I live about 5kms from the great MCG, and when there's a crowd of 100,000 fans, I can sometimes hear their roar from my house. Being in a crowd that big is awesome - your chest rattles with the massive roars. There's nothing like a nail biting AFL game.
Aussie Rules was created in Melbourne in the 1850s. Yes, there are 18 players per side on the field, so 36 on the ground in total. The game is essentially played on cricket grounds, so the field is huge. Rugby is a completely different game which is far more similar to American football than anything Aussie Rules.
@@DUBTMAC There are some videos of some very early silent b&w footage of footy in the1900s on youtube somewhere.. I think it was Carlton v Essendon. Worth a look.
@MichaelRogers-et8dq Not true, not much cricket (AKA None) played at the Gold Coast Suns home ground, Same for the GWS Giants. Pre Optus oval no test matches were played at Subiaco oval
@@russelljackson4101 It was actually 'invented' (i.e. devised) at a small, western Victorian town named Moyston. There is a monument there immortalising the event. The original teams had somewhere in the vicinity of 40 to 45 players per side and there was no boundary line. On the centenary of the game, the City of Ararat, Victoria hosted an exhibition event where we re-enacted the first footy match. Players from all the different leagues and associations around the Western District and Wimmera District joined us to make up the teams. Even authentic style jumpers and boots etc. Boy oh boy, was it fun. Made all the papers around Australia and TV. Ararat is 9 miles from Moyston.
As an expat Canadian (who played baseball and gridiron) I can tell you that the playing field is enormous...the first time I went to a ground I couldn't believe it...I figured you'd need pack a lunch and take plenty of water just to get from one end to the other!!!
I remember playing on the MCG as an 8 year old when little league played the whole field. In front of like 80,000 people during the half time break. It was truly mind blowing.
If you get the chance, check out these 3 videos 1 - " A beginner's guide to Australian football | AFL Explained " ( the newest version from the AFL ) ( 4:56 mins long ) 2 - Mason Cox : " Don't believe in never " Mason is an American playing AFL. Mason journey from the U.S. to the AFL. ( 7:22 mins long ) 3 - " The 50 AFL Marks Of All Time " ( 15:24 mins long ) Enjoy cheers thanks🤠
@@Mirrorgirl492 this one is designed to show to Americans for recreuiting efforts like the one that found Mason Cox, the one from the AFL better explains the rules and play
hi just subbed from australia, welcome to the greatest game in the world, the current season is about two thirds through, there are plenty of highlight videos to watch on biggest hits, best goals, and best marks, or individual player highlights as well as highlights of the greatest games through history, the choice is up to you, enjoy
There is a lot of great info already but just came to add that I am a Melbourne girl, born and bred and the basis of its history is in Victoria. Western Australia and South Australia also played it but the reason the Grand final and most of the games are played in Melbourne, as well as majority of the teams is because the history of it is largely Victorian. It was known as the VFL up until I started high school in fact. I want to also say that I am a fan, have my team and to watch it LIVE, is the best way to go. Nothing beats a live match at the MCG. My team is one of the oldest and most successful (and if not yours, also most hated LOL). BUT, I want to say that outside of a grand final, the most exciting, hair raising and best games to watch is that of the ANZAC day match between Collingwood (my team) and Essendon. Anzac Day matches are historically always played between these two rivals dating back to the late 1800's and its the day we pay respect to our past & present soldiers who have defended our country. Every year, it draw a crowd of 95,000-100,000 people and at the beginning of the match, an ARMY member plays "The last Post" and there is a one minute silence to pay respect. I've had the honour of going to one of these and you can hear a pin drop. Once done, the roar of the crowd is like nothing else. Its a phenomenal game to watch live, especially when close between the two teams til the end.
Working out the score can be confusing to start with, the first number(20) is the number of Goals scored(20×6=120pts); the second number(10) is the number of Behinds scored(10×1=10), and the third number(130) is the Total Points scored(120+10=130).
@@shmick6079 Yeah, I’m 70 and I remember it being called a cricket field when I was young. I had to google it to make sure lol *Is it a cricket pitch or field? Outdoor cricket is played on an oval grass field. In the centre there is a flat strip of ground called the pitch.
The game doesn't stop for injuries unless you need to be stretchered off the field, if you can get to your feet then you have to get yourself to the interchange area so you can be replaced on the field, player can run between 18 - 20km each game.
I would recommend reacting to the AFL companion video "A Beginners Guide to Australian Rules Football", this may help to clear any confusion; they are a pigeon pair of videos.
each quarter goes for 20 minutes but with extra time they add up to about 30 minutes each. its actually quite rare to see a quarter so go less than about 28 minutes, So technically the game time adds up to about 2 hours or just under for your average game
There was actually a fallow Canuck that played AFL for the Sydney Swans . He was really tall and came from a rugby background . The endurance , speed and unique skill sets combined with full contact make this a hard sport for people who haven't grown up playing it , to play at the top levels. That's why there are so few international players making the switch Mason Cox is an American that's done it and there is a video of his journey called Don't believe in never. There are however hundreds of teams all over the world playing the game at amature level, including Canada , and many women are also now playing .
4 types of football are played in Australia. I list them in popularity order 1 AFL (Ozzy Rules) Rugby League, Rugby (Union) and Soccer. It is debatable which order Rugby and soccer would fall in.
It is Aussie Rules. You have stated Ozzy but that name belongs to the lead singer of Black Sabbath. It is Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi, Oi. No body cheers for Ozzy Osborne at a Footy match. Just clearing that one up.
No, it's not rugby. There are actually many differences. The main difference is the pattern of play. In rugby, the teams line up opposing one another (like American football) and the player with the ball generally passes the ball sideways (and slightly backwards) to his team mate. In Aussie rules, the players of opposing teams are distributed all over the ground (field) and you can pass in any direction. The player is responsible for the opponent he is "manning". There is also a vertical component, since the ball if often kicked relatively high and this leads to one of the most iconic aspects of the game, that distinguishes it from other codes: the mark. Because you have the opportunity to take an unimpeded kick after a mark (a catch taken on the full from a kick of at least 15 m from a player of either team), the mark is incentivised. This can lead to spectacular marks, as shown in the video. Other differences include the shape of the ground (Aussie rules is played on an oval, often one that is used for cricket in the opposite season), the size of the ground (an Aussie rules ground is usually around 170 m x 150 m, so much larger), the method of disposal (no throwing in Aussie rules, no hand ball in rugby, kicking is much more common in Aussie rules), method of scoring (kicking through the goals rather than scoring a try), higher scoring in Aussie rules, the Aussie rules ball is a bit smaller, etc etc. Yes, Aussie rules was invented by Australians. It was designed to keep cricketers fit in winter (the off season for cricket). The first game was played in 1858 in Melbourne and the game was codified in 1859, making it one of the oldest football codes in the world. Yes, 18 players on the ground per team, so 36 total. This is necessary because of the size of the ground. Midfielders (the ones who follow the ball) can run up to almost 20 km per game, so if the teams were any smaller, they would probably die of exhaustion before the game was over. As they mentioned in the video, there are four on the bench who can be rotated during the game and one emergency in case of injury or just to inject "fresh legs" towards the end of the game. Yes, it is a very free flowing game. The play does not stop when the player is tackled. The tackled player has to correctly dispose of the ball (kick or hand ball it), if possible. There are some stoppages, for example, after a goal is scored, when the ball goes out of bounds, when the ball is stuck in a bunch of players (after which the umpire throws the ball up). However, the clock stops for these. The total actual playing time is 80 mins (4 quarters x 20 mins) played over about 2.5 hours, start to finish (including breaks between quarter). I read that the average actual playing time of an NFL game is only 18 mins played over a total game time of 3 hours and 12 mins (www.profootballnetwork.com/how-long-is-a-football-game-breaking-down-the-time-between-the-first-and-last-whistle/ ). Yes, serious injuries do occur. The commonest injury to keep a player out for many games is a knee injury. Concussions also occur. The rules have been tweaked to try to minimise the risk of contact to the head but these still occur. Yes, rugby is a separate sport. In fact, there are two versions of rugby: rugby union (also, confusingly, called "rugby") and rugby league. Rugby union is the more popular version around the world and is very popular in New Zealand. It is played in Australia, especially in schools, but the national competition is not so popular. Rugby League is popular in Queensland, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory (Canberra). The national competition is the NRL. Aussie rules is more popular in Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory (as well as southern New South Wales).
