Newfoundlander Reacts To Australian Rules Football 

Its the Greatest game on Earth . The first Football code to be played under codified rules in the world , 1859 .

Soccer - where grown men pretend they're hurt. AFL - where men pretend they're not hurt

Canadian expat here in Australia living in Adelaide in South Australia since the mid 1960s. When I came to Australia, there was no ice hockey to speak of, being a large, dry and at times very hot continent. I lived in Port Adelaide, and they had an Aussie rules team, called Port Adelaide Magpies. This team had a fearsome reputation in the state wide league. So being a fast, hard contact sport, I becamea fan. Port Adelaide now has a national team in the AFL. I am a member of the Port Adelaide Football Club. And yesterday I was at the Adelaide Oval with my adult sons and my young grandsons, to watch my team take on their arch rivals, the Adelaide Crows. Happy to say Port Adelaide Football Club won the match in what was a hard, long and at times brutal football game. I am a happy man.

Hi Kevin. Just noticed at 11:20ish you asked what teams we root for. In Australian English when "root" is used as a verb it has a completely different meaning. You asked Australians what team they (4 letter word beginning with F) for. I haven't caught your last video on Australian English - but they may not have covered that particular slang word. If you are "rooting" for your team in Australia - you would be offering them a much more personal level of support than the average fan LOL.

I’m an Englishman living in Australia since my early 30’s. Before moving here I never had any interest in sport. But Aussie Rules is the best spectator sport I’ve ever seen. I follow the Fremantle Dockers, which can be painful at times!

Having to bounce the ball while running with it was introduced in 1866 to encourage kicking the ball. It contributed greatly to the development of the game into the open, fast moving, and high scoring spectacle that it was to become.

Best game in Australia. You should watch AFL’s biggest bumps or brawls. Best team of the modern era is Hawthorn Hawks. The won 4 premierships in 8 years and three of those in a row. If you want a team to follow that is successful. Hawks are your team. Last few weeks for a home and a way game some games have averaged 70,000 + fans per game.

I am an Essendon Bombers supporter. I have heard that Aussie Rules is played on the one of the largest fields of any ball sport. There is 18 players per side and is a very fast paced sport. The ball can go from one end of the oval to the other, and back again in less than a minute. Aussie Rules is also referred to as aerial ping pong, usually by people who prefer other footy codes. Others have described terms like marking and why we don't root for teams, so I won't go into that. I did notice at the end of the video was a quick shot of 2 men performing on guitar and singing. One of these men was a man called Mike Brady, who is a staple at the Grand Final every year. In 1979 he released a song called Up There Cazaly, which has become the theme song of Aussie Rules. The song refers to Ron Cazaly, a player in the early part of last century, famed for his spectacular marks. The term up there Cazaly was used by Aussie soldiers in WW2 as a battle cry. The somg has been performed at the MCG for the Grand Final for a long time. It was also performed at an empty MCG and televised to the Gabba in Brisbane during covid the only time the AFL Grand Final was not in Melbourne. One year they decided not to have Mike appear and there was instant backlash. It is a mistake they have not repeated since.

Aussie rules is like rugby just like polo is like golf.

A 'mark' is when a player catches the ball, after it has been kicked 15m and not touched by any other player; the player taking the mark has the option of whether to play-on or take an unimpeded kick.

Each team comprises of 18 players on the field, with 4 players on the interchange bench. A quarter of football generally lasts 30 minutes(includes time for stoppages), making a full game taking nearly two and a half hours(includes breaks between the quarters) to complete. Aussie Rules players are one of the fittest players of any sport.

There is another excellent introductory video named, 'What Is AFL?', made for a USA audience with a USA narrator. I believe that Canada has amateur Australian Rues Football teams begun by our ex-pats over there where Canadians play, too. The players in the professional league in Oz are supreme athletes and run over 10 kms in each game. The oval shaped football 's bounce gives a randomness to the game. Players never know how it is going tp bounce (except in a controlled run) and so they have to be on high alert throughout the game. I love it when a player manages to kick the ball, from facing in the opposite direction , under attack from the opposition , yet somehow manage to kick a goal. Magic! The game is older than most and inspired by a game that the indigenous people, of stone age culture, played called 'marn grook'.

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Total Australian Football League attendances 2023 season: 8,139,464 Total National Rugby League attendances 2023 season: 4,335,876 Total Australian A-League (Soccer) attendances 2022-23 season 1,309,087 (Australia's population just over 27 million.)

This game is NOT rugby.It is NOT soccer.This is the best game of football on the planet,bar none.

