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I’m American as well and started following AFL when it would pop up on cable sports here from the late 80’s on. I’m a huge Collingwood supporter. They’re the most popular and hated club in Australia lol. What I can tell you is the game is fast, furious and exciting. If it ran same time as NFL for a whole season, I’d never watch NFL, that’s how much I love this game. It really is the best sport there is. These players are the greatest athletes on earth.

These players have been playing since they were young Kids, kids start playing afl from the age of 6 if i remember rightly. Loved your reaction by the way.

Come to Australia between March and September for the footy season. Most games are played each weekend in the city of Melbourne.

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

It's an amazing game, played or followed from the age , and 10 yo me got to 1970 grand final, official crowd was 122,000 and they used to open the gates after halfway, so l got to watch approximately another 15,000 climb onto the roof of the stadium from late entries. It was deemed to dangerous so they started to limit attendance til they got it down to 100,000 seats. The crowd get so loud you can feel the ground vibrate.

It really is the GREATEST GAME! Great to see your excitement mate.

Another interesting thing about this sport is the history, some of these clubs are over 150 years old.

The black guy who takes that amazing mark is Nic Natanui, a Fijian background who is 2m (6'7 for the people who still use it) tall.

I am an avid "Western Bulldogs" fan in the AFL. I live in Melbourne not far from their home ground and go to the game when I can. It is such an exciting game and the players are so fit. You enjoy!

we start playing this game as kids. you learn to bounce every so often at a very young age. Also you don't have to bounce you ac just hold it and touch it to the ground

Also. Most players can hit a pass 60 yards or more. I haven't played footy since I was 14, I can still kick 50 yards (45m) with good accuracy

if you want to watch a good game look up the schedule and catch a game like richmond vs geelong or port vs richmond, some games are a snore but if youre keeen look up Port Adelaide vs Richmond that played two weeks ago, two great teams, very close game and very loud crowd.

Yes you’ve got a Watch the best Marks Of all time and the best goals of all time and that will blow your mind mate😉

Another fun fact about the AFL Grand Final is the highest attendance for that game is 121,696. It's roughly 20,000 more than the highest attendance for the Super Bowl

Hey man, great channel great content. Loving all the AFL reacts... I've noticed you mentioned how much you like the Commentary on AFL matches. Search Bruce Mcavaney, Brian Taylor or just Best AFL Commentary. You won't be disappointed

You should find a bar near you where expat Australians hung out find Australians who know AFL to help you with the finner details of the rules.

In regards to bouncing the ball, which isn't explained quite as well as it could be in the vid, the rule is a player cannot run further than 15 metres (about 16 yards) without having touched the ball to the ground. The most effective way to do that is obviously to bounce it. The umpire judges it by eye. If the player runs too far the crowd also starts to react. In reality, players usually bounce the ball every few strides, just to make sure, so giving away a free kick is rare. A good vid to watch of the game play is the highlights of the 2017 grand final. It was a bit of a blow out, but the crowd goes off. It's a good video to get a sense of the atmosphere. The 2019 grand final was a great game, too, as the end was a genuine nail biter.

16 yards roughly guestimates to 15 steps and the umpires/ref's rule on there judgement that's why you usually see a player bounce straight away so they time themselves also if your struggling to bounce the ball its acceptable to bend down and touch the ball on the ground my team is the West Coast Eagles.

That only tackling between shoulder and knees saves so much damage injuries, from tackles in afl are a lot rarer then one would think

Best players to watch are lance franklin, dusty Martin and Gary ablett jr, best teams are sydney swans, Richmond tigers and Geelong cats

Got to watch Western bulldogs v Brisbane lions elimination final 2021. A true nail biter of a game

You see the different colour in the grass when its zoomed out. Sometimes it just lines but most times its squares? These are 5 meter sections. So if a player is to run more then the length of 3 of those squares, totalling 15 meters, without a bounce, they call free kick 16 yards is just under 15 meters

Dustin Martin for Richmond, magic to watch

there's 20 min qtrs plus about 10 min time on so ave qtr is about 30 min or more

Afl biggest hits part 1 is the best hits video, awesome reaction btw

Id also check out AUSTRALIAN DREAM movie. Or documentary really. ADAM GOODES and the booing saga

Aussie Rules Rule !!

16 yards is just a ruff 15 steps.

Where do you live. There's an US AFL that has teams across America. You said you want to play but your too short. The great thing is there's a position for every height.