A good one for Rugby League, if you already know a bit about Rugby Union (or even if you don't!) is "Russell Crowe explains the rules and laws of rugby league | NRL"
What adds to the game's uniqueness is the shape of the ball leading to the random bounce of the ball. Players have to be on high alert at all times due to this factor as the way the ball can bounce means that it can go off in any direction. This fabulous game is older than any other similar game and perhaps inspired by the local indigenous people, the oldest living culture in the world, who played a game called 'marn grook'. As to the physical hits, players can be seriously hurt and the repercussions of that can damage health at the time and in later years. I dislike that part of the game. Thankfully the game has been cleaned up over the years from much willful hurt. After the game an overseeing panel will give the necessary suspensions and fines to players if wrongful actions/behaviour occurs during the game.
Aussie rules is more like soccer in that the play is free flowing and dynamic, there are stoppages, but there’s not the constant stop start nature of rugby and American football.
There’s some debate about its origins- it’s a bit of a mix of Gaelic football and there was an aboriginal game called Mark Grook which is similar too. I suggest you find yourself a whole grand final to watch- including the half time show. 2022 was pretty decent if you can find it
The rules maximise fast play. No throwing, no hunkering over the ball, you've got to dispose of the ball legally if an opposition player catches up to you. It leads to kicking being the most efficient way of moving the ball over distance. It may appear chaotic at times but once resolved flows into beautiful sequences of play. 20 minutes per quarter but the 10 minutes can lead to 2 hours of play not counting the breaks.
36 players on the field, yes. 18 per team (plus the bench) that might sound like a lot of players on the field, but it's a bloody big field. The playing surface is as wide as an NFL field is long and is as long as two NFL fields (probably). The stoppages are frequent, more frequent than the NFL, but the stoppages are resolved immediately and take about 3-5 seconds. There's no Offensive and Defensive teams nor special teams, it's more like soccer where all the players are on-field all the time. If you like Hockey, you'll like this.
I'd never considered hockey as a comparison. With the exception of field size and height attained above ground..General pace and physicality is very similar. Thankyou, I will use that when trying to explain to other international friends.
Played 20 years of country footy, (ovens and king league Victoria) and loved every minute I spent on the ground. The Spectacular marks were still a regular feature, (though not by myself ) as these were the leagues the younger blokes came up through, to be picked up by the equivalent of talent scouts. It's a tough game on any level, but was a great way to blow of steam. Most of my teammates were farmers or shift workers, whose opportunity for hobbies and fitness were limited due to work constraints. Our footy teams also contribute socially to community projects and issues. As well as maintain a junior league, and these days thankfully, catering for both boys and girls. Female adult teams have been growing since the advent of the AWFL , and similar to women's basketball, at times offers better competition to view than the men. It's a great sport requiring much athleticism and strategy, a good coach and game plan can outmanoeuvre and work around a skilled player, or nullify their influence with a skilled tagger.. I hope you get half the enjoyment I do as an Aussie, as anymore and I think you'd move here..lol. Ps, Most footy clubs (footy being a winter sport.) have a fellow or conjoined cricket club that uses the same ground in the summer. So most footy players used to play cricket and vice versa. These days with professionals in both competitions, this is only occuring in the "minor" leagues so to speak. You may have noted that tha AFL Grand Final is always played on the MCG< Melbourne Cricket Ground. A clear reference to the crossover use of the field.
G'day, I've just subscribed after watching 3 of your videos, rugby and AFL are different sports both are winter sports but focus on games is split geographically. Melbourne, Adelaide, Tasmania and Perth focus on afl, whilst Sydney and Brisbane are NRL (National Rugby League). However there are teams that cross the borders. Melbourne has a NRL team and Sydney and Brisbane both have 2 AFL teams but media mostly focuses on NRL there. Both are playing their seasons at the moment with finals coming up in early September and throughout that month. Try to check out watching a full game of each, even if they are replays of old games? It's easier to understand and learn the game by following it rather than this video, however it does give you a beginners guide to the basics. Looking forward to more content.
Rugby is usually accepted to be Rugby Union, which is popular in Australia, but not as popular as Rugby League or Australian Rules. The history of Rugby Union vs Rugby League is interesting, if you are into sports.
Aussie here who loves Aussie rules but looooooves hockey! Footy flows. There’s speed, bit of violence occasionally thrown in. There are stoppages but the rules are still being constantly tweaked to make it more entertaining. We don’t have the embellishment penalty which would be nice. The two parts are actually very parallel but the numbers/distances are adjusted.
G’day there. I’m glad your enjoying our game, but I should point out that the first “rules” video you watched is unfortunately full of small inaccuracies and some obvious 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 other American viewers (naturally and understandably) assume, this game has absolutely no historical link whatsoever to gridiron. As mentioned elsewhere in other comments, it was invented years before gridiron, and there was also very little cultural contact between Australia and the USA before WW2. AND whilst It is absolutely understandable why most might think that there is a link between AFL and other ball games, but it’s simply not true as every game that looks like it might have a few similar shared roots, like volleyball and basketball etc we’re invent many years (even decades) later, we’ll after AFL became established. Here are a few things to clear up, and to start of with, it’s 15 metres “before” your required to bounce the ball, it’s just been rounded to 16 yards for the mainly 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) actually 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 very poor choice of words. They play on Cricket pitches, hence the round oval shape, and since cricket pitches are all of various different sizes, there is no standard pitch size for AFL, 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. The stoppages of play that are mentioned, are nothing like what happens in Gridiron, and they usually only last for a few seconds, with a mandatory time limit of 30 seconds for the longest one, and that’s for when a player is kicking for goal within the 50 metre arc (other videos do explain this). 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 really 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, as the game still continues on around him. This 1st video suggestion is an updated version from the AFL, that fixes most (but not all the) issues and omissions in the Americanised version of the video that 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, just for that. th-cam.com/video/Mnv32s8jPz0/w-d-xo.html. This next vid helps fill in some gaps, but still 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 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
The only time play stops is when someone is stretchered from the field. If you have a broken arm you walk off. Broken leg...stretcher. Check out something like AFL biggest hits or try the old school one AFL enforcers or AFL a line in the sand. The sport has been cleaned up in the last 20 years. As it should have been, actually. It was brutal.
