There are actually only two rules in Australian Rules Football... 1. Whatever you can do in Rugby League, you can't do in Australian Rules Football, and 2. Whatever you can't do in Rugby League, you can do in Australian Rules Football.
4:13 he skipped a bit: if you are tackled, and don’t properly dispose of the ball (kick or handball), the free kick goes against you; if you DO properly dispose of the ball, play continues
0:16 to be fair, you do live in Sydney…..AFL doesn’t have the same penetration into the Sydney market that you would expect after how well they’ve done since 2000
Hi Kaitlyn, enjoyed the reaction video! I'm an Essendon bombers fan; we played up in Sydney last weekend but lost by five goals. The two Sydney teams are Sydney Swans and the Greater Western Sydney Giants (otherwise known as GWS). Things you are allowed to do: kick the ball, handpass, mark / speccie, tackle your opponent between the knees and the shoulders. Not allowed to do: throw the ball, kick ball out of bounds, tackle above the shoulders or below the knees. Tackling: if you get tackled and had prior opportunity to rid the ball, then your opponent wins the free kick; if no prior opportunity then it is a ball up and contested play. Speccie: yes, you are allowed to jump on your opponent and catch the ball; if you jump but fail to mark however you risk giving away a free kick. The video didn't mention the banner each teams runs through before the game begins, the cheer squad, and the winners singing the team song after the game. Hope that you can make it to a game this year and next time you are in Melbourne that you visit the MCG. The MCG is beloved to us Victorians.
Hi Kaitlyn, I am from Melbourne and footy is the state religion down here. If you are the new kid in the class, the other kids will ask you your name first and the footy team you barrack (never "root"; as you know, that has a different connotation) for second. The rules about the bench change pretty often. For many years, there were on the two players on the bench (the 19th and 20th men) and anyone they replaced was not allowed to come back onto the ground, so more like substitutions. The bench was expanded to 4 players who could interchange freely as many times as the coach decided. Then they introduced a cap on the number of interchanges. I think it is currently 80 per game, so still quite a lot. Often players will come on for 5-10 minute bursts and then take a quick break. The reason an Aussie rules ground or oval (never "field" or "pitch") is the size and shape that it is is that it is usually played on a cricket ground. This is because the game was invented in Melbourne in 1858 at least partially as a means of keeping cricketers fit over winter. So the MCG, for example, is used for cricket from about October to February (except when Tay-Tay comes to town!) and AFL games from March to September. Many of the other AFL venues (Adelaide oval, Perth Stadium, the SCG, the Gabba) host cricket in summer. The origin of the game is the reason much of the terminology is shared between cricket and footy (laws rather than rules [even though it's called Aussie rules!], umpires rather than referees, boundaries rather than sidelines). You asked about when scores occur. For a score (goal or behind), other than when it hits the goal post (even if it rebound back into play, that is a behind), to occur, the whole of the ball has to cross over the back of the goal line. If this occurs from a kick (below the knee) by the attacking team and it is not touched by any other players and it goes between the goal posts and crosses over the back of the gaol line, that is a goal. If any player touches the ball (other than an attacker kicking it, of course) before it crosses the goal line and then it crosses the goal line, that is a behind. If the defender knocks the ball into the field of play without the ball crossing the goal line, that is no score and play continues. There are no "own goals" in Aussie rules. Yes, there are breaks between quarters: 5 mins between the 1st and 2nd quarter (quarter time), 20 mins between the 2nd and 3rd quarters (half time) and 5 mins between the 3rd and 4th quarters (3 quarter time). There are some other short breaks in play, such as after a goals is kicked, after which the ball has to be brought back to the centre of the ground for a ball up, when the ball goes over the boundary line (again, the whole ball has to cross the line), in which case the boundary umpire throws the ball in backwards over his head (so that there is no appearance of favouring one team or the other), when the umpire throws the ball up to break up a "stalemate" (we don't have scrums) and when a free kick is awarded or a mark is taken. Despite these, the game is much more continuous and flowing than American football and probably also rugby league (maybe not more so that rugby union or soccer?). The tackler only gets a free kick if the player being tackled has an opportunity (either before or during the tackle) to dispose of the ball legally (by kicking or handballing it) and does not immediately do so. It's very common for people unfamiliar with Aussie rules to think it looks like rugby but, actually, they are completely different games. I think the major difference is that in rugby, like American football, each play starts with the opposing teams lined up facing each other and then the team with the ball passes it, by throwing, laterally and slightly backwards. In that sense, it is what you might call one dimensional (you are moving the ball to the left or the right along a line, even though that line is hopefully gradually moving forward. In Aussie rules, players are dispersed over much of the ground (like soccer) and you usually have a direct opponent for whom you are responsible. The ball can move in any direction, and of course, there is the aerial component of kicking and marking, so it is more three dimensional. In rugby, most tackles will come from the front, so you can brace yourself for them, but in Aussie rules, tackles can come from any direction. The way the ball is disposed of (kicking and handballing) is quite different from rugby (throwing). Obviously, the size and shape of the ground and the number of players is completely different and the way you score goals is also completely different. Why is there so much kicking in Aussie rules? Because it is an efficient way to move the ball quickly over long distances, mush more so than handballing. Handballing can be useful in tight confines to get the ball out of a pack, when you are being tackled or when you are running down the ground with a group of team mates but kicking is often better. They are very accurate kicks and can pick out team mates at long distances. The other advantage of kicking is that it gives your team mate the opportunity to mark the ball and therefore take an unimpeded kick. And of course, you need to kick the ball to score a goal (no tries or touch downs by running it over the goal line and no goals from handballing it through). Marking is one of the unique and most spectacular features of Aussie rules and, yes, you can use an opponent's (or even a team mate's) back to help you take an overhead mark (a "specky" - for spectacular mark). There are some rules about not putting your hands into your opponent's back and the umpire might rule that you have made an unrealistic marking attempt if you go up too early and are nowhere near the ball and impede an opponent's opportunity to attempt a mark, but in general, marking is favoured by the rules of the game to encourage it. Who came up with this? Well, Tom Wills was one of the inventors of the game and it is possible (this is disputed) that "jumping on someone's back", as you called it, and perhaps the game itself was inspired by an Aboriginal game called marn grook. Here is a description of marn grook that sounds rather like Aussie rules: "He deoes not throw it as a white man might do, but drops it and at the same time kicks it with his foot, using the inset for that purpose. It is thrown high into the air, and there is a rush to secure it - such a rush as is seen commonly at foot-ball matches amongst our own people. The tallest men, and those who are able to spring to a great height, have the best chances in this game. Some of them will leap as high as five feet or more from the ground to catch the ball. The person who secures the ball kicks it again; and again a scramble ensues. This continues for hours, and the natives never seem to tire of the exercise". (aiatsis.gov.au/blog/afls-aboriginal-origins) The Sydney team is the Swans. They started as the South Melbourne Swans and relocated to Sydney as the first step in the expansion of the what was then the VFL (Victorian Football League) into the northern states. You are correct in saying that there is a divide (more or less as shown in the graphic) between Aussie rules and rugby (league), but both the AFL and NRL have made attempts to broaden their reach across Australia (and New Zealand for the NRL). I would love to take you and Mark to a game at the 'G' (MCG) if you are down in Melbourne.
Also, besides that Melbourne actually do have (2 Two) Rugby Football Teams which are both based in Melbourne which are Melbourne Storm (NRL National Rugby League) Team & also Melbourne Rebels Team in the Super Rugby Competition of Rugby Union as well too of course.
Hi Kaitlyn, you might be interested to know that AFL is played in every state of the USA. It's only played at the amateur level but the Americans that play AFL love the game and try to emulate the Australian game as much as possible even using the same jumpers as AFL teams in Australia. I was surprised by so many Americans playing AFL when I first saw it on TH-cam. Kaitlyn look it up on TH-cam.
there are two official AFL 'what is AFL' explainer videos which are worth a watch. the first one is very much aimed at Americans and tries to explain things in US terms and units, the second one improves on some areas of the first video that were lacking (eg. explaining the scoring better). check them both out.
@@onigvd77 ehh those ones arent great either, a bunch of stuff is glossed over, the biggest being "a score total line will look like this" not explaining that the numbers mean, goals, behinds, and then the total. This video lacks some very important things that will confuse an american if they watch american football. i.e. American football is very stop start, tackles stop play. This video says "if you tackle someone you get a free kick" before explaining how you can move the or dispose of the ball To get a free kick you must tackles someone so they fail to dispose of the ball in a legal manner (eg. kick or handball) and they either get tackled and lose the ball, or they get tackled with their arms pinned, and the call is "holding the ball"
@@PBMS123 um they explain that a goal is 6 points and a behind is 1 point and then show it as it appears to viewers, you would have to have poor maths skills to understand how the score line works!
Whilst some of the hits in NRL appear harder, you need to remember that those are front on, you can see them coming and brace for them. Aussie Rules is a 360° game with no offside, so bracing for the hit is not always possible. And you're often looking up at the ball, not ahead at the opponent. So those hits can be worse.
AFL is definitely my game, but you are in deepest darkest heartland of Rugby League there in Western Sydney. Fun fact Association Football( soccer) originally also retained Marking, only dropped from the Rules in 1870.
Nice one, I didn't know that soccer had marking. And early Australian Football was being played with a soccer ball or a Rugby ball until the Sherrin was invented specifically for Australian Football.
Did you know that a try in Rugby was worth nothing on the scoreboard unless you kicked the conversion goal? I always suspected that, because of the name "try". I found that out in a video about the history of American Football. 🏈 It started with goals and conversion goals too. But it was weird that a Touchdown was not a score unless they kicked the conversion goal. So it changed to a point system, but the conversions were still worth much more than the TD. 😮 Old habits die hard. 😂 And now the conversion is the point after kick, unless they go for a two point conversion. And of course in Rugby it's still called a try. 👍
Nothing at all like rugby. You should turn a match on TV and have a look. Maybe Brisbane v Collingwood tonight, or Richmond v Sydney on Sunday arvo. Both on either 7 or 7mate here in Sydney.
AFL/Aussie Rules was based on a game played by indigenous Australians called “marngrook”. The ball used in that game was the stuffed hide of a brush tail possum.
This video is a bit old. There are now 23 players, 18 on field, 4 interchange and one substitution for injured players. There are now only 80 interchanges allowed per game. The game is four quarters of 20 minutes, but like NFL, the clock stops for stoppages in play (ball out of bounds, a centre bounce after a goal, an injury etc) The ball needs to be kicked through the two big posts untouched for it to be a goal and worth 6 points. If it is touched, hits the post, pushed through by the other team or between the big posts and a smaller post it is a point. Tackling is not an automatic turnover. If the player with the ball disposes of the ball correctly (kick or handball) it is play on. However if the umpire deems they haven't correctly disposed of the ball or had the opportunity to do so and is caught with it, it is a free kick to the tackler for 'holding the ball. Much better game live. As an Ex Sydneysider living in Melbourne for over 30 years, it took me maybe tree years to really get to know the game by going live. It is not a good TV game because there is no offside rule so the teams dont face each other like in NRL or NFL for example.
