Australian Rules Football star Mason Cox explains how to play Aussie Rules 

I thought i was only one who heard it

@@blooblefwarden4432 lol more like 50 percent

He’s been living here quite a while now

He became a citizen

He still sounds Texan to us, but yeah the occasional word here or there has an Australian inflection for sure.

he literally said there are no rules. 0:50

@@manp1039 There are rules, just very few

To borrow a phrase from basketball, he has one skill that can't be taught: height. He's just plain tall (I believe he is the tallest player in the AFL). That height advantage helps overcome many deficiencies. Cox is very athletic, though, and he's been a quick learner.

I didn't know a thing about AFL aside from its existence until seeing this, but did play American football at a competitive level. I instantly loved everything I saw about this game - I'd watch every week (I don't even know how often games are played yet) if it caught on here and we had teams

are they exporting the game?

your new video left out something important that was in the previous video ... the graphics showing the comparative size of the fields from different football codes.

Why? Isn't it like a 12 hour difference?

😂

They usually post the full story a couple of days after it airs on TV.

It's not on the fake 60 Minutes Australia has?

It came on CBS today. Doesn't the fake 60 Minutes in Australia carry it?

@@Mo-yd8xc Ah CBS is blocked to australia...I'llmkeep an eye on RU-vid...cheers

Murica

He knew he had no shot in the NBA?

@@Mo-yd8xc Mason had just finished his degree and had a 6 figure job lined up in the States . I dont think he was really worried about making it in NBA . But he gave it all up to move to Australia to play a game he had only just heard of. That is a pretty big risk if you asked me.

Tell Barry Hall that.

@@ivanradoszyce8183 or gaff

Yes but not consequence free that's the point. The way Cox put it without clarifying this almost made it sound like belting a bloke was acceptable.

That’s terrible! 😮

I agree with this guy

I've played both. Football at D1 level (OLB) and rugby in an amateur league in Korea that surprisingly had a lot of big and fast pacific islander dudes. and pads definitely make it safer for you to hit a lot harder. the impact hit you can put on someone while wearing pads is similar to why boxers can punch so hard without breaking their hands. You're still going to feel the brunt of it and Id say the tackles I was able to perform were much more devastating with pads on. And these days, the helmet is the only thing that's really keeping you safe as the pads keep getting smaller as players want lighter equipment. But the helmet to helmet being made illegal is def making it safer. No pads usually means arm tackles and you're not tackling even a decent hs running back with arm tackles. In rugby there would be guys who try to run you over but it was more juking to avoid any head on collisions, whereas football was damn near all about that so they can get another yard. Just Wayyy more contact in football in general. But I digress.

Why is “game” in inverted commas? If you really wanna know, here’s a link to the laws of the game: www.play.afl/globalassets/assets/clubhelp/pdf-excel-doc/laws-of-the-game-booklet-2023.pdf

Team with the highest score wins.

there is a video on RU-vid called 'AFL Explained' or some such title

Thank you, Mr. sociologist.

Not that much violence, that interview overplayed it. The sport is tough and not for the faint hearted. Grüße aus Australien.

Too tough for the average Yank...... Grüße aus Australien

there is a league (mens and womens) in the USA - its called United States Australian Football League. It has about 50 clubs across the country and has existed since to 1990s.

steal? You mean dominate the sport? Don't worry, the USA has no clue about this sport. That's the only way the US doesn't become the best or top 5 in a sport as it is the most successful sports nation in the world

@@AW-zk5qb Ok champ. I’d rather live in a safe country than be dominant at sport, but hey, god bless America 🫡

do tell, what AFL team do you play for?

@@glenod is mason cox good? im from europe

@@Matsoni85 Yes he is good. He is not a star but he gets a game every week and has improved with experience

If Mason wasn't any good, he wouldn't have lasted this long. Jason Holmes (another American) played 5 games and then was dropped. He couldn't cut it. Mason has cut it. Sure, his height plays an advantage, but as a ruck (midfielder), he needs to be good everywhere. He deserves his spot.

@@Matsoni85 Mate, he plays for a team that is roundly hated in Australia. Besides, its supporters are lucky to have a full set of teeth and barely speak English.... Grüße aus Australien.

Good for you, sport. Watching a group of private school boys running around must be entertaining. Grüße aus Australien.

I mean, I’d prefer union over league for sure, but aussie rules is much more entertaining overall.

@@peterfromgw4615 don't worry. Eddie Jones will make the Wobblies, I mean Wallabies, great again.

I'm sorry to hear about your low self esteem.

Apparently that doesn't matter in this "sport"