With NFL the BIG FINAL half time is the big deal. With AFL the Half Time entertainment is merely a hinderance where barrackers eat a pie or have a pee.
Yes there's 36 players on the ground. The oval is huge and as there are no offsides, play can go in any direction at any time. It's very open and fast paced so even with 36 players on the ground, some midfielders run up to 15km a game. There's so much ground to cover.
The type of stoppages you are talking about are specifically related to rugby style games, this includes American football. Yes, each team has 18 players on the field at once. Aussie Rules is a unique sport, in itself; played on a egg-shaped(cricket) oval shaped field, which the preferred measurements are between 165m long and 135m at it's widest point. The game is played over four quarters, with the average game(including stoppages and breaks between the quarters) around 2 hours plus; an average player will travel anywhere between 12km to 15km, whilst a top athlete travelling upto 20km per game. You need to be SUPER FIT to play this game.
If you want to watch a game, I recommend the 2023 grand final. I’m probably biased because my favourite team won but it was a great match in my opinion
A quick note for anyone not familiar with AFL/NRL/ARU ( Aussie Rules Football/Rugby League/Rugby Union). Rugby and Rugby League are similar to one another, but BOTH are nothing like AFL, except the egg shaped ball. As for popularity by the number of followers it's probably as follows: 1st: AFL - (AFL - Aussie Rules / Australian Rules Football) They can get 50,000+ to a random weekly game - If the ground holds it (predominantly played in Victoria/South Australia/Western Australia/Tasmania. I recent years a few teams have popped up in New South Wales and Queensland. I believe that AFL was invented in Australia's early days 1850's? as a winter sport for cricket players to play in Winter, cricket's off-season. 2nd NRL - (Rugby League) - Some games struggle to get a few 1,000 live supporters. Predominantly played in New South Wales & Queensland. There is an annual STATE OF ORIGIN Series, played between the best players who were born/played first in their respective states. Sadly in recent years, dominated by Queensland. They usually play one match in Sydney(New South Wales), Brisbane( Queensland) and a neutral city. Recently in in Perth(Western Australia), Adelaide(South Australia) and most recently in Melbourne at the MCG(Melbourne Cricket Ground). Credit to those Victorians, although its not their sport, they LOVE sport and would "turn up to an opening of a wound". They have packed out the MCG that holds 90,000-100,000 live supporters. Rugby league was a break away game from Rugby Union, started in the 1890's in the UK and in Australia in the late 1900's(1908?) 3rd RUGBY - (Rugby Union) - Not very popular in Australia. Its seen as the White collar game, played by Private Schools/Universities/Lawyers/Doctors. There is a Sydney competition that struggles to get much of a following. The game is more popular in South Africa(National team: Springboks) & New Zealand(National Team: All Blacks) ~~~~~~~~~~ Both "Rugbys"(League and Union) have their history rooted in the United Kingdom. And Like every Sport they develop in the UK, the rest of the world picks it up and then teaches them how to play it. While AFL, is predominantly ONLY played in Australia. I am not from an AFL dominant state and find it funny that each year they pick an ALL AUSTRALIAN SIDE (the best players). Unlike the NRL who have a state of Origin Series to play out our best teams. The Victorians just name their all Australian team, with no opponent to test their skills. Hopefully this brief rundown helps. Aussies hearing any foreigners or locals for that matter calling the egg shaped ball code by the wrong name is more than a tad frustrating and is the cause of many a fist-fight ! Loyalty to your code runs deep in Australia ! All this from a New South Wales NRL nut supporter, but as my Sydney team that is playing in the Victorian based AFL league is on top of the ladder and set to take the flag, AFL is growing on me. Just don't tell my bar fly mates... they call AFL --> "Areal Ping-Pong, stupid game played by Mexicans" (They call Victorians, Mexicans, as they are South of the border from here in NSW). Not sure when it last happened but the AFL have played a game of mixed halves against an ALL IRISH team of Gaelic Footballers. AFL is hard enough to follow let alone that game and they use a round ball like in soccer in Gaelic Football. Now I read all the other comments here it appears I have just paraphrased them all, hopefully with a bit more meat to help explain. So now I will go away 🙂
AFL was developed by a cricket coach that wanted to keep cricket players fit in the offseason he saw Indigenous kids playing a game called Marngrook and created a scoring system and rules as the original only consisted of kicking and catching a ball made from possum skin filled with charcoal (kind of like forcey backs). It is a great game and worthwhile learning about 👍
something i find this video is unclear about, is that those 10 additional minutes for stoppages are for every single quarter. a total of up to 40 added minutes for the whole game, meaning that the actual play time in every game is around 2hrs 🤯 (4x 30min quarters)
Hey mate.Comparing Aussie rules to any other game on the planet is madness. Footy is much like hockey in that stoppages are minimal and the game moves on at all costs.
It is a really physical game and there are frequent injuries. The league is really good at protecting players, though, with rules to stop excessively dangerous play. Every team also has their own doctors, physios and medics to keep players in top form. Even with all that, knee and shoulder injuries are common, along with torn muscles and ligaments. Just this week a player got tackled hard enough to break a rib which punctured his lung.
Yess both teams have 18 players on the field and 4 on the bench, which means 36 on the field all up and 8 on the bench plus each team and an extra player each for substitute players . Alot is going on at a single time over 4 quarters, each quarter going between 20 odd minute's plus extra time which could be an extra 5 or 10 minute's of stoppages of play. I'm Australian and for newbie's of the game, will take a fair while to get use to the game player and it is hard for you all
Fantastic game, always fast and athletic, only stops for injuries - very entertaining! The most popular sport here is Cricket, AFL is second, Rugby third, Soccer fourth or fifth! 🙆
AFL is somewhat like Gaelic Football which is played in Ireland (and elsewhere including by the Montreal Shamrocks). I'm not sure if Gaelic Football played any part in the history of AFL but it may have. From Wikipedia... "Is Gaelic football similar to Australian football? Comparison of Gaelic football and Australian rules football ... Both Gaelic football and Australian Football are openly contested and free flowing games. The main difference is the awarding of a mark for any clean catch of over 15 metres off a kick in Australian rules, which results in a free kick or possession of the ball."
I was never really into footy until later in life. Now I'm sorry I missed the glory days through the 70s ~ 90s when the rules were much (shall we say) looser. But even now, the game is very addictive and looks great in 4K with big sound. If you can watch it, you won't be disappointed but previous full games are pretty easy to find online.
AFL is different from rugby. In fact rugby can actually be 2 different sports - Rugby League and Rugby Union (the latter is generally what people think of as 'rugby'). AFL is overall the more popular of the three, but it depends on region. The rugbys are more popular in the North Eastern parts, and AFL predominates throughout the rest of the country. Which of the two rugbys will have precedence generally depends on social class. Rugby Union is more international and big in private schools, so is often seen as an upper class sport. Rugby League is more popular with the 'common man'.
as a Victorian, I can name maybe two rugby teams in the whole country, I have no idea if they are League or Union teams and I don't know a damn thing about either sport. never watched a game and almost never hear anyone talking about rugby except NSW/QLD friends on social media. but if you asked those interstate friends about AFL they'd probably have a similar experience (they don't watch it or like it, no one they know watches it, etc). the main type of football people in Australia watch depends heavily depending on where you live. in VIC, AFL is king, and i know heaps of people into soccer too.
