AFL Biggest Hits and Bumps of All Time! (REACTION) 

Heads up, "Rooting" means something different in Australia hahaha

Great reaction guys. Most of the clips you've watched here are illegal actions, but it's a tough game at the best of times. Just yesterday, a player on the team I support suffered broken ribs, a punctured lung and a lacerated spleen in a marking contest. No harm intended, but he just copped a knee in the ribs by accident. Don't be put off by these actions. It's a great game and has been since 1858. Cheers, Glenn.

Aussies are a different breed

putting the head high contact aside, most aussie rules players have been playing since they were 5 or so. combine this with ultimate fitness, these guys can take a big bump in their stride (barring bad injuries). A bit like a boxer can take a lot of contact. FYI, on the weekend, Christian Petracca (Melbourne) suffered 4 broken ribs, lacerated spleen and punctured lung (all from the same incident) and after a short break came back and played half a game. Me, personally, I would have opted for a little lie down

Might I suggest that your first look at "game play" be to watch the highlights of last years Grand Final (Championship Game) between the Brisbane Lions and the Collingwood Magpies (I bet this was the team you were warned off from supporting?), it was a great game and shows many of the great skills/plays/athleticism and excitement that this game embodies (best sport in the world IMHO). Love your video's, and your genuine curiosity and enthusiasm for "something new". Cheers!

the team you might be referring to stay away from would be Collingwood. They are traditionally a good side, but you either love them or you hate them.

A former footy player from Perth donated his brain to concussion research. His name was Austin Robertson Jr. He died last year. A report on their findings was released recently. It was not good….

Great work team and love the fact you have done your homework and realise our game pre-dates soccer, both rugby codes, American football, baseball and basketball.

If Australians actually cared they'd rule the world, watching this you see how tough they are!

Nice reaction. 👍 FYI, in Australia we say we "barrack" for a team, or "go" for a team: "Who do you barrack for?" "I go for Essendon." Etc. "Root" is course slang for bonking, so saying that you're rooting for a team sounds pretty funny to us. 😄

The name of 'that team' is Collingwood, the Magpies. I am a lifelong supporter. We have the largest following of any AFL club and have had for years. We are hated, and I wouldn't have it any other way. 😁

Due to concussion awareness the hits like this are a lot rarer today but it is a 360 degree contact sport and things happen. Concentrate on the kicking skills and fitness of these players I mean they average 8 miles (12-14 K's) a game

Love this game!! I’m an Essendon bombers supporter colours are red and black 🤙 Rugby union and AFL are my fave sports to watch Thanks for giving us this reaction thank you thank you thank you lol AFL and Gaelic football (Irish sport) look so similar.

yay been waiting for another afl reaction. Great stuff guys. More please.

They do have protection we have mouth guards 😂😂

Mason Cox is in THAT team you mentioned. Yep we all love to hate them...unless your one of the rabid ferals that does follow them 😁😄

CTE it's called chronic traumatic encephalitis.

Ive been hit plenty of times, there's nuth nuth nuthin wrong with me. Oh, they do wear safety socks and a mouthguard.

Bumps and hits etc are one thing, but the true beauty in this sport is the kicking and marking. The best goals, marks, clutch moments etc are all good videos.

Bumps and hits etc are one thing, but the true beauty in this sport is the kicking and marking. The best goals, marks, clutch h moments etc are all good videos.

It's the same in most Aussie sports, there are risks. But charging an opposing player with intent to risk serious bodily harm is a no no and players who indulge in the practice ultimately destroy their own careers. You can hear the crowd boo them as they continue playing. No one goes to a game wanting to see such bad sportsmanship.

If you are going to pick a team, select the team at the bottom of the standings and enjoy their climb to the top over the next few years. Go Roos.

If you root for a team that means you'll f#ck for a team here. Go team 😜😂

@3:49 That collision to Hunter Clark that you thought wasn't as bad when you saw it a second time broke his Jaw.

