But only in those states and only by a small amount. Aussie rules has WA, NT, SA, Tas, Vic. And a much MUCH higher average attendance and a much MUCH higher TV tune in rate.
The part about marking is a little misleading. A mark is any catch made from a kick (anywhere over 15 metres). It's not just when they ride on the oppositions back to take a mark (that's called a 'speccy' or 'screamer')
Bouncing the ball on the run is an advanced skill. Most kids take years to get to a point where they will actually use the bounce in a game. As a substitute to the bounce, a player can lean down and touch the ball on the ground while still holding onto it, this counts as bouncing the ball and gives you another 16 yards (15 meters) to work with before you need to dispose of the ball or bounce the ball again. If you run too far without bouncing the ball, the umpire will pay a free kick against that player. I believe the rule was invented because of the quicker players from the past who would use to tuck it under the arm and sprint off into the distance, or would keep dodging and weaving tackles for a ridiculous amount of time. This is speculation, but it sounds right to me, the concept of the bounce forces the player to execute an act which will prevent them from reaching their absolute top pace. This gives the defender a chance to catch a player with the ball despite not being quite as quick.
As a solid rugby player that tried to transition, the bounce is what sent me straight back to rugby, just couldnt get it right at full pelt and speed was my best asset
That sounds about right bro but being I was a young Aboriginal kid I grew up with a footy in my hand and had mastered the bounce very early just practice
"So everyone is a kicker" Well...if you had a position that was allowed to kick and they never kicked, that would be a waste of space. Otherwise known as most NRL players.
ClaNiKo 998 only in west coast not to mention I just had to bring it up since the convo was about west coast just gaff in general I’ll gaff anyone who doesn’t know what I’m talking about lol
@@martintheiss743 u right, & Melbourne is more like my city Chicago, 4 seasons in 1 day, except we get below freezing temperatures in Chicago, also a melting pot of culture's, but walk through Chicago city and Melbourne & you'll see what I'm talking about
HOOD KINGS . I’m from Melbourne, when I went to Sydney they started picking on me over the weather. I said listen if you don’t like Melbourne’s weather, WAIT TWENTY MINUTES.
You mean Sir John's coup of 1975? Hiding the minority leader in some out of place dungeon so the big guy walks in unaware he was to be ambushed by a low life judge who wanted to show some unelected muscle to a nation enslaved to England?
The Hawthorn Hawks won 3 championships in a row, and have been in the grand final (super bowl) 5 times in the last 10 years. And the Sydney Swans have won 2 championships in 10 years but have been in the championship game 5 times in 10 years also. Geelong Cats won 3 in five years, and are looking good again to win it this season also.
Must also elaborate AFL premierships Above has listed VICTORIAN premierhsips before 1990. State league. AFL FLAGS HAWKS 5 Flags Lions 3 Flags Cats 3 Flags Eagles 3 Flags (*1 flag tainted w drugs) Swans 2 flags Kangaroos 2 flags Pies 2 Flags Bombers 2 Flags Crows 2 Flags Dogs 1 flag Carlton 1 flag (*tainted cheated salary) Unluckiest team is Saints. Shouldve had 3 flags. Won minor flags and were the best team in multiple years. Drew in 2010. In fact 2010 will come under possible tainting due to drugs also from the young pies. Watch this space.
Thankyou Ant, I suggested, along with a few other Australians, for you this video. Very happy you have now and got a better understanding of our unique game. Look forward to more AFL reactions. :)
So in 2016 western bulldogs won the grand final but before that the hawthorn hawks which is a Melbourne team... and my team won three premierships in a row so as much as people hate to admit hit were generally considered the best. Other good teams at the moment are western bulldogs, Sydney swans, Adelaide crows and west coast eagles
Personally I believe the Gold Coast Suns are the best team because that is who I support. The Suns are also the second newest team starting in 2011 followed by the greater western Sydney giants who started in 2012 also the giants are the favourites to win the grand final this year. The teams that have one the most grand finals are Essendon bombers 16 and hawthorn hawks 16. The club that have one the most grand finals in a row are the Collingwood magpies who one four in a row (1927, 1928, 1929, 1930). The Collingwood magpies are also considered the most supported club in the league but they are also the most hated club in the league especially hated by there rivals the Carlton blues who are the second most supported club and second most hated club.
Example: 20.10. 130. The 20 in the final score represents 20 times the ball has gone through the large middle posts which equals 120. (20 x 6 points)The next number is the times the ball has hit the post or goes between the large and small goal posts (10x1 point). Obviously, the the last number is the points all up.
"What is the best football team?" oooo don't go there, you go to Melbourne where most teams are, you could go from one side of the city to the other and you could have 3 different answers
Bouncing a football is is a risky move as you saw at 1:30. The player bouncing the ball was so lucky his boot kicked it back to him!! A total fluke!!! That is the risk of bouncing the ball and most of the time a player will just kick/handball to a team mate to avoid the risk of losing the ball and the opposition getting it. Especially if the ground is muddy or uneven.
Just a bit of history, the game has been around for over 150yrs and the MCG is the oldest stadium in Australia, but has been rebuilt in sections, with underground car parks added, lots of bars and public amenities.
Currently, 2019 now early 2020, the Top Team (The Team that won the 2019 Premiership) is the Richmond Tigers, situated in Melbourne VICTORIA. Their Team Membership (those who have Game Day membership to turn up at the Ground) exceeds 100, 000 and that doesn't include those watching on TV which is both Free to Air, & Subscription.
Today is Grand Final Day in Australia - Collingwood vs West Coast. Hawthorn and Geelong have been pretty dominate in the last 12 years. Collingwood and Essedon are two of the other massive clubs. Attendance sits usually around 30,000, big games around 90,000. You bounce it properly by the way you drop it - at junior level you'll get a feel for how many steps you can take before you have to bounce. Tackles are awesome. Link here = th-cam.com/video/buYUPnj2zco/w-d-xo.html Marks are catching a kicked ball -you dont have to jump. Defenders defend best by punching the ball, preventing a mark. The score in order ia number of goals, number of behinds, then the total so 130 in this example was their final score- which wins the game. Hope that helps 😊 enjoy the game mate
If you want some context, my grandfather came to Australia from England in the 1920s, one of the first things he did in the new country is join and support the Subiaco Football Club
Most successful professional club ever is port Adelaide. 36 premierships in the SANFL, 1 in the AFL, champions of Australia 4 times. Prior to 1990 the AFL was the VFL and was the Victorian state league on par with the SANFL of south Australia. Best team of the modern era (post 1990) Is Hawthorn with 4 premierships. Best Victorian side in the VFL era (pre 1990) would be Carlton on 15 premierships Best Victorian side in both VFL and AFL eras Essendon on 16 premierships. Carlton are also on 16 combined but Essendon have been runners up more than Carlton.
In pre-season matches, they have what's called a super goal - a goal kicked from outside the 50-meter arc that is worth nine points instead of six. It has never been used in the regular season.
Bit more info. He (Tom Wills) invented it in 1858. The first officially recognised game was between Melbourne Grammar School and Scotch College that year. And the Melbourne Football Club was founded that year and still plays in the AFL. They celebrate their 160th anniversary next year. There are few professional football clubs in the world older than Melbourne FC.
Bit more fact sharing: a mark got its name coz players use to wear caps and instead of having a man stand "on the mark" they use to throw down the cap as "the mark" where they caught the ball. hence now called "a mark"
The record attendance is 121,696 people for the 1970 Grand Final, there's more seating and less standing room now so capacity has fallen to around 100,000. Collingwood pulls the biggest crowds and has been involved in the top 5 highest attendances of all time and regularly brings a million people through the turnstiles each year, their average attendance per game is a little over 80,000
A mark is when someone from any team kicks the ball towards you (without a touch from another player or bouncing on the ground) and you catch the ball. When you jump on top of a player to get a boost it is actually called a "specky"
Every team has it's era brotha. In the 2000's my team the Geelong Cats were bad ass, but in other era's the Hawthorn Hawks kick ass too. It changes. Pretty equal competition. But man we love the high marks, long or freakish kicks and especially the hard hits. Glad you enjoyed it.