Regarding the 100,000; the MCG is the largest sports stadium in the southern hemisphere, with a total capacity of 100,024. It used to be even higher, before they got rid of the standing areas and converted it all to seating.

Welcome to the world's greatest game, which ironically is unknown to most of the world

Canadian Mike Pyke played for the Swans. He played rugby union for Canada. He was a member of the Swans 2012 Premiership team.

Collingwood Forever!!!! btw: passing the ball with a punch is called 'punt the ball', 'punt'. I'm in California for the past few years and miss hearing the games from my home in Melbourne. so glad you are excited by the game!

I always get a kick out of people discovering our iconic game for the first time and your reactions were awesome. To clarify some of the things you noticed: yes, packmen can move up the ground. When the ball is bounced in the centre circle (at the start of each quarter and after a goal is scored), players need to be in position (a pair of payers - the full forward and his opposing full back in each goal square (just in front of the goals), five other pairs inside each 50 m arc from the goals, four pairs inside the centre square and one pair on each side of the square. Once the ball is bounced, the players can move wherever they want and there is a tendency for players to move within one or two kicks of where the ball is. Any player can score a goal, although it is relatively uncommon for a Blackman to kick a goal. Yes, women and men play Aussie rules, but not at the same time! Yes, it looks like Aussie rules was cobbled together from a whole lot f sports but in fact, it is older than most of the sports that it seems to resemble. The game was first played in 1858 in Melbourne and was codified in 1859. It was invented as a way of keeping cricketers fit over winter. A mark is when a player catches the ball which has been kicked at least 15 m without it being touched by another player. The player can choose to take a kick from behind the spot where they took the marks and have 15 seconds to do so if they are not within scoring distance of goal or 30 seconds if they are. They can also choose to play on. Often, in general play, it is best to play on, to keep the ball moving and catch the opposition off guard. However, if a mark is taken within 50 m of goal, it is usually safer to stop and take a careful kick rather than play on. Yes, the opposition can try to stop a goal. They could take possession of the ball and move it away from defence or they could try to touch the ball before it crosses the back of the goal line or "rush" it through. In these cases, even though the ball goes through the goals, because it has been touched, it is only a behind and scores 1 point rather than 6. In Australia, we don't root for teams. Root is slang for sexual intercourse here! We barrack for teams. I barrack for the Hawthorn Hawks, who have been the most successful team in the VFL (the Victorian Football League, precursor to the AFL)/AFL since 1961, having won 13 of the 63 (21%) premierships since then. Our last successful period was when we won the 2013, 2014 an d 2015 premierships. We have had a lean time since then but have rebuilt an exciting young team who will likely compete in the finals this year for the first in several years. The last round of the home and away season is next week and the finals will run through September. Yes, this is the most watched sport in Australia. It actually has the fourth highest average attendance of domestic professional sports leagues in the world (after the NFL, Bundesliga and English Premier League). To whet your appetite before you can watch a whole game, here are the highlights of the round that has just been completed this weekend: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-japqXXU_hUE.html

13:39 it’s the rapid movement of the game on a continuous basis that makes AFL such a great spectacle

The only similarities between Rugby and AFL are that they both have a ball and they are both very physical.

You did well A.F.L is dynamic and so entertaining it’s not as rough as Ice Hokey though they bump, crash and travel with awesome speed chasing that Puck the poor goalie what a job!

Australian “Rules” Football is designed to be fast paced with as few stoppages as possible. Colloquial difference, Nth Americans “root” for their team, Aussies “barrack” for their team. Melbourne, Victoria is home to the most professional AFL teams (9) with another team around the bay in regional Geelong and there are two teams in other States in WA, SA, NSW and QLD. The sport is played in each State, Territory and many surrounding islands and according to GOOGLE in over 60 countries … that was a surprise to me! My family follows three different Melbourne teams but the majority follow Geelong. Melbourne has over 1,000 suburbs with a cricket/football oval and most suburbs having multiple AFL/Cricket ovals attached to Primary, Secondary and Tertiary school grounds so, the huge following of Cricket and AFL is grounded in grass roots local team participation and this is then replicated in each State Capital and the regional area of each State and Territory. Nothing rivals attending a packed, close, thrilling game. The crowd noise at the MCG when two well supported Melbourne teams are playing is unbelievable.

Glad you found our game! Go Eagles!

You can pause. Too many reactors just don't contribute. You are creating content. Very good reaction.