Greatest full contact game on the planet played by the best athletes .👊🇦🇺

We Aussies are a special breed.

You should watch top 50 AFL marks (when they jump onto some peoples backs and catch the ball) they are also called "spekkie's" as in spectacular.

An interesting factoid about the AFL... It is the *ONLY* professional sporting league in the world, that does not allow the umpires{referees/officials} the option of banning a player from the remainder of the game... If a player indulges in sufficiently bad (nasty) play he may be reported/referred to a tribunal that can ban him from playing for the next game (or 2 or 3 or ... 24 or permanent) but that is ONLY applied AFTER the event. The player continues in the current game, even if he's deliberately injured an opponent who cannot continue. This has a possible detrimental effect that in an important match (Possibly a Grand Final) a player who is nearly the last chosen on his side and is retiring soon, could choose to target a Star player on the opposition, and accept the penalty that would've been applied but is meaningless ("Eh, I was going to quit anyway!") I don't *KNOW* that this has occurred previously but the possibility is there.

Great reaction guys.We love you from Down Under.

Please react to the best of Dusty-Dustin Martin from Richmond Football Club. Go the Tigers! Love your enthusiasm. There’s nothing like a Friday night match up between Richmond and Collingwood at the MCG under lights. One of my favourite memories from the 90s. Cheers from Tasmania Australia 🦘🦘🦘🦘👋👋👋✌🏼

its important to note that although it appears that at the time there isn't much consequence for a lot of these actions - there is a "reporting" and "tribunal" system for actions which are illegal. umpires can report players both during the game and also after the game (reviewing footage etc). there may not be any serious in-game penalty at the time but a lot of the actions in this compilation result in people being suspended for multiple weeks or having fines imposed.

Best game in the world 👍

FYI “rooting” = f**king 😂

Reaction puteri ariani lagi...mokaseh

Look up Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti

This sport at the AFL level is played at breakneck speed, most of the time collisions are unavoidable. These are some of the fittest athletes in the world but there is cost to their health in later years once retired.

U guys should React rugby league big hit🔥

Most people think oh it never will happen to me on all aspects of life. Some will survive and some wont.

"I guess they didn't realize what happened" Oh yeah! That's it ...they are just full of human kindness!

Check out "Mason Cox : Don't Believe In Never" for an American's experience playing in the AFL. An inspiring story

There’s been a huge effort by the AFL over the last few years to clean the game up and get rid of the head high hits. They still happen but at a far less rate than they used to.

Love the vid :) Bumps and hits are way more common than you'd think. There must be a ton of these vids on RU-vid and I can guarantee you'll only see a handful of the same hits 😂 Unfortunately a lot of the genuine challenges for the ball are now called by the ref. Should be play on in my book 😅

The Australians wouldn't have the game any other way. If you're scared of being knocked about then you shouldn't be out on the field.

We don't choose I was born in a Bulldogs jumper lol it's the suburb or city U were born near U just don't just go ohh I was born in Footscray so I'm gonna for Fremantle like wtf

Every Mark of the Year winner: 2001-2019 | AFL. pls. (7.5 mins long) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zcvez3fTDH0.html

Check out the AFL highlights from the big clash between Collingwood and Melbourne. on the 10 July. 2024.

Great reaction guys. Feel free to pick any team but for the love of god don't pick Collingwood!!!

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

Afl.No.1 game in australia rugby league shit game aussie rules no.1 😂😂❤😂😂❤😂😂❤😂😂😂❤❤❤

It's literally in our song. The greatest team of all. Geelong cats. One of the oldest football clubs in the world and a founding member of the VFL that became the AFL with the introduction of the other states joining the league. We have been the best team of the 2000s winning the 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2022 grand finals. Gary Ablett senior and junior were absolute freaks of the game. Gary ablett snr winning the Norm Smith medal (best on ground) in the losing team of the grand final in 1989, normally won by a player on the winning side and has only happened 4 times in history. You're welcome 😂🎉❤

They don't believe in Pads. lol

AFL used to be hard but it's now being ruined by nannie state type umpiring. You want to watch a real tough sport? Watch the NRL (Australia's National Rugby League).