The 8 best afl teams at this point are: 1. Port Adelaide 2. West Coast Eagles 3. Collingwood Magpies 4. Richmond Tigers 5. Brisbane Lions 6. Geelong Cats 7. St Kilda Saints 8. GWS Giants note: this is my opinion
The AFL started in 1984. It was all State leagues before that. All club premierships before this date are State league premierships. Eg: Port Adelaide (EST in 1870) has won 37 premierships. 36 State premierships and 1 AFL premiership. Richmond has also won 1 AFL premiership and the others are State premierships.
In AFL, with the teams, the draft and salary caps are designed so the teams don't usually stay dominant for too long, at the moment the clear favourite for the season is the West Coast Eagles based out of Western Australia, my home team. Most teams are based in the state of Victoria where the sport has its origins.
ok the scores explained as you looked confused the first column is goals so that number is multiplied by 6, the second column is points so that number is multiplied by 1 and the final column is the total score so for example - 10 12 72. On your question on the best team there is not one best team each team goes through finals contention and rises to the top eventually they get older and lose players and drop off most teams have a 3-4 year window before they start to drop off, Some teams take longer to rebuild and some dominate for longer. Each team other than gws and gold coast have what they would call their sweet years, This would be years they dominated the competition and won a series of flags or championships.
Depends on the era, we have an equalisation in AFL. So going through the the eras you'll have different powerhouse teams. It was only played in Melbourne Victoria FROM 1856-1981 and was known as the VFL, in the year 1982 South Melbourne Swans relocated to Sydney and is now known as the Sydney Swans and I think it was in 1990 or 1991 they changed the branding officially to the AFL (previously Victorian Football League to Australian Football League). The power house teams like Collingwood Magpies were in the 1920's where they won 4 flags in a row from 1927-30, Essendon Bombers were probably your powerhouse team in the 50's, 60's and 70's were a big mix but I'd say Richmond Tigers, Collingwood and Carlton Blues . The 1980's were all about the Hawks, they made 7 straight Grand Finals winning 4. The 1990's between Hawthorne Hawks, Carlton Blues, West Coast Eagles, Essendon, North Melbourne Kangaroos and Collingwood Magpies and Adelaide Crows. Early 2000's were my Team the Brisbane Lions who made it to 4 straight Grand Finals and winning three straight from 2001-03 and losing one in 2004, then it was Sydney and West Coast, the Geelong Cats and Saint Kilda Saints. Now the powerhouses are Hawthorne again, Geelong, Sydney, Western Bulldogs, Adelaide and West Coast. In terms of Members though the powerhouses have always been Collingwood Magpies (the most famous Football club in Australia) along with Hawthorne Hawks who get about 80k Members, Carlton and Essendon who usually get around 60k+ members each year, nowadays you'd have to say (not always been the case) Sydney Swans who average over 50k members along with Adelaide Crows and West Coast Eagles and Richmond Tigers. They would be your "Big Ticket Teams"! But I am Biased #GoLions #BrisbaneForever #OnePride :D. One thing is for sure it is our National Religion and all fans are tribal in there own unique ways.
How do you bounce the ball? Australian Rules footballs aren't as sharp ended as an American ball and are really rounded each end. You throw it ahead a lil as you run and get it to hit just at the start over the curved end.
AFL Originated in the State of Victoria where it was called VFL (Victorian Football League), this is why most of the Teams are based in Victoria, or Originally started there, again this is why the Grand Final is play at the MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground). The Victorian Football Teams are: The Blues, from Carlton. The Magpies, from Collingwood. The Bombers, from Essendon. The Cats, from Geelong. The Hawks, from Hawthorn. The Demons, from Melbourne. The Kangaroos, from North Melbourne. The Tigers, from Richmond. The Saints, from St Kilda. and The Bulldogs, from Footscray. The Fromer Victorian Football Teams are: The Lions from Fitzroy, (Now Known as the Brisbane Lions (QLD). and the Swans form South Melbourne. (Now Known as the Sydney Swans (NSW). The Team formed in the other States are: The Crows, from Adelaide. (SA) The Dockers, from Fremantle. (WA) The Suns, from Gold Coast. (QLD) The Giants, from Greater Western Sydney. (NSW) The Power, from Port Adelaide. (SA) The West Coast Eagles, from Perth. (WA)
The first column on the score board is the number of goals, the second is the number of behinds, and third is the final score. And the West Coast Eagles are my team. Nick Nat Nui went to my high school.
Really enjoyed the video. Some of the better teams in recent years have been Hawthorn (Hawks) who won a very rare 3 grand finals consecutively. Sydney, Eagles, Geelong and Collingwood have all been grand finalists in recent years going back to 2005.
There are powerful AFL teams historically eg Carlton, Hawthorn, Collingwood etc. However its a bit more equalised due to rules governing salary cap, draft picks etc. Basically if you finish lower, you get better draft picks. There is a limit to how much you can spend on players, so rich teams can't just buy the best players etc. This is designed so rich teams (ie those with more supporters or affluent supporters) cannot continuously dominate like some did in the past. The idea is that its more exciting if the teams are more evenly matched.
Just to explain the scoring.... it's a little like early school maths equations. The video showed: Team A: 20.10.130 versus Team B: 18.12.120 The first number is goals. A goal is worth 6 points and scored when kicked through the middle two up-rights. So team A scored 20 goals and Team B scored 18 goals. The second number is the points or "behinds" scored. A behind is when it passes through any of the up-rights for any reason, that don't meet the requirements of a goal. They count for only 1 point. Team A scored 10 points ("behinds"), Team B scored 12. The third number is the total score of goals and points added. So... Team A: 20 goals (20 x 6) = 120 + 10 behinds (10 x 1) = 130 Team B: 18 goals (18 x 6) = 108 + 12 behinds (12 x 1) = 120 Hope that made sense. Come to Australia I'll take you to a game...
Not all teams have been in the AFL for the same amount of time. So trying to decide the greatest all-time team is hard. It also changes year to year. Sometimes, teams, you thought you could rely on to win, don't. This can be because they are trying to restructure, which typically means bringing in younger players and rebuilding their team. Or simply because they're having a bad year. Some teams can surprise you which is happening a lot lately. When it comes to finals, it's the best of the best, however, some teams suffer under the pressure. This typically happens to younger teams. Older, more experienced players can be a real asset in this situation. They are usually better able to read the play and handle the 'finals pressue'. Younger players are eager and have the stamina, but can buckle under the pressure. It's a super interesting sport to get into. Can definitely recommend supporting the West Coast Eagles!
AFL is the oldest coded sport in the world. It was originally based on an indigenous game that has been played by Indigenous Australians for thousands of years. It was originally developed to keep cricket players fit in the off season, which is why it is played on a cricket field. AFL players can run up to 20km (12.5miles) during a game.
The score at 5.45 is Collingwood 20 goals (20x6 points = 120 points) 10 behinds (=10 points) - total score 120+10 = 130 points. Carlton 18 goals (18x6 points= 108 points) 12 behinds (=12 points) - total score 108+12 = 120 points. So if Carlton had kicked more accurately so three of its behinds had been goals instead, they would have had 21 goals, 9 behinds = 135 points - and would have won the game.
