#amerianreaction #amerianreaction #reacts #reaction #australia #afl #aussierules Your average American (Me) reacts to What is AFL? Aussie Rules Explained Very exciting and interesting sport!
Have a look around you mate. There a number of teams in the US The following have both male and female teams, Arizona Hawks, Atlanta Kookaburras, Austin Crows, Baltimore Dockers, Boston Demons, Chicago Swans Football Club, Columbus Cats, Dallas Dingoes, DC Eagles, Denver Bulldogs, Des Moines Roosters, Golden Gate Australian Football, Houston Lonestars, Los Angeles Dragons, Minnesota Freeze, Nashville Kangaroos, New York Magpies , Oklahoma Football Club, Orange County Giants, Philadelphia Hawks, Portland Australian Football Club, Rome Redbacks, Sacramento Suns, Saint Louis Australian Football Club, Seattle Grizzlies, Tampa Bay Tiger Sharks, Virginia Lions, Wasatch War Gulls, Wisconsin Wombats. The following only have male teams. Baton Rouge Tigers, Cleveland Cannons, Fort Lauderdale Fighting Squids, Hawaii Eagles, Indianapolis Giants, Jacksonville Saints, Kansas City Power, Las Vegas Gamblers, Milwaukee Bombers, North Carolina Tigers, North Texas Devils, San Diego Lions, Savannah Hurricane, The following are Women only. North Star Blue Ox.
Rugby is in loose terms probably more like gridiron in the way the game is played where both teams are trying to get a touchdown or a try by carrying the ball over the end line . so by nature of the game the teams are generally all heading down or up the ground in a line more or less . Where AFL is probably more like basketball in that the players hold a general position on the ground and the ball is passed between them .like at the start of a game the forwards are down at the goal they are attacking then the half forwards are roughly half way between the goal and the centre and so on . The game moves very fast hence the large scores , the players can cover on average 15 kilometre's sorry dont know the conversion to miles . There is another explanation vid i think its called AFL for beginners it explains some things better and also shows the womens game .
Hi. I like your comments on all your videos that I've seen. As regards the AFL, or Aussie Rules Football, I regard as a football sport like soccer is whereas American Football and Rugby (Union and League) are more handball sports. Sure, you can kick it but most of the time it is thrown. Soccer is mostly football and Aussie Rules is, to a lesser extent, mostly football. In Aussie rules you can only score a goal by kicking it whilst the major avenues for gridiron is touchdowns and for rugby, tries, both using hands. In fact, America's game has very little FOOTball. The field (oval) varies a little but is usually between 185-190 metres long by 150 metres wide. There is no stop - start to the game except the quarter, half and three quarter-time breaks to change ends causing the mid fielders to be running 15-20 kilometres a game.
Aussie Rules was established in 1859, so it has been around for 164 years. Association Football (soccer) was established in 1867. Gridiron in the 1860's. So, for those who think this is some sort of "new" sport or variation of rugby (omfg - perish the thought!) think again. Rugby is played in New South Wales and Queensland, and I think there is a team in Melbourne, but who cares?
@@dib000 Depends how you look at it - plenty of people reckon AFL has a history from the Indigenous game marngrook, which is itself thousands of years old
Nice try, but parts (if not most) of Aussie Rules were derived from the aboriginal game Marn-grook which was played well before Europeans came to Australia, so is many hundreds of years old. Tom Wills, the prime founder of Aussie Rules, grew up playing Marn-grook with local aboriginals here in Victoria. I'm sure ball sports of all sorts preceded any of the modern games, so saying this one or that one came first is just spurious. @@dib000
@@dib000 two rules that differentiate soccer from rugby 1: no tripping 2: not being allowed to touch the ball, before kicking it, lots of games were called Football in England before 1867 and most resembled rugby or what looked like Australian football, the reason soccer was invented was a way of unifying and creating a greater association , leaving the older game of Rugby to develop in other ways
You should watch a beginner's guide to AFL. It gives you a better understanding of the rules and then watch the AFL marks ( catches) and goals compilations.
As a matter of interest the AFL's Melbourne Football club is the second oldest football club in the world. It is also the oldest club playing at the top level of competition in its country. The oldest club is Sheffield Football Club, which plays in a minor league in England.
