The Collingwood player from the USA is from Texas his name is Mason Cox he’s been at the club playing footy for about 9 yrs now. There is a video called believe in never,the story of he’s introduction to AFL from America to Australia. He’s been playing for about 7 yrs + 2 yrs of learning how to play the game. Collingwood won the grand final this season 2023 so Mason is now a premiership player for life a great achievement and a great watch,have a look. Keep up the good work boys.
PS. The oval-shaped ball a has a random bounce which means the players have to be on high alert at all times around the ball as they never quite know in which direction it will go. There are quite a number ( first nations people are only 3% of our 25 -26 million population) of aboriginal/first nations players who are extraordinary footballers.
Glad you enjoyed it. It is a pretty old game: first played in 1858. It is like a religion in the traditional Aussie rules states and territory (Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory). If you go to the official AFL RU-vid channel, you will find plenty of videos: best marks, best goals, player and game highlights etc.
There is a newer video which explaines more rules, and explained the scoring better. However, some rules not mentioned here are the free kicks. If a tackle is too high or low, the player tackled gets a free kick unimpeded. A player will also get a free kick if the opposing player they tackle cannot dispose of the ball, this is the "holding the ball" rule. Another Is the boundary. If the ball bounces over or goes out in general play, the umpire throws it back in and its contested by the players in the ruck position. However, if the ball is kicked over on the full, the opposing team brings the ball back into play. The benched players are actually quite active too, it is an interchange bench, where players can come on and off the field. Since then a substitute rule has been introduced, with each team allowed one substitute of a fresh player per game.
I'm a New Zealander living in Melbourne Australia and had a few culture shocks. AFL was a huge one. Your videos have inspired me to make a video countdown of what it's like living in Melbourne. Keep doing what you're doing. :)
oh Yew Bewty! I've been waiting for this video! Cheers for this Blokes! Inregards to Injuries and 4 on the bench- The bench is called the Interchange Bench. Each team will have a team of 22 - with 1 medical Sub. 18 on the field and 4 on the interchange bench. All 22 player will play and will be interchanged throughout the game - allowing players to catch their breath, get messages from the coach, Strategic reasons or for injuries. Each team have a Limit of 75 Interchanges Per game If a player is injured he comes off the ground and onto the bench where physios and doctors assess them, fix/Bandage/strap them and once they are good to go, they can return to player via the interchange system. if he is too injured to continue then they can Sub him out of the game and the medical Sub will come on to play - This can only happen once and the player who was subbed out cannot return. Head injuries are different. If there has been a head knock then the player is interchanged out and goes under concussion testing protocols - these protocols are set by the afl but the assessments are done by club coaches i the change rooms (is up for a bit of a debate as 1 team hasnt got a good history for doing it correctly and risking players health). If he passes the test then he can return via the interchange bench. If he fails then he is subbed out for the rest of the game and cannot play the next game. Blood Rule: if any player is bleeding, play is stopped and he must leave the field (this does not count as an interchange). Game will commence once he is off. He can return via the interchange bench. the Next AFL season will start in march 2024 so you guys have a bit of time to pick a team - I suggest the Adelaide Crows ;) :D there are afl comps in America. While not every area will have a league, it is now becoming more and more popular in the states. there is actually an American AFL league!
Injuries? Australians? Australians who use deadly snakes as skipping ropes to keep fit, pffft! Who use crocodiles as surfboards? At quarter time, the doc was treating me. Coach snapped "What's wrong with him?" Doc says "Broken leg." Coach says, "OK he can have 10 minutes on the bench to recover." Doc yelled, " You don't understand, it's TWO broken legs!" Coach replied, "OK, he can have 20 minutes on the bench."
The Coaches do NOT decide if the player goes back on, the Medical Staff and Team Doctor make that call, but yes there are some teams that push the envelop.