Hello Kaitlyn, There is an American man from Texas, Mason Cox who plays in the AFL. CBS's show 60 minutes did a story on him. It's available on TH-cam.
They can tackle you as long has you have the ball in your possession. This also depends on how long you have had the ball. For example, if you were to get the ball and be tackled straight away it would be a ball up and no free kick given, however, if you have the ball and begin to run and fend of a tackler and are tackled, you give away a free to the opponents
"No prior opportunity" You can shepherd someone who doesn't have the ball if you're within 5m of your teammate with the ball, and back before a lot of rules introduced to stop should charges, idkl prior to 2006 or something? I remember playing AFL as a kid in 2000-2003 and you could absolutely demolish the guy with a running shoulder charge. I got a bit over zealous and this field had a short metal tube and panel fence like 1m from the boundary (so dangerous); and sent a kid body first into the maccas advertisement on the board cant do that anymore
Classic American comparison to Rugby :), but Aussie Rules is not like it at all. Aussie Rules is a 360 degrees game with the game play more like soccer, basketball, hockey etc. where the ball is continuously passed and kicked back and forth between players until someone gets close enough to take a shot at their goals. Imagine soccer but the ball can be picked up and there's tackling, and you're 3/4 of the way to understanding the basic game play. Rugby is essentially a closer cousin of American football and only really followed in QLD, NSW, and ACT. Aussie Rules is by far the predominant code in VIC, SA, TAS, WA and the NT. For what it's worth, the two official AFL explanatory vids are probably clearer at explaining the rules. Especially the latest one which has a clearer explanation of the tackling rules and the scores. The AFL will not mind, lots of people have reacted to them. It's worth getting to understand the sport a little, as it's a big part of Aussie culture - the AFL has the highest (per capita) average game attendance for any domestic sports league in the world, and 4th overall in raw numbers. Pretty impressive for a competition in a country with the population less thanTexas. Speaking of Texas, there's also an American from the lone star state playing in the league named Mason Cox. There's more than on vid on his unlikely journey to the AFL. Worth a watch, even if you don't react to them.
I don't know Rugby all that well but it seems to me that a couple of differences are that the players don't line up facing each other but are already spread across the field, and there is no scrum in AFL.
the 18 teams of the AFL are, Greater western sydney (GWS). Sydney Swans (Swans) Port Adelaide (Port) Melbourne (Demons) Fremantle (Freo) Geelong (Cats) Carlton (Blues) Gold Coast (GCFC) St Kilda (Saints) Western Bulldogs (Bulldogs) Essendon (Bombers) Brisbane Lions (Lions) Adelaide, ( ) Richmond (Tigers) Collingwood (Pies) North Melbourne (North) Hawthorn (Hawks) and West Coast (Eagles)
I did the opposite. First time in Sydney in 2012, I was sitting in the SCG within 6 hours after my plane landed. I knew the basics, but not a lot of the rules. I was sat next to a woman who patiently explained things to me. I think you'd find the same, most people will happily talk about footy to newbies. And as I've found out over the past 12 years of barracking for the Swans, there's always something more to learn.
I'm 19 seconds into the video and I have to comment; don't stress about never having been to an AFL game in 2 and a bit years. I've literally just clocked up 40 years, yup four decades, 35 or so of them living in Melbourne, the spiritual home of AFL, and I haven't been to a single game. Not once, not any level, grade, division or class. Not even a school game. Nothing and I don't feel like I've missed out. For the record; Essendon Bombers. Came to Australia in March 1984, started following the 'Dons in about May 1984. Good timing as they went back to back Premiers in '84 & '85 😂😂
Always better to watch at the ground. Can be hard to understand things on TV. Season has just started, so heaps of opportunities coming up to go along to a game.
Kaitlyn, by going to an AFL match, you will get a much better understanding of how Aussie Rules football is played. Unfortunately, it’s hard to see the whole game-play on TV - as the ground is so big. PS I also suggest you attend a local community Aussie Rules game, on a Saturday afternoon, to see the sport at the local level. (Kym in outer Darwin). 0:00
As a boy 1960s and early 1970s we learned Aussie Rules because we played interschool football competition. Only the best players got a place for the interschool competition. Some went on to play with VFA (Association) before it became VFL.
Australian Rules football has the tall men competing like basketball, the hard tackles like gridiron without pads, the extreme running stamina of marathon runners, On average, AFL players run an impressive 12-14 kilometers per game, with some exceptional athletes even surpassing the 20-kilometer mark, the kicking skills of soccer player but with an oval ball. Now think like a basketball game, very short stoppages, rapid ball movement and exchanges. Now place this game in a stadium with 100,000 fans watching and screaming. Suggest you also watch video “What is AFL” TH-cam video. AFL supporters love their game and would love to sit with you to help learn the rules and skills. Played by players from 5ft 6in to American Masan Cox neatly seven feet tall. A Roman colosseum on steroids.
I spent most of my life in Victoria, playing and watching Aussie Rules. Until relative recently (30 years ago maybe) I had very little exposure to Rugby. I was vaguely aware of it, but wasn't even aware that there were two forms of Rugby. When I saw American Football, I thought it looked a bit like Rugby and I didn't think either looked at all like Aussie Rules. I'm still puzzled why American Football is called "football" when there is almost no kicking of the ball. As far as the flow of the game goes, the closest team sport is probably Basketball (apart from Gaelic Football, but I'm guessing that's not a sport you are familiar with).
Learning footy is like learning a new language. There are many different rules, and even then, some things still don’t make sense. It takes constant watching and patience to understand. But once you get a feel of the game, you start to pick things up quickly.
It pays to seek out some of the other 'AFL explained' videos on TH-cam. Each will cover much the same ground, but add in some nuances which will flesh out your understanding. I'm an expat Canadian who has been living in Australia since the mid 1960s. My first love was ice hockey, (Go the Toronto Maple Leafs). But there is not a lot of ice happening in Australia. So I switched to Aussie Rules, and have been a fan ever since. For the record my team is Port Adelaide.
Good video - Way more people attend AFL than NRL (AFL is the 4th highest attended sport in the world with an average crowd of 37 000 but big games (ANZAC DAY - GRAND FINAL) can be between 90 and 100 000) - th-cam.com/video/XMZYZcoAcU0/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=AFL Here is another video that's short and good explainer. Unlike NRL which is more gladiatorial AFL is more athletic and speed and for an American person it's more like a cross between Basketball and Football :)
Greater Western Sydney Giants fan here. Don't worry about not understanding the rules of the game. Taken me 30-odd years to understand the game, but I still love it
Kaitlyn - no excuse ! You live in western Sydney - you need to go to an AFL game - say a home game for the Giants, at their Showgrounds stadium at Sydney Olympic Park. NO EXCUSE - book seats for you and your partner online and GO ! You’ll have a great time ! (Kym in Palmerston, outer Darwin.)
Rugby was imported from England. In NSW they changed a few rules and called it rugby league. Whereas Australian rules football is based on an Aboriginal game, played in Western Victoria, called Marngrook. Their ball was made of a stuffed possum skin and the boundary could be wherever the teams agreed it to be. In the case of them not agreeing, the game would go ahead without boundaries.
Rugby League was created in the North of England in 1895 so poorer mine workers got paid (so their family didn't starve when they were injured), started in Australia in 1908. The second part is also incorrect. Thomas Wills, a prominent cricketer and a few others from the Melbourne Cricket Club codified Australian Rules in 1859. There is speculation Wills got much of the play from Marngrook as he was brought up near Hamilton in Victoria's west and played games with the local aboriginal kids. It is thought he got many ideas from there.
Prior to the AFL, each state had its own League such as SANFL, WAFL and VFL. Although the VFL was generally accepted as the strongest league, they frequently played each other on an even footing in challenge matches and occasional nationwide club competitions. The other states and territories also infrequently participated in interstate matches when they were able to field a strong side. With the introduction of the AFL the VFL, SANFL, WAFL and other state leagues rapidly declined to a secondary status. Apart from these there are many semi-professional and amateur leagues around Australia, where they play a very important role in the community, and particularly so in rural areas. Incidentally, with regards to rugby, the Perth based rugby league club called the "Western Reds" entered into the Australian Rugby League (ARL) competition in 1995 before defecting to the rival Super League competition in 1997, where they rebranded themselves as the Perth Reds. However, by the end of the year the Reds had become a casualty of the Super League War peace deal and were shut down. I believe the main contributing factor to their demise were the cost of airfares for the team, but I could be wrong. WA still has a rugby union team, however, called the Western Force.
VFL is the seconds league it used to be the major league in other words the AFL. VFL change to AFL in 1990. Now the VFL have added non Victorian clubs to the league recently.
@@vampyresgraveyard3307 Good point. The first teams to join the expanded VFL were West Coast Eagles and Brisbane Bears, who both joined 1987, three years before the VFL became the AFL. I wouldn't call that recent, but when you consider the fact that the state based leagues are were founded in the late 1800s, it probably is. Actually I think the WAFL league was founded in 1885 so it would be a whole century before West Coast would eventually join the VLF!
Aussie Rules Footy was originally contrived to keep traditional Cricket players (Cricket being a Summer sport) fit during the Cricket off season (Winter). Therefore it is a fluid, fast moving game, and a very exciting game to watch. There are strategies involved, but nothing like those employed in NRL, not much point having complexities in such a frenetic scramble for possession, and conversion of the ball from possession to Goals/Points. There are lovers of NRL throughout Australia, there have recently been great inroads of this sport's popularity nationwide of the last decade or so, even as there has been of Aussie Rules Football in Eastern New South Wales, and Queensland, largely due to those States being well represented in the Sport. Loving Your Posts by the way, and hope you get things ironed out before much longer with citizenship, Carlos.
If you 're looking for a team, Sydney has two teams: Sydney Swans and the GWS (Greater Western Sydney) Giants, so you might like to adopt one of those teams. I'm from Melbourne, and support Richmond (the Tigers). The AFL and NRL were originally single state competitions (the VFL and NSWRL), but from the eighties they tried to expand into national competitions to ensure their long-term survival. For example, Melbourne has the Melbourne Storm in the NRL, but they are heavily subsidised by the NRL so that they can keep a team in Melbourne. It's very rare to find anyone in this city that can name a single player. Most Melburnians wouldn't even know the difference between Rugby league and rugby union. Likewise, the AFL has traditionally given all kinds of advantages to the two Sydney teams in the AFL to ensure their existence. If they were subjected to market forces, they probably wouldn't be able to survive. By the way, you might be interested in this video about 'the Barrasi Line' which divides the sporting loyalties in Australia. It explains how this situation came about: th-cam.com/video/zTTUJje0GrM/w-d-xo.html
Greater Western Sydney Giants fan here , you should join the bandwagon for Giants (the only 'original' Sydney team 😁), they are looking strong this year for a top 4 finish ! I am a South Asian living in Western Sydney and started to follow Giants 5 years back. and these days it is more popular than Cricket all over Australia. P.S. - I dont like Rugby Leage even though I live in Sydney, I found it boring, AFL is more exciting for sure.