I'm from Australia, my profile picture is a picture of the best player in the AFL in 2016 who plays for the Geelong Cats. Recently Hawthorn was the better team winning 3 Grand finals in a row from 2013, 2014 and 2015. Most teams are successful (hawthorn, Geelong, Sydney, Western Bulldogs, Collingwood, Essendon and Brisbane) with each of these teams winning at least one Grand final in the past 17 years. If I was you I would pick Geelong Cats as a favourite team as they are still being successful for more than 10 years. I hope you enjoy AFL!
When looking at the scoreboard, it is Goals Behinds Points. The points is the total of the Goals plus the Behinds; remember, each goal is worth six points and each behind is worth one point; therefore, 20(×6) + 10(×1) = 130
I'm an Aussie I'm a girl, it is easy to bounce the ball if you grow up playing it which all kids do. You must not run with the ball more than 15 metres without bouncing it, kicking it, or handballing it. If players do not have a viable option to kick or handball to, they bounce it. If they run more than 15 metres without doing one of the above, it is a free kick to the other side.
Best Teams: recently, Hawthorn Hawks won the Grand Final (championship gam or like Super bowl) 2011, 2013, 2014, & 2015. The Brisbane Lions in early 2000s, Sydney Swans have been in finals (play=offs) for many years and have won some fantastic Grand Finals 2006 & 2012
You don't have to estimate 16 yards because in Australia we do it in meters so it's 15 meters which is about 15 steps. And to take a mark you don't have to jump you just have to catch the ball off a kick without it touching the ground.
The ball is differently shaped to what you'd use in American football. I don't think its possible with an NFL ball because its designed to have more control in throwing and therefore much more rounded. Not entirely sure though I've only played with an American football a handful of times. Bouncing an AFL ball does take practice and you can't do it if you've never been shown but most kids learn it pretty fast when they start playing, it just becomes clockwork after a while like any technique in sport. You can see the guys playing do it like it's nothing and looking for a teammate to link to.
the score line from (3:57) goes like this: Collingwood: 20 goals (6 points each) 10 behinds (1 point each) makes 130 Carlton: 18 goals, 12 behinds for a score of 120.... does that make sense?
*_*Absolutely stoked that AFL has now got a following in North America - both the US and Canada. Men and women both._** You were asking who has won the most Premierships/Flags? It changes a lot from year to year, but here's a start: afltables.com/afl/teams/allteams/grandfinals.html www.ixquick.com/do/search?q=AFL+premierships+per+team But what's important to note is that the teams that have won the most Grand Finals may or may not be doing well in any individual season - it just changes so much from year to year. For those that are interested, coming up is the AFL Grand Final: www.afl.com.au/ - Saturday 30th September 2017 Adelaide Crows - www.afc.com.au/ vs Richmond Tigers - www.richmondfc.com.au/ This is the big one, where players and supporters alike have been waiting all year. Each year Grand Final crowds are somewhere around 100k, and it's like nothing you've ever seen. The noise!!! I'm an Adelaide Crows supporter, where I'm jumping out of my skin in anticipation. But what I really want to know is what do people in the US and Canada think of AFL....once they've seen a game and had the rules explained to them, to some degree? I'm sure it must be terribly confusing to people that haven't had the rules explained, but once they've got a bit of any idea....how do people take to in North America?
The teams that made the finals last year were: Hawthorn Hawks, Sydney Swans, GWS Giants, Adelaide Crows, Geelong Cats, North Melbourne Kangaroos, West Coast Eagles and Western Bulldogs
The teams that have won the most premierships is Carlton and Essendon with 16 premierships each, the team that most recently won the Grand Final is the Western Bulldogs.
This is good to see,Americans looking at A.F.L and personally I play country footy and love it,You have forwards mids & defenders and not everyone can kick a goal...You have the rest down pat!!👏👏Indigenous round in Darwin react to that please.
There really isn't a 'best' team. As rosters, coaches and umpires change, different teams rise up and down the ladder so each season there are leading teams, not #1 teams. For example, two years ago my team, Fremantle (Dockers), won the grand final and was #1 on the ladder but this year, although our season isn't over yet, we are #11 on the ladder. This is because we lost two of our key players - Pavlich and Ballentine (he was shown in the reaction video). Hopefully this helps to explain the many variables included in AFL, because the reaction video definitely left out little details that help people to gain a better understanding of the sport. :) Great video
I am a MASSIVE AFL fan, grew up on it - BUT LET ME CLARIFY SOME THINGS: ON AVERAGE the players are NOT Basketball sized. Many are far FAR smaller. They HAVE to be - because they need to be able to get low to gather the ball off the ground and break away, accelerating very quickly away from a congestion of bodies to move the ball forward for their team. You have men in the team called rovers with *this specific job* to do as part of the team strategy because that is how often it happens. The average player does not quite have the foot speed of an NFL wide receiver, many of whom are genetically superior and/or far better trained in acceleration and max effort sprinting. But that is not to say they are slow. They are not. The average player is not as big or strong as your average NFL or Rugby players, but that is not to say they are weak. They are not. However due to the demands of their sport - the ground they have to cover and the quick breaks they have to make (Especially the midfielders) where AFL players outshine all other types of sportsman is in that they absolutely do possess *COLOSSAL* REPEATED sprint ability (RSA), having stamina indeed greater than a Soccer player. AFL physically is a combination of strength, speed and stamina. You need a significant amount of all three with ample in at least two unless you're a specific specialised position. (Most obvious choice of exception being the "Ruckman" doesn't need HEAPS of speed) You also need it working in combination with skill WITH the ball (handballing, kicking, [long kicks, short kicks, flat spearing kicks, chipping kicks over enemies] marking, running/bouncing with it) Also a "mark" is catching any kick on the full which travels more than 15m. Unlike Rugby it doesn't have to be kicked by a player of the opposition team. Many strategies revolve around making sure your players can mark your team's kicks in order to get the ball up to your goals where one of your forwards can take a shot. I personally believe no other sport so taxes your body as much as AFL. It is FAST. It is HARD. You have to run SO MUCH. You have to jump. Dive. Make tackles, TAKE tackles. And take hits at HIGH speeds. No sport generates near as many soft tissue injuries and a fair few people break bones and dislocate joints also. But that is all part of why we love it.
The best team based on grand final wins are Essendon and Carlton with Collingwood and hawthorn just behind them but it's hard to say who is the best team to have played the game but in my opinion the best team I have ever seen is the Brisbane lions 3 Grand final wins in a row and the other thing is that there hasn't always been 18 teams I will explain more if you want to know more.
There is a sweet spot on the ball, on the bottom side towards the front of the ball, if your running at full pace and bounce the ball on that sweet spot what actually happens is the ball almost bounces straight up and the player then basically runs into the ball and hits his chest where the player just grabs the ball. Believe it or not cal also do that with a NFL ball, it's a lot harder but standing still it's fairly easy
A mark is catching a kicked football from the same side and it has passed the 16 feet rule, jumping on an opponents shoulders and marking is called a screamer, mostly because the catch is exhilarating and badass to watch if anyone who is not a professional AFL player you would probably scream your ass off when gravity hits and you fall on the ground. They missed a few things here and there but you can find that information on the web. Good reactions btw mate, have a good one alright :).
So your question about who is the better team is like opening Pandora’s box. Every fan of the 18 teams will tell you their team is the best. If you want to look at past history, you have teams like Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, Hawthorn etc, who have the most premierships. The most consistent team in recent times is the red and white Sydney Swans. They have missed the finals only three times in the past 25 years. The 20 .10.130 scoreline is 20 goals x six points each, equals 120 points, plus the 10 behinds, equals a total of 130 points. It is the total points that decides winning or losing a game.
