AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS REACT TO "What is AFL? Aussie Rules Explained" 

I want an AFL ball!!!

Lads I've been to a Raiders game and I've been a quite a few AFL games. That raiders game didn't even come close to the crowd noise you get from AFL. Imagine 60,000 nutcases in their feet losing their minds in unison because the umps missed a call.

Australian Rules football was developed in the 1850s as a way to keep cricketers fit during winter. It's technically the oldest codified football code in the world.

Best game in the world, hands down. 🏉🇦🇺

AFL fans are absolutely insane! Such an amazing atmosphere. The Grand Final actually usually has around 100,000 in attendance.

As an Australian I love that our sport is getting some recognition internationally. Best spectator sport in the world. I suggest you guys watch a full game. The finals start in a few weeks. Finals footy is usually much more intense. Best time to start watching.

nothing makes me happier than watching americans react to afl, something we all grew up playing

Afl has been around over 130 years. The scoring showed 20 goals =120pnt ,+10 behinds=10pnt which is the total of 130points.

All those Aussie guys over there punting in the NFL have been trying to tell you guys for years that they never played rugby , at last message getting through

AFL is older than most sports. It was started to keep Cricket players fit during the off season. That is why the Field is massive. They use a cricket field for most games.

First ytb being an Aussie I love that this sport is being recognized around the world

If you all want to make a good reaction video you should give yourselves one week to try to learn how to bounce a ball while running. Your NFL pigskin is a similar shape. You should all each record yourselves trying to learn for a week and then react to each other. I'd be seriously impressed if any of you are able to teach yourselves to run and bounce at close to full speed in a week. Whoever can do that would get plenty of respect from everyone down here.

We also have women who play afl

I'd like to recommend the best of Eddie Betts.

We've had competition for punters for a while that have come from Australia. Ben Graham and Saverio Rocco have played for different teams in the NFL, and I want to say that one has even won a super bowl. Dustin Fletcher's son turned down the AFL to play college football. I'm not sure which university he's at, though. I'm from Nebraska, where the state religion is College Football. I saw my first AFL game in 1995. I haven't looked back. It is that fun to both watch and play, because the action is nonstop. You don't have that plan-play-stop-plan pattern that makes the NFL boring. Now, to the scores. Think about it this way. Goals are like touchdowns, worth 6 points. Behinds are like the extra point, worth one point. But instead of lumping it all into the full score, you single out how many of those you've had, and then add it to the total. So for the score, if you had 20 goals, that would be 20 "touchdowns", at 6 points each. If you had 10 behinds, that's like 10 extra points. Then you add that together for the full score. 20*6= 120, + 10 = 130. That that's how the scores can get so close or absolute blowouts. Sometimes a game can be decided by a single point kicked after the clock runs out. And yes, some have even ended in a draw/tie, so the action goes down to the last second. Finally, we have an AFL competition here in the US, called the USAFL. You'd like that. I'll get to more of that later, right now, I'll give you a choice: hits or marks. If you want hits, go with Here Comes the Boom: AFL's biggest hits. If you want marks, go with the Top 50 AFL marks of all time, and be sure to watch them all. Welcome to the AFL!

You guys need to go to Australia and go to an AFL match, it is insane

Check out Mason Cox - he’s an American currently playing in the AFL for the Collingwood Magpies

"Its got running " players run 8/9 miles per game. The best recent effort was 11+ miles in a game. There are currently approx. 65 Aust. punters in US colleges and 4 in the NFL. 6 of the last 7 Ray Guy Award winners for the best punter in College Football, have been Aussies. AFL players can be any size the smallest in 5'6" and the current tallest is 6'11", and he is American, watch "Mason Cox - Don't Believe in Never" good short vid on his journey to AFL.. AFL is played non -stop for 4x20mins qtrs. plus time-on, so approx. 30 minutes each Qtr. That's why they are the fittest footballers in the world, all players have to have all the skills, kicking, handballing, tackling, marking, bouncing, Bumping, etc. as well as toughness & courage. "Bouncing it every 16 yards," as we use the metric system it is 15 metres (close enough to 16 yards), they don't measure it but most players judge it as about every 10 strides. The reason for the bounce is otherwise a very fast player could just take the ball and outrun everyone. Scoring - 20- 10 -130 is 20 goals x 6 points, plus 10 points x1 point = 130. Unlike soccer fans there are very few fights & fans are never segregated. Been going to the AFL most of my life I have seen very few fights among fans. If you have time watch the "Full Replay of the 2018 Grand Final" - one of the best games ever, even if my team lost.