To be clear, in order to be a goal, the ball must be kicked (below the knee) and has has to go through between the two big sticks without being touched by anyone. If it is touched, it is a rushed behind. Outside of/hitting the shorter sticks is simply out of bounds (no score). If f touched or bouncing then the boundary umpire throws it in to a ruck contest. If it's it out on-the -foul, then the opposition gets the ball and takes a free kick from the boundary where it went out.
Not sure if anyone has mentioned the team songs … the ‘older’ teams have songs which are reworked from other songs like Yankee Doodle Dandy and La Marseillaise. I think there’s a short TH-cam video ranking the AFL ones.
We are Geelong the greatest team of all we are Geelong we're always on the ball we play the game as it should be played at home or far away our banners fly high, from dawn to dark down at kardinia Park.
That’s an old video now. The information on the interchange bench is out of date by a few years. The best intro to AFL video I know of now is the AFL’s own vid: th-cam.com/video/u_SqfNNfhmM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=NQIkabYH-vZ32Rvw But do go to a game or watch one as soon as you can afterwards, ideally with Aussies who can help you with what’s going on. I spent many weekends of my first year in Australia watching footy round the in-laws’ with my wife and her dad and brother explaining what was going on and nagging me about which team I should barrack for. Admittedly that’s easier in footy mad Melbourne than in rugby league mad Sydney, but with two Sydney clubs, the Swans and the Giants, you might find you know at least one person who follows the game.
I live in Melbourne but I grew up in Wollongong and lived in Sydney for ages; I've been supporting the Greater Western Sydney Giants since they entered the AFL. They'd be your local team! And a good game to go to.
AFL originated in Victoria, and was originally VFL. Most teams are from Vic, and in fact the Sydney Swans were originally South Melbourne, and were the first team to move interstate. Rugby on the other hand was historically NSW and Qld based. Aussie rules, meanwhile, has always had big followings in all other states, with their own state-based leagues.
And, as you can see these are real men. No helmets or padding. As with soccer, the teams are never lined up facing each other, but spread out across the field, each player 'marking' an opposition player, though this is very fluid. The supporters of other codes disparagingly call it 'aerial ping-pong', and ball security is rather messy.
if the player caught the ball before the goal line, is a mark and that player can kick it to his team mate to send to the other side. If it was his team goal he can kick a goal unimpeded.
I find this video to be quite confusing to someone watching for the first time, there are better videos put out by the AFL; the first video is What Is AFL Aussie Rules Explained, and the companion video is A Beginners Guide to Australian Rules Football. These are a lot easier to follow.
One encounteresd someone on Twitch who thought AFL was just Rugby League, wish I'd known about the video sooner instead of having to try and explain it myself.
Go out to a Giants game at Homebush or a Swans game at the S.C.G,if you like sport in general then this great game will grow on you,it has athletism,skill and strength and goes back to 1858.
Only in the rugby league states of NSW and QLD is the game referred to as AFL. The name of the game is Australian Rules Football and is usually shortened to Aussie Rules. AFL is the name of the top league the Australian Football League. I have heard people in NSW ask someone if their 10 year old son is playing AFL this year. Not bloody likely. They would never ask someone if a 10 year old is playing NRL this year. NRL is the top competition league and Rugby League is the name of the game. As a Canadian who migrated to Australia whose motto is to much sport is barely enough I follow the AFL, North Melbourne, the NRL, Melbourne Storm, a bit of Rugby Union, mainly the international games and of course, my first sporting love the Montreal Canadiens ice hockey team.
The game is called Australian Football. It has never been officially called "Australian rules" Just as the NFL is American Football, and not American Rules Football. Watch a game on TV then attend a Swans or Giants match. The Swans have more supporters so the atmosphere would be better and they play at the quaint Sydney Cricket Ground.
Well living in Sydney you’re living in the NRL (Rugby League) heartland, but you do have two AFL teams Greater Western Sydney and the Sydney Swans. Generally the AFL is broadcast on free to air on Channel 7 or pay tv is Foxtel.
A goal must be kicked by the attacking team, thru the large centre goal posts. Any other way the ball crosses the goal or behind line (off a defender, or off an attacker but not kicked eg touched off hands, or touches the post) is a behind. The scores can be confusing at first but it is just that we display the goals and behinds plus the total, it'd be like the NFL showing the touchdowns, field goals and conversions plus the total (eg 3 2 3 27). There's no offside. The fields are used for cricket in summer. If you catch (mark) a kicked ball that has travelled 15m, you get a free kick tho you can elect to keep going and not stop for it. You cannot throw it, it must be punched from your hand. Like volleyball except you're holding it not throw then punch. Most rules are designed to keep the ball moving (hence a fast game) or protect players from injury.
@@lealand423 Sadly the league took them for granted because it was aready a tradiitional Australlian football state. Too busy trying to educate the New South Wales and Queensland with much bigger populations than Tassie but a massive mistake to have not had a club in the league from their in the late 1980's like West Australians were allowed. Better late than never, I guess.
@@shaundgb7367 yeah They should have been put in around the time of the Eagles and the Dockers, I'm West Aussie and a Eagles supporter 😔 Go you Eagles 💪🏽
Right, talk to Mark about organising a gane to go watch in Sydney. I'm sure Swans or Giants have home games throughout the season. Would be a good streaming video of your first AFL match
There are two Sydney teams: the Sydney Swans and the Greater Western Sydney Giants. Both are a good chance of winning the premiership this year. Yes, there is a divide, New South Wales and Queensland have traditionally been rugby states (though AFL has been making inroads over the last 20-30 years), the others AFL states
There’s a much better explanation video made by AFL called Aussie Rules Explained it’s a much newer video and more entertaining. Also checkout 50 best marks of all time. Go Tigers 🐯
As far as being an ultra-fast, panoramic sport to watch and a game of ALL-ROUND athleticism, AFL is VASTLY superior to NRL. That's why it's the highest drawing domestic sports league on the planet, per-capita. There are other, better, explanatory videos out there than this one. Also watch the 'Top 50 AFL marks' and the 'Top 50 AFL goals' videos, to truly see the spectacular skill on display.
The 2 sydney teams are the sydney swans and the Greater Western sydney Giants ( Gws ). I notice you have a Blacktown GPO box so you should support Gws probably.
If a player takles another player it isn't exactly a turnover, if a player has a prior opportunity to handball or kick to another team mate or have a shot for goal with play on time and gets tackled that's called holding the ball and its a turnover, but if a player doesn't have prior opportunity to get rid of the ball and is tackled it's a ball up its not holding the ball its not a turnover
AFL is played on a cricket field, because it was invented to keep cricket players fit during the winter. It’s called Australian Rules because it was the first sport codified…ever, in the world….given rigid rules no matter where or who played it. This absolutely wasn’t the case with sport during the nineteenth century. Cheers.
It's called Australian Football. Australian Rules Football was a term coined by Rugby people in New South Wales because they didn't like calling the sport invented in Victoria, "Australian Football" and they considered their game to be Australian Football. So Aussie Rules and Australian Rules Football are unofficial names just like Footy" is. The official name is Football, Australian Football. But Aussie Rules is a useful term for differentiating between the various codes of Football. The same thing with the word soccer. ⚽ It's useful. Aussie Rules, Gaelic, Gridiron, Union, League and Soccer are useful terms. But they are all football, and so is Canadian Football. 🏈 Football was a term to differentiate from Polo. Polo was mounted, 🏇 whereas in Football the players are on foot. 👣
@@DaveOz-mx5oh I know that it is called Footy. Footy and Australian Rules are not the actual name of the sport. I didn't know that myself for a long time, that is why I am telling people. Australian Football is too long to read. It's actually conflicting now because soccer in Australia is called Australian Football also. So there are two different things called Australian Football. But it is too long for everyone, so we can just say whatever we like. SMH It's not a big deal, but it is called....... is not the same as the actual name of something. Bob Hawke's name is actually Robert. Malcolm Fraser was John Malcolm Fraser. But they were called Bob and Malcolm.
I think you need to watch a game to properly appreciate the rules and how it flows. It is more like field hockey in terms of flow than rugby, gridiron or soccer.
Dear lady, I shall explain. Number one, don't make any reference to rugby. Most Aussie rules fans don't like rugby and our game is vastly different. Yes the tackling is similar but that's where it ends. The rest of the skills are so different. Number two. Search for the best video, "What is AFL, Aussie rules explained." You kick the ball through the goals which is six points. If the ball is touched by any player of either team from the time it leaves the boot, and before crossing the goal line it becomes one point. (Also if it hits the goal post.) He said kicking more than 15 m to a teammate is a mark, but if the opposition marks the ball it's still a mark. The word "Mark" also describes the spot where the opposition player must stand without moving whilst the marking player takes his kick. The umpire blows his whistle whenever someone marks the ball. However the player has a choice of stopping and taking his kick, or he can choose to keep going which is called playing on. You must bounce the ball on the ground before running 15 m and most players bounce after just a few steps to avoid running too far which would see the opposition get a free kick. A freekick is given against a player who kicks the ball over the Boundary line, or purposely kicks it towards the line. If the ball runs over the line during play, a Boundary umpire tosses it back over his head for two big guys (Ruckmen) to compete trying to hit it to their teammates. If you see a scoreboard showing , 12-10-82 that means 12 goals by six points each = 72 pts plus 10 behinds (pts) = a total of 82 points. Our game gets the biggest weekly attendances of any sport in the world per capita. Also the fourth biggest weekly attendances regardless of population. The game was invented by a guy called Tom Wills as a way of keeping cricket players fit in the off-season. It is the oldest game, codified before any of the others in 1859. Our last two grand finals had over 100,000 spectators at each game, played at the Melbourne Cricket ground, MCG. It's played as an amateur sport in America and is called the USAFL, (been going for 25 years)which has 40 different leagues around the country including a women's league. Because it's amateur, it is nowhere near as brutal as our game, and is more as social game with beers and barbecues afterwards. Trust me, once you understand the rules it is the most exciting game ever invented. Cheers. 🇦🇺🦘
Great effort mate, though l'm still guess'n clueless like 99% of AFL reaction vids, not to mention cultural and music vids. Bloody sad we know all about them but outside their own counrty most know f'k all.
@@Anon-tf7br It's a strange conundrum. I believe Aussie rules is the simplest game of all to understand. Must be because I've known it from childhood. It's really just kick to kick and a game of keepings off. Sure there is plenty of little rules about free kicks etc, but the basics of get the ball, kick to a teammate and continue that until someone kicks a goal is pretty simple. No offside rule is one of the simplest things about it.
They always will. You can only really learn about the sport by being at a match and asking questions whilst you are there that others have the patience to explain. TH-cam is horrible way to try to learn about the sport and really learn anything. The ground is too big for a camera footage to convey everything you need to learn what is actually going on in real time.
Grew up in Sydney before AFL had found its way up there - but can assure you AFL is the greatest live football you will ever see. Get out to the SCG and watch the Swans take on a big Melbourne Club - you will not be disappointed with the passion.
