general principles, variations, local rules, etc.
Why did I even bother with Rugby?
@@bumble-g2j Association football wasn't codified until a few years later, but it already existed. English immigrants to Australia brought it with them; Australia based their version of football on it.
It's based on Gaelic Foolball, Irish foot ball.
No, it's based on a mix of pre-codified Rugby school rules, English "mob" football and Irish Caid. Australian Football then served as a direct influence on the codification of Gaelic Football in 1873
One of the toughest games in the world. 2hrs of solid running and physical contact
AFL is fantastic. If you want fantastic games to start with I’d watch 2023 Grand Final.
Another would be 2018 Grand Final where West Coast Eagles came from about 6 goals down.
BTW AFL is older than most sports played in USA. Cricket players came up with it to keep fit in the winter.
Oh and if you haven’t watched cricket I suggest you start with T20.
You should watch the more up to date version which shows the female games as well, its also got a better voice over i think.
Also its also played in the USA which has its own multistate league.
Footy only looks like a mix of different mix of sports but was invented before all of them!
The scoring is taken from playing cricket scoring and maths tables it's been around for nearly 200 in Australia, and yes there can be injuries but not often.
The bounce while running with the ball prevents a player just carrying the ball. If the player forgets to bounce the ball, then it is handed over to the other team.
that makes sense !
some of the guys run an equivalent to a marathon, super fit
thats insane!
@@LADYRAEUK I think the current record of running in a match is 18.9 km or 11.74 miles. They wear tiny GPS trackers for post match analysis. There's another video that shows how AFL produced the most amount of statistical data per game than any other sport on the planet
A question a lot of new folks have is the score card layout. It's goals, behinds, total score. So 20 10 130 is 20 goals at 6 points each, plus 10 behinds at 1 point each, all for a total of 130 points. The reason this is important is it can show you that someone who is losing in total points, might have actually had more kicks at goal, but for assorted reasons they've only gone through for 1 point instead of 6. So they may have more aggressively field positions but are being kept out by a desperate defence. Or possibly they're being forced to kick early so are going for the riskier shots. Or maybe their backs and midfielders are carrying the team and the forwards suck. 😅. Lots of possibilities, but the score format gives you a bit more information about the state of play than just the running total would.
yeah i feel like i need to watch more of it to fully get it ahha
Even the game at local level is hard and tough and played by all ages including Masters (Over 35 or 45). I had a head clash playing over 45s and ended up with 9 stitches just above my eye. It is the best game in the world and so much better watching it live in the stands!
Assie Rules football is the oldest codified football game in the world. The foundational rules, which have been adapted and changed many times over the years, were first laid down in 1858. The original hand written document, in a school exercise book, can be viewed at the Australian Sports Museum located in the historic MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground).
It's a brutal sports where players are protected by a thin vest.
crazy!
Don't forget the mouthguard!
You must see this game live to fully appreciate it & go with someone that can explain the rules. It will make for a much more enjoyable experience. Something you will never forget especially if it is a close scoring game.
If you forget to bounce, it’s a penalty, like a travel in basketball.
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2:21.yep. it's called holding the ball. Free kick to the opposing team 👍👍
You get a feel for the number of steps before bouncing, everyone can tell if you are running too far.
@@adirong the grass is also cut in nine meter stripes, run nearly two-stripes, that’s too far. Kick nearly two stripes distance, that enough for a mark.
To many it is mystifying how this game, which pre-dates all other football codes, is not the world game. It has everything that other codes can offer and more, yet it is confined to Australia - a bit like kangaroos and koalas. Still, if other nations don’t want it they are more than happy to keep it all to themselves. No other athletes could handle this brutal yet graceful sport anyway. None.
it looks a lot of fun to watch !
A lot of countries simply do not have the land to devote huge ovals to a code of football. We can because Australia is huge. Every town can have. a footy/cricket oval. Think of why basketball is popular in inner city America, it can be played on a tiny patch of ground, or indoors in freezing areas. Geography plays a major role. Soccer also has an indoor format.
Careful Amanda, this is a rabbit hole! Jump on the Carlton Blues and enjoy the ride!!!
That stadium now holds just over 100 000 people. AFL is older than all the other sports you mentioned.
2024,cheer, cheer the red and the white, go the Swans
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If you run too far without bouncing, it's like a travel in basketball and it's a free kick to the other team.
thank you :)
Watch 2023 Grand Final, one of the greatest ever. Collingwood V Brisbane. It went down to the wire in front of 100,024 fans.
What a great exhibition of the greatest game on earth and created right here in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. I absolutely love it
Hello Amanda I hope you have been well🤗 ive never watched nfl before it looks like a very interesting sport i agree with you it seems to be a mix of othersports i was surprised when they climb onto each other to reach the ball 😯Thank you for all your very interesting video's i always enjoy seeing them and hearing your reactions and laughs❤
oh yorue so welcome, thank you for the support ;)
The best game to play and watch.
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Scores are grouped into goals (6 pts) and behinds (1 pt)
Collingwood 20 (x6) + 10 (x1) = 130
Carlton 18 (x6) + 12 (x1) = 120
It is the antithesis of rugby. Every rule is like a the opposite of every rugby rule and it had been played since the 1860s with some clubs the oldest sporting clubs on earth...
While AFL does seem like it combines aspects from other sports. AFL was created before, baseball, American football and around the same time as baseball.
i had no idea :)
Wow it's been a long time since .I watched one of your reaction videos, yes Afl is an incredible game to watch, just subbed.
Welcome back! :))) thank you!