AMERICAN REACT TO....What is AFL? Aussie Rules Explained(THIS IS LIT) 

One thing I love about this game is that it's a lot more free-flowing that many other football codes. It's a 360 degree game with no offsides, so play can go in any direction at any time. Play doesn't stop every time there's a tackle - only when a player is being penalized - nor does play stop for minor injuries. (Only when a player needs to be assisted from the ground by medical staff does play usually stop). This means that a passage of play can go for several minutes without any stoppages, making for a fast-paced game (which explains the high scoring you were wondering about).

Bro it took me years to figure this game out (I’m American living in Australia.) But once you get in to it and learn the rules and go to a live match, it’s legit one of the dopest sports to follow. The fans get so passionate about it. Hard not to fall in love with.

Australian Rules was actually the first to adopt codified rules (1858), closely followed in Britain by soccer. Basketball began in 1891, NFL began in 1920. What began as an initiative to keep cricketers fit through winter rapidly became a unique sport with it's own champions.

What they fail to mention in this video, is that its up to 10 additional minutes per quarter, so game time is closer to 2 hours

Welcome to the greatest sport in the world baby! They are some of the fittest, most athletic sportsmen on the planet. Most players run an average of 10-11 miles a game, with very little rest. And they're built! All muscle, very little fat. The biggest are absolute monsters. Lol Great reaction and keep enjoying our great game!

"Why are th scores so high?" - Each goal is worth 6 points. Each "behind" is one point. In the example shown, Collingwood has 20 goals (=120 points) and 10 behinds (=10 points) - total 130. Carlton has 18 goals (108 points) 12 behinds (12 points) = 120 points total.

You are 100% correct... bouncing slows you down, and that is why you're required to do it 🙂

The fun of this game is you just need a field and a ball. You can set up bins or bags or whatever at each end and go for it. A couple of years back American schools started playing AFL due to not needing any special equipment.

when he is wondering how many quarters there are and they just said it

Hey mate check out the only American in the AFL. Mason Cox. He has a vid called "Mason Cox, don't believe in never" shows his journey from Texas to Australia.

What people don’t understand about this game is the fact you can get a dead leg in the first 10 seconds of the first quarter from a hit and you are going to have to get up and play 20 -30 more minutes straight with a 3-6 minute break at some point in that quarter. Then once the first quarters done you still have 90 more minutes of running, tackling and kicking. If your playing in the middle of the field you would be tacked within 5 seconds of getting the ball because of how much pressure these teams play at.

Think about it this way as well. The NFL only has a 13 - 15 week season, takes a couple of weeks off, then playoffs, then Super Bowl. But even with the playoffs there's time off between the regular season and the playoffs, then again between the playoffs and Super Bowl. In the AFL, they play at least 8 weeks longer for their regular season, and depending on position, a team in the top 8 could make it all the way to the Grand Final, which is at the 26th week (and final) of the season. Yes, AFL players could play HALF A YEAR from start to finish, while the NFL plays 7 to 10 games less.

Nice reactions, mate. In answer to your question about positions, there are 18 players on the ground (that's how we refer to the pitch or field) per team at any one time plus 4 on the interchange bench. Traditionally, there are 3 backmen (full back plus two back pockets), 3 half-backs (centre half-back plus 2 half back flanks), 3 centre men (centre plus 2 wings), 3 half-forwards (centre half-forward plus 2 half-forward flanks), 3 forwards (full forward plus 2 forward pockets) and 3 on the ball, or followers, including a ruckman (the tall guy who jumps for the ball), a ruck rover and rover (smaller guy who tries to clear the ball from a stoppage. In practice, it is all a lot more fluid than that with teams moving and down the ground, depending on where the ball is and who has possession. The extra 10 minutes of stoppage time they mentioned is per quarter, not per game, so most quarters last for about 30 minutes total time. There are also 5 minute breaks between the 1st and 2nd quarters and between the 3rd and 4th quarters and 20 minutes between the 2nd and 3rd quarter, so a whole game takes about 2.5 hrs. Considering there are only 4 guys on the bench, they do have to be extremely fit. By the way, the mention of 90,000+ at the Grand Final is technically correct, although most years, there are 100,000. There are plenty of other Aussie rules videos out there to react to. Just search on "AFL". Reaction to these often get a lot of Aussie views. We are into the last 2 weeks of finals right now.