You’re not too short to play. If you’re athletic you could play a pocket position or Rover no matter how tall you are. Catching and kicking are the most important tools in those positions.

You should watch Carlton play sons next week on Saturday night and watch number nine and number to the names are Patrick Cripps and party now

Best sport in the world

Season starts tomorrow night Thursday 630pm AEST. The AFL will release game highlights after each round.

Look out for Carlton and St Kilda.

While you're at it, I'd actually say to skip the biggest hits video, and go straight for the Top 50 AFL Marks of All Time. Trust me when I say that no catch ever in the NFL can compare to even #49 of the top 50 marks. So the marks video should be next; But not only just that, but the 2021 AFL season just started! First game was late last night (here in the US). If you have Fox Sports 1 (FS1) or FS2, you should be able to catch them live.

Willie reoli and Liam Ryan

I prefferred it without the commentarylol

With Britain on board and now the US on board I'll have to start watching it myself. You can't go wrong with Carlton & Carlingford teams. Its a game made up of about five countries' games.

Check out Gary Ablett Snr , they call him GOD for a reason

Check out usafl..there might be a club near you looking for players

Roughly about 25 steps i think

Eddie betts Dustin Martin and Joe daniher

Watch paddy fracklen highlights

They didn't mention the mark that I could perceive. Need to know that if you want to understand footy.

This was great - I didn’t know anything about it. What an amazing sport! And there’s a women’s league? Would love to see you react to some of their highlights.

The best 50 marks of all time should be the next video.

Richmond Tigers have won 3 of the last 4 Grand finals and Dustin Martin has been the best players so you should check his highlights. also Lance Franklin as well.

Watch 1980's and 90's highlights. It was unrivalled. Truly the greatest sport ever played

What a legend…humble, and went into it completely open minded and enjoyed it too. Glad you like our number 1 sport mate

Your reaction to this amazing game makes my heart sing! Watch the 2009 Anzac Day match with triple m commentary. I’m an Essendon supporter and it’s the best finish to a game ever! Love to see your react 😀

Yes, the 16 yards (or 15 metres to be precise) is an approximation. It's roughly 10-12 running strides for the average player, and you can usually get away with a metre or two either way. The umpires usually won't penalize a player unless it's blatantly obvious he's run too far, because like you said, there's no way to accurately measure it on the field. And yes, it is rough on the body. Injuries are common, and some very serious, sometimes ending a player's season. You tend to breathe a sigh of relief when your team gets through a game with all players unscathed.

The game they showed at the end, the grand final, I was at that one. On the top row. The players looked like ants.

There’s a USAFL now with teams all over your country. They have their own website where you can look up where the nearest team to you is.

And I saw someone say that lance franklin, Dustin Martin and gary Ablett jnr are the best players to react to. I agree with the first two but gary Ablett doesn’t have the best highlight reel, like I know he is probably the best to ever play the game but he doesn’t have the best highlights. You should react to Cyril Rioli and Eddie Betts instead. They are crazy!

Season starts Thursday 7:25PM Australian Eastern Standard Time which is like 4:25AM New York time. If youre happy to wake up early and Thursday you can catch the season opener between Richmond Tigers Vs Carlton Blues. Glad you’ve taken such an enthusiasm into this great Australian sport. Go Tigers!

The atmosphere at a Grand Final is unreal. Been lucky enough to go to a few.

Great seeing your reactions to this. It's such a great game, West Coast is my team. There has been a big change in the rules recently to stop too many concussions.

AFL is an exciting sport.I love it.And so do many other people.

I’m from Melbourne Australia and I’m a massive Carlton fan all my life. In Melbourne, one of the first questions you are asked is “ what footy team do you barrack for”? Football has always been like a religion here. Absolutely love it.

The grand final is fantastic, best day of the season. I wish you luck getting a ticket, every year there are people walking around with signs saying will pay big money for a spare ticket , normally a fruitless exercise.

Huge Port fan, despite having never lived anywhere near Australia. And yes, I can sing the team song from memory, even though I've never been closer to Australia than Hawaii.

There's also an Amazon prime series highlighting last season during the epidemic and such. It's called "Making Their Mark" I think. I highly reccomend it.