Hey mate, love your reaction to our great game of Aussie Rules Football! As stated in the video you just watched, AFL is the most attended game in the world on average per capita (population). Please check out any of the following videos and I promise you’ll be hooked to the sport of AFL. Why AFL is the best sport in the world A Beginners Guide to Australian Football The 100 BEST goals of 2023 Best of the decade 2010-2019: Best goals Best of the decade 2010-2019: Best marks AFL grand final 2023 highlights Top moments in AFL this decade 2010-2019 Best of the decade 2010-2019: Brutal bumps and tackles AFL Biggest bumps and hits ever Eddie Betts - the Pied Piper The best goals of Eddie betts’ remarkable career Kysaiah Pickett is a human highlight reel Get Excited: Izak Rankine’s best highlights Chad wingard Port Adelaide career highlights Cyril Rioli’s Career highlights Lance Franklin best 23 goals Jeremy howe best marks afl 2011-2019 Gary Ablett's 29 best ever moments, milestones and performances | 2020 | AFL AFL grand final 2018 highlights
The 50 metre lines are just there to help players estimate how far they are away from the goal posts, when they are aiming to kick a goal - as 50 metres is the maximum distance most players can kick, to score a goal. Although once inside the 50 metre line, a player who has “marked” (caught) a ball, can take up to 30 seconds to have a kick towards the goal-line, instead of the 10 second limit when outside the 50 metre line (Kym in Darwin)
The tackle rule was a bit misleading, it is a tackle between the shoulders and the hips. The player must dispose of the ball illegally ie: throwing or dropping the ball or have prior chance to dispose of the ball and doesn't for tackler to get a free kick (all of this is in the opinion of the umpire) otherwise it is a ball up (like a tip off in basketball).
In Victoria, Tas, SA, WA and NT the term football would always refer to Australian rules never rugby. There are significant differences between Sydney and Melbourne and Sydney and the rest of Australia. A bit like New York is American but it is also an international city and so is in many ways not typically American. I dont know how much time you have spent in rural and country Australia. There a are similarities between the big cities and country but there are also significant differences. I have spent a considerable time in Philadelphia and have cousins in Kentucky. Now that is difference with a capital D.
There are better Explanaton videos that explain our great game as clear as day. Aussie Rules Football is the king Australian football code. Rugby only has a strong hold in the 2 states of Queensland and NSW… everywhere else in the country it’s Aussie Rules to the bone…It’s birth state Victoria is the second most populous state of Australia. In our game you can’t throw the ball, instead you can either kick it or ‘handball/handpass’ it which is kind of similar to a volleyball serve.
You could not picked a worse video to learn about Aussie rules even i couldn't understand half what him was saying , maybe because he was a pommy trying to explain an Aussie game
To Kinda Australian let you both know that (AFL Australian Football League) Aussie Rules Football is (NOT) Only the main winter football code but also their other main rival winter football code is the (NRL National Rugby League) as in the Rugby League Football Code that also being played in winter both here in Australia & New Zealand of course. Rugby League Football Code is mainly being played in Queensland, New South Wales & (ACT Australian Capital Territory) while the Australian Rules Football Code is mainly being played in Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Northern Territory & Tasmania & that's real difference between both Rugby League & Australian Rules Football Codes of course. In both of our (NRL National Rugby League Men's) & also in our (NRLW National Rugby League Women's) Competitions there are Rugby League Teams are the, (1 One) New South Wales based teams that are, Parramatta Eels, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Penrith Panthers, St-George Illawarra Dragons, Newcastle Knights, Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs, Cronulla Sutherland Sharks, West Tigers & finally Manly Warringah Sea Eagles. (2 Two) Queensland based teams that are, Brisbane Broncos, North Queensland Cowboys, Gold Coast Titans & finally Redcliffe Dolphins.
(3 Three) (ACT Australian Capital Territory) based team which is Canberra Raiders. (4 Four) Victorian based team which is Melbourne Storm. (5 Five) New Zealand Warriors was previously called as their original very old name was called the Auckland Warriors from Auckland, New Zealand. The Rugby League Football Code who got the idea of (SOO State of Origin) from their Australian Rules Football Code counterparts in which that Australian Rules Football who actually did & originally did had that concept of (SOO State of Origin) Australian Rules for example, Victoria plays any of Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia all in Melbourne, New South Wales plays any of Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia in Sydney, Queensland plays any of New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia all in Brisbane, Tasmania plays any of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia all in Hobart, South Australia plays any of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, Western Australia all in Adelaide, Western Australia plays any of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia all in Perth, But the Rugby League (SOO State of Origin) was originally started &/or established in the Year of (1980) between Queensland & New South Wales in which that Queensland had won & they won most of the State of Origin Rugby League Series more than New South Wales on Record & the General idea of the Rugby League State of Origin Football is that both teams of Queensland & New South Wales must play each other only (3 Three) times & for any of them they must either win (2 Two) OUT of (3 Three) Games &/or (3 Three) OUT of (Three) Games for the whole series regardless Queensland vs New South Wales in Brisbane or in some other place/s & New South Wales vs Queensland in Sydney or in some other place/s once more again as well too & Yes I am a Queenslander (Banana Bender) coming from Mount Isa originally myself & of course I do support Queensland when it comes to any (SOO State of Origin) in Rugby League Football & also in (SOO State of Origin) in Australian (Aussie) Rules Football as well too of course. (NOTE) That both Rugby League Football State of Origins do both have of (NRL in Men's Games) & the NRLW in Women's Games). Both of our Australian National Rugby League Football Teams which for Men's Team are actually called the Australian Kangaroos & for the Women's Team are actually called the Australian Jillaroos who played against Great Britian, France, New Zealand & Papua New Guinea & also in the Rugby League Football World Cup Tournaments as well too of course. (NOTE) The New Zealand Men's National Rugby League Team are actually called the Kiwis & while the New Zealand Women's National Rugby League Team are actually called the Kiwi Ferns, of course. But however, is that I DON'T Understand the mentality of why at all & for what reason/s that people actually do refer our Australian (Aussie) Rules Football Code as (Aerial Ping Pong) at all & people who told me many times verbally before i& also heard that from people before is that our Australian (Aussie) Rules Football is Aerial Ping Pong Football of course.
I'm Australian and i've always struggled with some of the finer intricacies of the rules like holding the ball for example. That and the scrappyness of the play. A good game of AFL is amazing to watch live, but a bad game can be excruciating. Just IMO and know hoards of aussies disagree with me. The field size also makes it difficult to grow the game outside Australia.
If a player has a prior opportunity to handball or kick the ball to a team mate and is tackled it's holding the ball if they don't have prior opportunity to handball or kick the ball its a ball up.
@@vampyresgraveyard3307 yep understand the rules, but its the umpires "interpretation" of whether it was an opportunity thats the issue. Also the on the ground stuff and these weird acting attempts at trying to handpass the ball out when they have no intention of doing it and want a bounce.
@@JustinWatson23 if a player has the ball I think they have 3-5 seconds before it becomes prior opportunity. And if the player doesn't attempt to knock it out when tackled they can be penalised for holding the ball
St kilda fan here. Unless you are a masochist i wouldn't suggest following them ❤ I would suggest starting watching ot on TV so you can get the commentators explaining some of the goings on.
I notice that you are wearing a teal top. Port Adelaide has teal in its colours. But being from Sydney, you should probably decide between Sydney Swans or Greater Western Sydney Giants. Though Port is the best. Haha
You should get on one of the Sydney teams…. Either Sydney Swans or GWS ( Greater Western Sydney Giants)….. they are both right up there this year….. my team is Richmond Tigers .
AFL is popular in Vic, Tassie, SA & WA where as Rugby League is popular in NSW, Qld & the ACT as well as throw New Zealand in that category too as they have a club side in the NRL. So when saying it's our national sport is pushing it a tad. Depending where ur born & grow up depends on which code of footy u follow & me being from NSW am a huge Parra supporter in the NRL & have no idea about & have never watched a full game of AFL
You really need to get to an AFL game then. easily my favourite spectator sport, and Im not what youd call a sports fan. its a really dynamic game, where as soccer, rugby and NFL are far more formulaic. makes for an excellent show. might be a good idea to watch a few games with your partner on a platform you can pause and rewind first, as gameplay and advantage can change REALLY fast. he seems like the sort of fella who would take the time to explain it well. The rules overall are pretty basic tho. You catch it you keep it, you cant throw the ball. you cant carry the ball, you have to bounce it kinda like basketball. you cant aim for the head. there are other technicality's, but thats about it. its scrappy, fast, dynamic. hit hard, kick well, run fast. Its a staple in my family to go to a game whenever you go visit, so Ive seen games in pretty much every major arena other than SA, simply cos I dont have family there. and because I dont have a team I particularly support, I dont really care on the outcome. as long as its a well played game. Id rank the sports for entertainment value; AFL, 20-20 cricket, soccer, Tennis, Basketball, baseball, rugby, one day cricket, croquet. possibly contentious I know, but thats my opinion, and yes, I have seen a live competitive croquet game. the game was a little dull, but the canapés and beverages were sublime.
"Similar to Rugby" Yeap, about as similar as a Labrador and a Crocodile. They both can swim, walk on land and bite.
There are actually only two rules in Australian Rules Football...
1. Whatever you can do in Rugby League, you can't do in Australian Rules Football, and
2. Whatever you can't do in Rugby League, you can do in Australian Rules Football.
👍 I like that.
4:13 he skipped a bit: if you are tackled, and don’t properly dispose of the ball (kick or handball), the free kick goes against you; if you DO properly dispose of the ball, play continues
0:16 to be fair, you do live in Sydney…..AFL doesn’t have the same penetration into the Sydney market that you would expect after how well they’ve done since 2000
Hi Kaitlyn,
enjoyed the reaction video! I'm an Essendon bombers fan; we played up in Sydney last weekend but lost by five goals.
The two Sydney teams are Sydney Swans and the Greater Western Sydney Giants (otherwise known as GWS).
Things you are allowed to do: kick the ball, handpass, mark / speccie, tackle your opponent between the knees and the shoulders.
Not allowed to do: throw the ball, kick ball out of bounds, tackle above the shoulders or below the knees.
Tackling: if you get tackled and had prior opportunity to rid the ball, then your opponent wins the free kick; if no prior opportunity then it is a ball up and contested play.
Speccie: yes, you are allowed to jump on your opponent and catch the ball; if you jump but fail to mark however you risk giving away a free kick.
The video didn't mention the banner each teams runs through before the game begins, the cheer squad, and the winners singing the team song after the game.
Hope that you can make it to a game this year and next time you are in Melbourne that you visit the MCG. The MCG is beloved to us Victorians.
You can kick the ball out of bounds it's just you can't deliberately kick it out of bounds, kick it out on the full is a turnover
I'm a bomber fan too mate
Hi Kaitlyn, I am from Melbourne and footy is the state religion down here. If you are the new kid in the class, the other kids will ask you your name first and the footy team you barrack (never "root"; as you know, that has a different connotation) for second.