I have a cousin that was the first Captain for Port Adelaide's AFL team when they joined the AFL in 97. Gavin Wanganeen. He was also the first indigenous player to win the league's Best and Fairest called the Brownlow Medal in 93 when he played for Essendon.

As an Aussie, the Freemantle Dockers is a great team to follow.

Yes its the biggest game in Australia . Crowds dwarf Rugby which is really only played in two states. Its one of the oldest games ever starting in 1858 , so it predates many of the other sports you might think it got ideas from, like Volleyball or basketball. Some say it has a resemblance to an even older game played by Australia's aboriginals, Marngrook. The ground is huge as its a cricket ground. Thommas Whills who wrote it made the game to keep his cricketers fit in the off season. He had a rugby background so they used a rugby ball and made it a full contact sport but that's the only similarities. A mark is a catch after the ball is kicked more than 15 m and is not touched by anyone . If the ball is knocked threw the goals , or rolles threw without being kicked its a point. There are now amature leagues all over the world including Canada. It is fast , physical , skilled and continuous so no time outs. For more you can check out the greatest marks of the last decade , or Eddie Betts best goals, Garry Ablett highlights, Dusty Martin, Buddy Franklin . If you into big hits there is also the AFL's greatest hits but it doesn't really showcase the positive sides of AFL.

Greatest game on the planet I’m a Carlton blues fan!!! I might be a bit biased but they’re one of the best and oldest in the league.

I've been playing Afl since I was 11 years old started in 1995 I'm 39 now still love footy greatest game on earth. Great reaction much love from Australia 🇦🇺 lesssssss goooooo. My favourite team is the Brisbane lions 🦁

Good time to get in on the ground floor for the most exciting team in the competition right now. The Hawthorn Hawks. Young, Brash, Fearless and Skilled.

I reckon the same things that you love about hockey are what you would like in AFL. Fast paced, doesn’t have maddening interruptions, hard physicality and the occasional “blue”.

Best sport on the planet, by far, and it's all OURS. The video tells you exactly how huge it is, but you paused right in the middle of it. I support the Hawthorn Hawks, by far the most successful club of the last 60-odd years. Now watch: the top 50 marks of all time, the top 50 goals of all time, and highlights of the 2018 Grand Final. For spectacular, non-stop action and ALL-ROUND athleticism, it leaves all the other football codes in the dust...

In terms of game play AFL is probably most similar to Ice Hockey. Just get rid of the stick & pads, swap the puck for a footy and ice for grass, then multiply the palying area 10-15 times bigger.

You might be interested in the story of the American who moved to Australia to play AFL. Check out Mason Cox, Don't believe in never. Mason plays for the greatest team, Collingwood, the most loved and most hated team in the country.

AFL s biggest hits,Best of Buddy Franklin,eddie betts the pied piper, great vids bro

It's about KICKING the ball. Passing is OK, handball or otherwise like a tap but it is limited. In short, you can only use your hands with a clear HIT. You can run, but the bouncing is not only going to slow you down, but a mis-bounce is always possible. You can only score maximum points, ie 6 points, by connecting your FOOT with the BALL. It's also clearly the quickest, most efficient method of moving that thing down the field which leads to one of the most spectacular aspects of the game. The MARK. Which can be a SPECCY especially when a mark is highly contested or achieved at speed. That's why you can call it FOOTY.

UP THE PIEEEEEEES. collingwood classic black and white, they never have a boring game

Love your enthusiasm!... Aussie Rules is quick and exciting... please watch a game if you can :) I'm from NSW where League (NRL) is more popular but I prefer Aussie Rules. I've barracked for Carlton (The Mighty BLUES) since I was a kid (back in the 1970's). I've also followed South Melbourne since they moved to Sydney and became the Sydney Swans.

Brisbane Lions fan here welcome to our footy Kevin. Just so you know the AFL is shown in Canada but as you'd expect from the timezone different it can be a little tricky to watch and I think only 2 games are shown per week on TSN. This weekend is the last round of the regular season before the finals start so honestly if you wanted to watch a game live or a replay now would be the perfect time to do so. Looking at the tv schedule the games this weekend being shown are Melbourne Demons vs Collingwood at 5.30am Friday 23rd on TSN2 and a replay of Fremantle vs Port Adelaide is at 12pm Sunday 25th

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Hell yeah! More exciting than US football, can’t stand the stoppages of play constantly.

the greatest game of all mate , go the blues

Love footy ❤ I’m an Adelaide Crows supporter and husband and sons are Port Adelaide so we have memberships for both clubs and go to all home games. Only reason I love winter is for the footy. Love also watching a good game no matter the team.