Great reaction mate! It was great to see you trying to understand the game as you watched it. 👍👍

Because the ball can do long hang time in the air, the concept of space is important. An empty piece of ground can be an opportunity or a threat. So whilst 18 players is a lot, the ground size is huge and resources are actually scarce. Hard work is it's own reward. So you may run 150 metres to create a chance. It's tough if you miss.

each quarter is 20 minutes ... there are four quarters so they play for 80 minutes, plus up to 10 additional minutes. It's a very free-flowing sport too - players run an average of 12.8kms (8 miles). By contrast, in the NFL they average only about 15 minutes of actual play because it's so stop-start

What a lot of the videos don't mention is that each game the clock starts at 20 minutes and counts down. When there's a stoppage, like a goal is scored, the ball goes out of bounds, there's an injury where they need to bring on the stretcher to get them off, etc. the clock stops. This clock is shown on tv so everyone at home watching the game knows how long is left. There's a clock shown on the big screen at the game which counts up which doesn't stop until the end of the quarter, showing the actual time since the quarter started, which is usually 25-35 minutes. It's more exciting this way as well, because if you're at the game and it's a close game, you have no idea how long is left until the siren goes. You have to rely on someone at home texting you how long is left :) What can also happen during the grand finals if it's super close is they'll change the countdown on the tv to the same clock that they show at the game so that no one knows how long left to go, except the guy sounding the siren!

1 thing they gloss over in the video is how they restart the game. After a behind(1 point) the defensive team restarts play from the little square in front of the goal within about 20 seconds. After each goal(6 points) the umpires take the ball back to the center of the field for another bounce. Teams can on occasion score a goal in as little as 15 seconds from the centre bounce. 10 goals(60 points) in a quarter for a team is rare but can happen.

Australia even gets a public holiday for the grand final.

The hardest thing for people to understand is the way the score works. In a score that might show 20 10 130, the 20 is the number of goals (worth 6 points each), the 10 is the behinds worth 10 points, and the 130 is the total points of the goals and behinds.

Now you must react to the Mason Cox story (first American to play ALF)

Nothing I love more than watching someone find our great game

It was first played in 1858, and codified in 1859.

Good review bro, sending some love from Australia 👌🏼

The Melbourne Demons are 1 of the 4 teams remaining in the finals, and if they win, it'll be their first premiership (championship) win since 1964. This year's season is also the first time the Grand Final is being played in Perth, Western Australia.

I originally followed you for the basketball content , good to see you getting into the best sport in the world .

love to see americans getting into the great game of afl, great vid mate

Great reaction bud! Good to see you trying to understand the game as you watched it. Once you understand it a bit more look at reacting to goals and marks

Great Reaction Mate! Cheers from Queensland🪃

thank you for taking an interest in our wonderful but confusing game :)

Great video man! Im actually Australian and I love your opinion on sports btw afl gets a lot of people a lot more clout/content so I believe you should keep going I suggest watching best mark biggest bumps and Cyril rioli highlights great video just subbed

So glad I can across this, it’s always cool when people over seas react to footy. Great video my guy just dropped a sub (also I advise you go for port Adelaide 😉)

Best code of football in the world

if you kick the ball and someone marks it they can take a free kick or hanball and no one can can tackle them or its a 50 metres penaltie

You seem to know your sport well, your understanding this clip more than any other American reactor

One important rule that they dont explain in this video is "holding the ball". It is when you get tackled and the umpire thinks that you have enough tim to have kicked or handballed the ball. the tackler is rewarded a free kick.

It's a quarter so there's 4 quarters. Most quarters are 30 mins long so a game is usually 2 hours long. There's 5 lines from back to goal with 3 players on each line; ie 2 back pockets & fullback 2 back flanks & centre-half back then 2 wings & a centreman, the 2 forward flanks & a centre-half forward then 2 forward pockets & a full forward. Then there is the ruck, usually the tallest, ruck-rover & the rover, usually the smallest.

This game is 2hours of action, it’s nothing like NFL, where it’s 2 hours of start stop, and on average 11 minutes of gameplay.

Awesome Reaction Brother, should come to Australia to watch a game which played in the winter time 💯

5:37 best react to a ‘speccie’ ever, love it

Great job mate!

Best game in the world! Watching it live is brilliant. If any of you ever get to Australia make sure you go to a game. The season is March to September. As the video says it’s the fourth highest attended sport in the world but per capita it’s the highest

the 4 quarters have time on in each quarter so a game can go up to 2 hours

I know they shortened it to 20 minute quarters due to covid, but its more like 25-30 mins per quarter. Without posting a complex comment, per team on the field, there are 6 defenders, 6 forwards 3 midfielders, and 3 on-ballers, then 3 on the bench which can be rotated on and off the field as long as the player rotations don't exceed 90, and 1 medical sub that can replace an injured player. Last year there was a match between St Kilda and Fremantle, where Fremantle had so many injuries that they didn't have fit players for a bench rotation.