The rules about the bench change pretty often. For many years, there were on the two players on the bench (the 19th and 20th men) and anyone they replaced was not allowed to come back onto the ground, so more like substitutions. The bench was expanded to 4 players who could interchange freely as many times as the coach decided. Then they introduced a cap on the number of interchanges. I think it is currently 80 per game, so still quite a lot. Often players will come on for 5-10 minute bursts and then take a quick break.
The reason an Aussie rules ground or oval (never "field" or "pitch") is the size and shape that it is is that it is usually played on a cricket ground. This is because the game was invented in Melbourne in 1858 at least partially as a means of keeping cricketers fit over winter. So the MCG, for example, is used for cricket from about October to February (except when Tay-Tay comes to town!) and AFL games from March to September. Many of the other AFL venues (Adelaide oval, Perth Stadium, the SCG, the Gabba) host cricket in summer. The origin of the game is the reason much of the terminology is shared between cricket and footy (laws rather than rules [even though it's called Aussie rules!], umpires rather than referees, boundaries rather than sidelines).
You asked about when scores occur. For a score (goal or behind), other than when it hits the goal post (even if it rebound back into play, that is a behind), to occur, the whole of the ball has to cross over the back of the goal line. If this occurs from a kick (below the knee) by the attacking team and it is not touched by any other players and it goes between the goal posts and crosses over the back of the gaol line, that is a goal. If any player touches the ball (other than an attacker kicking it, of course) before it crosses the goal line and then it crosses the goal line, that is a behind. If the defender knocks the ball into the field of play without the ball crossing the goal line, that is no score and play continues. There are no "own goals" in Aussie rules.
Yes, there are breaks between quarters: 5 mins between the 1st and 2nd quarter (quarter time), 20 mins between the 2nd and 3rd quarters (half time) and 5 mins between the 3rd and 4th quarters (3 quarter time). There are some other short breaks in play, such as after a goals is kicked, after which the ball has to be brought back to the centre of the ground for a ball up, when the ball goes over the boundary line (again, the whole ball has to cross the line), in which case the boundary umpire throws the ball in backwards over his head (so that there is no appearance of favouring one team or the other), when the umpire throws the ball up to break up a "stalemate" (we don't have scrums) and when a free kick is awarded or a mark is taken. Despite these, the game is much more continuous and flowing than American football and probably also rugby league (maybe not more so that rugby union or soccer?).
The tackler only gets a free kick if the player being tackled has an opportunity (either before or during the tackle) to dispose of the ball legally (by kicking or handballing it) and does not immediately do so.
It's very common for people unfamiliar with Aussie rules to think it looks like rugby but, actually, they are completely different games. I think the major difference is that in rugby, like American football, each play starts with the opposing teams lined up facing each other and then the team with the ball passes it, by throwing, laterally and slightly backwards. In that sense, it is what you might call one dimensional (you are moving the ball to the left or the right along a line, even though that line is hopefully gradually moving forward. In Aussie rules, players are dispersed over much of the ground (like soccer) and you usually have a direct opponent for whom you are responsible. The ball can move in any direction, and of course, there is the aerial component of kicking and marking, so it is more three dimensional. In rugby, most tackles will come from the front, so you can brace yourself for them, but in Aussie rules, tackles can come from any direction. The way the ball is disposed of (kicking and handballing) is quite different from rugby (throwing). Obviously, the size and shape of the ground and the number of players is completely different and the way you score goals is also completely different.
Why is there so much kicking in Aussie rules? Because it is an efficient way to move the ball quickly over long distances, mush more so than handballing. Handballing can be useful in tight confines to get the ball out of a pack, when you are being tackled or when you are running down the ground with a group of team mates but kicking is often better. They are very accurate kicks and can pick out team mates at long distances. The other advantage of kicking is that it gives your team mate the opportunity to mark the ball and therefore take an unimpeded kick. And of course, you need to kick the ball to score a goal (no tries or touch downs by running it over the goal line and no goals from handballing it through).
Marking is one of the unique and most spectacular features of Aussie rules and, yes, you can use an opponent's (or even a team mate's) back to help you take an overhead mark (a "specky" - for spectacular mark). There are some rules about not putting your hands into your opponent's back and the umpire might rule that you have made an unrealistic marking attempt if you go up too early and are nowhere near the ball and impede an opponent's opportunity to attempt a mark, but in general, marking is favoured by the rules of the game to encourage it. Who came up with this? Well, Tom Wills was one of the inventors of the game and it is possible (this is disputed) that "jumping on someone's back", as you called it, and perhaps the game itself was inspired by an Aboriginal game called marn grook. Here is a description of marn grook that sounds rather like Aussie rules: "He deoes not throw it as a white man might do, but drops it and at the same time kicks it with his foot, using the inset for that purpose. It is thrown high into the air, and there is a rush to secure it - such a rush as is seen commonly at foot-ball matches amongst our own people. The tallest men, and those who are able to spring to a great height, have the best chances in this game. Some of them will leap as high as five feet or more from the ground to catch the ball. The person who secures the ball kicks it again; and again a scramble ensues. This continues for hours, and the natives never seem to tire of the exercise". (aiatsis.gov.au/blog/afls-aboriginal-origins)
The Sydney team is the Swans. They started as the South Melbourne Swans and relocated to Sydney as the first step in the expansion of the what was then the VFL (Victorian Football League) into the northern states. You are correct in saying that there is a divide (more or less as shown in the graphic) between Aussie rules and rugby (league), but both the AFL and NRL have made attempts to broaden their reach across Australia (and New Zealand for the NRL).
I would love to take you and Mark to a game at the 'G' (MCG) if you are down in Melbourne.
Also, besides that Melbourne actually do have (2 Two) Rugby Football Teams which are both based in Melbourne which are Melbourne Storm (NRL National Rugby League) Team & also Melbourne Rebels Team in the Super Rugby Competition of Rugby Union as well too of course.
Well explained mate. Thankyou for that. Youve got it pretty damn right.
@@GaryLorenz-t7cbut they’re only small niche markets.
@@joelmeeke6180 Thanks Joel.
Pleasure buddy, I’m quite passionate about representing Aussie Rules Football to the US market.
Hi Kaitlyn, you might be interested to know that AFL is played in every state of the USA.
It's only played at the amateur level but the Americans that play AFL love the game and try to emulate the Australian game as much as possible even using the same jumpers as AFL teams in Australia.
I was surprised by so many Americans playing AFL when I first saw it on TH-cam.
Kaitlyn look it up on TH-cam.
there are two official AFL 'what is AFL' explainer videos which are worth a watch. the first one is very much aimed at Americans and tries to explain things in US terms and units, the second one improves on some areas of the first video that were lacking (eg. explaining the scoring better). check them both out.
yeah the videos you mention are better than this one!
@@onigvd77 ehh those ones arent great either, a bunch of stuff is glossed over, the biggest being "a score total line will look like this" not explaining that the numbers mean, goals, behinds, and then the total.
This video lacks some very important things that will confuse an american if they watch american football. i.e. American football is very stop start, tackles stop play. This video says "if you tackle someone you get a free kick" before explaining how you can move the or dispose of the ball
To get a free kick you must tackles someone so they fail to dispose of the ball in a legal manner (eg. kick or handball) and they either get tackled and lose the ball, or they get tackled with their arms pinned, and the call is "holding the ball"
@@PBMS123 um they explain that a goal is 6 points and a behind is 1 point and then show it as it appears to viewers, you would have to have poor maths skills to understand how the score line works!
Whilst some of the hits in NRL appear harder, you need to remember that those are front on, you can see them coming and brace for them. Aussie Rules is a 360° game with no offside, so bracing for the hit is not always possible. And you're often looking up at the ball, not ahead at the opponent. So those hits can be worse.
I took an American girl to the 3rd ever game the Eagles played. I had to explain the rules to her. She picked it up pretty quick. This was in 1987.
So, American girls were smarter in the Eighties?
AFL is definitely my game, but you are in deepest darkest heartland of Rugby League there in Western Sydney. Fun fact Association Football( soccer) originally also retained Marking, only dropped from the Rules in 1870.
Nice one, I didn't know that soccer had marking.
And early Australian Football was being played with a soccer ball or a Rugby ball until the Sherrin was invented specifically for Australian Football.
Did you know that a try in Rugby was worth nothing on the scoreboard unless you kicked the conversion goal?
I always suspected that, because of the name "try".
I found that out in a video about the history of American Football. 🏈
It started with goals and conversion goals too. But it was weird that a Touchdown was not a score unless they kicked the conversion goal. So it changed to a point system, but the conversions were still worth much more than the TD. 😮
Old habits die hard. 😂
And now the conversion is the point after kick, unless they go for a two point conversion.
And of course in Rugby it's still called a try. 👍
Nothing at all like rugby. You should turn a match on TV and have a look. Maybe Brisbane v Collingwood tonight, or Richmond v Sydney on Sunday arvo. Both on either 7 or 7mate here in Sydney.
AFL/Aussie Rules was based on a game played by indigenous Australians called “marngrook”. The ball used in that game was the stuffed hide of a brush tail possum.
Not just that game but also Gaelic football, as many of the convicts sent here were not English but Irish.
The possum was dead right?
@@stilllearning1160 Er, I had always assumed so but never actually checked. Hmm.
Nope. An absolute myth.
@@classicscustomsandhotrodso600 No Aussie Rules predates Gaelic football.
this game is definitely not Rugby.
This video is a bit old.
There are now 23 players, 18 on field, 4 interchange and one substitution for injured players.
There are now only 80 interchanges allowed per game.
The game is four quarters of 20 minutes, but like NFL, the clock stops for stoppages in play (ball out of bounds, a centre bounce after a goal, an injury etc)
The ball needs to be kicked through the two big posts untouched for it to be a goal and worth 6 points. If it is touched, hits the post, pushed through by the other team or between the big posts and a smaller post it is a point.
Tackling is not an automatic turnover. If the player with the ball disposes of the ball correctly (kick or handball) it is play on. However if the umpire deems they haven't correctly disposed of the ball or had the opportunity to do so and is caught with it, it is a free kick to the tackler for 'holding the ball.
Much better game live. As an Ex Sydneysider living in Melbourne for over 30 years, it took me maybe tree years to really get to know the game by going live. It is not a good TV game because there is no offside rule so the teams dont face each other like in NRL or NFL for example.
Hello Kaitlyn,
There is an American man from Texas, Mason Cox who plays in the AFL. CBS's show 60 minutes did a story on him. It's available on TH-cam.
They can tackle you as long has you have the ball in your possession. This also depends on how long you have had the ball. For example, if you were to get the ball and be tackled straight away it would be a ball up and no free kick given, however, if you have the ball and begin to run and fend of a tackler and are tackled, you give away a free to the opponents
"No prior opportunity"
You can shepherd someone who doesn't have the ball if you're within 5m of your teammate with the ball, and back before a lot of rules introduced to stop should charges, idkl prior to 2006 or something? I remember playing AFL as a kid in 2000-2003 and you could absolutely demolish the guy with a running shoulder charge. I got a bit over zealous and this field had a short metal tube and panel fence like 1m from the boundary (so dangerous); and sent a kid body first into the maccas advertisement on the board cant do that anymore
Classic American comparison to Rugby :), but Aussie Rules is not like it at all. Aussie Rules is a 360 degrees game with the game play more like soccer, basketball, hockey etc. where the ball is continuously passed and kicked back and forth between players until someone gets close enough to take a shot at their goals. Imagine soccer but the ball can be picked up and there's tackling, and you're 3/4 of the way to understanding the basic game play. Rugby is essentially a closer cousin of American football and only really followed in QLD, NSW, and ACT. Aussie Rules is by far the predominant code in VIC, SA, TAS, WA and the NT.