G'day from down under, umm about the scoring that we see on the video, Collingwood got 20 goals and 10 points so it's 20x6=120+10=130 total points where as Carlton got 18 goals and 12 points which is 18x6+12=120 points, meaning they lost. Cheers
Australian rules football started in the 1850s.The bouncing the ball and handball were introduced early to give the game more skill, and to keep it different from rugby.
Best teams in afl, well it depends if you mean of all time: collingwood, carlton or essendon (purely as they have won the most premierships) or of recent times: sydney, geelong, hawthorn (some may also say fremantle). At the moment the team Western Bulldogs are the best as they won last year in almost leicester style. But realistically the best teams are the ones that were in the top 4 last year.
Teams are generally pretty equal due to a salary cap (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFL_salary_cap) and drafts based on placement at end of season (bottom of ladder gets first pick to try help them improve etc.) this prevents one team having a major advantage over others by having millionaires simply fund it. This prevents a few teams being dominant by getting all the best players and underfunded teams (generally) having inferior players. Always some shifting as teams who are theoretically good don't work out as the players fail to mesh, first year or so the Suns were introduced had a crazy star list to try get them started well, but still didn't perform too well.
* Put this together ; Bounce the ball at stand still any way you like and it will bounce randomly away . Learn the sweet spot which is like Holding it a horizontal , curve it to the ground while your hand is on top but just behind the lace work . At 20 degrees let it go and bounce on its back about centre of the ball but not precisely . It will now propell back at you . Not straight enough it will go another direction . NOW you need to juggle this demon at full sprint , RUN across the grass ( not astro turf ) . You need to run faster at top speed as the opposing player is heading at you a million miles per hour . Bounce that Ball !! Look around , at full sprint you need to have bounced that Pill far enough in front for your speed and for it to pop up when you arrive . Keep Running Harder CMON . GO . You heading towards Goal , now kick the hell out of it as your heart and lungs are sucking air - GOALLLLL !!
Sixteen yards is about 16 steps... To bounce the ball, you giude the ball toward the ground at a 45 degree angle and run onto the ball after it bounces up,,, and "The Bloods" is a nickname of the Sydney Swans
Its quite widespread.. every year there will be the more "dominant" team but fpr example, Carlton have the all time high of premierships won but the past few years they have been right at the bottom of the table so it depends every year how each teams recruiting and drafting goes.
The ball isn't exactly like an American Gridiron ball. The edges or rounds are not reinforced which makes the entire ball more responsive like a basketball. The American Gridiron ball has reinforced rounds to increase flight time but reduced its bounce or responsiveness. This makes the ball a lot easier to bounce of course there is a trick to it, by flicking the ball directly towards the ground so that it bounces straight back to you, the ball does not rotate in this movement. If it does then the ball wont return to you and the bounce will not be successful.
Please watch the 1989 Grand final (our super bowl for the winner of the season.) A classic match with two of the best classic teams of their era...Hawthorn & Geelong.
AFL has a 'Draft' and 'Salary Cap' amongst other rules that aim to equalise the sport and prevent any one team dominating for long periods of time. Obviously there are teams that dominate, Hawthorn Hawks are the most recent team to do this with 3 premierships in a row...
"Bloods" is a very old nickname for The Sydney Swans. Way back in the 1900s they were called that because their jersey is all white with a large red diagonal stripe across the chest. It has nothing to do with a gang.
the 20-10-130 score is 20 goals or full 6 points, the 10 is 10 single points. when added up the final score after 2hrs play is 130 points. there are many good teams when afl history is taken into account, last years grand final winners the richmond tigers with shirt colours yellow stripe on black background havent won as many grand finals like collingwood, essendon or hawthorn and as the years have gone by the top teams generally have been fairly close. Its rare for teams to win three grand finals in a row, but history may show if a team does well they can win to in a row. Originally it was called VFL victorian football league, because the northern states here play more rugby league. when VFL truly went nation wide rugby states started joining in first was sydney the red and white shirts, As a game its based on irish football with some unique aussie thoughts thrown in. We play Irland each year in an internation rules game which combines their game with ours. its played with a round ball on a soccer or nfl shaped ground with both goals from our game and goals like soccer.
I noticed you got a bit confused by the score line. So a score line of 20 10 130 means 20 goals (at 6 points each) + 10 behinds (at 1 point each) for a total of (20*6) + (10*1) = 120 + 10 = 130.
SPORTS REACTIONS - recently Hawthorn Hawks have dominated but are not so good this year. favorites this year are Greater Western Sydney Giants. Carlton and Essendon have been strong over they history. Western Bulldogs won last year and they are in with a chance again.
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Australian Rules Football is Australia's biggest sport. Rugby doesn't get anywhere near the popularity as AFL does.
But only in those states and only by a small amount.
Aussie rules has WA, NT, SA, Tas, Vic.
And a much MUCH higher average attendance and a much MUCH higher TV tune in rate.
membership and attendance shits on nrl
NSW has already shifted to AFL mate. Nrl is a dying sport. Doesn't come close to AFL numbers.
studies have been told that Soccer is more played than footy but footy is unique and aussie so it is more popular
Soccer is a not much of a contact sport. Soccer is an easy game to play
The part about marking is a little misleading. A mark is any catch made from a kick (anywhere over 15 metres). It's not just when they ride on the oppositions back to take a mark (that's called a 'speccy' or 'screamer')
THIS. TH-cam videos are just of the best ones which will always be the high climbing screamers
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Boys and i at my school speccy eachother for fun whenever or before a game
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this is true- although i have never heard anyone call it a screamer
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Bouncing the ball on the run is an advanced skill. Most kids take years to get to a point where they will actually use the bounce in a game. As a substitute to the bounce, a player can lean down and touch the ball on the ground while still holding onto it, this counts as bouncing the ball and gives you another 16 yards (15 meters) to work with before you need to dispose of the ball or bounce the ball again. If you run too far without bouncing the ball, the umpire will pay a free kick against that player.
I believe the rule was invented because of the quicker players from the past who would use to tuck it under the arm and sprint off into the distance, or would keep dodging and weaving tackles for a ridiculous amount of time. This is speculation, but it sounds right to me, the concept of the bounce forces the player to execute an act which will prevent them from reaching their absolute top pace. This gives the defender a chance to catch a player with the ball despite not being quite as quick.
As a solid rugby player that tried to transition, the bounce is what sent me straight back to rugby, just couldnt get it right at full pelt and speed was my best asset
That sounds about right bro but being I was a young Aboriginal kid I grew up with a footy in my hand and had mastered the bounce very early just practice
I wonder if the bounce comes from Irish migrants as they do the same thing in Gaelic Football.
"So everyone is a kicker" Well...if you had a position that was allowed to kick and they never kicked, that would be a waste of space. Otherwise known as most NRL players.
hainsay haha aww this crushed me this is me right now in my footy team
Seeing an American react over our afl is awesome azzzz he loves it
ya its 80 minutes of pure sport.
4:05 "Defenders defend. Forwards go forward. And midfielders…yep, play in midfield."
We're a simple people we Aussies.
100 some people file into a dark woolly office room on one days notice and decide who governs 25 million people.
Free kick hawthorn, only Aussies will get it...
James Gardiner hahahaha! ducking, lindsay thomas
James Gardiner more like free kick west coast
So they said the same thing about the Dogs and Tigers, what a coincidence. Just accept your team sucks.
😝
ClaNiKo 998 only in west coast not to mention I just had to bring it up since the convo was about west coast just gaff in general I’ll gaff anyone who doesn’t know what I’m talking about lol
5:16 - Bloods is the nickname for Sydney Swans because their colours are red. It's not the Los Angeles street gang lol
Sydney is like los angeles, even has a similar airport.