I love it when non Aussies try and understand our 'footy' sports.... we have Rugby League, we have Rugby Union, we have Soccer and then we have the AFL aka Aussie Rules.... all can be spoken about as 'footy'...... until you hear the names of the various clubs.... you don't know which sport an Aussie is talking about. It also goes by states lol..... NSW and QLD will mostly be talking about Rugby League... Victoria and Tasmania and South Australia will mostly be talking about AFL.... various states will talk about Rugby Union.... and mostly NSW will be talking about Soccer..... it's just the way it is :D
AFL footy is WAY bigger than rugby. There is only one NRL Rugby League team in the 5 "AFL states". Yet there are 4 AFL teams in the 2 "NRL" states. The ACT is divided almost equally. The Australian Capital Territory has a full time NRL team and a part time AFL team, although the AFL was there years earlier. Rugby also is broken between Rugby League and Rugby Union, with League bigger in NSW, on par in QLD, and behind Union in every other state. Population wise far more people follow AFL than NRL.
Rugby is immensely popular in NSW and Queensland; AFL is immensely popular in Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania. The two sports have almost nothing in common.
No similarities because it was the first coded football in the world. No stoppages, if a player is down it only stops if that player is in the way of play or unconscious. It is fast and fun, played by elite athletes. My Dad brought me up to love all sports but this is hands down still the best football anywhere. I watched my Dad and brother play Rugby League, my other brother played AFL and coached juniors. My Dad was also a hockey player and a bicycle road racer. He should have gone to the Olympics for the last one but he met my Mother. After that his road training didn’t go past her house. I love sports in many Countries and I have been to ice hockey games in Canada. My son is a die hard Canucks supporter. I do not like when the crowd chants, blood on the ice. My Dad taught me to acknowledge good play from both teams and that got me hit on the head in Canada.
Yes, The AFL was invented from the Aussies over 150 years ago. Back in the 70's and 80's it was more of a blood-sport until they cleaned it up in the late 90's. Yes, there's 18 players on each team. (22) all up but only 18 on the field with 4 interchange players 'on the bench'.
@@krystalryan9174 1908 is when rugby league started in Australia not when the Wallabies started they were around before then. Rugby has been played in Australia since the 1860s and the Wallabies were first formed in 1899. Personally I have always followed rugby league, unfortunately rubgy union has been losing a lot of its support in Australia as a result of some pretty poor mangagment over the last 10 or 15 years and as an Aussie sports fan thats been a pity to watch the decline.
Rugger is so-so , AFL , is full on , and anyone who likes Ice Hockey , will love AFL , Like all AFLprople I know like Ice hockey , it's the physicality from 360° ice Hockey Aussie Rules ,no off side , it comes from all directions , but rugby is governed by the off side rule so if you could get a weeks hang time , you'll only ever take out your team mate pass backwards , no danger of a player being within cooee of you when the ball is kicked high , they run to close the gap , a ball in footy that hangs for a 100th of a second, is called a hospital ball , coz if you have to sit under it , your obliged to not flinch and mark it , knowing 95% chance of getting , shirt fronted , heavy hip and shoulder as you both have eyes for the ball only , but one's sitting under it , and 5 trucks a baring down on him , it's awesome , oldest Codified football game on earth my club CARLTON 1864 GO BLUES, it's a ripping game , 121, 964 ppl at 1970 GF , 50 GOALS in 72 GF , only time two team have done that , VFL Starts 1897 , and never has a side gone thru the season undefeated , a few have come close but never been done , so it's an on the day thing , played between the ears , man your gonna luv the Blues bro ,cheers RIC
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I'm always confused when reactors are confused by 18 players on the field given they've just shown how massive the ground is compared to other sports. Surely not a difficult concept to grasp.
Both American and Canadian football started off as Rugby.....both countries kept changing the rules to stop the injuries, until the players are covered in padding wearing helmuts and the game has more over efficious umpires / referees than players . Aussie rules is the oldest codefied football ever and had the first football competition in the world.....before soccer and before rugby.
I just don’t get it… rugby is more like gridiron than any other football code… How do you mistake rugby with football? They arnt even similar, general ball shape and tackling…
I live about 5kms from the great MCG, and when there's a crowd of 100,000 fans, I can sometimes hear their roar from my house. Being in a crowd that big is awesome - your chest rattles with the massive roars. There's nothing like a nail biting AFL game.
Aussie Rules was created in Melbourne in the 1850s. Yes, there are 18 players per side on the field, so 36 on the ground in total. The game is essentially played on cricket grounds, so the field is huge. Rugby is a completely different game which is far more similar to American football than anything Aussie Rules.
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@@DUBTMAC There are some videos of some very early silent b&w footage of footy in the1900s on youtube somewhere.. I think it was Carlton v Essendon. Worth a look.
@MichaelRogers-et8dq Not true, not much cricket (AKA None) played at the Gold Coast Suns home ground, Same for the GWS Giants.
Pre Optus oval no test matches were played at Subiaco oval
AFL was actually created in the gold fields in the late 1800 to keep fit during the cricket off season
@@russelljackson4101 It was actually 'invented' (i.e. devised) at a small, western Victorian town named Moyston. There is a monument there immortalising the event. The original teams had somewhere in the vicinity of 40 to 45 players per side and there was no boundary line. On the centenary of the game, the City of Ararat, Victoria hosted an exhibition event where we re-enacted the first footy match. Players from all the different leagues and associations around the Western District and Wimmera District joined us to make up the teams. Even authentic style jumpers and boots etc. Boy oh boy, was it fun. Made all the papers around Australia and TV. Ararat is 9 miles from Moyston.
As an expat Canadian (who played baseball and gridiron) I can tell you that the playing field is enormous...the first time I went to a ground I couldn't believe it...I figured you'd need pack a lunch and take plenty of water just to get from one end to the other!!!
I remember playing on the MCG as an 8 year old when little league played the whole field. In front of like 80,000 people during the half time break. It was truly mind blowing.
It is probably quite fair to say that for many Aussies, other football codes appear a little boring after watching Aussie rules.
Bingo!
Good Union is Good
If you get the chance, check out these 3 videos
1 - " A beginner's guide to Australian football | AFL Explained " ( the newest version from the AFL ) ( 4:56 mins long )
2 - Mason Cox : " Don't believe in never " Mason is an American playing AFL. Mason journey from the U.S. to the AFL. ( 7:22 mins long )
3 - " The 50 AFL Marks Of All Time " ( 15:24 mins long )
Enjoy cheers thanks🤠
Don't bother that one sucks. This is the best one.
@@brianahern5239 which one ?? The latest new version of AFL ?
@@brianahern5239 Agreed, the new one sounds like they are speaking to children; this one is for adults.
@@Mirrorgirl492 Fair call.