For what it's worth, the two official AFL explanatory vids are probably clearer at explaining the rules. Especially the latest one which has a clearer explanation of the tackling rules and the scores. The AFL will not mind, lots of people have reacted to them. It's worth getting to understand the sport a little, as it's a big part of Aussie culture - the AFL has the highest (per capita) average game attendance for any domestic sports league in the world, and 4th overall in raw numbers. Pretty impressive for a competition in a country with the population less thanTexas.
Speaking of Texas, there's also an American from the lone star state playing in the league named Mason Cox. There's more than on vid on his unlikely journey to the AFL. Worth a watch, even if you don't react to them.
Brisbane Lions because I'm from QLD -and yes some of us are fans of AFL up here. :)
I don't know Rugby all that well but it seems to me that a couple of differences are that the players don't line up facing each other but are already spread across the field, and there is no scrum in AFL.
the 18 teams of the AFL are, Greater western sydney (GWS). Sydney Swans (Swans) Port Adelaide (Port) Melbourne (Demons) Fremantle (Freo) Geelong (Cats) Carlton (Blues) Gold Coast (GCFC) St Kilda (Saints) Western Bulldogs (Bulldogs) Essendon (Bombers) Brisbane Lions (Lions) Adelaide, ( ) Richmond (Tigers) Collingwood (Pies) North Melbourne (North) Hawthorn (Hawks) and West Coast (Eagles)
Adelaide Crows
Fremantle dockers, Gold Coast suns, North Melbourne kangaroos
Just for clarity Collingwood (Magpies, cut down to Pies). Cheering for a Pie could be confusing, but I would go regular beef
Port Adelaide power
@@Philmrose them cats eat them pies for breakfast.
I did the opposite. First time in Sydney in 2012, I was sitting in the SCG within 6 hours after my plane landed. I knew the basics, but not a lot of the rules. I was sat next to a woman who patiently explained things to me. I think you'd find the same, most people will happily talk about footy to newbies. And as I've found out over the past 12 years of barracking for the Swans, there's always something more to learn.
I'm 19 seconds into the video and I have to comment; don't stress about never having been to an AFL game in 2 and a bit years. I've literally just clocked up 40 years, yup four decades, 35 or so of them living in Melbourne, the spiritual home of AFL, and I haven't been to a single game. Not once, not any level, grade, division or class. Not even a school game. Nothing and I don't feel like I've missed out.
For the record; Essendon Bombers. Came to Australia in March 1984, started following the 'Dons in about May 1984. Good timing as they went back to back Premiers in '84 & '85 😂😂
Always better to watch at the ground. Can be hard to understand things on TV.
Season has just started, so heaps of opportunities coming up to go along to a game.
you've still got all your teeth so you can basically support any team except Collingwood
Kaitlyn, by going to an AFL match, you will get a much better understanding of how Aussie Rules football is played. Unfortunately, it’s hard to see the whole game-play on TV - as the ground is so big. PS I also suggest you attend a local community Aussie Rules game, on a Saturday afternoon, to see the sport at the local level. (Kym in outer Darwin). 0:00
As a boy 1960s and early 1970s we learned Aussie Rules because we played interschool football competition. Only the best players got a place for the interschool competition. Some went on to play with VFA (Association) before it became VFL.
Thanks for letting slide. The game starts in the centre square (round oval seen)😂
Australian Rules football has the tall men competing like basketball, the hard tackles like gridiron without pads, the extreme running stamina of marathon runners, On average, AFL players run an impressive 12-14 kilometers per game, with some exceptional athletes even surpassing the 20-kilometer mark, the kicking skills of soccer player but with an oval ball. Now think like a basketball game, very short stoppages, rapid ball movement and exchanges. Now place this game in a stadium with 100,000 fans watching and screaming. Suggest you also watch video “What is AFL” TH-cam video. AFL supporters love their game and would love to sit with you to help learn the rules and skills. Played by players from 5ft 6in to American Masan Cox neatly seven feet tall. A Roman colosseum on steroids.
I spent most of my life in Victoria, playing and watching Aussie Rules. Until relative recently (30 years ago maybe) I had very little exposure to Rugby. I was vaguely aware of it, but wasn't even aware that there were two forms of Rugby. When I saw American Football, I thought it looked a bit like Rugby and I didn't think either looked at all like Aussie Rules. I'm still puzzled why American Football is called "football" when there is almost no kicking of the ball.
As far as the flow of the game goes, the closest team sport is probably Basketball (apart from Gaelic Football, but I'm guessing that's not a sport you are familiar with).
Learning footy is like learning a new language. There are many different rules, and even then, some things still don’t make sense. It takes constant watching and patience to understand. But once you get a feel of the game, you start to pick things up quickly.
Greatest game in the WORLD
It pays to seek out some of the other 'AFL explained' videos on TH-cam. Each will cover much the same ground, but add in some nuances which will flesh out your understanding. I'm an expat Canadian who has been living in Australia since the mid 1960s. My first love was ice hockey, (Go the Toronto Maple Leafs). But there is not a lot of ice happening in Australia. So I switched to Aussie Rules, and have been a fan ever since. For the record my team is Port Adelaide.
Good video - Way more people attend AFL than NRL (AFL is the 4th highest attended sport in the world with an average crowd of 37 000 but big games (ANZAC DAY - GRAND FINAL) can be between 90 and 100 000) - th-cam.com/video/XMZYZcoAcU0/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=AFL Here is another video that's short and good explainer. Unlike NRL which is more gladiatorial AFL is more athletic and speed and for an American person it's more like a cross between Basketball and Football :)
Greater Western Sydney Giants fan here.
Don't worry about not understanding the rules of the game. Taken me 30-odd years to understand the game, but I still love it
in sydney there are 2 teams,the sydney swans & GWS(greater western sydney)giants
2:51 it has to go past the goal line to actually score; until it does that, the ball is still in play.
Collingwood by a country mile ! Because once you choose the mighty magpies your blood turns black & white 🖤🤍🖤🤍🖤🤍
Kaitlyn - no excuse ! You live in western Sydney - you need to go to an AFL game - say a home game for the Giants, at their Showgrounds stadium at Sydney Olympic Park. NO EXCUSE - book seats for you and your partner online and GO ! You’ll have a great time ! (Kym in Palmerston, outer Darwin.)
Please come to Melbourne and see a game at the MCG.
Check out how far the players run during a game. They have to very fit long distance runners.
AFL footy greatest game on the planet.Barrack for the Richmond Tigers,Go Tiges,come to Melbourne and watch a game at the G,love your videos
I'm with you bruh! Go tiges!
That's why you dunno much about Aussie Rules Footy, as you live deep in thugby territory! :D
Football is Victorian
@@vampyresgraveyard3307 and Tasmanian, South Australian, and Westetn Australian.
More states have AFL as their primary football code than does NRL.
Rugby was imported from England. In NSW they changed a few rules and called it rugby league. Whereas Australian rules football is based on an Aboriginal game, played in Western Victoria, called Marngrook. Their ball was made of a stuffed possum skin and the boundary could be wherever the teams agreed it to be. In the case of them not agreeing, the game would go ahead without boundaries.
Thanks for this info. I've lived in Oz all my life (a looong time), and did not know this.
Everything in this comment is wrong
No, rugby league was created in the UK as well
Rugby League was created in the North of England in 1895 so poorer mine workers got paid (so their family didn't starve when they were injured), started in Australia in 1908.
The second part is also incorrect. Thomas Wills, a prominent cricketer and a few others from the Melbourne Cricket Club codified Australian Rules in 1859. There is speculation Wills got much of the play from Marngrook as he was brought up near Hamilton in Victoria's west and played games with the local aboriginal kids. It is thought he got many ideas from there.
I came to mention Marngrook too. Aussie Rules is one of the world's oldest sports.
Prior to the AFL, each state had its own League such as SANFL, WAFL and VFL. Although the VFL was generally accepted as the strongest league, they frequently played each other on an even footing in challenge matches and occasional nationwide club competitions. The other states and territories also infrequently participated in interstate matches when they were able to field a strong side. With the introduction of the AFL the VFL, SANFL, WAFL and other state leagues rapidly declined to a secondary status. Apart from these there are many semi-professional and amateur leagues around Australia, where they play a very important role in the community, and particularly so in rural areas.
Incidentally, with regards to rugby, the Perth based rugby league club called the "Western Reds" entered into the Australian Rugby League (ARL) competition in 1995 before defecting to the rival Super League competition in 1997, where they rebranded themselves as the Perth Reds. However, by the end of the year the Reds had become a casualty of the Super League War peace deal and were shut down. I believe the main contributing factor to their demise were the cost of airfares for the team, but I could be wrong. WA still has a rugby union team, however, called the Western Force.
VFL is the seconds league it used to be the major league in other words the AFL. VFL change to AFL in 1990. Now the VFL have added non Victorian clubs to the league recently.
@@vampyresgraveyard3307 Good point. The first teams to join the expanded VFL were West Coast Eagles and Brisbane Bears, who both joined 1987, three years before the VFL became the AFL. I wouldn't call that recent, but when you consider the fact that the state based leagues are were founded in the late 1800s, it probably is. Actually I think the WAFL league was founded in 1885 so it would be a whole century before West Coast would eventually join the VLF!
Aussie Rules Footy was originally contrived to keep traditional Cricket players (Cricket being a Summer sport) fit during the Cricket off season (Winter). Therefore it is a fluid, fast moving game, and a very exciting game to watch.
There are strategies involved, but nothing like those employed in NRL, not much point having complexities in such a frenetic scramble for possession, and conversion of the ball from possession to Goals/Points.
There are lovers of NRL throughout Australia, there have recently been great inroads of this sport's popularity nationwide of the last decade or so, even as there has been of Aussie Rules Football in Eastern New South Wales, and Queensland, largely due to those States being well represented in the Sport.
Loving Your Posts by the way, and hope you get things ironed out before much longer with citizenship,
Carlos.
If you 're looking for a team, Sydney has two teams: Sydney Swans and the GWS (Greater Western Sydney) Giants, so you might like to adopt one of those teams. I'm from Melbourne, and support Richmond (the Tigers). The AFL and NRL were originally single state competitions (the VFL and NSWRL), but from the eighties they tried to expand into national competitions to ensure their long-term survival. For example, Melbourne has the Melbourne Storm in the NRL, but they are heavily subsidised by the NRL so that they can keep a team in Melbourne. It's very rare to find anyone in this city that can name a single player. Most Melburnians wouldn't even know the difference between Rugby league and rugby union. Likewise, the AFL has traditionally given all kinds of advantages to the two Sydney teams in the AFL to ensure their existence. If they were subjected to market forces, they probably wouldn't be able to survive. By the way, you might be interested in this video about 'the Barrasi Line' which divides the sporting loyalties in Australia. It explains how this situation came about: th-cam.com/video/zTTUJje0GrM/w-d-xo.html
Greater Western Sydney Giants fan here , you should join the bandwagon for Giants (the only 'original' Sydney team 😁), they are looking strong this year for a top 4 finish ! I am a South Asian living in Western Sydney and started to follow Giants 5 years back. and these days it is more popular than Cricket all over Australia. P.S. - I dont like Rugby Leage even though I live in Sydney, I found it boring, AFL is more exciting for sure.