Each AFL team has 38 players to pick from each week, with the coaches deciding on the best 22 players to play. Teams also have a second team which plays in leagues below the AFL which players who don't make the 22 man squad will play in and try their best to be selected in the first team the following week. The season is played from March to August and the best 8 teams will play in the finals which is in September and possibly October, giving players plenty of time to rest and recover between games as they will usually have 5-7 days between games. There will be injuries pretty much every game, and most players will miss a game or two a season due to soreness or injury but many players can miss entire seasons due to injury. There has also been a huge deal about concussion protocol with teams having to sub players out of the game if they get hit head high and missing a game or two, as many retired players are being diagnosed with brain trauma years after playing. Also to clear up, suspensions and fines happen for head high or disorderly conduct, meaning players can't legally punch, fight or bump each other if head high contact is made. There has been a huge crack down on this sort of behavior since the 1980's but has been really enforced the last 10 years, with many fans disliking this as 'fair' bumps and tackles are being penalized with suspensions more frequently, with many fans think this is ruining the game or making the rules of the game confusing as rule changes happen every year to help protect players and prevent permanent injures after retirement.
You need to review this years Grand final between Collingwood and Brisbane, they’re calling it the greatest ever played in front of over 100,000 fans, trust me you’ll love it
Yeah, coz Collingwood lost after all the hype that they were going to win easily. They get so carried away. I was disappointed Brisbane didn't win this year. They gave it a red hot go. @@paulnjosie
I agree with this. They need to sit down and watch a full game, it's a better education than any other how-to or highlights video. This year's grand final was a perfect example of a great AFL match.
As a New Zealander we have pockets of AFL fans here, being their neighbour. Melbourne is also a great city. My favourite team are the Carlton Blues and you should check out their highlights from the most recent season.
My AFL team is the Essendon Bombers. They're in this clip a few times - the team wearing black with a red sash from left shoulder to the right hip. The player you see at 1:12 wearing the number 31 and kicking a goal from about 70 metres out is (or was, as he's retired now) my favourite player, Dustin Fletcher, hence my RU-vid user name. Fletcher was one of the greatest full backs I've ever seen. His career spanned 400 games from 1993 to 2015, when he finally retired at the age of 40! He was known for his ability to kick the ball a very long way, and some commentators dubbed him 'Inspector Gadget' for his seemingly innate ability to just reach in at the last second with his long arms and punch the ball away from the opposing full forward. He's also the father of Mason and Max Fletcher who are in the US playing college football for Cincinnati and Arkansas respectively (I believe they are both punters, so I guess their kicking skills are genetic!)
If you’re going to watch any game highlights, I’d suggest the Carlton vs Melbourne 2023 Semi-Final. One of the most genuinely hectic games I’ve ever watched. 96K at the MCG can get pretty loud. Up the Baggers (Carlton)!
The game started as a way for cricket players to keep fit during their off season (the winter months), around 1858. The 'simple' rules that formed the basis of the game were written the next year and are largely the rules that still apply. The number of teams grew in Australian States (southern ones) with their own leagues or associations, and eventually in 1990 the name became 'AFL' Australian Football League.
The members own the clubs. They buy their yearly membership which funds the clubs. The clubs also get money from sponsors and TV rights. The TV rights are usually more than a billion dollars. The players can earn a million dollars a year or more. There is one American player who plays for Collingwood.
See if you can get a Grand Final highlights reel from this year, just played ..... one of the best ever. Collingwood ( inner city melbourne suburb, the magpies, black & white) v. Brisbane Lions ( formed when the inner city melbourne club of Fitzroy moved up to Brisbane, red & blue). Not going to spoil it for you but just spine- tingling amazing!!
My team is the Hawthorn Hawks. We are down at the moment (thanks to the AFL's equalisation measures, which were essentially brought in in the late 80s to curb our dominance), but we are by far the most successful team of the last 60 years. That was us lifting the cup in the year this video was made (2014), which was the second of three Grand Finals we won in a row (a very rare feat). Recent games to watch: definitely check out the highlights of the 2018 Grand Final, it was an absolute ripper.
@@oligebert1312 The thing is, our glory years never seem to end, they just get put on hold for a little while. We haven't gone a calendar decade without a flag since the 1950s....