@@Mirrorgirl492 this one is designed to show to Americans for recreuiting efforts like the one that found Mason Cox, the one from the AFL better explains the rules and play
hi just subbed from australia, welcome to the greatest game in the world, the current season is about two thirds through, there are plenty of highlight videos to watch on biggest hits, best goals, and best marks, or individual player highlights as well as highlights of the greatest games through history, the choice is up to you, enjoy
Thanks for the sub!
Richmond are close to the spoon
There is a lot of great info already but just came to add that I am a Melbourne girl, born and bred and the basis of its history is in Victoria. Western Australia and South Australia also played it but the reason the Grand final and most of the games are played in Melbourne, as well as majority of the teams is because the history of it is largely Victorian. It was known as the VFL up until I started high school in fact.
I want to also say that I am a fan, have my team and to watch it LIVE, is the best way to go. Nothing beats a live match at the MCG. My team is one of the oldest and most successful (and if not yours, also most hated LOL).
BUT, I want to say that outside of a grand final, the most exciting, hair raising and best games to watch is that of the ANZAC day match between Collingwood (my team) and Essendon.
Anzac Day matches are historically always played between these two rivals dating back to the late 1800's and its the day we pay respect to our past & present soldiers who have defended our country.
Every year, it draw a crowd of 95,000-100,000 people and at the beginning of the match, an ARMY member plays "The last Post" and there is a one minute silence to pay respect. I've had the honour of going to one of these and you can hear a pin drop.
Once done, the roar of the crowd is like nothing else. Its a phenomenal game to watch live, especially when close between the two teams til the end.
Called you as a Pies supporter straight away. Your response was tremendous and I hope your club goes alright next year.
Watch (Beginners Guide to Australian Football League)AFL, AFLW League.
Codified in 1859 . 175 years old
Working out the score can be confusing to start with, the first number(20) is the number of Goals scored(20×6=120pts); the second number(10) is the number of Behinds scored(10×1=10), and the third number(130) is the Total Points scored(120+10=130).
They play on cricket fields, hence the massive playing arena. Originally created 150+ years ago to keep cricketers fit in the winter.
@MichaelRogers-et8dq cricket fields are often referred to as grounds or ovals.
It’s still a field. That’s a universal term.
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Yeah, I’m 70 and I remember it being called a cricket field when I was young. I had to google it to make sure lol
*Is it a cricket pitch or field?
Outdoor cricket is played on an oval grass field. In the centre there is a flat strip of ground called the pitch.
@@bernadettelanders7306 there’s also the infield and the outfield, in relation to the fielding circle.
And of course - fielders!
The game doesn't stop for injuries unless you need to be stretchered off the field, if you can get to your feet then you have to get yourself to the interchange area so you can be replaced on the field, player can run between 18 - 20km each game.
I would recommend reacting to the AFL companion video "A Beginners Guide to Australian Rules Football", this may help to clear any confusion; they are a pigeon pair of videos.
each quarter goes for 20 minutes but with extra time they add up to about 30 minutes each. its actually quite rare to see a quarter so go less than about 28 minutes, So technically the game time adds up to about 2 hours or just under for your average game
There was actually a fallow Canuck that played AFL for the Sydney Swans . He was really tall and came from a rugby background . The endurance , speed and unique skill sets combined with full contact make this a hard sport for people who haven't grown up playing it , to play at the top levels. That's why there are so few international players making the switch Mason Cox is an American that's done it and there is a video of his journey called Don't believe in never.
There are however hundreds of teams all over the world playing the game at amature level, including Canada , and many women are also now playing .
4 types of football are played in Australia. I list them in popularity order 1 AFL (Ozzy Rules) Rugby League, Rugby (Union) and Soccer. It is debatable which order Rugby and soccer would fall in.
It is Aussie Rules. You have stated Ozzy but that name belongs to the lead singer of Black Sabbath. It is Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi, Oi. No body cheers for Ozzy Osborne at a Footy match. Just clearing that one up.
No, it's not rugby. There are actually many differences. The main difference is the pattern of play. In rugby, the teams line up opposing one another (like American football) and the player with the ball generally passes the ball sideways (and slightly backwards) to his team mate. In Aussie rules, the players of opposing teams are distributed all over the ground (field) and you can pass in any direction. The player is responsible for the opponent he is "manning". There is also a vertical component, since the ball if often kicked relatively high and this leads to one of the most iconic aspects of the game, that distinguishes it from other codes: the mark. Because you have the opportunity to take an unimpeded kick after a mark (a catch taken on the full from a kick of at least 15 m from a player of either team), the mark is incentivised. This can lead to spectacular marks, as shown in the video. Other differences include the shape of the ground (Aussie rules is played on an oval, often one that is used for cricket in the opposite season), the size of the ground (an Aussie rules ground is usually around 170 m x 150 m, so much larger), the method of disposal (no throwing in Aussie rules, no hand ball in rugby, kicking is much more common in Aussie rules), method of scoring (kicking through the goals rather than scoring a try), higher scoring in Aussie rules, the Aussie rules ball is a bit smaller, etc etc.
Yes, Aussie rules was invented by Australians. It was designed to keep cricketers fit in winter (the off season for cricket). The first game was played in 1858 in Melbourne and the game was codified in 1859, making it one of the oldest football codes in the world.
Yes, 18 players on the ground per team, so 36 total. This is necessary because of the size of the ground. Midfielders (the ones who follow the ball) can run up to almost 20 km per game, so if the teams were any smaller, they would probably die of exhaustion before the game was over. As they mentioned in the video, there are four on the bench who can be rotated during the game and one emergency in case of injury or just to inject "fresh legs" towards the end of the game.
Yes, it is a very free flowing game. The play does not stop when the player is tackled. The tackled player has to correctly dispose of the ball (kick or hand ball it), if possible. There are some stoppages, for example, after a goal is scored, when the ball goes out of bounds, when the ball is stuck in a bunch of players (after which the umpire throws the ball up). However, the clock stops for these. The total actual playing time is 80 mins (4 quarters x 20 mins) played over about 2.5 hours, start to finish (including breaks between quarter). I read that the average actual playing time of an NFL game is only 18 mins played over a total game time of 3 hours and 12 mins (www.profootballnetwork.com/how-long-is-a-football-game-breaking-down-the-time-between-the-first-and-last-whistle/ ).
Yes, serious injuries do occur. The commonest injury to keep a player out for many games is a knee injury. Concussions also occur. The rules have been tweaked to try to minimise the risk of contact to the head but these still occur.
Yes, rugby is a separate sport. In fact, there are two versions of rugby: rugby union (also, confusingly, called "rugby") and rugby league. Rugby union is the more popular version around the world and is very popular in New Zealand. It is played in Australia, especially in schools, but the national competition is not so popular. Rugby League is popular in Queensland, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory (Canberra). The national competition is the NRL. Aussie rules is more popular in Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory (as well as southern New South Wales).