they measure the 16 yards to bounce the ball as roughly 10 steps. It's not strictly enforced, but if a player has taken 15-20 steps without bouncing the ball, the umpire will blow the whistle & award a free kick to the other team. Some players will bounce the ball more frequently during a long run to avoid getting caught. But players will often get through a whole game without bouncing the ball because they're only taking a few steps before handpassing or kicking it to a team mate

Well, not all AFL players are built like basketballers. That was a slight exaggeration. There are many players under 6ft in the AFL. Most of the smaller guys are either fast midfielders used for their speed and agility; or they're small forwards, whose job it is to play the ball at ground level (crucial when your taller forwards are being outplayed in the air) and also to act as a 'crumber' - to lurk around a pack of taller players and scoop up the loose ball when it hits the deck (literally picking up the crumbs) and take off towards the goals with it. Bouncing the ball every 15 metres on the run is not exact obviously, but is usually around 10 strides, depending on the size of the player. You get penalized and lose possession of the ball if you run too far without bouncing. With hits (also called bumps), it is the same as tackles - should be between the shoulders and the knees and ideally with the side of your body - called a 'hip and shoulder'. Contact with the head is penalized harshly, often with suspension, especially if it is deemed that the head-high contact could have been avoided. Sometimes it is unavoidable, like if the ball is loose and instead of kicking it off the ground, the attacking player bends down to scoop it up - that puts their head at about hip-height with their opponent, and if said opponent is already launching themselves at them, they may not be able to stop in time... players get knocked unconscious this way. Concussions are not uncommon. I'm thrilled you're enjoying learning about this sport, it's the best sport in the world, as far as I'm concerned. The varying skills and athleticism required is incredible. Some midfielders run 10-15 kilometres each game and some of the forwards kick goals from incredibly tight angles, and incredible distances. Some can kick accurately from 60 metres. I hope you do check out some games this year, check out Mason Cox's story, he's an American who only took up the sport about 5 years ago but has been selected regularly to play in the senior squad by his team, the Collingwood Magpies. I'm not a fan of them, but credit where credit's due. He's done well to get to where he is for someone so inexperienced.

Stoked to see the fellas starting to warm to AFL. Got to react to a live game this season legends

Something I haven’t seen mentioned... If you want to play AFL professionally, you have to be able to kick and handball both sides of the body. So, kick with both feet. Nearly every player has a preferred foot, but they can all kick very well on their ‘non-preferred’ side as well. You guys don’t want to play AFL. The *best* players might make AUD$5-$10 million over their career. If you want fame and fortune, stick to NFL. If you want to truly test your skills, speed, strength, endurance and toughness, in front of crowds, week in week out of 50k+, with finals crowds over 90k+, then maybe AFL is for you.

Gentlemen, welcome to the greatest sport in the world. I'm glad you watched the explanatory video. It is the opposite to every sport you know. The most athletic and skilled players from all nations, plus no protection like the NFL. Respect to all sports but this is hands down balls to the wall !!!!!

If you want to watch one of the best grand finals in recent years, have a look at the Collingwood vs West Coast Eagles 2018 grand final

Most AFL games are able to hold around 50 to 100 thousand people. That is a lot of people for us. Basically every kid growing up plays footy at like age 12

If you guys want to go watch a live game or try it out there is an AFL league in America. www.usafl.com there might be a team or two near you guys. There isnt another sport like it in the world where each player has to be able to do everything i.e kick handball, mark, tackle, defend, attack, run etc.

White guy talks over all the information and then asks if they learnt anything yet haha.

All that without pads, insane

Sad times... You cutting off the last 10 seconds of the clip... Best bit when the Hawks hold up the cup...

Love the reaction boys. Can we get more afl reactions? Start with the 2017 and 2018 afl grand final highlights :)

I've always thought college running backs who don't make the NFL would be perfect to tryout for the AFL. Fast ball carriers are exactly what the AFL looks for.

These games are so Lit 🔥 No Cap. Best atmosphere and always hype. Kiwi living in Brisbane Australia ✊🏾🇳🇿🇦🇺✊🏾

Fun fact AFL was a thing before American football or nfl

To be honest guys, they’ve taken some liberties with the size of the players. It’s true some of the taller players are up to 6’10” or so but most aren’t that tall. One of the best parts of footy is that you can be any size and play. There is a position for anyone.