It’s true, all afl fans are crazy about it , including myself. I go for Collingwood and I remember in this years grand final I was so scared, but luckily we took home the premiership
in the AFL if players get injured they normally get someone from their VFL team and bring them into the AFL to fill in for the injured player. The VFL in like the league below the AFL. each team has a AFL team for the big stage and a VFL team where they can bring some players in if they need to.
I would say that VFL is the state league (Victorian football league). Each state has a state league (in South Australia we have the SAFL) and then obviously the AFL which is the national league.
Surprisingly there are not as many injuries as you would think. There are some games with no injuries at all, and plenty where there is only one or two. Part of the reason is these guys are elite athletes, they are super conditioned and so are less likely to be injured by getting hit. Quarters with time added on run for about 30 minutes each, so apart from breaks, these guys are running around for two hours and some of them run up to 15 km a game. Bad description of bouncing the ball. 16 yards is 15 m in Australia and you have to bounce the ball "BEFORE" running 15 m. Most players bounce after just a few steps to avoid running too far which would see a free kick given to the opposition. Scoreline of 20-10-130 means 20 goals by six points each equals 120 points +10 behinds equals 130 total points. (Which decides the winner) It was not compiled from other sports because our game came first. Aussie rules was codified before rugby, soccer, NFL, basketball etc, in 1859. It was originally invented for the purpose of keeping cricket players fit in the off-season. It is the most attended sport in the world per capita, and fourth overall regardless of population. The video is out of date and the crowd at the grand final is around 100,000 fans. Aussie rules is literally a religion in Australia. You can play it yourselves. America has the "USAFL" comprising 40 different leagues including a women's league. Because it's amateur it's nowhere near as brutal as our game and is more a social game with beers and barbecues afterwards. it's also played as an amateur sport in many countries of the world. Cheers. 🇦🇺🦘
Huge fan mate, AFL recently uploaded a newer modernised version of this video called 'A beginner’s guide to Australian Football | AFL Explained'. I highly recommend this one if you want to react to it. Keep up the great videos bro
You guys should react to the Last Two minutes of the West Coast vs Collingwood grand final in 2018, suspenseful and will display the intensity of a grand final and how great games can be up for grabs right up until the siren.
And it's got a hundred thousand watching it from the M.C.G with not a fence or screen in sight, wooooooo we love our footy ...." GO THE BOMBERS"(ESSENDON FOOTBALL CLUB)
America should adopt this game its a proper man's sport tough physical athletic and highly skilled watch a full game you'll love it . 2023 Grand final is a good game to start with
🟦🟨🦅 The West Coast Eagles are my team. They've traditionally been a powerhouse since entering the league in 1987. They are the most successful of the non-Victorian based clubs, though they are currently going through their dark night of the soul. They're the wealthiest club in the AFL, and arguably the biggest Club on numerous metrics. Since 1987, they've made the Finals (playoffs) 68% of the time, with 7 Grand Final appearance, and 4 Premierships.
Hey. I'm South Australian (go Adelaide Crows!!!). We call it "footy" because we have a habit of shortening our words over here 😂. Eg. We call macdonalds "maccas," football = footy, service station (your gas stations) = servos, afternoon = arvo, barbecue = barbie, breakfast= breakkie, mosquito's = mozzie.......the list goes on. Also, intentional hits to the head in AFL (if they aren't going for the ball) are not allowed and these days players can be suspended from a few games after as they have a concussion rule now.
AFL was developed by the cricketers in the mid 1800's to keep their cricket players fit during the off season, which is winter, they made it up from 7 sports combined and play it on a cricket field.