Great response mate 👌
@@Ocean2OutbackImagery Thanks
A good one for Rugby League, if you already know a bit about Rugby Union (or even if you don't!) is "Russell Crowe explains the rules and laws of rugby league | NRL"
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@@DUBTMACI've linked that one in my comment added a short time ago. Cheers 😉👍🏻
What adds to the game's uniqueness is the shape of the ball leading to the random bounce of the ball. Players have to be on high alert at all times due to this factor as the way the ball can bounce means that it can go off in any direction. This fabulous game is older than any other similar game and perhaps inspired by the local indigenous people, the oldest living culture in the world, who played a game called 'marn grook'. As to the physical hits, players can be seriously hurt and the repercussions of that can damage health at the time and in later years. I dislike that part of the game. Thankfully the game has been cleaned up over the years from much willful hurt. After the game an overseeing panel will give the necessary suspensions and fines to players if wrongful actions/behaviour occurs during the game.
I noticed that about the ball
The actual skill of a football player is the ability to bounce the freaking ball.
Aussie rules is more like soccer in that the play is free flowing and dynamic, there are stoppages, but there’s not the constant stop start nature of rugby and American football.
There’s some debate about its origins- it’s a bit of a mix of Gaelic football and there was an aboriginal game called Mark Grook which is similar too.
I suggest you find yourself a whole grand final to watch- including the half time show.
2022 was pretty decent if you can find it
The rules maximise fast play.
No throwing, no hunkering over the ball, you've got to dispose of the ball legally if an opposition player catches up to you.
It leads to kicking being the most efficient way of moving the ball over distance.
It may appear chaotic at times but once resolved flows into beautiful sequences of play.
20 minutes per quarter but the 10 minutes can lead to 2 hours of play not counting the breaks.
36 players on the field, yes. 18 per team (plus the bench) that might sound like a lot of players on the field, but it's a bloody big field. The playing surface is as wide as an NFL field is long and is as long as two NFL fields (probably).
The stoppages are frequent, more frequent than the NFL, but the stoppages are resolved immediately and take about 3-5 seconds. There's no Offensive and Defensive teams nor special teams, it's more like soccer where all the players are on-field all the time. If you like Hockey, you'll like this.
I'd never considered hockey as a comparison. With the exception of field size and height attained above ground..General pace and physicality is very similar. Thankyou, I will use that when trying to explain to other international friends.
A NFL field is only about 110 yards, 100m. An AFL (cricket) ground is about 156m... about 180 yards.
Played 20 years of country footy, (ovens and king league Victoria) and loved every minute I spent on the ground.
The Spectacular marks were still a regular feature, (though not by myself ) as these were the leagues the younger blokes came up through, to be picked up by the equivalent of talent scouts. It's a tough game on any level, but was a great way to blow of steam. Most of my teammates were farmers or shift workers, whose opportunity for hobbies and fitness were limited due to work constraints. Our footy teams also contribute socially to community projects and issues. As well as maintain a junior league, and these days thankfully, catering for both boys and girls. Female adult teams have been growing since the advent of the AWFL , and similar to women's basketball, at times offers better competition to view than the men. It's a great sport requiring much athleticism and strategy, a good coach and game plan can outmanoeuvre and work around a skilled player, or nullify their influence with a skilled tagger.. I hope you get half the enjoyment I do as an Aussie, as anymore and I think you'd move here..lol.
Ps, Most footy clubs (footy being a winter sport.) have a fellow or conjoined cricket club that uses the same ground in the summer. So most footy players used to play cricket and vice versa.
These days with professionals in both competitions, this is only occuring in the "minor" leagues so to speak. You may have noted that tha AFL Grand Final is always played on the MCG< Melbourne Cricket Ground. A clear reference to the crossover use of the field.
G'day, I've just subscribed after watching 3 of your videos, rugby and AFL are different sports both are winter sports but focus on games is split geographically. Melbourne, Adelaide, Tasmania and Perth focus on afl, whilst Sydney and Brisbane are NRL (National Rugby League). However there are teams that cross the borders. Melbourne has a NRL team and Sydney and Brisbane both have 2 AFL teams but media mostly focuses on NRL there. Both are playing their seasons at the moment with finals coming up in early September and throughout that month. Try to check out watching a full game of each, even if they are replays of old games? It's easier to understand and learn the game by following it rather than this video, however it does give you a beginners guide to the basics. Looking forward to more content.
Rugby is usually accepted to be Rugby Union, which is popular in Australia, but not as popular as Rugby League or Australian Rules. The history of Rugby Union vs Rugby League is interesting, if you are into sports.
Aussie here who loves Aussie rules but looooooves hockey! Footy flows. There’s speed, bit of violence occasionally thrown in. There are stoppages but the rules are still being constantly tweaked to make it more entertaining. We don’t have the embellishment penalty which would be nice. The two parts are actually very parallel but the numbers/distances are adjusted.
The one you are watching is outdated their is an updated version watch that one
G’day there. I’m glad your enjoying our game, but I should point out that the first “rules” video you watched is unfortunately full of small inaccuracies and some obvious 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 other American viewers (naturally and understandably) assume, this game has absolutely no historical link whatsoever to gridiron.
As mentioned elsewhere in other comments, it was invented years before gridiron, and there was also very little cultural contact between Australia and the USA before WW2.
AND whilst It is absolutely understandable why most might think that there is a link between AFL and other ball games, but it’s simply not true as every game that looks like it might have a few similar shared roots, like volleyball and basketball etc we’re invent many years (even decades) later, we’ll after AFL became established.
Here are a few things to clear up, and to start of with, it’s 15 metres “before” your required to bounce the ball, it’s just been rounded to 16 yards for the mainly 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) actually 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 very poor choice of words.
They play on Cricket pitches, hence the round oval shape, and since cricket pitches are all of various different sizes, there is no standard pitch size for AFL, 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.
The stoppages of play that are mentioned, are nothing like what happens in Gridiron, and they usually only last for a few seconds, with a mandatory time limit of 30 seconds for the longest one, and that’s for when a player is kicking for goal within the 50 metre arc (other videos do explain this).
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 really 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, as the game still continues on around him.
This 1st video suggestion is an updated version from the AFL, that fixes most (but not all the) issues and omissions in the Americanised version of the video that 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, just for that.
th-cam.com/video/Mnv32s8jPz0/w-d-xo.html.
This next vid helps fill in some gaps, but still 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
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.
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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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The only time play stops is when someone is stretchered from the field. If you have a broken arm you walk off. Broken leg...stretcher. Check out something like AFL biggest hits or try the old school one AFL enforcers or AFL a line in the sand. The sport has been cleaned up in the last 20 years. As it should have been, actually. It was brutal.
With NFL the BIG FINAL half time is the big deal. With AFL the Half Time entertainment is merely a hinderance where barrackers eat a pie or have a pee.
As an ice hockey you should watch and enjoy AFL biggest hits.
Yes there's 36 players on the ground. The oval is huge and as there are no offsides, play can go in any direction at any time. It's very open and fast paced so even with 36 players on the ground, some midfielders run up to 15km a game. There's so much ground to cover.
In the little video it was said that the grand final was in front of 90000 plus, the attendance now is in excess of 100000.
The type of stoppages you are talking about are specifically related to rugby style games, this includes American football. Yes, each team has 18 players on the field at once. Aussie Rules is a unique sport, in itself; played on a egg-shaped(cricket) oval shaped field, which the preferred measurements are between 165m long and 135m at it's widest point. The game is played over four quarters, with the average game(including stoppages and breaks between the quarters) around 2 hours plus; an average player will travel anywhere between 12km to 15km, whilst a top athlete travelling upto 20km per game. You need to be SUPER FIT to play this game.