What team in the US is your favourite in gridiron? Just maybe you can find an AFL team with colours you already like. But in effect, what has to be done to choose your team here in Australia, is simple and pragmatic. Which team do I despise the most? Then you just do that until you are left with what obviously must be your favourite. huGGs

I think if you look into it, you’ll find that wearing helmets can actually cause more damage & a higher chance of TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) & CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy). CTE is the result of repeated mild TBIs occurring over months or even years. The false confidence of head gear can encourage leading with the head in tackles, causing higher rates of concussions. Without helmets players may be more cognizant of the potential for head injury. I’m no expert, of course, & I’ve only read a couple of articles but it’s very interesting all the same.

I love this game and even though I live in the UK, watch every game live. Big fan of Carlton Blues and number 30 Charlie Curnow.

'Root ' Is a slang term for sexual intercourse in Oz. Use the words, barrack/ support/go for, instead.

Hey side note the team you are talking about to stay away from is Collingwood, they are like the Dallas Cowboys as a reference. Collingwood average up to 80,000 fans per home game and have over 100,000 paying members. They are huge mate, and I hate Collingwood. Go for Fremantle 😉

What about cage fighting /UFC, watching women & men pummel the crap out of each other is far more brutal! And rugby, or boxing with gloves/ bare-fisted is very brutal & comes with concussions & no padding either! These are some, if not the most fit athletes in the world! All contact sport is dangerous, & anyone who plays them knows what they are signing up for!👍

A lot of rule changes in the last few years to stop alot of these types of bumps and head injuries especially the swing tackles. Players get reported now and put out of games for 2-3 weeks. But this game is the best in the world. GO THE CATS.

There are multiple efforts to tame this sort of thing down in the game, and they aren't perhaps being celebrated as much as they used to. Older footy players are suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy and the class actions are coming in Australia (the same way as they are with retired NFL players) With the exception of the accidental head clashes in these videos most of these "bumps" would have led to suspensions for the player involved (missing one or more games). Barry Hall (the Sydney Swans player in red/white) who bunched Brent Staker (West Coast Eagles - yellow/blue) got a six week suspension. It was a bit of a moot point as later in the game he (Barry) broke his forearm running into the fence around the oval Go celebrate the best marks... that stuff is impressive

Australian rules football is safer from a concussion point of view than either of the rugby's and american football. Thats for two reasons: First, you dont get hit in the head that much in aussie rules. Getting hit hard is the exception these days rather than the rule, whereas the point of the other 3 "football" codes is to hit your opponent hard (ive played rugby union and aussie rules at school and club levels). Second, because youre not wearing a helmet or padding in australian rules you dont get fooled into thinking your invulnerable. There are some guys who can crash and bash on the aussie rules field but theyre the exception. So you are actually trying to make sure you dont seriously injure yourself. Because youre not all padded up you have no illusions about how vulnerable you are and your judgement isnt skewed by padding. Tacklers are just as vulnerable as their targets and tacklers mostly watch what they are doing. Bad collisions are almost always accidents, and theyre not that common. An NFL player, being all padded and helmeted, has the illusion they are protected, so they hit harder, especially since every starting play involves most of the players hitting each other. But doing that means your brain is bouncing around in its shell and getting damaged. in rugby its a point of honour to hit hard, even without pads. Rugby forwards are basically trying to physically intimidate their opponents and its always been a thing in rugby that that means hitting hard and ignoring your own injuries. None of that happens in Aussie rules anymore, but before about 25 years ago it was common. You do get CTE in professional australian rules players but its nowhere near as bad as rugby and NFL. For what its worth Ive been knocked unconscious 3 times playing rugby union but never playing aussie rules, even though I played aussie rules longer. With Aussie rules, the main long term physical effects are your knees and your hands. An aussie rules ball is heavier than an NFL or rugby ball and that ball means when you get to my age your hands feel like they are on fire on cold mornings.