@ChrishReacts about the Football (Footy) Codes all of Australian Rules Football, Rugby League Football, Rugby Union Football & finally Soccer (Football), which are, For those who DISLIKE &/or HATE any Football (Footy) Code/s with a real passion would &/or will say these, (1 One) Australian Rules Football, is referred as Aerial Ping Pong Football, (2 Two) Rugby League Football, is referred as Thugby League Football, (3 Three) Rugby Union Football, is referred as Thugby Union, &/or Rugby Yawnnion, (4 Four) Football (Soccer), is referred as Wog Ball and also both Fairies &/or Queenies Game. (NOTE) Aerial Ping-Pong A jocular (and frequently derisive) name for Australian Rules Football (or Aussie Rules as it is popularly called). The term derives from the fact that the play in this game is characterised by frequent exchanges of long and high kicks. The term is used largely by people from States both of Queensland & New South Wales in which Rugby League Football and NOT Aussie Rules (Footy) Football as &/or is the major football code. This interstate and code rivalry is often found in evidence for the term, including the early evidence from the 1940s. 1947 West Australian (Perth) 22 April: In 1941 he enlisted in the A.I.F. and joined a unit which fostered rugby football. Renfrey did not join in the &oq;mud bath&cq; and did not play 'aerial ping-pong', as the rugby exponents in the army termed the Australian game, until 1946. 1973 J. Dunn, How to Play Football: Sydneysiders like to call Australian Rules 'Aerial Ping-Pong'. But on the other hand, for those and including myself who actually do LIKE &/or LOVE any Football (Footy) Code/s with a real passion would &/or will say these, which are, (1 One) Australian Rules Football, is referred as the real Australian Football (Footy) Code of Australia, (2 Two) Rugby League Football, is referred as the Greatest Game of All, (3 Three0 Rugby Union Football, is referred the Game that they do Play in Heaven, (4 Four) Football (Soccer), is referred as the Beautiful Game & the World Game & also the Real Football Code of course.
The field IS enormous. Lol The players are incredibly fit, as they have to cover so much ground. And because there are so few stoppages in play compared to other sports, they're constantly moving. Most players will run 10-11 miles a game. And believe or not, the umpires run 14-15 miles a game. Enjoy our great game champ!
AFL is quite different to rugby, especially in terms of scoring and the way the ball is moved down the field. The AFL field is a cricket ground. The game was designed to keep cricket players fit in the off season.
Everyone is going to comment to tell you to watch the Mason Cox story: Mason Cox: Don't believe in never ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XBRqqd5Vh_c.html But as an intro to that, first try this short segment: 60 Minutes Overtime (US) - Mason Cox explains how to play AFL ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wzQQIiZGvhU.html
The Grand Final is played at 2pm (Melbourne time) on the last Saturday in September. It is usually broadcast around the world on various platforms so if you really want to watch, you should look it up and watch a whole game. Most of it will be a bit puzzling but you will be impressed with the speed and stamina of the players because the game is designed to have minimal stops to keep it moving. Rugby (and American football) always seems to be stopping which Aussie Rules doesn't tend to do anywhere near as much.
Which is honestly why I prefer AFL to Rugby. But as I live in Qld, Rugby allegiance seems more important lol I don’t dislike Rugby, I’ll still watch a game happily. It’s just too slow for me. I like the faster flow of AFL.
This video you just watched is a very basic overview of AFL, there's a lot more you can look into. The difference with the hits in AFL is you don't know where they are going to come from, in Rugby they are mostly going to come from the front, particularly in Rugby League. Scoring is also way different as you saw, the score line was 20 10 130, which is 20 goal, 10 points and the total, 130. ie, 20 goals at 6 points each which is 120 + 10 = 130. You're going to get a lot of conjecture as to which is the better code to play, don't listen to them, it all comes down to preference and where you passion lies. I like AFL and am adamant it is the better code, but you'll get someone arguing why there code is better, you make your own decision. AFL, though, is unique. You may also want to check out cricket, there is a video out there explaining it from a baseball perspective, similar but very different.
My team, Collingwood Magpies or just the Pies have the only American player, Mason Cox at 6’ 11”. He signed up before he ever saw a game and he was terrible but he never gave up until he got it. It took 4 years before he got to play first grade. I called him my American Pie but now he is a Citizen and has been with my club for 10 years. Our football code is the oldest in the world. Older than NRL and you have 50 teams in America called the US AFL. They play in Cities that don’t have big teams. How come I know that and you don’t?
Probably for the same reason someone in his position would likely know more about international American Football leagues than we might - different set of starting points.
@@Simmo87, no, Mason was just a clutz who was terrible at all sports. He played with the Womens College basketball so they could practice getting around him which wasn’t hard. He was just unco-ordinated and hadn’t learned how to grow into all of that height and he was never afraid of hard work. Our coach worked out how much farther Mason had to drop the ball to hit his foot to kick it than most players and it was hard to do, our kids grow up playing. Even when he lost his sight he still knew he was home. I had my NRL team when I was about 6 in Sydney. My Dad used to talk me through a game until I got it. He was a sports nut and I watched him play football when I was small. He was also a field hockey champion and a road cycle racer. He probably thought he needed a son first but when he got one he found out I was sports nut. I always played three sports at once. I still love the Green Bay Packers.
I find that people encountering Australian Football for the first time naturally try to describe what they see in terms of other sports. Pointing out elements of rugby or soccer or basketball... but one of the strongest vibes I get from it, oddly, is the game "Hot Potato". Big Hot Potato Energy present 😂
Haha a video promoting AFL is blocked!! Isn't the point to advertise the game? I have never seen this one blocked. RU-vid is getting sillier these days. Loved your reaction btw and we have just began the finals so a great time to catch a match...you can see it in the USA.