Awesome game. Am involved here in Australia. Seen a few reactions to this video, and one thing I'd like to ad. When they explain about the score "Collingwood 20 10 130, the 20 are goals, 6 x 20= 120, the 10 are 10 points, which are added to the goals, so 20. 10. 130 equals 20x6=120+10+130. Sounds like a 7 year uni degree, but you do get use to it. Love your work brother

Oh I forgot to say, on Grand Final day there are over, 100,000 people in the stadium and from what I gather not many stadiums around the world can hold over that amount. I was saying I'm from Perth Western Australia and we have 2 teams in the AFL - West Coast Eagles & Fremantle Dockers. We have a brand new stadium here and world class and holds over 60,000 people with the most led lighting in a stadium in the world. Would love for you to visit Perth & Melbourne to get the perspective on the game & experience. Cheers !!

Other than the granny (grand final) another game you must attend is our Anzac Day clash at the mcg. 25 April is our Anzac Day, pretty much most important day to Aussies, where we honour our service people. Collingwood and Essendon play as a key game and it’s spine tingling. Similar to a Memorial Day game. Even all the other clubs and fans watch this and respect this game. 100,000 people and you can hear a pin drop during last post. Either game (granny or Anzac Day) if you’re lucky to attend you wear your own club guernsey with pride for the love of the game. I’ve attended a few proudly but only one where my team competed in the grand and lost!

Hey man, great to see you getting into the game. If you do a hits reaction can you please do this one ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Kis0DmYNnwI.html It's newer than any other compilations and I've seen 'here comes the boom' about 90 times. I can't do it anymore.

If you want to Follow an AFL Team, may I suggest The Hawthorn Hawks. They are the Team with the Brown and Gold Jumpers. The Player that wears Number 23 Jumper for the Sydney Swan, the Red and White Jumpers Originally played for Hawthorn and wore the same Jumper Number. His name is Lance "Buddy" Franklin. My Brother Recruited him from Western Australia.

So glad you're liking AFL! Buddy Franklin and Dusty Martin are a couple of great players to watch at the moment (and the best Dusty video to watch is the 2017 highlights video by Jack Sutton)

Love your reaction mate, makes me so proud to play and coach this game.

Enjoying your reaction to AFL, do Eddie Betts, or Cyril Rioli highlights both top tier players.

And we Papua New Guineans 🇵🇬🇵🇬 are world Champions.😂😂. Australia do not take part in the International cup.

Collingwood (magpies).have the first American player Nathan Cox.He plays the ruckman.just google. Collingwood football 10am Melbourne Australia. 26/07/2023./.

as an australian it is very cool and funny to see a non aussie actually really like the sport and with the 4th highest attendence in the world with our small population it could easily be the world most loved sport