I worked with ex football players who have now got Frontal Lobe Dementia .. it’s a horrible type of dementia because it results in changes in behaviour and results in lack of inhibition.. it’s devastating for the players and their families

There has been a big crackdown in recent years and contacts such as those in the video rarely occur now. Having said that, what was in the video, from around eight to fifteen years ago was not as bad as regular incidents in the 1960s,1970s and 1980s when the game really was brutal. Few players get reported (cited for rule breaches and suspended for games if found guilty) twice in their careers these days but in the past there were quite a few reported more than ten times. The record is held by David Rhys-Jones, a nice guy but certainly a victim of "white line fever", who was reported 25 times.

Well I have seen a Legend of the AFL whose brain was donated after he died after a long life, to science. They found evidence of CTE. Another example I have seen that a woman who played a couple of seasons of AFLW, but with a full life of playing AFL in juniors and state , finally the Women get the professional league she plays a few years, but yes she has problems with CTE.

The Barry Hall punch was justified in my opinion. Staker had been tagging and harrassing him all game and the umpires were refusing to award Baz any free kicks that should've got and so he had no choice but to teach this pest a lesson. I think he got suspended for 9 games, but i blame the umpires for letting it get to that point when they could've nipped it in the bud by paying free kicks against Staker in the first place. My sentiments are very similar with Scarlo and that pest Ballantyne. Geelong Cats are the greatest team of all because we play the game the way it should be played. We barrack for a team, we support a team, we go for a team; but *we do not* "root" for a team. In aussie slang, to have a root means to have sex. If you have a quickie or one night stand and you kick him/her out immediately afterward, ya call it a root n boot!

Haha. Great hearing that outsiders have realized that footy has been around for a long time and that others have 'copied' rather than the other way around. Also 'root' means something very different down here 😅. We say 'barrick' instead. Btw, Collingwood supporters are feral so don't go there. 😂😂😂😂

Unlike American football the game doesn’t stop after each play. It only stops when the siren sounds at the end of each quarter.

Based on what Jess was saying about all the things players need to think about while playing this game, I think y’all should watch a Scott Pendlebury highlights reel. One of the best IQ’s and longevity in the sport through his style of play being able to avoid serious hits and injuries like this with his skills and awareness.

Concussion injuries are an issue for NFL, AFL, and Rugby football codes. One point of view is that pads, helmets, and other protective gear used in NFL results in more risk to the players because people in protective gear may hit harder because they feel the hit less. There is also the psychological aspect of hitting harder because you feel more protected. Would be interesting to see if anyone has undertaken studies to measure impact forces across football codes.

4:48 Big bad Barry Hall. A brutal individual who was on suspension more than on the field.

I suppprt the might navy Blues Carlton. My suggestion, pick a team bases on the team colour's, mascot or even team song. As long as you enjoy the game

You dont see much of these anymore. The AFL has made the game much softer where they have pretty much eliminated bumps and certain tackles and give players lengthy suspensions Every week you see players suspended now for even minor infringements. The game has certainly changed for the worse with numerous stupid rules that have been introduced over the last 5 seasons where the rules and the way its officiated is the worst I have seen in my 50yrs of following this sport. Even the umpires are in the news every week with their poor decisions. This game is the most electric in the world but it also has the worst rules of any sport which is poorly officiated which has all come down to adding 4 field umpires on the ground at one time where each one has their own interpretation of the rules and dont know if they are coming or going. The game was much better officiated with just the 2 field umpires. It eliminates many grey areas of the rules but the AFL love to screw this game up. Its like comparing a lamborghini and a volks wagon. A lambo is hand made where a volks is mass produced. Our umpires now are mass produced and when you mass produce something the quality deteriorates.