Also love how they understand it a bit more now btw the football season starts in mid March and finishes late October so for u guys that would be spring to autumn

I'm an AFL fan and I've played, it's a rush to experience either way 😁

I love the way you guys present this programme. The only catch is that sometimes I don't understand some of the words you use. Still I love to hear your accent and your enthusiasm. Thank you for giving coverage to our Aussie game - footy!

You know what else you guys are missing from AFL. The team songs. Yep. Every team has it's own song and as the league was founded in 1896 some of the songs are just brilliant. They've all got an upbeat pacey brass sound and they play the winning team song at the end of every match. My team the Sydney Swans has a banjo solo halfway through.

You guys should checkout Dustin Martin from the Richmond tigers . (Afl team)

There's been 2 americans that have managed to play in the AFL, come on boys

The scores are pretty simple Collingwood 20 10 130 Carlton 18 12 120 The first numbers 20 and 18 are how many goals each team has gotten in the game, The second numbers 10 and 12 are how many behinds each team has gotten in the game, The last numbers 130 and 120 are what the final score is, And remember a goal is worth 6 points and a behind is worth 1 point. Hope this helped❤️ Btw Collingwood is the team I barrack for❤️❤️

Richmond won 3 flags 2017,2019,2020

AFL was originated from the Traditional owners off the land indigenous people. They use to play a game called "Marngrook" that included kicking and catching (Marking) the ball. The guy who invented AFL apparently used to spend time with the Local Aboriginals who use to play the game Marngrook that's where the word "Mark" Originates from The game Marngrook used to be shortin to "Mark" which was what had to be done in the game 🙂

Oh and my team the Melbourne Demons.. is one of the oldest sporting teams in the world established 1856.. and this year we sit top of the table 9 wins 0 losses.. go the mighty DEES!!!!

Those score lines in the vid aren't explained for you... The first number is the amount of goals scored, the second is the amount of behinds and the third is the total points scored.

Watch the AFL highlights of Dustin Martin

Watch the 4th quarter of the 2010 Grand Final

Go the pies thats collingwood black and white

AFL is clearly the best sport to play

Highest score 37 17 239 by geelong

For those of you having difficulties with the Score Lines. The first number is Goals - 6points each and the second is Behinds - 1 point each so 20 10 130 is (20x6)+10=130 or 20 Goals and 10 Behinds for a final score of 130 points total. Just multiply the first number by 6 and add the second to get the 3rd

Aussie Rules is older than American football.

So if it hasnt been explained, This is how the scoring works (according to the example given in the video) Collingwood - 20 10 130 The 20 represents the goals (which is worth 6 points)... so 20 x 6 = 120 The 10 represents the points (which is worth 1 point) so 1 X 10 = 10 Add them both together and 120 + 10 = 130 (total Score) Repeat the process for Carlton's score. Hope that helps :)

There is both small and tall players but endurance is the key some players not all run between 3 to 10km a game

As a minimum AFL players should be able to kick 50m (55yds) on their preferred foot and 40yards on the non preferred. On the run and from set shots. Some players can regularly kick 60 meters (66yds). Bear in mind that’s every player on the team.

New AFL 23 video game is out April 23, 2023.

Thanks for showcasing our national game!! Sometimes the fans are so loud, the players can't hear each other or the umpires on the field!

Final start september

Guys there are 18 men on the field for each team. There is no separate offensive and defensive team; depending on which way your team is kicking, the opposing side will be either attacking or defending and each player will play both roles according to the direction of play. No padding except for a mouth guard and spmetiles a soft head guard, which is usually used after a player has experienced a concussion, It is fast as

You American guys that like AFL, theres a new documentry on Amazon Prime called 'Making their Mark', it just came out a couple weeks ago. Not bad!

hey guys, only just saw this reaction today a few of the highlights show a man named Lance "Buddy" Franklin.. some have said the greatest player of this generation. if you guys search for his greatest moments, I guarantee you'll enjoy what you see he always draws huge crowds because he can do some incredible stuff loved your reaction to this video stay safe :)

Score 20 10 130 is 20 goals worth 6 points each equals 120 points plus 10 points equals total 130 points score. Watch best 50 goals and best 50 marks to blow your mind. Best players. Buddy Franklin,Dusty Martin,Nic Natanui,Eddie Betts,Cyril Rioli.