AFL changed from VFL (Victorian Football League) to AFL (Australian Football League) in 1990. It used to be a predominantly a Victorian sport, hence the majority of Victorian teams, then interstate teams evolved such as the Adelaide Crows (South Australia) then Fremantle (Western Australia) then Brisbane Lions (Queensland). I was born and raised in New South Wales so we mainly followed Rugby League. I remember as a kid my dad and the rest of my family use to call AFL aerial ping pong, dad always said it’s not a man’s game. It’s funny now as nearly everyone in my family follows an AFL team. 😂
Saint Kilda - Red Black and White - hardest team to support :) We have only won one grand final in 150 years ! This was against Collingwood who are the biggest club but have been found guilty of racism on a number of occasions. StKilda has the most Indigenous players and there is a famous photo of an incident with Saint Nicky Winmar v Collingwood lifting his shirt and pointing to his skin in an act against Cwoods racist comments. Also when we beat CW they use to swap shirts and so we dont even have a photo of the team in our colours and shirts. We then played Collingwood again in 2010 and it was the only ever draw - they had no rule for extra time so they had to come back the next week and play again - was crazy and you could of heard a pin drop when the final siren went as noone knew what was going to happen and now they have changed the rules for draws.
Glad you are enjoying the info. A couple of things to make it a bit clearer. Nearly every quarter is 30 minutes plus. The average mid fielder will run over 17 kilometres in one game. Yes they are paid well but nothing like USA sports. Average wage is $450,000 ($292k USD). Only the super elite might earn $1,000,000 ($650k usd). It’s very rare. Keep watching. It’s a great game. 👍
North fan. The bench is rotational, there's only four spots at a time but different players leave and enter the game for the duration. You guys should totally visit and check out some games.
A lot of the Australian NBA players have a background in AFL like josh giddey, josh green, Patty mills and I think also Ben Simmons.. Sydney swans are a great AFL team 😊
I see a lot have mentioned Collingwood, Vic but there are teams also in Sydney, Perth, Adelaide and most recently Brisbane too - although the game originated in Victoria! There is a big following and a part time team in Tasmania, most of their players previously joined Victorian teams, but they are soon developing their own team! Go Swans! 😁
@@AquaFyrre Interesting, yeah SA! 👍 BUT, the Australian Football game - and the following Victorian Football League - was designed and created, as a healthy winter sport for cricketers, in 1850 in Victoria! 😊
You just touched on one of the key components of all the footy sports played in Australia....fitness. Rugby players play 2 halves of 40 minutes + extra time, AFL 4 X 20 minute quarters + extra time on a huge field. Both Have to be very very fit. I have played both and the style of fitness is different....more running in Aussie rules more tackling and scrum work (pushing, holding etc) in Rugby . Both are high intensity sports. AFL is my choice for watching.....spectators see spectacular marks, tackles kicking and running and in a big stadium like the MCG you realise it is a huge game of chess as well. Anyway, the best way to experience the noise, the hits, the feeling is to come downunder and go to the footy and to a Rugby match and see Aussie supporters at their best!
Just to clarify a 'mark' is any ball that is caught from a kick that has traveled at least 15 minutes. It can be contested or uncontested. And yes they can continue to play on, or stop and take a kick and not be tackled.
G'day Joel, and g'day to your buddies there too - I have a suggestion for a video you might like to consider watching - Sydney versus Geelong, 2005, when a player named Nick Davis, kicked 4 goals in the final quarter to put his team, Sydney, into a position to go on and win their first premiership in 72 years!! I am a Collingwood supporter, but that game from 19 years ago is one of the most extraordinary - right place, right time, what a game it was - one of the most exciting in the past 50-60 years or more! Cheers!
OZY rules, not OSI rules. "Footy" comes from Aussie Rules "Football". 18 on the Footy field, 9 Players per team. A spectacular mark (AKA Specky, Screamer or Hanger) is a mark that involves a player jumping up on the back of another player.