Also comes from the south Melbourne bloods an old VFL team that merged with Sydney :))
@@martintheiss743 u right, & Melbourne is more like my city Chicago, 4 seasons in 1 day, except we get below freezing temperatures in Chicago, also a melting pot of culture's, but walk through Chicago city and Melbourne & you'll see what I'm talking about
HOOD KINGS . I’m from Melbourne, when I went to Sydney they started picking on me over the weather. I said listen if you don’t like Melbourne’s weather, WAIT TWENTY MINUTES.
“They got bloods out there?”
The Sydney Swans orginal name was the Bloods
the sydney swans were the first bloods to be named in the world, in 1874
as an aussie its funny asf watching someone reacting to something im so familiar with xD
You mean Sir John's coup of 1975? Hiding the minority leader in some out of place dungeon so the big guy walks in unaware he was to be ambushed by a low life judge who wanted to show some unelected muscle to a nation enslaved to England?
martin theiss go back to being lonely
The Hawthorn Hawks won 3 championships in a row, and have been in the grand final (super bowl) 5 times in the last 10 years.
And the Sydney Swans have won 2 championships in 10 years but have been in the championship game 5 times in 10 years also.
Geelong Cats won 3 in five years, and are looking good again to win it this season also.
Essendon Bombers- 16 premierships
Carlton Blues- 16 Premierships
Collingwood Magpies- 15 premierships
Hawthorn Hawks- 13 Premierships
Melbourne Demons- 12 Premierships
Brisbane Lions- 11 Premierships
Richmond Tigers- 10 Premierships
Geelong Cats- 9 Premierships
Sydney Swans- 5 Premierships
North Melbourne Kangaroos- 4 Premierships
West Coast Eagles- 3 Premierships
Western Bulldogs- 2 Premierships
Adelaide Crows- 2 Premierships
St Kilda- 1 Premiership
Port Adelaide- 1 Premiership
Fremantle Dockers- 0 Premierships
Greater Western Sydney Giants (GWS)- 0 Premierships
Gold Coast Suns- 0 Premierships
Collingwood on 15 premierships.
I didn't see my mistake there, thanks for pointing it out
Must elaborate there premiership = Super Bowl
that was explained in the video tho
Must also elaborate AFL premierships
Above has listed VICTORIAN premierhsips before 1990. State league.
AFL FLAGS
HAWKS 5 Flags
Lions 3 Flags
Cats 3 Flags
Eagles 3 Flags (*1 flag tainted w drugs)
Swans 2 flags
Kangaroos 2 flags
Pies 2 Flags
Bombers 2 Flags
Crows 2 Flags
Dogs 1 flag
Carlton 1 flag (*tainted cheated salary)
Unluckiest team is Saints. Shouldve had 3 flags. Won minor flags and were the best team in multiple years. Drew in 2010. In fact 2010 will come under possible tainting due to drugs also from the young pies. Watch this space.
Ya boy knows a little more about the game now! Time for some more AFL Reactions!
Thankyou Ant, I suggested, along with a few other Australians, for you this video. Very happy you have now and got a better understanding of our unique game. Look forward to more AFL reactions. :)
So in 2016 western bulldogs won the grand final but before that the hawthorn hawks which is a Melbourne team... and my team won three premierships in a row so as much as people hate to admit hit were generally considered the best. Other good teams at the moment are western bulldogs, Sydney swans, Adelaide crows and west coast eagles
SPORTS REACTIONS People Think GWS(Greater Western Sydney) are going to be pretty good
Personally I believe the Gold Coast Suns are the best team because that is who I support. The Suns are also the second newest team starting in 2011 followed by the greater western Sydney giants who started in 2012 also the giants are the favourites to win the grand final this year.
The teams that have one the most grand finals are Essendon bombers 16 and hawthorn hawks 16. The club that have one the most grand finals in a row are the Collingwood magpies who one four in a row (1927, 1928, 1929, 1930). The Collingwood magpies are also considered the most supported club in the league but they are also the most hated club in the league especially hated by there rivals the Carlton blues who are the second most supported club and second most hated club.
SPORTS REACTIONS I hope that helps
Example: 20.10. 130. The 20 in the final score represents 20 times the ball has gone through the large middle posts which equals 120. (20 x 6 points)The next number is the times the ball has hit the post or goes between the large and small goal posts (10x1 point). Obviously, the the last number is the points all up.
"What is the best football team?"
oooo don't go there,
you go to Melbourne where most teams are, you could go from one side of the city to the other and you could have 3 different answers
Paul Williams sad west coast sounds
Its the Blues god dam it!
Bouncing a football is is a risky move as you saw at 1:30. The player bouncing the ball was so lucky his boot kicked it back to him!! A total fluke!!! That is the risk of bouncing the ball and most of the time a player will just kick/handball to a team mate to avoid the risk of losing the ball and the opposition getting it. Especially if the ground is muddy or uneven.
Just a bit of history, the game has been around for over 150yrs and the MCG is the oldest stadium in Australia, but has been rebuilt in sections, with underground car parks added, lots of bars and public amenities.
Essendon Bombers are the best team, one of the original heritage teams from back in the 1890s
Currently, 2019 now early 2020, the Top Team (The Team that won the 2019 Premiership) is the Richmond Tigers, situated in Melbourne VICTORIA. Their Team Membership (those who have Game Day membership to turn up at the Ground) exceeds 100, 000 and that doesn't include those watching on TV which is both Free to Air, & Subscription.
This is superb to watch as an Aussie. I've always wondered how difficult it'd be to understand from the beginning.
just like aussies trying to understand nfl i guess...
Today is Grand Final Day in Australia - Collingwood vs West Coast. Hawthorn and Geelong have been pretty dominate in the last 12 years. Collingwood and Essedon are two of the other massive clubs. Attendance sits usually around 30,000, big games around 90,000. You bounce it properly by the way you drop it - at junior level you'll get a feel for how many steps you can take before you have to bounce. Tackles are awesome. Link here = th-cam.com/video/buYUPnj2zco/w-d-xo.html
Marks are catching a kicked ball -you dont have to jump. Defenders defend best by punching the ball, preventing a mark. The score in order ia number of goals, number of behinds, then the total so 130 in this example was their final score- which wins the game. Hope that helps 😊 enjoy the game mate
If you want some context, my grandfather came to Australia from England in the 1920s, one of the first things he did in the new country is join and support the Subiaco Football Club
Most successful professional club ever is port Adelaide. 36 premierships in the SANFL, 1 in the AFL, champions of Australia 4 times.
Prior to 1990 the AFL was the VFL and was the Victorian state league on par with the SANFL of south Australia.
Best team of the modern era (post 1990) Is Hawthorn with 4 premierships.
Best Victorian side in the VFL era (pre 1990) would be Carlton on 15 premierships
Best Victorian side in both VFL and AFL eras Essendon on 16 premierships. Carlton are also on 16 combined but Essendon have been runners up more than Carlton.
Apologies Hawthorn on 5 premierships in the modern era not 4.
That final score is:
20 goals, 10 points = 130
18 goals, 12 point = 120.
20 goals (6pts each), 10 behinds (1pt each) = 130 pts
In pre-season matches, they have what's called a super goal - a goal kicked from outside the 50-meter arc that is worth nine points instead of six. It has never been used in the regular season.
AFL was created by Aussie Cricketer for Cricketers to improve their athletic skills and it became very popular in Australia.
Thanks an interesting fact. Thanks for that
Yeah, they share the same field. You can't play cricket on a rectangular field the size of a soccer or rugby ground.
Bit more info. He (Tom Wills) invented it in 1858. The first officially recognised game was between Melbourne Grammar School and Scotch College that year. And the Melbourne Football Club was founded that year and still plays in the AFL. They celebrate their 160th anniversary next year. There are few professional football clubs in the world older than Melbourne FC.