To be clear, in order to be a goal, the ball must be kicked (below the knee) and has has to go through between the two big sticks without being touched by anyone. If it is touched, it is a rushed behind. Outside of/hitting the shorter sticks is simply out of bounds (no score). If f touched or bouncing then the boundary umpire throws it in to a ruck contest. If it's it out on-the -foul, then the opposition gets the ball and takes a free kick from the boundary where it went out.
Not sure if anyone has mentioned the team songs … the ‘older’ teams have songs which are reworked from other songs like Yankee Doodle Dandy and La Marseillaise. I think there’s a short TH-cam video ranking the AFL ones.
We are Geelong the greatest team of all we are Geelong we're always on the ball we play the game as it should be played at home or far away our banners fly high, from dawn to dark down at kardinia Park.
@@vampyresgraveyard3307 Toreador from Carmen 😎
That’s an old video now. The information on the interchange bench is out of date by a few years. The best intro to AFL video I know of now is the AFL’s own vid: th-cam.com/video/u_SqfNNfhmM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=NQIkabYH-vZ32Rvw
But do go to a game or watch one as soon as you can afterwards, ideally with Aussies who can help you with what’s going on. I spent many weekends of my first year in Australia watching footy round the in-laws’ with my wife and her dad and brother explaining what was going on and nagging me about which team I should barrack for. Admittedly that’s easier in footy mad Melbourne than in rugby league mad Sydney, but with two Sydney clubs, the Swans and the Giants, you might find you know at least one person who follows the game.
We have other names for it... No rules football, Cross country basketball, and Aerial ping pong.
I live in Melbourne but I grew up in Wollongong and lived in Sydney for ages; I've been supporting the Greater Western Sydney Giants since they entered the AFL. They'd be your local team! And a good game to go to.
More people in Australia watch AFL than Rugby.
Because Rugby is British and it's not football, Aussie rules is Aussie and it's football.
If the ball is too high to reach jumping on an opponent's shoulders give you a hight advantage to hopefully mark (catch) the ball.
AFL originated in Victoria, and was originally VFL. Most teams are from Vic, and in fact the Sydney Swans were originally South Melbourne, and were the first team to move interstate. Rugby on the other hand was historically NSW and Qld based. Aussie rules, meanwhile, has always had big followings in all other states, with their own state-based leagues.
North Melbourne Kangaroos (Aussie Rules). I live in Sydney and I hate Rugby League.
And, as you can see these are real men. No helmets or padding.
As with soccer, the teams are never lined up facing each other, but spread out across the field, each player 'marking' an opposition player, though this is very fluid.
The supporters of other codes disparagingly call it 'aerial ping-pong', and ball security is rather messy.
if the player caught the ball before the goal line, is a mark and that player can kick it to his team mate to send to the other side. If it was his team goal he can kick a goal unimpeded.
I find this video to be quite confusing to someone watching for the first time, there are better videos put out by the AFL; the first video is What Is AFL Aussie Rules Explained, and the companion video is A Beginners Guide to Australian Rules Football. These are a lot easier to follow.
One encounteresd someone on Twitch who thought AFL was just Rugby League, wish I'd known about the video sooner instead of having to try and explain it myself.
The Mighty Blues 💪
Go out to a Giants game at Homebush or a Swans game at the S.C.G,if you like sport in general then this great game will grow on you,it has athletism,skill and strength and goes back to 1858.
Only in the rugby league states of NSW and QLD is the game referred to as AFL. The name of the game is Australian Rules Football and is usually shortened to Aussie Rules. AFL is the name of the top league the Australian Football League. I have heard people in NSW ask someone if their 10 year old son is playing AFL this year. Not bloody likely. They would never ask someone if a 10 year old is playing NRL this year. NRL is the top competition league and Rugby League is the name of the game. As a Canadian who migrated to Australia whose motto is to much sport is barely enough I follow the AFL, North Melbourne, the NRL, Melbourne Storm, a bit of Rugby Union, mainly the international games and of course, my first sporting love the Montreal Canadiens ice hockey team.
The game is called Australian Football. It has never been officially called "Australian rules"
Just as the NFL is American Football, and not American Rules Football.
Watch a game on TV then attend a Swans or Giants match. The Swans have more supporters so the atmosphere would be better and they play at the quaint Sydney Cricket Ground.
Well living in Sydney you’re living in the NRL (Rugby League) heartland, but you do have two AFL teams Greater Western Sydney and the Sydney Swans. Generally the AFL is broadcast on free to air on Channel 7 or pay tv is Foxtel.
A goal must be kicked by the attacking team, thru the large centre goal posts. Any other way the ball crosses the goal or behind line (off a defender, or off an attacker but not kicked eg touched off hands, or touches the post) is a behind.
The scores can be confusing at first but it is just that we display the goals and behinds plus the total, it'd be like the NFL showing the touchdowns, field goals and conversions plus the total (eg 3 2 3 27).
There's no offside. The fields are used for cricket in summer.
If you catch (mark) a kicked ball that has travelled 15m, you get a free kick tho you can elect to keep going and not stop for it. You cannot throw it, it must be punched from your hand. Like volleyball except you're holding it not throw then punch. Most rules are designed to keep the ball moving (hence a fast game) or protect players from injury.
St Kilda supporter here, but I’ll switch to the Tassie Tigers in 2026.
Isnt it going to be called the Tasmanian Devils?
@@lealand423 Yes, The Tassie Devils. Cannot wait to see that club become a reality.
@@shaundgb7367 yes, and its about time for Tassie, I just wonder why this hasn't happened years ago
@@lealand423 Sadly the league took them for granted because it was aready a tradiitional Australlian football state. Too busy trying to educate the New South Wales and Queensland with much bigger populations than Tassie but a massive mistake to have not had a club in the league from their in the late 1980's like West Australians were allowed. Better late than never, I guess.
@@shaundgb7367 yeah They should have been put in around the time of the Eagles and the Dockers, I'm West Aussie and a Eagles supporter 😔 Go you Eagles 💪🏽
Go the mighty Hawthorne Hawks!🎉😊
We're a happy team at Hawthorn
We're the Mighty Fighting Hawks.
We love our Club, and we play to win,
Riding the bumps with a grin at Hawthorn
Right, talk to Mark about organising a gane to go watch in Sydney. I'm sure Swans or Giants have home games throughout the season. Would be a good streaming video of your first AFL match
There are two Sydney teams: the Sydney Swans and the Greater Western Sydney Giants. Both are a good chance of winning the premiership this year. Yes, there is a divide, New South Wales and Queensland have traditionally been rugby states (though AFL has been making inroads over the last 20-30 years), the others AFL states
Go the Giants!
And the Sydney Swans use to be South Melbourne and were originally referred to as the “bloods” 😊
There’s a much better explanation video made by AFL called Aussie Rules Explained it’s a much newer video and more entertaining. Also checkout 50 best marks of all time. Go Tigers 🐯
As far as being an ultra-fast, panoramic sport to watch and a game of ALL-ROUND athleticism, AFL is VASTLY superior to NRL. That's why it's the highest drawing domestic sports league on the planet, per-capita. There are other, better, explanatory videos out there than this one. Also watch the 'Top 50 AFL marks' and the 'Top 50 AFL goals' videos, to truly see the spectacular skill on display.
The 2 sydney teams are the sydney swans and the Greater Western sydney Giants ( Gws ). I notice you have a Blacktown GPO box so you should support Gws probably.
If a player takles another player it isn't exactly a turnover, if a player has a prior opportunity to handball or kick to another team mate or have a shot for goal with play on time and gets tackled that's called holding the ball and its a turnover, but if a player doesn't have prior opportunity to get rid of the ball and is tackled it's a ball up its not holding the ball its not a turnover
These videos are so 1990’s. 😂
AFL is played on a cricket field, because it was invented to keep cricket players fit during the winter. It’s called Australian Rules because it was the first sport codified…ever, in the world….given rigid rules no matter where or who played it. This absolutely wasn’t the case with sport during the nineteenth century. Cheers.
It was called the Victorian football league or VFL, then the league brought interstate teams in and changed it to AFL in 1990.
It's a beautiful marriage... cricket in summer, footy in winter, both on the same field. *warm fuzzies*
It's called Australian Football.
Australian Rules Football was a term coined by Rugby people in New South Wales because they didn't like calling the sport invented in Victoria, "Australian Football" and they considered their game to be Australian Football.
So Aussie Rules and Australian Rules Football are unofficial names just like Footy" is.
The official name is Football, Australian Football.
But Aussie Rules is a useful term for differentiating between the various codes of Football.
The same thing with the word soccer. ⚽
It's useful.
Aussie Rules, Gaelic, Gridiron, Union, League and Soccer are useful terms.
But they are all football, and so is Canadian Football. 🏈
Football was a term to differentiate from Polo. Polo was mounted, 🏇 whereas in Football the players are on foot. 👣
@@berranari1 TLDR. It's called footy.
@@DaveOz-mx5oh I know that it is called Footy.
Footy and Australian Rules are not the actual name of the sport.
I didn't know that myself for a long time, that is why I am telling people.
Australian Football is too long to read.
It's actually conflicting now because soccer in Australia is called Australian Football also.
So there are two different things called Australian Football.
But it is too long for everyone, so we can just say whatever we like. SMH
It's not a big deal, but it is called.......
is not the same as the actual name of something.
Bob Hawke's name is actually Robert.
Malcolm Fraser was John Malcolm Fraser.
But they were called Bob and Malcolm.
I think you need to watch a game to properly appreciate the rules and how it flows. It is more like field hockey in terms of flow than rugby, gridiron or soccer.
These players are some of the fittest athletes in any sport. Once you have watched a few games it will start to make sense.
On average, an AFL player runs the equivalent of a half-marathon, over each game.
Dear lady, I shall explain.
Number one, don't make any reference to rugby. Most Aussie rules fans don't like rugby and our game is vastly different. Yes the tackling is similar but that's where it ends. The rest of the skills are so different.
Number two. Search for the best video, "What is AFL, Aussie rules explained."
You kick the ball through the goals which is six points. If the ball is touched by any player of either team from the time it leaves the boot, and before crossing the goal line it becomes one point. (Also if it hits the goal post.)
He said kicking more than 15 m to a teammate is a mark, but if the opposition marks the ball it's still a mark.
The word "Mark" also describes the spot where the opposition player must stand without moving whilst the marking player takes his kick.