Craziest numbers you'll see comparing AFL to NFL salaries. NFL Games last about 3 hours with 4 quarters of 15 minutes. In the total of 60minutes of clock running, the ball is on average in play for only 11 minutes of those 60, out of those 3 hours. You will normally only play one side of the ball and assume not on special teams so maybe a player will be playing for only 5 minutes a game with the ball in motion over the course of the 3 hours. With a 17 game season that totals 85 minutes a year without playoffs and no injuries. So let's assume a top player maybe plays 100 minutes in a year with everything going well. Take an AVERAGE players salary of 2.5mill USD and that's 1.5million USD per hour of actual play. A top player would be much higher. The biggest AFL contract is about $1.3million AUD, around $850,000USD. With even conservative estimates of 70% game time of the full 80 minutes which always get's played, an AFL player is 56 minutes of play per game. So an AFL Player will spend more time on the field with the ball in play after two games than an NFL player in a season. In a worst case scenario of not playing finals, an AFL player will play 23 games in a season, assuming no injuries, which will result in around 1300 minutes of playing. So the top AFL player will at best get around $40,000USD/hour compared to the $1.5millionUSD/hour. That's 37.5 times more money per hour
Nice video! By the way, whenever a player catches a ball kicked by another player it is considered a mark, when they jump on top of each other to steal the ball, we call that taking a specky
Some info to help you out. The game is over 150yrs old, with some changes obviously over time. Top players get paid around $1million AUD which is only a bit more than rookie minimum NFL contracts. When you have only 25 million people in your country, and a third of them love rugby instead you don't get anywhere near the advertising revenue that the NFL can with 330 million Americans plus international broadcasting, so there is less money to go around. 18 on the field, 4 on the bench is a reflection on how Aussies like a war of attrition. We value endurance over raw strength and power which is why we have only 4 bench players and a maximum of 75 changes throughout the game. So at the AFL Draft combine we have a 2km (1.25miles) time trial (which as 18 yr old's they can do in around 6 minutes) but we don't have a bench press because it's less important. All American sports are about explosiveness and power so they always have more bench players than players in the game (NBA 5 court, 8 bench, NFL 11 field, 40 bench, NHL 6 ice, 14 bench, MLB 9 field, 17 bench). We don't have time outs. I hate time outs, the players should be able to figure stuff out while they're playing, why stop the clock and the game to have a chat about what to do next. It's dumb, let the players figure it out as they play and if they can't then they will suffer the consequences. It makes it worse as a spectator too because I'm constantly getting bombarded with ads and it's so stop start there is no flow in the game.
Ive not long found you boys! You're awesome. On the note of how the players stay healthy they have a whole team of physio's, nutritionists (they predominantly eat paleo), massage therapists etc. The concussion rules are really strict, even though it looks brutal the game rules reduce the risk of concussion.
Quarters are almost always extended to the full 30 minutes. Because successful tackles can lead to stoppages and they happen a lot, as does sending the ball out of grounds.
Used to be the VFL, the sport was originally only played in the state of Victoria. I’m a Brisbane Lions 🦁 supporter, the Victorian umpires hate us because we’re not a Victorian team. Knee and leg injuries are very common.
For a Mark to count the ball has to have travelled at least 15 meters (16 yards), have been kicked and you have to be the first to get your hand on the ball. You can score by running the ball through the goal, but it only scores 1 Behind (point) compared to 6 points for a kicked goal. After a Behind the other team gets the ball for a free kick from the goal square. After a Goal its a Ball-up from the Centre.
With the injuries, each team has a large roster so it’s easy to sub players in if there are outs. We have VFL teams as well, similar to the gleague in the nba but we use it more often to fill spots and it’s also used for AFL players to get back into game shape after coming back from injury
You should watch a Showdown. They're played between Adelaide Crows and Port Adelaide Power. Were a two team town, and we hate each other. Theres two a season, and they're the most intense gamez of the season. The first showdown we played after our coach was murdered was a perfect example. He was assistant coach at Port before coming to the Crows. I guarantee you wont be disappointed.
Their has been a slight upgrade since this video was made, teams now have 5 on the bench 1 player is a tactical or medical sub and can be brought on to the ground if someone is injured or not playing well, …. Only the very best players get paid well….. and it’s well below other sports worldwide….$1M AUD…. Players start at a base salary and it goes up from there
In order to play AFL you must be able to run a marathon. If you look at the players running stats during a game the forwards who run the least amount of metres can run for up 6 km in a match. Apparently the game was founded by cricket players to stay fit during their off season.