Bit more fact sharing: a mark got its name coz players use to wear caps and instead of having a man stand "on the mark" they use to throw down the cap as "the mark" where they caught the ball. hence now called "a mark"
Music Music completely wrong.
The record attendance is 121,696 people for the 1970 Grand Final, there's more seating and less standing room now so capacity has fallen to around 100,000. Collingwood pulls the biggest crowds and has been involved in the top 5 highest attendances of all time and regularly brings a million people through the turnstiles each year, their average attendance per game is a little over 80,000
A mark is when someone from any team kicks the ball towards you (without a touch from another player or bouncing on the ground) and you catch the ball. When you jump on top of a player to get a boost it is actually called a "specky"
Every team has it's era brotha. In the 2000's my team the Geelong Cats were bad ass, but in other era's the Hawthorn Hawks kick ass too. It changes. Pretty equal competition. But man we love the high marks, long or freakish kicks and especially the hard hits. Glad you enjoyed it.
Essendon is the greatest AFL team off all time, check 'em out
That distant rumbling was not in fact a train but every footy fan getting ready to go to war for their team.
the scoring 20 10 130 means the team got
20 goals worth 6 points (20x6), and
10 goals worth 1 point,
= 130 points
behinds are worth one pooint. goals are worth 6 points
The 8 best afl teams at this point are:
1. Port Adelaide
2. West Coast Eagles
3. Collingwood Magpies
4. Richmond Tigers
5. Brisbane Lions
6. Geelong Cats
7. St Kilda Saints
8. GWS Giants
note: this is my opinion
The AFL started in 1984. It was all State leagues before that.
All club premierships before this date are State league premierships.
Eg: Port Adelaide (EST in 1870) has won 37 premierships. 36 State premierships and 1 AFL premiership.
Richmond has also won 1 AFL premiership and the others are State premierships.
In AFL, with the teams, the draft and salary caps are designed so the teams don't usually stay dominant for too long, at the moment the clear favourite for the season is the West Coast Eagles based out of Western Australia, my home team. Most teams are based in the state of Victoria where the sport has its origins.
ok the scores explained as you looked confused the first column is goals so that number is multiplied by 6, the second column is points so that number is multiplied by 1 and the final column is the total score so for example - 10 12 72. On your question on the best team there is not one best team each team goes through finals contention and rises to the top eventually they get older and lose players and drop off most teams have a 3-4 year window before they start to drop off, Some teams take longer to rebuild and some dominate for longer. Each team other than gws and gold coast have what they would call their sweet years, This would be years they dominated the competition and won a series of flags or championships.
Depends on the era, we have an equalisation in AFL. So going through the the eras you'll have different powerhouse teams. It was only played in Melbourne Victoria FROM 1856-1981 and was known as the VFL, in the year 1982 South Melbourne Swans relocated to Sydney and is now known as the Sydney Swans and I think it was in 1990 or 1991 they changed the branding officially to the AFL (previously Victorian Football League to Australian Football League). The power house teams like Collingwood Magpies were in the 1920's where they won 4 flags in a row from 1927-30, Essendon Bombers were probably your powerhouse team in the 50's, 60's and 70's were a big mix but I'd say Richmond Tigers, Collingwood and Carlton Blues . The 1980's were all about the Hawks, they made 7 straight Grand Finals winning 4. The 1990's between Hawthorne Hawks, Carlton Blues, West Coast Eagles, Essendon, North Melbourne Kangaroos and Collingwood Magpies and Adelaide Crows. Early 2000's were my Team the Brisbane Lions who made it to 4 straight Grand Finals and winning three straight from 2001-03 and losing one in 2004, then it was Sydney and West Coast, the Geelong Cats and Saint Kilda Saints. Now the powerhouses are Hawthorne again, Geelong, Sydney, Western Bulldogs, Adelaide and West Coast. In terms of Members though the powerhouses have always been Collingwood Magpies (the most famous Football club in Australia) along with Hawthorne Hawks who get about 80k Members, Carlton and Essendon who usually get around 60k+ members each year, nowadays you'd have to say (not always been the case) Sydney Swans who average over 50k members along with Adelaide Crows and West Coast Eagles and Richmond Tigers. They would be your "Big Ticket Teams"! But I am Biased #GoLions #BrisbaneForever #OnePride :D. One thing is for sure it is our National Religion and all fans are tribal in there own unique ways.
How do you bounce the ball? Australian Rules footballs aren't as sharp ended as an American ball and are really rounded each end. You throw it ahead a lil as you run and get it to hit just at the start over the curved end.
To get it to bounce back to you, you gotta hit the front curve on the ground
AFL Originated in the State of Victoria where it was called VFL (Victorian Football League), this is why most of the Teams are based in Victoria, or Originally started there, again this is why the Grand Final is play at the MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground).
The Victorian Football Teams are:
The Blues, from Carlton. The Magpies, from Collingwood. The Bombers, from Essendon. The Cats, from Geelong. The Hawks, from Hawthorn.
The Demons, from Melbourne. The Kangaroos, from North Melbourne. The Tigers, from Richmond. The Saints, from St Kilda. and The Bulldogs, from Footscray.
The Fromer Victorian Football Teams are:
The Lions from Fitzroy, (Now Known as the Brisbane Lions (QLD). and the Swans form South Melbourne. (Now Known as the Sydney Swans (NSW).
The Team formed in the other States are:
The Crows, from Adelaide. (SA)
The Dockers, from Fremantle. (WA)
The Suns, from Gold Coast. (QLD)
The Giants, from Greater Western Sydney. (NSW)
The Power, from Port Adelaide. (SA)
The West Coast Eagles, from Perth. (WA)
The first column on the score board is the number of goals, the second is the number of behinds, and third is the final score. And the West Coast Eagles are my team. Nick Nat Nui went to my high school.
Really enjoyed the video. Some of the better teams in recent years have been Hawthorn (Hawks) who won a very rare 3 grand finals consecutively. Sydney, Eagles, Geelong and Collingwood have all been grand finalists in recent years going back to 2005.
There are powerful AFL teams historically eg Carlton, Hawthorn, Collingwood etc. However its a bit more equalised due to rules governing salary cap, draft picks etc. Basically if you finish lower, you get better draft picks. There is a limit to how much you can spend on players, so rich teams can't just buy the best players etc. This is designed so rich teams (ie those with more supporters or affluent supporters) cannot continuously dominate like some did in the past. The idea is that its more exciting if the teams are more evenly matched.
Just to explain the scoring.... it's a little like early school maths equations. The video showed:
Team A: 20.10.130
versus
Team B: 18.12.120
The first number is goals. A goal is worth 6 points and scored when kicked through the middle two up-rights.
So team A scored 20 goals and Team B scored 18 goals.
The second number is the points or "behinds" scored. A behind is when it passes through any of the up-rights for any reason, that don't meet the requirements of a goal. They count for only 1 point. Team A scored 10 points ("behinds"), Team B scored 12.
The third number is the total score of goals and points added. So...
Team A: 20 goals (20 x 6) = 120 + 10 behinds (10 x 1) = 130
Team B: 18 goals (18 x 6) = 108 + 12 behinds (12 x 1) = 120
Hope that made sense.
Come to Australia I'll take you to a game...
here in the USA it can be complicated.
Not all teams have been in the AFL for the same amount of time. So trying to decide the greatest all-time team is hard. It also changes year to year. Sometimes, teams, you thought you could rely on to win, don't. This can be because they are trying to restructure, which typically means bringing in younger players and rebuilding their team. Or simply because they're having a bad year. Some teams can surprise you which is happening a lot lately. When it comes to finals, it's the best of the best, however, some teams suffer under the pressure. This typically happens to younger teams. Older, more experienced players can be a real asset in this situation. They are usually better able to read the play and handle the 'finals pressue'. Younger players are eager and have the stamina, but can buckle under the pressure. It's a super interesting sport to get into. Can definitely recommend supporting the West Coast Eagles!