The umpire blows his whistle whenever someone marks the ball. However the player has a choice of stopping and taking his kick, or he can choose to keep going which is called playing on.
You must bounce the ball on the ground before running 15 m and most players bounce after just a few steps to avoid running too far which would see the opposition get a free kick.
A freekick is given against a player who kicks the ball over the Boundary line, or purposely kicks it towards the line. If the ball runs over the line during play, a Boundary umpire tosses it back over his head for two big guys (Ruckmen) to compete trying to hit it to their teammates.
If you see a scoreboard showing , 12-10-82 that means 12 goals by six points each = 72 pts plus 10 behinds (pts) = a total of 82 points.
Our game gets the biggest weekly attendances of any sport in the world per capita. Also the fourth biggest weekly attendances regardless of population.
The game was invented by a guy called Tom Wills as a way of keeping cricket players fit in the off-season. It is the oldest game, codified before any of the others in 1859.
Our last two grand finals had over 100,000 spectators at each game, played at the Melbourne Cricket ground, MCG.
It's played as an amateur sport in America and is called the USAFL, (been going for 25 years)which has 40 different leagues around the country including a women's league. Because it's amateur, it is nowhere near as brutal as our game, and is more as social game with beers and barbecues afterwards.
Trust me, once you understand the rules it is the most exciting game ever invented. Cheers. 🇦🇺🦘
Great effort mate, though l'm still guess'n clueless like 99% of AFL reaction vids, not to mention cultural and music vids. Bloody sad we know all about them but outside their own counrty most know f'k all.
@@Anon-tf7br It's a strange conundrum. I believe Aussie rules is the simplest game of all to understand. Must be because I've known it from childhood. It's really just kick to kick and a game of keepings off. Sure there is plenty of little rules about free kicks etc, but the basics of get the ball, kick to a teammate and continue that until someone kicks a goal is pretty simple. No offside rule is one of the simplest things about it.
This video is making it sound more complicated than it is.
They always will. You can only really learn about the sport by being at a match and asking questions whilst you are there that others have the patience to explain. TH-cam is horrible way to try to learn about the sport and really learn anything. The ground is too big for a camera footage to convey everything you need to learn what is actually going on in real time.
A better video to watch is What's AFL. Far better in explaining it. Hawthorn supporter. Most successful team in the modern era.
Grew up in Sydney before AFL had found its way up there - but can assure you AFL is the greatest live football you will ever see.
Get out to the SCG and watch the Swans take on a big Melbourne Club - you will not be disappointed with the passion.
Go Power 🎉
Hey mate, love your reaction to our great game of Aussie Rules Football! As stated in the video you just watched, AFL is the most attended game in the world on average per capita (population). Please check out any of the following videos and I promise you’ll be hooked to the sport of AFL.
Why AFL is the best sport in the world
A Beginners Guide to Australian Football
The 100 BEST goals of 2023
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The 50 metre lines are just there to help players estimate how far they are away from the goal posts, when they are aiming to kick a goal - as 50 metres is the maximum distance most players can kick, to score a goal. Although once inside the 50 metre line, a player who has “marked” (caught) a ball, can take up to 30 seconds to have a kick towards the goal-line, instead of the 10 second limit when outside the 50 metre line (Kym in Darwin)
Have you seen any swans in Sydney? I never have. Go the Bombers!!!
The tackle rule was a bit misleading, it is a tackle between the shoulders and the hips. The player must dispose of the ball illegally ie: throwing or dropping the ball or have prior chance to dispose of the ball and doesn't for tackler to get a free kick (all of this is in the opinion of the umpire) otherwise it is a ball up (like a tip off in basketball).
In Victoria, Tas, SA, WA and NT the term football would always refer to Australian rules never rugby. There are significant differences between Sydney and Melbourne and Sydney and the rest of Australia. A bit like New York is American but it is also an international city and so is in many ways not typically American. I dont know how much time you have spent in rural and country Australia. There a are similarities between the big cities and country but there are also significant differences. I have spent a considerable time in Philadelphia and have cousins in Kentucky. Now that is difference with a capital D.
Adelaide Crows fan here
Maybe stop pausing, and pay attention, you might understand...
There are better Explanaton videos that explain our great game as clear as day. Aussie Rules Football is the king Australian football code. Rugby only has a strong hold in the 2 states of Queensland and NSW… everywhere else in the country it’s Aussie Rules to the bone…It’s birth state Victoria is the second most populous state of Australia. In our game you can’t throw the ball, instead you can either kick it or ‘handball/handpass’ it which is kind of similar to a volleyball serve.
You could not picked a worse video to learn about Aussie rules even i couldn't understand half what him was saying , maybe because he was a pommy trying to explain an Aussie game
To Kinda Australian let you both know that (AFL Australian Football League) Aussie Rules Football is (NOT) Only the main winter football code but also their other main rival winter football code is the (NRL National Rugby League) as in the Rugby League Football Code that also being played in winter both here in Australia & New Zealand of course.
Rugby League Football Code is mainly being played in Queensland, New South Wales & (ACT Australian Capital Territory) while the Australian Rules Football Code is mainly being played in Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Northern Territory & Tasmania & that's real difference between both Rugby League & Australian Rules Football Codes of course.
In both of our (NRL National Rugby League Men's) & also in our (NRLW National Rugby League Women's) Competitions there are Rugby League Teams are the,
(1 One) New South Wales based teams that are, Parramatta Eels, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Penrith Panthers, St-George Illawarra Dragons, Newcastle Knights, Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs, Cronulla Sutherland Sharks, West Tigers & finally Manly Warringah Sea Eagles.
(2 Two) Queensland based teams that are, Brisbane Broncos, North Queensland Cowboys, Gold Coast Titans & finally Redcliffe Dolphins.
(3 Three) (ACT Australian Capital Territory) based team which is Canberra Raiders.
(4 Four) Victorian based team which is Melbourne Storm.
(5 Five) New Zealand Warriors was previously called as their original very old name was called the Auckland Warriors from Auckland, New Zealand.
The Rugby League Football Code who got the idea of (SOO State of Origin) from their Australian Rules Football Code counterparts in which that Australian Rules Football who actually did & originally did had that concept of (SOO State of Origin) Australian Rules for example, Victoria plays any of Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia all in Melbourne,
New South Wales plays any of Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia in Sydney,
Queensland plays any of New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia all in Brisbane,
Tasmania plays any of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia all in Hobart,
South Australia plays any of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, Western Australia all in Adelaide,
Western Australia plays any of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia all in Perth,
But the Rugby League (SOO State of Origin) was originally started &/or established in the Year of (1980) between Queensland & New South Wales in which that Queensland had won & they won most of the State of Origin Rugby League Series more than New South Wales on Record & the General idea of the Rugby League State of Origin Football is that both teams of Queensland & New South Wales must play each other only (3 Three) times & for any of them they must either win (2 Two) OUT of (3 Three) Games &/or (3 Three) OUT of (Three) Games for the whole series regardless Queensland vs New South Wales in Brisbane or in some other place/s & New South Wales vs Queensland in Sydney or in some other place/s once more again as well too & Yes I am a Queenslander (Banana Bender) coming from Mount Isa originally myself & of course I do support Queensland when it comes to any (SOO State of Origin) in Rugby League Football & also in (SOO State of Origin) in Australian (Aussie) Rules Football as well too of course.
(NOTE) That both Rugby League Football State of Origins do both have of (NRL in Men's Games) & the NRLW in Women's Games).
Both of our Australian National Rugby League Football Teams which for Men's Team are actually called the Australian Kangaroos & for the Women's Team are actually called the Australian Jillaroos who played against Great Britian, France, New Zealand & Papua New Guinea & also in the Rugby League Football World Cup Tournaments as well too of course.
(NOTE) The New Zealand Men's National Rugby League Team are actually called the Kiwis & while the New Zealand Women's National Rugby League Team are actually called the Kiwi Ferns, of course.
But however, is that I DON'T Understand the mentality of why at all & for what reason/s that people actually do refer our Australian (Aussie) Rules Football Code as (Aerial Ping Pong) at all & people who told me many times verbally before i& also heard that from people before is that our Australian (Aussie) Rules Football is Aerial Ping Pong Football of course.
Philadelphia Hawks are an AFL team in the US who do okay.
I'm Australian and i've always struggled with some of the finer intricacies of the rules like holding the ball for example. That and the scrappyness of the play. A good game of AFL is amazing to watch live, but a bad game can be excruciating. Just IMO and know hoards of aussies disagree with me. The field size also makes it difficult to grow the game outside Australia.
If a player has a prior opportunity to handball or kick the ball to a team mate and is tackled it's holding the ball if they don't have prior opportunity to handball or kick the ball its a ball up.
@@vampyresgraveyard3307 yep understand the rules, but its the umpires "interpretation" of whether it was an opportunity thats the issue. Also the on the ground stuff and these weird acting attempts at trying to handpass the ball out when they have no intention of doing it and want a bounce.
@@JustinWatson23 if a player has the ball I think they have 3-5 seconds before it becomes prior opportunity. And if the player doesn't attempt to knock it out when tackled they can be penalised for holding the ball
St kilda fan here. Unless you are a masochist i wouldn't suggest following them ❤
I would suggest starting watching ot on TV so you can get the commentators explaining some of the goings on.
I notice that you are wearing a teal top. Port Adelaide has teal in its colours.
But being from Sydney, you should probably decide between Sydney Swans or Greater Western Sydney Giants.
Though Port is the best. Haha
You should get on one of the Sydney teams…. Either Sydney Swans or GWS ( Greater Western Sydney Giants)….. they are both right up there this year….. my team is Richmond Tigers .
AFL is popular in Vic, Tassie, SA & WA where as Rugby League is popular in NSW, Qld & the ACT as well as throw New Zealand in that category too as they have a club side in the NRL. So when saying it's our national sport is pushing it a tad. Depending where ur born & grow up depends on which code of footy u follow & me being from NSW am a huge Parra supporter in the NRL & have no idea about & have never watched a full game of AFL
Football born in Victoria
You really need to get to an AFL game then. easily my favourite spectator sport, and Im not what youd call a sports fan. its a really dynamic game, where as soccer, rugby and NFL are far more formulaic. makes for an excellent show. might be a good idea to watch a few games with your partner on a platform you can pause and rewind first, as gameplay and advantage can change REALLY fast. he seems like the sort of fella who would take the time to explain it well. The rules overall are pretty basic tho. You catch it you keep it, you cant throw the ball. you cant carry the ball, you have to bounce it kinda like basketball. you cant aim for the head. there are other technicality's, but thats about it. its scrappy, fast, dynamic. hit hard, kick well, run fast.
Its a staple in my family to go to a game whenever you go visit, so Ive seen games in pretty much every major arena other than SA, simply cos I dont have family there. and because I dont have a team I particularly support, I dont really care on the outcome. as long as its a well played game. Id rank the sports for entertainment value; AFL, 20-20 cricket, soccer, Tennis, Basketball, baseball, rugby, one day cricket, croquet. possibly contentious I know, but thats my opinion, and yes, I have seen a live competitive croquet game. the game was a little dull, but the canapés and beverages were sublime.