When looking at the scoreboard, the first number(20) are the Goals scored; the second number(10) are the Behinds scored, and the third number(130) is the Total Points. To determine the score, the Goals are worth 6 points(20×6=120) and the Behinds are worth 1point(10×1=10); the Total Points are the Goals(120 points) added to the Behinds(10 points) giving 130 points.

In AFL there are two ways of scoring. If you kick the ball through the two centre posts that is called a goal and the goal umpire will show two hands. A goal is worth 6 points. If you kick the ball in between the tall post and the shorter post or if the ball hits the post that is called a behind and the goal umpire will show one hand and often fly a flag. A behind is worth 1 point. So when you see the score line you’ll see three numbers eg. 20 10 130. This means the team has kicked 20 goals, 10 behinds, with the total being 130. 20 goals at 6 points a pop equals 120 and 10 behinds at 1 point a pop equals 10. Goals plus behinds equals the final score. In AFL there are four quarters each 20 minutes in length with extra time added on for stoppages/injuries etc. whereas in Rugby League and Rugby Union they play two halves of forty minutes each. In AFL the game ends when the final siren sounds and the winning team’s song is played through the loudspeakers.

You gotta remember when they first played this sport (codified rules) Abraham Lincoln hadn't been elected President yet. Other sports look a bit like ours. That's 20min per quarter plus upto 10min extra time each quarter,so the game could end taking 2hrs plus breaks .

Quarters usually run for 30 minutes. There are 4 quarters in the match (the name gives it away). It is the longest fastest football type of game going. The positions are: Back pocket, Full Back, Back pocket Half Back Flank, Centre Half Back, Half Back Flank Wing, Centre Mid, Wing Half Forward Flank, Centre Half Forward, Half Forward Flank Forward Pocket, Full Forward, Forward Pocket Ruck, Ruck/Rover, Rover The 4 pockets are usually the smallest guys on the field, The guys in the spine (FB, CHB, Ruck, CHF, FF) are usually the tallest guys on the ground ranging from 6'4" around 7' tall. The flankers and wings as well as the ruck/rover and the rover are usually around 6' to 6'4. The flank players and the wingers can run the most during the game along with the mids (ruck/rover and the rover) clocking up around 15-18km per game. It is definitely the best game in the world to watch for action.

Free kicks are awarded with successful tackles. When the ball goes over the boundary line, a dedicated boundary umpire throws the ball back into play. He faces the crowd and throws it backwards over his head onto the the field of play where 2 designated ruckmen compete for the ball. After each goal, the ball is returned to the centre circle where the 2 ruckman compete to tap the ball to a player (as shown in the clip). There is 30 seconds between a goal and the start of play again when a commercial(s) are shown. The score here is 20 10 130. That's 20 goals of 6 points equals 120 points plus 10 points. Total of 130 Mid fielders are the fittest and GPS trackers show that they run over 17 kms a game (that's about 10.5 miles). Tough work in sprinting and lateral movement and tackling strong players. Players spend nearly as much time in the gym as on the ground training during the week. All are professionals starting around the 100k mark to well over $1M a season.

there’s extra time for each quarter….so, each quarter could go for 30 minutes the average AFL player covers 12-16 miles per game

Each team is entitled to make upto 75 interchanges per game using the 4 player interchange bench; they also have an medical interchange who can be used to replace seriously injured players(e.g: concussion, etc.).

You mentioned that you thought 20 minute quarters were long, the quarters were changed in 1995 from 25 minutes with time on, to 20 minutes with time on.

If anyone goes on holiday to Australia I recommend going to a game

Gday mate, Go Hawks ( Hawthorn) you need to try a little tiny bit of Vegemite, portello, ANZAC biscuits with your meat pie. She’ll be right mate.

its 20 min per quarter plus upto 10 extra min per quarter, so some games go for 2 hours. Its a super fast paced game thats why the scores are so high, teams can have some epic comebacks and the way the teams are owned and ran is unlike any other sport as far as im aware being completly member and leauge owned so the fans are die hard. aussies love our footy

20 goals 10 points = 20 x 6 + 10. Thus, 130 aggregate points.

A quarter is one fourth of the whole. Each quarter usually lasts 30 minutes, this includes time for stoppages; a complete game of 4 quarters and breaks between the quarters while take upto two and a half hours to complete.