AFL is the oldest coded sport in the world. It was originally based on an indigenous game that has been played by Indigenous Australians for thousands of years. It was originally developed to keep cricket players fit in the off season, which is why it is played on a cricket field. AFL players can run up to 20km (12.5miles) during a game.
The score at 5.45 is Collingwood 20 goals (20x6 points = 120 points) 10 behinds (=10 points) - total score 120+10 = 130 points. Carlton 18 goals (18x6 points= 108 points) 12 behinds (=12 points) - total score 108+12 = 120 points. So if Carlton had kicked more accurately so three of its behinds had been goals instead, they would have had 21 goals, 9 behinds = 135 points - and would have won the game.
I'm from Australia, my profile picture is a picture of the best player in the AFL in 2016 who plays for the Geelong Cats. Recently Hawthorn was the better team winning 3 Grand finals in a row from 2013, 2014 and 2015. Most teams are successful (hawthorn, Geelong, Sydney, Western Bulldogs, Collingwood, Essendon and Brisbane) with each of these teams winning at least one Grand final in the past 17 years. If I was you I would pick Geelong Cats as a favourite team as they are still being successful for more than 10 years.
I hope you enjoy AFL!
Hawthorn was good from 2013-2015 but haven't returned to that potential since. Hawthorn is a suburb in Melbourne
LOVE THIS SPORT. ESPN used to show this here in America, late at night. Don't know if they still do.
When looking at the scoreboard, it is Goals Behinds Points. The points is the total of the Goals plus the Behinds; remember, each goal is worth six points and each behind is worth one point; therefore, 20(×6) + 10(×1) = 130
I'm an Aussie I'm a girl, it is easy to bounce the ball if you grow up playing it which all kids do. You must not run with the ball more than 15 metres without bouncing it, kicking it, or handballing it. If players do not have a viable option to kick or handball to, they bounce it. If they run more than 15 metres without doing one of the above, it is a free kick to the other side.
Afl is the best team game I have played everyone playing is involved and when your team starts playing well it's awesome.
Best Teams: recently, Hawthorn Hawks won the Grand Final (championship gam or like Super bowl) 2011, 2013, 2014, & 2015. The Brisbane Lions in early 2000s, Sydney Swans have been in finals (play=offs) for many years and have won some fantastic Grand Finals 2006 & 2012
You don't have to estimate 16 yards because in Australia we do it in meters so it's 15 meters which is about 15 steps. And to take a mark you don't have to jump you just have to catch the ball off a kick without it touching the ground.
The ball is differently shaped to what you'd use in American football. I don't think its possible with an NFL ball because its designed to have more control in throwing and therefore much more rounded. Not entirely sure though I've only played with an American football a handful of times. Bouncing an AFL ball does take practice and you can't do it if you've never been shown but most kids learn it pretty fast when they start playing, it just becomes clockwork after a while like any technique in sport. You can see the guys playing do it like it's nothing and looking for a teammate to link to.
you guys have a more rounded ball. and bigger to i think.
the score line from (3:57) goes like this: Collingwood: 20 goals (6 points each) 10 behinds (1 point each) makes 130
Carlton: 18 goals, 12 behinds for a score of 120.... does that make sense?
*_*Absolutely stoked that AFL has now got a following in North America - both the US and Canada. Men and women both._**
You were asking who has won the most Premierships/Flags? It changes a lot from year to year, but here's a start:
afltables.com/afl/teams/allteams/grandfinals.html
www.ixquick.com/do/search?q=AFL+premierships+per+team
But what's important to note is that the teams that have won the most Grand Finals may or may not be doing well in any individual season - it just changes so much from year to year. For those that are interested, coming up is the AFL Grand Final:
www.afl.com.au/ - Saturday 30th September 2017
Adelaide Crows - www.afc.com.au/
vs
Richmond Tigers - www.richmondfc.com.au/
This is the big one, where players and supporters alike have been waiting all year. Each year Grand Final crowds are somewhere around 100k, and it's like nothing you've ever seen. The noise!!! I'm an Adelaide Crows supporter, where I'm jumping out of my skin in anticipation.
But what I really want to know is what do people in the US and Canada think of AFL....once they've seen a game and had the rules explained to them, to some degree? I'm sure it must be terribly confusing to people that haven't had the rules explained, but once they've got a bit of any idea....how do people take to in North America?
The teams that made the finals last year were: Hawthorn Hawks, Sydney Swans, GWS Giants, Adelaide Crows, Geelong Cats, North Melbourne Kangaroos, West Coast Eagles and Western Bulldogs
carlton and essdon have won the most grand finnals
The teams that have won the most premierships is Carlton and Essendon with 16 premierships each, the team that most recently won the Grand Final is the Western Bulldogs.
CARN THE DOGGIES!!
This is good to see,Americans looking at A.F.L and personally I play country footy and love it,You have forwards mids & defenders and not everyone can kick a goal...You have the rest down pat!!👏👏Indigenous round in Darwin react to that please.
There really isn't a 'best' team. As rosters, coaches and umpires change, different teams rise up and down the ladder so each season there are leading teams, not #1 teams. For example, two years ago my team, Fremantle (Dockers), won the grand final and was #1 on the ladder but this year, although our season isn't over yet, we are #11 on the ladder. This is because we lost two of our key players - Pavlich and Ballentine (he was shown in the reaction video). Hopefully this helps to explain the many variables included in AFL, because the reaction video definitely left out little details that help people to gain a better understanding of the sport. :) Great video
I am a MASSIVE AFL fan, grew up on it - BUT LET ME CLARIFY SOME THINGS:
ON AVERAGE the players are NOT Basketball sized. Many are far FAR smaller. They HAVE to be - because they need to be able to get low to gather the ball off the ground and break away, accelerating very quickly away from a congestion of bodies to move the ball forward for their team. You have men in the team called rovers with *this specific job* to do as part of the team strategy because that is how often it happens.
The average player does not quite have the foot speed of an NFL wide receiver, many of whom are genetically superior and/or far better trained in acceleration and max effort sprinting. But that is not to say they are slow. They are not.
The average player is not as big or strong as your average NFL or Rugby players, but that is not to say they are weak. They are not.
However due to the demands of their sport - the ground they have to cover and the quick breaks they have to make (Especially the midfielders) where AFL players outshine all other types of sportsman is in that they absolutely do possess *COLOSSAL* REPEATED sprint ability (RSA), having stamina indeed greater than a Soccer player.
AFL physically is a combination of strength, speed and stamina.
You need a significant amount of all three with ample in at least two unless you're a specific specialised position. (Most obvious choice of exception being the "Ruckman" doesn't need HEAPS of speed)
You also need it working in combination with skill WITH the ball (handballing, kicking, [long kicks, short kicks, flat spearing kicks, chipping kicks over enemies] marking, running/bouncing with it)
Also a "mark" is catching any kick on the full which travels more than 15m. Unlike Rugby it doesn't have to be kicked by a player of the opposition team. Many strategies revolve around making sure your players can mark your team's kicks in order to get the ball up to your goals where one of your forwards can take a shot.
I personally believe no other sport so taxes your body as much as AFL. It is FAST. It is HARD.
You have to run SO MUCH. You have to jump. Dive. Make tackles, TAKE tackles. And take hits at HIGH speeds.
No sport generates near as many soft tissue injuries and a fair few people break bones and dislocate joints also.
But that is all part of why we love it.