Australian Rules Football THE BASICS…. It is not Rugby League or Rugby Union ! Played in all states in Australia, but it started in the southern states. Rugby League is still the dominant code in NSW and Queensland, though each state now has two AFL teams No helmets or padding , some players who have been concussed wear a soft head cover. Due to the bumps players often have shoulders and elbows strapped. Concussion injuries are becoming more of an issue as in other contact sports SCORING The goals look like this i I I i Kicked through the middle posts on the full by a team member is a Goal worth 6 points if touched or handled in any way it counts as 1 called a behind . If kicked by opposition worth only 1 so no own goals as in Soccer. Through the side posts is 1 behind also that same for hitting one of the middle posts. Hitting side posts is worth nothing and treated like going over the boundary so is thrown in by umpires. So, the scoreboard can look like this G B P 6 8 44…………. ( 6*6 +8*1) 7 12 54………….(7*6 + 12*1) When a goal is scored play restarts with bounce in the centre, when a behind is scored player from the opposition kicks in. If the bounce is not straight , it is then thrown up, by the umpire. From 2023 ,4 main Field umpires (referees) 2 Goal and 4 Boundary (or like linesmen). Boundary Umpires throw ball back into play when it crosses the line if not on the full . Goal umpire signal when a goal is scored by holding two fingers up and then waving two flags ( or one for a behind) so that the other goal umpire at the other end can make sure the score tallies. This is done because playing field is so large and is a carried on as a tradition. 22 PLAYERS ON EACH SIDE plus a Sub 18 ON FIELD , ( nominally 6 backs, 6 forwards and 6 Midfielders ) and 4 Interchange players who can come on the ground and go off at any time as long as there are only 18 on field. Players can play in any position and be moved at any time in the game. From 2023 There is now an additional substitute who can replace a player at any time At start of a quarter and after a goal when they must be in the 6 backs, 6 forwards , 6 Midfielders setup. Also, two players ( a Back and a Forward) must stand in each goal square (which is marked on the ground in front of the goals) at each of these restarts. Teams get one warning if they do not set up properly after which they are penalised. Played over 4*20-minute quarters plus injury time (clock stops when umpires blow whistles). An average game runs for about 100-120 mins. 5 min on field break between 1st and 3rd quarters and 15 mins off field break at half time Interchange players can come on and off at any time through a designated area usually on the boundary area opposite centre of the field. If a player catches the ball from a kick that travels more than 15 metres (referred to as a mark) he controls it, but must start play again within 15 seconds or shoot for goal within 30 seconds . An Opposition player stands on the position of the mark and he now cannot move until the ball is kicked. Umpires will call out “Stand” until there is “Play on”. A departure from the mark after standing it, or the protected zone after entering it, will result in a 50-metre penalty being paid by the umpire to the player with the ball. This is seen as a way of tackling time-wasting. Players can run with ball, but must bounce it or touch to ground every 15 metres Players cannot impede or run too close ( within 10 metres) to an opposition player who receives a free kick, or marks the ball . If they do so, the penalty is a 50-metre advance in position, doubled if there is more impedance. Kicking out on full over the boundary is a free kick to the opposition and now deliberately kicking it out will result on the opposition getting the ball. I believe it, sooner rather than later, will become more like Football/Soccer where the last touch will give it to the opposition Ball cannot be thrown. It is held in the palm of one hand and punched with the other .( This is called a Handball) Players can be tackled below shoulders and above waist , but cannot be tripped or pushed in the back, punched in the stomach or elbowed . Players can be legitimately bumped using a hip and shoulder) when ball is within 5 metres. Head high tackles are really frowned upon and as I said before Bumps are legal, but not above head or in back or below bum. Tripping is not allowed either is taking out a player’s legs below the knee with a slide tackle and any abuse or touching/ pushing of the umpires is severely dealt with. There are no sin bins or any sending off rules. No Red or Yellow cards. So Final match of the year (The Grand Final) can be interesting with players being reported/cited and having to front a tribunal in the next week. One year a player was suspended for nearly the whole of the next season for a variety of fights. Many older players have often RETIRED from the game after a grand final and making sure they have “settled” some scores with opposition teams. Off the field it might be called “assault” Field is roughly 190 metres by 140 metres , there are 50 metre arcs drawn at each end on the ground to help players judge distance from goal. There is a 50 metre, centre square in which at the restarts of quarters or after goals that only a limited number of players ( 4 from each side) can be in Midfield (ball) players usually cover between 12-18 kms a game Average height of Midfield players is about 6’2 / 186 cm, Forwards/ Backs are usually bigger, there are some who are up to 6’4’- 6’8’’ /188-196 cms , the biggest players being the Tap “Ruckmen”6’8’’- 7’ /196-200+ cms , weights vary between 190 lbs. -240 lbs. (85-110+kgs). Last year the shortest player was 5’6’’/ 165cms. MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground) seats about 110000 people many major games are played here. “Marvel” stadium in Melb seats 50000 has a roof and many Friday night games are played under cover so are not rain affected as some games at other grounds can be. The finals after the home and away season are made up of the top eight teams playing off (with the top 4 having a second chance) and teams gradually being eliminated until there are only two left who meet in the Grand Final. The Grand Final is played at the MCG every year on last Sat in September starting at 1430 Australian Eastern Standard Time

You can play it in America young brother it's called USAFL.

AFL or Australian Football League was founded on the 2 October 1896. Headquarters: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is the oldest football code in the world. I am a Sydney Swans supporter.

Great reactions Mate! And just subscribed. Definitely try getting to the Grand Final... just a spectacular event. Keep up the great work!

You're spot on pal. They're absolute beasts. Just running machines. Season starts tomorrow. So excited! Keep up the great work!

Taylor Swift just had her biggest ever concert at the MCG. 96 000 000 people.

Caleb Daniel who plays for the western bulldogs is 5'7 Edit: you're 6foot, wtaf the average height is 5'10, 6' puts you as an average footy player

The shorter guys play in the centre. They run an average of 20 Kilometre’s a game. My team is Collingwood and we had your American player. Collingwood are the Magpies or just pies. We called him American pie. You always knew when he was near the ball when over 90,000 people started chanting USA. He is loved and he had to play lower levels for 4 years until he made first grade. When they got into a Grand Final his parents flew here to watch. We had football 10 years before you did. It was to keep Cricket players fit in the off season. It is one of the oldest codes of football anywhere and one of the best. If you love a really fast game. I watch your football and my team is the Green Bay Packers. My Dad got me to watch everything. He played Rugby League, Field Hockey and was a bicycle road racer, a really talented one. He really needed a son first.