To get the final score you times the goals by six, then add the points. So 6 goals 3 points gives a total of 39 points cos 6x6 = 36 then plus the 3 points bringing total to 39. Some quarters with over time can last 30 minutes bringing total game time to 120 minutes

You asked about the positions. The line up looks like this Forward pocket, full forward, forward pocket Half forward flank, centre half forward, half forward flank Wing, centre, wing Half back flank, centre half back, half back flank Back pocket, full back, back pocket Ruck, and two rovers

Aussie Rules is played over 4 quarters, averaging over 30 minutes per quarter; a full game usually last over two hours of playing time.

This is how the scoring works. In the example they give in the video the score was 20 10 =130, so that's 20 goals + 10 behinds or points now each goal is worth 6 points so 20×6 =120 + 10points = 130.

The reason the scores are so high, is the winner is determined by who scores the most points. When you look at the final score, it shows Goals, Behinds and Points; to workout the number of points, you have to add the value of the Goals to the value of the Behinds. G 20(x6=120) B 10(×1=10) P 130(G 120 + B 10) Most games last about two and a half hours, this includes breaks between the quarters. On average, 30 minutes a quarter is about mid; while some quarters maybe 27/28 minutes, most can be 32/33 minutes.

On May 17, 1859, Hammersley, Smith, Thompson and Wills, gathering at Bryant's Hotel in East Melbourne, wrote the 10 rules that formed the basis of what has become today's game What was called VFL. Victorian Football League. As the game progressed into other states, the name was changed to AFL, Australian Football Leauge in 1990. AFL is now considered to be the oldest football code in the world.

You can also get a 50 metre (55 yards) penalty for various infringements. This means that the opposition player gets to move 50 metres closer to their goal. It can change the game

love Aussie rule as it is fast pace. Usually 4 quarters

Each goal is counted as 6 points - so at the finish if you multiply all the goals by 6 and add the remaining points so you get the points score at the finish if I remember correctly.

Good time to view this mate Grand final is 25th of September Australia time.

There are many area or positions on field Full forward Half forward Midfielder Winger Centre/ Ruck rover Half back Full back Bench- are generally followers They rest for a few minutes then go back to there positions Most can play in multiple positions Generally thought a forward can defend and vice versa

In the video they say a mark is a big spectacular catch but it is really just anytime you catch the ball off of a kick.

i think they dribble the ball every 16 yards to stop the fastest players simply outrunning everyone else

Check out 2018 grand final Collingwood vs West Coast still the best game of modern era imo soild football from both teams all day 👏

Positions for each team from back line to forward - Full back, 2 x back pockets, Centre half back, 2 x half back flankers, Centre, 2 x wings, Centre half forward, 2 x half forward flankers, full forward, 2 x forward pockets, 3 x followers made up of Ruckman, Ruck rover & Rover ( 4 interchange players)

The length of the game is minimum 1hour and 20 minutes and can be up to 2 hours. The score is so high because a goal between the middle posts is worth 6 points and between the outer posts is 1 point. If you look at the score again, the first number you multiply by 6 the second number is the one pointers and the last big number is the total.

18 Players on the field + 4 bench players + 1 sub for injuries, Postions as follows Backs: (Right back pocket - Full Back - Left Back Pocket) Half backs ( Right Back Flank- Centre half back - Left Back flank) Midfiled ( Left Wing- Centre - Right wing) Half Foward ( Right Foward flank- Centre Half foward - Left foward Flank) Fowards ( Right Foward pocket - Full foward - Left Forward pocket) Follwers- Basiclly the midfiled too ( Ruck - Ruck Rover - Rover) players can come on and off the field at anytime however its limted to 90 interchanges per game. if a player gets injured and unable to return the subs can be activied to take that players place. what this video didnt explain is that free kicks (penalties) can be given away if the player tackles the other player above the shoulders or below the waist. however the tackler can earn a free kick if the person with the ball gets tackled and fails to dispose of the ball correctly (such as dropping the ball or throwing the ball instead of hand balling it) there is also a major penalty which is 50 meters if the player without the ball causes it during a free kick such as abuse to the umpire. if you want to know more feel free to message me in Insta (Doggies5416) or Twitter (Chiefs_Fan_19)

1/4s work out to be about 30 minutes each - that's 2 hours on the ground!! Players can cover 15+ km a game! The Grand Final will have over 100,000 at the ground. (scores are SO high - because it's a fast, action packed game!!!)

yeah the quarters are long but the players have a 5 minute break after quarter time (between 1st and 2nd quarter) a 30 minute break for half time (between the 2nd and 3rd quarter) and another 5 minute break for 3 quarter time (between the 3rd and 4th quarter)

The scoring is very confusing for people from other countries. In the video it said: 20. 10. 130 That means 20 "goals" (remember a goal is worth 6 points). 10 "behinds" (worth 1 point each). Total score equals 130 points.