4.40 was Barry Hall he was a professional boxer and used to cop shite of other players all the time trying to rile him up . If you watch the Australian rules explained clip it explains the sport to you and you can see some of the unique skills to our great game . Go Tiges

Much of what is here is fair play. Not all of it. Also because it is a fast game the chance of misjudgment in action is higher. So if you are punching for the ball to defend against someone marking (catching) it, and accidentally punch the guy trying to mark it, were you deliberately targeting the guy to take him out or was it an accident? If you were going to shepherd someone, (hip or should bump someone on the opposing team trying to get the ball) did you hit his head or body? Did you mean to hit his head or body? Were you really going up for the mark or were you seeking to hurt the other guy going for the mark with no effort to get the ball yourself? I know a lot of people jump to the emotional "Oh that was really bad and they are really hurt" as a means to justify the conclusion that the person needs to be punished but often it is not illegal or anything that they did wrong. You can do something maliciously for sure and illegally and you should be deterred from that if you do but a hard bump or hit does not mean you did anything wrong necessarily. Sometimes small bumps and hits are illegal and bit hits and bumps are legal. It is a quick, hard and fast game. Good to play and great to watch.

Also Mason Cox plays for Collingwood, which is the team that everyone loves to hate LOL

they are cleaning the game up,there is a very big lawsuit against the AFL by former players due to concussions

Don't assume that afl is always like this , these clips are only a fraction of how great our game is you need to watch and understand the game before you judge it ...

its beleived this hits, although not proved yet, but many rugby players, similiar game, are starting to show signs in later life of motor nueron desease. if you not sure what that is, stephen hawkins had the same or very similiar. we have just lost a rugby player, rob burrow, i have also just lost a work friend, our manager, femal boss, from diagnosis till passing was 4 years, she passed last year

The majority of these are illegal and result in lengthy suspensions . Long term concussion is being taken very seriously by the AFL , its ended a few careers recently and some of the greats have come out and talked about the long term effects they have suffered . Fortunately today there isnt as many of these big hits now .

Just wait till you watch old fasion hits. I don't know if you guys will be able to handle it. Even myself I get abit like 😮

Whether the woke or medical or other groups want to admit it there is the gladiator in nearly all of us and this is a perfect example. Other sports such as rugby etc. have the same.

Did you notice that if the hit was legal no matter if you get knocked out or that badly injured that you can't walk off the field by yourself the game dose not stop.

Go for the Nashville Kangaroos - I have an expat friend who plays for them

These type of hits are pretty much all outlawed now. They still occur, but the penalties are large.

The AFL is trying to clean it up a bit. I feel that if it is in the 'spirit' of the game and the player is not critically hurt the umpire should definitely report it for a suspension.

Hey you guys should do NRL. You'll love it. Tough game Keep it going 🙏🏼

Pretty tame compared to what what football was like years ago. More umpires and cameras mean most of the illegal stuff has been taken out of the game.

there's also no send off rule so any outlandishly thugish play the aggressor continues to play out the game & usually becomes the target for the opposition for the rest of the game

4:55 Matty Scarlet will never pay for another beer again after dealing with Ballantyne (nasty little pest)

Even the refs aren't safe, lol

Cox plays for that team you can’t mention ( Collingwood )

They average 10 to 20 klms a game the centre and ruckman especially

Kids make these videos “all time” then only include last 10 years.

It was better when the center square turned in to a rain filled mud hole. Thems were the days.

Should watch some of the old footage, most of these are good hits but the game had been sanitised a hell of a lot by this time.

3:28 haha when the balls goes directly in the air we call it a Hospital ball in Australia

Great reaction thanks, it's good to see another mans sport exists alongside of rugby, there was some good hits there. I will have to look for more play.

You should really watch the biggest hits part 1 and 2 💯

Aussie Rules is played in America google USAFL

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