If you want to watch a game, I recommend the 2023 grand final. I’m probably biased because my favourite team won but it was a great match in my opinion
A quick note for anyone not familiar with AFL/NRL/ARU ( Aussie Rules Football/Rugby League/Rugby Union).
Rugby and Rugby League are similar to one another, but BOTH are nothing like AFL, except the egg shaped ball. As for popularity by the number of followers it's probably as follows:
1st: AFL - (AFL - Aussie Rules / Australian Rules Football) They can get 50,000+ to a random weekly game - If the ground holds it (predominantly played in Victoria/South Australia/Western Australia/Tasmania. I recent years a few teams have popped up in New South Wales and Queensland. I believe that AFL was invented in Australia's early days 1850's? as a winter sport for cricket players to play in Winter, cricket's off-season.
2nd NRL - (Rugby League) - Some games struggle to get a few 1,000 live supporters. Predominantly played in New South Wales & Queensland. There is an annual STATE OF ORIGIN Series, played between the best players who were born/played first in their respective states. Sadly in recent years, dominated by Queensland. They usually play one match in Sydney(New South Wales), Brisbane( Queensland) and a neutral city. Recently in in Perth(Western Australia), Adelaide(South Australia) and most recently in Melbourne at the MCG(Melbourne Cricket Ground). Credit to those Victorians, although its not their sport, they LOVE sport and would "turn up to an opening of a wound". They have packed out the MCG that holds 90,000-100,000 live supporters. Rugby league was a break away game from Rugby Union, started in the 1890's in the UK and in Australia in the late 1900's(1908?)
3rd RUGBY - (Rugby Union) - Not very popular in Australia. Its seen as the White collar game, played by Private Schools/Universities/Lawyers/Doctors. There is a Sydney competition that struggles to get much of a following. The game is more popular in South Africa(National team: Springboks) & New Zealand(National Team: All Blacks)
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Both "Rugbys"(League and Union) have their history rooted in the United Kingdom. And Like every Sport they develop in the UK, the rest of the world picks it up and then teaches them how to play it.
While AFL, is predominantly ONLY played in Australia. I am not from an AFL dominant state and find it funny that each year they pick an ALL AUSTRALIAN SIDE (the best players). Unlike the NRL who have a state of Origin Series to play out our best teams. The Victorians just name their all Australian team, with no opponent to test their skills.
Hopefully this brief rundown helps.
Aussies hearing any foreigners or locals for that matter calling the egg shaped ball code by the wrong name is more than a tad frustrating and is the cause of many a fist-fight ! Loyalty to your code runs deep in Australia !
All this from a New South Wales NRL nut supporter, but as my Sydney team that is playing in the Victorian based AFL league is on top of the ladder and set to take the flag, AFL is growing on me. Just don't tell my bar fly mates... they call AFL --> "Areal Ping-Pong, stupid game played by Mexicans" (They call Victorians, Mexicans, as they are South of the border from here in NSW). Not sure when it last happened but the AFL have played a game of mixed halves against an ALL IRISH team of Gaelic Footballers. AFL is hard enough to follow let alone that game and they use a round ball like in soccer in Gaelic Football.
Now I read all the other comments here it appears I have just paraphrased them all, hopefully with a bit more meat to help explain.
So now I will go away 🙂
AFL was developed by a cricket coach that wanted to keep cricket players fit in the offseason he saw Indigenous kids playing a game called Marngrook and created a scoring system and rules as the original only consisted of kicking and catching a ball made from possum skin filled with charcoal (kind of like forcey backs).
It is a great game and worthwhile learning about 👍
AFL was actually originally played by the indigenous Australian.
Besides Aussie Rules, we also have both Rugby League and Rugby Union; as well as, Soccer are our major football codes.
something i find this video is unclear about, is that those 10 additional minutes for stoppages are for every single quarter. a total of up to 40 added minutes for the whole game, meaning that the actual play time in every game is around 2hrs 🤯 (4x 30min quarters)
Have to react to best of the decade marks (catches) and goals 2010-19. (Two separate videos) continue to learn with our fabulous game.
You’ll love AFL because of that face pace you mentioned. The whole game( other than breaks and out of bounds waiting) is flow
Hey mate.Comparing Aussie rules to any other game on the planet is madness. Footy is much like hockey in that stoppages are minimal and the game moves on at all costs.
It is a really physical game and there are frequent injuries. The league is really good at protecting players, though, with rules to stop excessively dangerous play. Every team also has their own doctors, physios and medics to keep players in top form.
Even with all that, knee and shoulder injuries are common, along with torn muscles and ligaments. Just this week a player got tackled hard enough to break a rib which punctured his lung.
Yess both teams have 18 players on the field and 4 on the bench, which means 36 on the field all up and 8 on the bench plus each team and an extra player each for substitute players . Alot is going on at a single time over 4 quarters, each quarter going between 20 odd minute's plus extra time which could be an extra 5 or 10 minute's of stoppages of play. I'm Australian and for newbie's of the game, will take a fair while to get use to the game player and it is hard for you all
I freakin love being an Aussie..this west Aussie just subbed..Aussie, Aussie, Aussie
That was hilarious when you said rugby you sounded like a kiwi saying it. 😂😂😂😂😂
Fantastic game, always fast and athletic, only stops for injuries - very entertaining! The most popular sport here is Cricket, AFL is second, Rugby third, Soccer fourth or fifth! 🙆
Look up the highlights package of this years Grand Final. Well worth the view. Go Lions.
Fast running game ; a bit like ice hockey to watch 🎉 wrote this before you said it 😎absolutely not rugby 😅
AFL is somewhat like Gaelic Football which is played in Ireland (and elsewhere including by the Montreal Shamrocks). I'm not sure if Gaelic Football played any part in the history of AFL but it may have. From Wikipedia... "Is Gaelic football similar to Australian football?
Comparison of Gaelic football and Australian rules football ...
Both Gaelic football and Australian Football are openly contested and free flowing games. The main difference is the awarding of a mark for any clean catch of over 15 metres off a kick in Australian rules, which results in a free kick or possession of the ball."
You need to watch the grand final. It’s the best especially if your team made it that far.😊😊😊😊
I was never really into footy until later in life. Now I'm sorry I missed the glory days through the 70s ~ 90s when the rules were much (shall we say) looser. But even now, the game is very addictive and looks great in 4K with big sound. If you can watch it, you won't be disappointed but previous full games are pretty easy to find online.
AFL is different from rugby. In fact rugby can actually be 2 different sports - Rugby League and Rugby Union (the latter is generally what people think of as 'rugby'). AFL is overall the more popular of the three, but it depends on region. The rugbys are more popular in the North Eastern parts, and AFL predominates throughout the rest of the country. Which of the two rugbys will have precedence generally depends on social class. Rugby Union is more international and big in private schools, so is often seen as an upper class sport. Rugby League is more popular with the 'common man'.
My body is wrecked from this game and I bloody love it
When you hear the umpires call out "Play On", all the way through the game, you know then that this is a fast paced game!