Lemme give you the layout. F=faward B=back C=centre P=pockets H=half FP FF/FULL FOWARD FP half F flank CHF half F flank Ruck rover wing ruck wing Rover ×2 HBflank CHB HBflank BP FB BP

The game is about 2 hours long with the extra time added on

Check out the biggest hits, top 50 marks and top 50 goals

Should check out here comes the boom afl hits

20 minutes a quarter, plus 10 10 minutes, so quarters are about 1/2 an hour - 2 hours on the ground! Scores are so high, because it's a fast, high scoring game. The score isn't explained too well. It reads: Goals, (X6 points), Behinds, (X1 point), Total score, in points! These athletes can cover 15Km+ a game!

The score is shown as goals behinds total for example 20 12 132 equals 20 x 6 + 12 x 1 = 132

Jordy Murdoch missing from 10m straight in front isn't going to lure in international viewers 😂

Simple thing Aussies are built different

Thanks for taking the time to learn about our awesome game. It’s a religion to most Australians. That of football game (rugby league) is crap and played by a bunch of thugs with no necks. There are 18 teams: From Victoria Carlton Blues Collingwood Magpies Essendon Bombers Geelong Cats Hawthorn Hawks Melbourne Demons (they won the 2021 premiership) North Melbourne Kangaroos Richmond Tigers St Kilda Saints Western Bulldogs From Western Australia Fremantle Dockers West Coast Eagles (my team 💙💛) From South Australia Adelaide Crows Port Adelaide Power From New South Wales Sydney Swans Greater Western Sydney Giants And from Queensland Brisbane Lions Gold Coast Suns Hope this helps a bit more.

this was a dope reaction POSITIONS Back Pocket x2, Full Back Half Back Flank x2, Centre Half Back Wing x2, Centre, Ruck Rover, Rover, Ruck Half Forward Flank x2, Centre Half Forward Forward Pocket x2, Full Forward

Go for Carlton this year. Haven’t won since 95. Missed the finals by ONE point over the whole year last year ( one point over 1000s ) 1 % point. Less even. Go blues🎉

20 goals so 20 x 6 = 120 + 10 points =130 points in a game that's a common end score

Nice reaction (you dont talk TOO much!).. 16 yards is 15 metres.. An Umpire/player "estimates this", its approx 3-5 full paces.. Total Score at the end of the game is high because 20 goals (worth 6 points each) and 10 behinds (worth one point each) adds up to 130 (120 worth of "6 point goals" and 10 "single behinds") Hint: press the back arrow to go back 5 seconds at a time.. Cheers from South Australia (in the middle, down the bottom!)

You have to bounce it or you get penalised. It takes a while to learn the rules. This is old footage- several players have retired. Women's AFL (AFLW) is slightly different.

Afl videos = views

So there’s foal forward there Harv forward and there midfield and the half back and faul back

we in the finals rn bruh in 2 weeks the grand final gets played

Game time the extra time can be 10 minutes per quarter it’s like 2 hours a full game

Please react to the grand final coming up this week !

I go to all home games and most games go for 28 to 30 minutes I support the mighty Adelaide crows

It's one of the oldest games in the world invented by Mr Tom Wills . It's based on a game played by the original indigenous folk of our country ..That game was known as Marngrook . . It was invented in 1858 so it's 163 years old and the VFL firstly (now AFL) began in 1897 so it's nearly 125 years old ..Australian Rules is the game ..AFL is the league which is the comparison with the NFL etc..By the way many U.S. cities now have teams that play an amateur competition of our game . Both men and women play ..There might be a team near you . The U.S . league is called the USAFL..They have a great website ...Cheers..

this video is a very basic look at our game..there are other rules but they may complicate the explanation if you are watching for the first time. for instance.. if you run but don't bounce the ball every 15 metres (16 yards) you will be penalized by having the ball taken off you and given to a opponent for a free kick... if you are tackled whilst holding the ball (you have a split second to get rid of it) you will also give away a free kick to the tackler.. if you jump on an opponents back to take a spectacular catch (specky) and you miss.. you can be penalized for, what's called, 'in the back'.. which is a push in the back... you cannot push your opponent in the back at any time or you will give away a free kick.. there is much more

Check out Gaelic football , its where it started