AFL you cant throw the ball like rugby ,you cant run with the ball like rugby. AFL has no touchdowns or trys. Australian rules football is an old game that started in the 1850s
The game was codified in the 1860's so is the oldest codified ball game and long predates basketball and american football. The umpires run the equal of a marathon each game and the players run between 7 and 12 miles per game depending on their position in the field. These guys can pick up a football off the ground at full speed without slowing down and still watching for tackles. To play this game you need 360 degree situational awareness because the ball can move from one end of the pitch to the other in a matter of seconds and some of these guys can kick a ball from the goal square to almost the centre square without really trying. You need to be able to think fast, move fast and the game doesn't stop during the quarter unless someone has to be carried off the field which isn't often. There are games available on RU-vid and the season is coming to a close with finals starting and the Grand Final on the 30th of September, which is a Saturday and the previous Friday is a public holiday with a parade of the teams (the parade of Champions) held on that day.
Forget rugby, Australian football is a vastly superior spectacle. Rugby's more brutal (if you enjoy violence), but AF is based WAY more on ALL-ROUND athleticism. Check out the top 50 marks, top 50 goals, biggest hits (again, if you like that sort of thing), and check out the highlights of the 2018 Grand Final. Then go from there...
Aussie rules can get just a crazy as rugby. You have more running space in Aussie rules so when players collide with eachother it hurts more than a rugby player tackle. Especially when the player get air born and their legs hit you in the head full speed. There has been a few deaths on Aussie rules over the decades. Majority in country VFL where it is real football.
@@Nathan-ry3yu Mate, you're preaching to the converted here. I played country footy for over ten years, one year I broke a finger, the next I ruptured an eardrum when a bloke wacked me across the side of the head. The year after I broke my leg in a contest (they heard the snap on the boundary line 30 metres away). Then it got REALLY scary. I copped a stray knee in the ruck which ruptured my spleen, They rushed me to hospital, after surgery the doc told me I was 20 minutes from death. So yeah....
There is nothing like AFL Aussie Rules Football. If you want to see incredible skill, watch 2023 Grand Final played between Collingwood Magpies and the Brisbane Lions. 🦁
if ya gunna look into rugby, just be aware there are 2 forms of it, rugby UNION and rugby LEAGUE....both are very similat to each other but there are noticeable differences...in fact LEAGUE was born from UNION as a "professional game
One of the most visible differences to Rugby is that game has the two teams in a line facing each, while AFL has the players spread all over the field. Rugby has the 'scrum', which AFL does not have.
If I hear another reviewer say it’s a lot like rugby I’m gonna lose it, it’s nothing like rugby, it’s 100 times better than rugby and far more exciting
Why did you bother to upload this if no one can see it. RU-vid has allowed nearly everyone to react to this without a problem. Only you want to screw it up.
4 posts, 2 big posts are goal posts if you kick a goal it's a goal worth 6 points. 2 smaller posts are behind posts, if you kick the ball between the behind and goal posts it's a behind worth one point. If the ball is touched before it goes through the goal posts it's only one point it can't be touched to get full points. Scoring is goals, points and total, example 2 goals 3 points equals a total of 15 points.
I should point out Footy came from Cricket that why they play on an oval as its also a cricket oval. How it started was due to the the summer months it's cricket while there was nothing in the winter months and footy was created for the winter months in Victoria and from the it gone to all parts of Australia. My team Port Adelaide was created in 1870 and it the oldest club outside Victoria in the AFL.
Otherwise known as aerial ping pong. Like watching grass growing live on tv accompanied by a constant blaring of a gay sounding whistle and a bunch of lefty yobbos in the background.
You should check out the only American playing AFL Mason Cox. He has a video called "Mason Cox Don't Believe in Never" show's his journey from Texas to Australia and the first half of his career
Glad you enjoyed learning about our indigenous game. Similarities to rugby: similar shaped ball (although the Aussie rules ball is a bit smaller and lighter), plenty of tackling, no pads, four quarters. The differences: the shape and size of the ground (large oval vs rectangular pitch), arrangement of players (scattered across the ground in Aussie rules, arrayed in opposing lines in rugby), movement of the ball (kicking and hand passing in Aussie rules vs showing backwards in rugby), scoring (kicking between the goal posts in Aussie rules vs running in a try in rugby). So, pretty different, all in all.
The AFL season officially runs from March to September. Its held at the MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground) as it mebtioned but during covid lockdowns it was hosted inter state as Melbourne/Victoria were under the strictest lockdown laws in the country. What this video didn't mention was is there us a womens league as well (WAFL) its farely new compared to the mens league which started in the 1800s.
Welcome to the tuffest ball game on the planet n one of the oldest sport..older then your NFL..and English soccer..and we don't need pads n a helmet just to run on grass lol ya goofy m8te from Australia