Port Adelaide is my team. Any game with port Adelaide vs Richmond games are always great battles, even though Richmond has been the most successful team since 2017 up till 2021 , having won the trophy in 2017 , 2019 and 2020 , they are the team that has dominated AFL in recent years. But every game between port Adelaide and Richmond are always great battles and so intense that you should really have a look at. Especially in 2020 and the game they played just a couple of weeks ago. 👍 If you get a chance, have a watch and let me know what you think.

Your intuition is excellent. it's a great game because play keeps going, stopping for less frequently than similar games. Soccer is similar for the continuance of play, but AFL is more aggressive and back-passing to keep control happens a lot less. Hopefully you've seen a bit more by now, and, yeah, if you can get to a grand final, you'll love it. The roar of the crowd is a physical thing that rips at your chest and makes you scream along with them. The noise goes through your body, and the play is fierce. They are elite athletes, with a bag of skills quite a bit bigger than most other team sports, and the players have a great blend of agility, endurance and toughness that makes it more exciting to watch, to my mind, than any other - and I do watch a lot of other sports around the world. AFL is like the pinnacle of them all for athleticism. And no fake injuries - these guys pride themselves on being tough, and,. for the most part, honourable sportsmen. Shout to the women's league, too, for having the same values. Cheers, mate.

Dear Americans - Australians think your football is for pansies. And don't even get me started on soccer. ha ha But yes, the players bodies are wrecked. I'm not sure its worth it. They need to introduce safety equipment. also, you should watch the video of Conan O'Brien trying to play Aussie Rules. Hint: it doesn't go well.

The ANZAC day match 2021 should be on youtube by now, one of the best matches of the regular season between the Essendon Bombers and the Collingwood Magpies. And yes, AFL does shit on Rugby lol

They need to rephrase "bouncing every 16 yards." You can't run more than 16 yards without bouncing the ball. You can bounce it at any distance under the 16 yards. Given the shape of the ball, a bounce can go wrong though. If you do run more than 16 yards, the umpire blows his whistle and you forfeit possession. Most players don't manage more than three bounces before kicking the ball or handballing - an opponent is usually coming at them by then And yes, the 16 yards is a bit of a "guesstimate " on the part of the umpire, but they are good at it. The crowd also lets out a mighty howl if they think an opposition player has exceeded the 16 yards!

The Eagles ... What the 2018 grandfinal and if U like men flying watch flying Ryan eg Liam Ryan from the Eagles he is the most entertaining marker ... I'll love him

Check out Dustin Martin Richmond Tigers, amazing player 👌👍

Dion Wilson is 100% right 👌🏼

The grand final is played in front of about 100,000 people every year

Great content mate. I'm 5 foot 5 and played from ages 6 to 34 in Melbourne and Perth suburban leagues. Best game on the planet.

yes catching the ball is a "Mark" BUT a player catching the ball, jumping on the back of a anther play is as well a mark but also a "Specky" (A spectacular mark)

Carlton football club is one of the first founding clubs and holds the most premiership cups in the league It is also one of the largest clubs known as the sleeping giant that the other clubs fear to awaken

Nope your never to short there’s lots of short players usually the ruck players are tall maybe full forward but any player can kick a goal the shorter players are normally agile and fast can snap a goal quickly. The players are specimens. Best team in the AFL are the Saints and yeah come out for a grand final you won’t be disappointed

How do they measure it? Same way they measure if a kick has gone the required distance.....with a Random Number Generator.

Umpires measure the bouncing and are following players all around the ground, so consequently the Umpires are just as fit as any of the players

Mate your comment that a catch like that is everyday in this sport, you are dead on the money! I love watching American sport, but being an Aussie, Aussie rules trumps them all! And find a way to get yourself to a grand final mate, been to one and it’s an experience like no other!

Good luck trying to get grand final tickets. sells out with almost 110,000 people every year

You might be interested in the AFL Superflood. Easy to find on RU-vid. Enjoy

If your going to follow an AFL team then make it Port Adelaide. Check our history out and you'll know why.