They have international rookie spots available. Best take a look for any try outs in your country. Also take a quick look at hard AFL hits and check out Byron Pickett highlights. Cool vid and good work From Perth Australia

Sorry Guys have sent Kickers over to you NFL the come home fast they hate the Padding and sitting on Bench most or the game. Hey some of our greatest players have been shortarses. Check out You Tube and Google for AFL songs with Gazzaley in it like Up there Gazzaley you will find games from 70s and 80s where Players often had State Govt jobs to play bills they Played Footy Hard then Played up just as hard before days of Sports Science. If want team to follow logic says Yanks = Eagles we don't have owners the People own Club that starts .at 6 hey heads up check out the USAFL have your own coach over there also have a look at WaAFL

Love the analysis of AFL being a bunch of sports put together in a bowl with a bit of a mix 🤘

Watch AFL 2022 Round 2 - Lance 'Buddy' Franklin's 1000th Goal

that gave me Goosebumps and I play this competitively every Saturday as a 15 year old

Sorry Yanks as we beat Amercian Football by far with our Footy! ;) Ps: So funny how the Guy in Yellow keeps quiet by seeing Aussie Footy @ he would survive only 5 min on a AFL Field *LOL*

Finally the AFL getting recognised for how it is a combination of so many sports

If you guys listened to what you're watching, you wouldn't have to ask so many questions. He's telling you all about it.

AFL started in Victoria in 1896. Around that time.

You lads need to watch some state of origin biggest hits and best fights

Hopefully you blokes can come to Australia and watch a game, I recommend a "showdown" is adelaide between the crows and port adelaide two arch rivals the games are always intense.

This is hilarious. As an Aussie I laugh at how Americans think their footballers are fit and how skilled they are. OUr footy fields are 2-4 times the size and our guys don’t wear any padding. And yet, we seem to have fewer serious injuries. Our footy players are phenomenal athletes.

Far out guys, I was going to try to help you out but everybody has given you all the info on the game & rules that you require. Enjoy😊

U want Aussie punter Prokick Australia thats where Micheal Dickson at Seattle come through to get to Texas

You need to react to NRL (National Rugby League) in Australia!!!

Girls also play AFL you can start from Auskick Auskick is a football league that at half time a afl games little kids come on the oval and play mini matches then when you get to 8 years old you join a team and play from there on

So it’s not 50 yards it’s meters they are a bit bigger then yards and a player named buddy Franklin has kicked a 70 meter goal

I was watching the Suns vs Blues game this arvo and there were some Harlem Globetrotters in the crowd. They had the same look on their faces as these guys.

dude in the middle wouldnt last 2 seconds in an AFL game

I’m sorry but afl is miles ahead of the nfl. More skill and more excitement hands down

These footy players run an average of 17 to 18 kilometres (12 miles) per game

Check out Mason Cox a USA citizen playing in the AFL.

Nah, our footy fans are better than soccer hooligans. Zero to small amounts of violent fans!

This game has been played in Australia since 1866.

You know afl is older then nearly another sport right.. they did not mix in

I feel like some of the guys are too proud to appreciate another countries sport or athletism

those scores are so unrealistic, carlton doesn't ever get 120 points lol

AFL is legit the best sport in the world, it make the nfl look boring

i play afl n you have to b so fit and have good stamina im not fast but i can get around the field easily

You don't see AFL players all padded up like in Gridiron 🤭

60 yards are nothing we kick 60 metres i dont know what that is in yards

Now days it's nrl national Rugby League

Check out Mason Cox. An American in the AFL. And he’s a Star!

Is the narrator an Aussie putting on an American accent or a Yank putting on an Australian accent? Fun fact: AFL is the very first *FOOTBALL* game in the world that had nationally agreed rules, it beat SOCCER by several years, as SOCCER still had different rules throughout England before they eventually had rules they all agreed on to create their league. IAFL was also played over the last 65 thousand years by the indigenous first nation people (Aboriginals) in similar forms to today's game but with very basic rules.

What's with the one with the yellow hoodie. Not very nice

Best spectator sport in the world. It’s fast, physical, spectacular and high scoring. These dues run up to 20 miles in a game and hit hard. Incredible athletes.

Hi there from Australia and AFL and sports fan well i'll let you know we have some US players and had a Canadian player in the AFL its an amazing game.

You dont need to be tall only if your a Ruckman in my eyes.