The bench (we call it interchange) is rotated through the game each season there are different rules with the interchange, such as medical specific subs and such. The squad is much bigger and there are often emergencies for games incase a player is sick or injured before the game.
People say its a combination of everything thinking it must be a newer sport taking from other popular sports but it was invented in 1858 during winter to keepnthe cricket teams busy/in shape
The centre guys run around 20 klms a game others run 10+ klms The quarters used to be 30 mins plus extra time they cut backmto 20 mins and thats 10 mins extra each quarter Also used to only have 2 bench players now have 4 bench players they rotate player throughout the quarters to give them a rest But if you suffer a lot of injured players you can't rotate the players and sometimes you can end up with less on the feild before the start of the game but thats rare If i remember right rugby only has 4 interchangeable players as well I played both football and rugby union as a junior Aussie's have so many choices of sports Footy 2 types of rugby Cricket Soccer Tennis Basket ball Baseball Hockey Skateboarding Bicycle racing multiple types Then motor sport car and motor bikes Then beach sports Volleyball Surfing Skiing Boating racing Wind surfing Then all the oylimpic sports So you could say we are sport minded country Their are plenty more sports as well If you like motor sports look these up V8 super cars they race on road and track courses Also bathurst 1000 by mark larkham he explains the race their Its why kiwi Aussie's Shane Van gisbergen won the track race their this year As these races he's used to and races other grades of vechiles in USA so being on otherside wasnt a drama He has abundace of talent as wel, that helps Cheers guys 🦘🇦🇺👍
Teams are only able to have 23 players in each game, 4 on the bench, 1 as the substitute which is different to the people on the bench. If you sub the substitute in for someone the person who got subbed off is out for the rest of the game (it’s like soccer). You also have the 18 players you on the field aswell. However there would be 20 odd other people that are in the squad that would not be playing for their teams first team and instead would be playing in their reserves side. Say if someone got injured during the game you would use the substitute and take them out for the rest of the game. Then someone form the 2nd team or someone who has being in the reserves side would get the call up to the senior team.
When a player marks the ball from another player that kicks it the ball has to travel 15 meters or more.The player that marks the ball is then allowed to go back and take an uncontested kick.If the ball is kicked less then 15 meters and a player marks it the umpire will call play on so you need to get rid of the ball with a kick, handball or run because your at risk of getting tackled.
They are probably the fittest sportsman & women on the planet . Their off season starts 8 weeks after the end of the Final series consisting of 8 teams from the 18 clubs . It takes 5 weeks to crown the Premiership . The fastest can run 10 min 5 kilometre training in the off season to build up the stamina , ball kicking , hand ball practice under pressure etc . They have a Substitute for concussions so 23 players per side and second grade team that they can take players from .
You can nominate the 18 players and 4 on the bench, but those 22 come from your much larger team. Some of that larger team could be rookies, injured, or unable to play due to penities. For example, a player is out for 4 weeks due to a high tackle...
love your videos guys! love that you're open to learning about the AFL - generally, most americans just dismiss it. ive seen you react to fight videos in the past and commented about being able to punch people etc in this video. the video never explained it - but players can be "reported" by the umpires during the game or after the game, officials can report players for certain conduct (ie fighting, punching people, drug use etc) and they have to attend a tribunal. the tribunal deals out penalties from monetary fines to suspensions which can be a number of weeks or games. teams and players take this pretty seriously - with lawyers often representing players or defending them at the tribunal. there are also reductions in penalties if players plead guilty or dont challenge the ruling. the fighting doesn't just get disregarded. sure, the game is rough and there's a lot of it which is part of the game.. but the more extreme stuff you've seen, there would have been consequences for the players involved. hope that clears up the fighting a bit :) keep up the awesome videos!
Footy is such a bit deal that each Grand Final is considered by the goverment to be a public holiday. So any non essential services and stores have the option to close down for the day.