The best team based on grand final wins are Essendon and Carlton with Collingwood and hawthorn just behind them but it's hard to say who is the best team to have played the game but in my opinion the best team I have ever seen is the Brisbane lions 3 Grand final wins in a row and the other thing is that there hasn't always been 18 teams I will explain more if you want to know more.
The ball doesnt have pointy ends like a grid iron ball, it’s actually quite easy to bounce once u get used to it.
Glad you enjoy our sport brother :-)
the query about the final score 20 10 130 = 20 goals + 10 behinds = 130 points total (goal is worth 6 points, behind is 1 point)
There is a sweet spot on the ball, on the bottom side towards the front of the ball, if your running at full pace and bounce the ball on that sweet spot what actually happens is the ball almost bounces straight up and the player then basically runs into the ball and hits his chest where the player just grabs the ball. Believe it or not cal also do that with a NFL ball, it's a lot harder but standing still it's fairly easy
Our football that we use is far more different to the grid iron ball which allows us to bounce it etc
A mark is catching a kicked football from the same side and it has passed the 16 feet rule, jumping on an opponents shoulders and marking is called a screamer, mostly because the catch is exhilarating and badass to watch if anyone who is not a professional AFL player you would probably scream your ass off when gravity hits and you fall on the ground. They missed a few things here and there but you can find that information on the web. Good reactions btw mate, have a good one alright :).
Just a fact North Melbourne have 4 Premierships but we have a golden Premierships because we won the Premiership in 1996 and that was 100 years of AFL
So your question about who is the better team is like opening Pandora’s box. Every fan of the 18 teams will tell you their team is the best. If you want to look at past history, you have teams like Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, Hawthorn etc, who have the most premierships. The most consistent team in recent times is the red and white Sydney Swans. They have missed the finals only three times in the past 25 years. The 20 .10.130 scoreline is 20 goals x six points each, equals 120 points, plus the 10 behinds, equals a total of 130 points. It is the total points that decides winning or losing a game.
G'day from down under, umm about the scoring that we see on the video, Collingwood got 20 goals and 10 points so it's 20x6=120+10=130 total points where as Carlton got 18 goals and 12 points which is 18x6+12=120 points, meaning they lost. Cheers
The Grand Final is played on a Saturday, but the weekday is a public holiday. The nation stops. It's amazing. Welcome to the world's greatest game.
Australian rules football started in the 1850s.The bouncing the ball and handball were introduced early to give the game more skill, and to keep it different from rugby.
I love watching your reactions 😂😂😂
The 130 you asked about was the total score: 20 goals (6 points) 10 behinds (1 point) = 130.
Best teams in afl, well it depends if you mean of all time: collingwood, carlton or essendon (purely as they have won the most premierships) or of recent times: sydney, geelong, hawthorn (some may also say fremantle). At the moment the team Western Bulldogs are the best as they won last year in almost leicester style. But realistically the best teams are the ones that were in the top 4 last year.
On support base, Richmond my a country mile.
Teams are generally pretty equal due to a salary cap (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFL_salary_cap) and drafts based on placement at end of season (bottom of ladder gets first pick to try help them improve etc.) this prevents one team having a major advantage over others by having millionaires simply fund it. This prevents a few teams being dominant by getting all the best players and underfunded teams (generally) having inferior players.
Always some shifting as teams who are theoretically good don't work out as the players fail to mesh, first year or so the Suns were introduced had a crazy star list to try get them started well, but still didn't perform too well.
Scores: a goal = 6 points. A behind = 1 p0int. So, a score that reads 22.16.148 means 22 X 6 = 132 + 16 =148.
Bouncing the ball is an acquired skill. From Melbourne Australia
the bulldogs man, one of the best teams in the afl. Also I liked your point of view on this game.
* Put this together ; Bounce the ball at stand still any way you like and it will bounce randomly away . Learn the sweet spot which is like Holding it a horizontal , curve it to the ground while your hand is on top but just behind the lace work . At 20 degrees let it go and bounce on its back about centre of the ball but not precisely . It will now propell back at you . Not straight enough it will go another direction . NOW you need to juggle this demon at full sprint , RUN across the grass ( not astro turf ) . You need to run faster at top speed as the opposing player is heading at you a million miles per hour . Bounce that Ball !! Look around , at full sprint you need to have bounced that Pill far enough in front for your speed and for it to pop up when you arrive . Keep Running Harder CMON . GO . You heading towards Goal , now kick the hell out of it as your heart and lungs are sucking air - GOALLLLL !!
Sixteen yards is about 16 steps... To bounce the ball, you giude the ball toward the ground at a 45 degree angle and run onto the ball after it bounces up,,, and "The Bloods" is a nickname of the Sydney Swans
Its quite widespread.. every year there will be the more "dominant" team but fpr example, Carlton have the all time high of premierships won but the past few years they have been right at the bottom of the table so it depends every year how each teams recruiting and drafting goes.
The ball isn't exactly like an American Gridiron ball. The edges or rounds are not reinforced which makes the entire ball more responsive like a basketball. The American Gridiron ball has reinforced rounds to increase flight time but reduced its bounce or responsiveness. This makes the ball a lot easier to bounce of course there is a trick to it, by flicking the ball directly towards the ground so that it bounces straight back to you, the ball does not rotate in this movement. If it does then the ball wont return to you and the bounce will not be successful.
Please watch the 1989 Grand final (our super bowl for the winner of the season.) A classic match with two of the best classic teams of their era...Hawthorn & Geelong.
Us Australians are that crazy about AFL we get a public holiday in Melbourne just for the game
AFL has a 'Draft' and 'Salary Cap' amongst other rules that aim to equalise the sport and prevent any one team dominating for long periods of time.
Obviously there are teams that dominate, Hawthorn Hawks are the most recent team to do this with 3 premierships in a row...
"Bloods" is a very old nickname for The Sydney Swans. Way back in the 1900s they were called that because their jersey is all white with a large red diagonal stripe across the chest. It has nothing to do with a gang.
The teams that have won the most titles is Essendon and Carlton but the most popular club right now is probably the Collingwood magpies
Carlton and Essendon are two teams that hold the most championship wins both with 16 wins each.
the 20-10-130 score is 20 goals or full 6 points, the 10 is 10 single points. when added up the final score after 2hrs play is 130 points. there are many good teams when afl history is taken into account, last years grand final winners the richmond tigers with shirt colours yellow stripe on black background havent won as many grand finals like collingwood, essendon or hawthorn and as the years have gone by the top teams generally have been fairly close. Its rare for teams to win three grand finals in a row, but history may show if a team does well they can win to in a row. Originally it was called VFL victorian football league, because the northern states here play more rugby league. when VFL truly went nation wide rugby states started joining in first was sydney the red and white shirts, As a game its based on irish football with some unique aussie thoughts thrown in. We play Irland each year in an internation rules game which combines their game with ours. its played with a round ball on a soccer or nfl shaped ground with both goals from our game and goals like soccer.
I'd love to see your reaction to an AFLW highlights reel.
I noticed you got a bit confused by the score line. So a score line of 20 10 130 means 20 goals (at 6 points each) + 10 behinds (at 1 point each) for a total of (20*6) + (10*1) = 120 + 10 = 130.
Hawthorn is the most successful modern era team. They won 3 in a row (2013-1015) and 1 in 2008. They also were in the 2012 Grand Final but didn't win.
Nah Sydney (pretty much main city of australia with Melbourne close behind) is a red team, some people refer to the colour as blood.
Hillary Clinton believed to be a Giants fan.
SPORTS REACTIONS - recently Hawthorn Hawks have dominated but are not so good this year. favorites this year are Greater Western Sydney Giants. Carlton and Essendon have been strong over they history. Western Bulldogs won last year and they are in with a chance again.