Yes, 36 players on the ground plus 8 more (4 for each team) as sub or reserve players to swap.
as a Victorian, I can name maybe two rugby teams in the whole country, I have no idea if they are League or Union teams and I don't know a damn thing about either sport. never watched a game and almost never hear anyone talking about rugby except NSW/QLD friends on social media. but if you asked those interstate friends about AFL they'd probably have a similar experience (they don't watch it or like it, no one they know watches it, etc). the main type of football people in Australia watch depends heavily depending on where you live. in VIC, AFL is king, and i know heaps of people into soccer too.
I love it when non Aussies try and understand our 'footy' sports.... we have Rugby League, we have Rugby Union, we have Soccer and then we have the AFL aka Aussie Rules.... all can be spoken about as 'footy'...... until you hear the names of the various clubs.... you don't know which sport an Aussie is talking about. It also goes by states lol..... NSW and QLD will mostly be talking about Rugby League... Victoria and Tasmania and South Australia will mostly be talking about AFL.... various states will talk about Rugby Union.... and mostly NSW will be talking about Soccer..... it's just the way it is :D
AFL was the most well-attended sport in 2023 with total stadium crowds of 8.1 million, almost double that of the NRL.
(29 Jan 2024)
Footy is just like Hockey. But without the sticks.
Busting a hamstring seems to be the big thing at the moment
It's adapted from Gaelic football. But this is all Aussie and it is a fun game
AFL footy is WAY bigger than rugby. There is only one NRL Rugby League team in the 5 "AFL states". Yet there are 4 AFL teams in the 2 "NRL" states. The ACT is divided almost equally. The Australian Capital Territory has a full time NRL team and a part time AFL team, although the AFL was there years earlier.
Rugby also is broken between Rugby League and Rugby Union, with League bigger in NSW, on par in QLD, and behind Union in every other state.
Population wise far more people follow AFL than NRL.
Rugby is immensely popular in NSW and Queensland; AFL is immensely popular in Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania.
The two sports have almost nothing in common.
There are very few stoppages. Won’t even stop for an injured player unless it becomes dangerous.
There is no hugging/scrum in Aussie Rules. It is action from go to woe.
No similarities because it was the first coded football in the world. No stoppages, if a player is down it only stops if that player is in the way of play or unconscious. It is fast and fun, played by elite athletes. My Dad brought me up to love all sports but this is hands down still the best football anywhere. I watched my Dad and brother play Rugby League, my other brother played AFL and coached juniors. My Dad was also a hockey player and a bicycle road racer. He should have gone to the Olympics for the last one but he met my Mother. After that his road training didn’t go past her house. I love sports in many Countries and I have been to ice hockey games in Canada. My son is a die hard Canucks supporter. I do not like when the crowd chants, blood on the ice. My Dad taught me to acknowledge good play from both teams and that got me hit on the head in Canada.
Yes, The AFL was invented from the Aussies over 150 years ago. Back in the 70's and 80's it was more of a blood-sport until they cleaned it up in the late 90's. Yes, there's 18 players on each team. (22) all up but only 18 on the field with 4 interchange players 'on the bench'.
We didn't come here to fuck spiders.
Yep the injuries are fucked, can often derail a teams chance of winning the grand final
We do play Rugby here, but we play Rugby League, not Rugby Union.
We play Rugby Union as well.
The Wallabies have been kicking international backside since 1908.
@@krystalryan9174 very true, but NRL is definitely more popular as far as national leagues go.
@@krystalryan9174 But not recently!!!!!🦘🦘🦘🤣🤣🤣
@@krystalryan9174 1908 is when rugby league started in Australia not when the Wallabies started they were around before then. Rugby has been played in Australia since the 1860s and the Wallabies were first formed in 1899. Personally I have always followed rugby league, unfortunately rubgy union has been losing a lot of its support in Australia as a result of some pretty poor mangagment over the last 10 or 15 years and as an Aussie sports fan thats been a pity to watch the decline.
Rugger is so-so , AFL , is full on , and anyone who likes Ice Hockey , will love AFL , Like all AFLprople I know like Ice hockey , it's the physicality from 360° ice Hockey Aussie Rules ,no off side , it comes from all directions , but rugby is governed by the off side rule so if you could get a weeks hang time , you'll only ever take out your team mate pass backwards , no danger of a player being within cooee of you when the ball is kicked high , they run to close the gap , a ball in footy that hangs for a 100th of a second, is called a hospital ball , coz if you have to sit under it , your obliged to not flinch and mark it , knowing 95% chance of getting , shirt fronted , heavy hip and shoulder as you both have eyes for the ball only , but one's sitting under it , and 5 trucks a baring down on him , it's awesome , oldest Codified football game on earth my club CARLTON 1864 GO BLUES, it's a ripping game , 121, 964 ppl at 1970 GF , 50 GOALS in 72 GF , only time two team have done that , VFL Starts 1897 , and never has a side gone thru the season undefeated , a few have come close but never been done , so it's an on the day thing , played between the ears , man your gonna luv the Blues bro ,cheers RIC
React to afl know your enemy,you will love it🔥🔥🔥
2 biggest sports in straya is afl and rugby league nrl if you live in nsw or qld its nrl in Melbourne its afl
Invented in Melbourne in the late 1850s and codified in 1859, Australian Rules is the oldest code of football in the world.
Lot's of knee and shoulder injuries, hip also
Canada and USA have teames of AFL and AFLW
You need to watch the 2023 Grand Final
They even play it in Canada.
Greatest attendance is 121,696 spectators
Aussie Rules (AFL) is based on Gaelic Football.
You will love AFL ITS FKN AWESOME
Canada and the U.S play afl against each other, it should get more recognition.
Yep. 36 players on the ground. 8 per team
Quarters average 30 mins so 120 mins a match
That’s a long match!
An average of 20kms of running per match, per person! Fitness is essential!
Nope. 12-14km avg
@@Rob-Angus Someone stated 20kms on an information video, may be exaggerated!?
As a league fan I call it aerial ping pong!!!
Stopages are not as long as American Foot ball
Welcome to the greatest sport of them all.
🤗Aussie Rule games are 🫶played on Cricket stadiums,👍so we get the most out of them.🫶Aussie Rules in winter ❄️and Cricket in summer.☀️This game was developed in 1858 💋so long before any other code of football.💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💕💕💕💕💕💕💕
I'm always confused when reactors are confused by 18 players on the field given they've just shown how massive the ground is compared to other sports. Surely not a difficult concept to grasp.
Both American and Canadian football started off as Rugby.....both countries kept changing the rules to stop the injuries, until the players are covered in padding wearing helmuts and the game has more over efficious umpires / referees than players .
Aussie rules is the oldest codefied football ever and had the first football competition in the world.....before soccer and before rugby.
No its nothing like rugby. Invented in Australia. The greatest game in the world.
Stoppages... If a player dies, his team has 15 seconds to remove his body. Otherwise, play continues.
"Stoppages?" What are these "stoppages" you speak of?
Dude we have technology that would eliminate goals that are closes calls yet they won’t use it as it will slow the game down 😂😂
Canada and USA have AFL and AFLW teams
I just don’t get it… rugby is more like gridiron than any other football code…
How do you mistake rugby with football? They arnt even similar, general ball shape and tackling…
It would be unusual NOT to have at least 3 or 4 injuries each game.
Absolutely *everyone* looks blank when they "explain" the scores.