Greatest attendance is 121,696 for the 1970 Grand Final.

Crazy Geelong supporter here. We are currently in the second last round of the year, with finals to start in September. If you like the marks (high flying catches) you should watch the top 50 marks. Or a best of compilation. There are best of compilations for goals too that are good. You can always jump onto the AFL youtube channel to watch highlights of the latest games.

Awesome reaction. Each season passing seems to have more teams with a chance of winning. Equalisation has made it very even and exciting. Jump on the Hawthorn Hawks if you want a good thing. Exciting to watch and the club wins a Premiership cup every 5 years on average since 1961

Combine marathon running (up to 15 miles), basketball jumps, sprinting, rugby style tackles, extreme ball kicking up to 80 yards+, volleyball level handball, over two hours of almost non stop competition between opposing teams of 18 players. In an arena much bigger than the Colosseum, up to 100, 000 spectators. The extreme speed of movement and contact requires four field umpires to rule over the game. Crowds watching the games dare not look away for fear of missing some spectacular feat of athleticism. Don’t get me wrong, there are stoppages as the umpires play a major role applying the rules of the game and awarding the ball to a player for a free kick, or bouncing/throwing the ball up to restart play. If the ball leaves the field, play can resume from a boundary umpire throw ~ 20 meters, or a free kick penalty like soccer. A team has mix of short quick players 5ft 6inches, mostly then powerful 6ft, then some 6ft-7ft players like basketball to dominate aerial contests. Then imagine watching women play who can kick the ball up to 50-60 meters, to be then caught/marked high over head of her opponent. Never a dull moment. Recommend the other intro video, “What is AFL”.

Australian Rules Football is generally played on a Cricket Oval. It is the biggest men's sport played in Australia. The earliest organized competition was established by the South Australian National Football League(SANFL formerly SA Football Association) on 30th April, 1877, followed by the Victorian Football Association(VFA) on 7th May 1877; in 1896, eight clubs from Victoria formed the Victorian Football League with some clubs from the VFA. Australian Rules Football is the oldest code of competitive football in the world.

Go the Baggers. Carlton, The Mighty Blues 💪

Aussie rules is so much fun to play being able to tackle players from a 360 degree no padding. Girls have a national league as well

I think Aussie rules is the best game in the world. Fast, tough and even when I am watching on the tv I am shifting in my seat, dodging a tackle or reaching for a mark. I barrack for the Western Bulldogs.

Fremantle fan here, from Perth Western Australia. AFL is a great spectator sport.

You’ll have to watch best AFL Marks. They’re amazing athletes.

first - look for Mike Pyke, a Canadian who won a Grand Final for Sydney - he was brilliant

Glad you found the greatest game on earth. The Yanks discovered it some years back and I think they have 50+ teams at amateur level. I enjoy the Freo Dockers ( my club ) or West coast eagles games played here because the footy chants from the local WA crowds are deafening and good fun . It's a 100% family game with hero's and villians, at times seriously fast with amazing balls skills, incredible marking of the ball ( catching the ball ) especially the speckies ( jumping above the pack to catch the ball ) and more often than not good sportsmanship. I've not been to a women's club game but I have been to a few local women's clubs games. Powerful bruising women would be an understatement. I took my girls to watch North Fremantle play one very wet winter's night. Two opposing players ran head first chasing the ball, blood everywhere and mate they just got up and straight back in to it. Tough game and at times leaves you with a cold chill as players collide but in all it's just a great vibe. Check out Afl's greatest marks and or biggest hits. It's one of the oldest team sports games in the world but very few know about it, enjoy ! Go Dockers 💪

So im a Carlton blues fan.. we haven't had much success in the past 20 years but getting there.. but we've also won 16 grand finals, equal most with essendon and Collingwood, who won it last year. In recent times, Collingwood, Richmond tigers, Geelong and hawks are the most successful with a few other teams added in.. There's massive rivalries between some teams too! It's a great sport, but im biased!

it's a good time to find afl, as the finals start in september. What was motioned is the other score, is when the ball goes through the goals but was touched or wasn't kicked, also scoring a point. Although instead of saying AFL took parts of every sport you should realise AFL was around before most others, so maybe they took ideas from it.

Welcome to the oldest and greatest game on the planet ❤

The last Canadian to play was Mike Pyke who played for the Sydney Swans, out of the current players the only one with a Canadian background is Andrew McGrath who plays for Essendon Bombers

The MCG is going to redevelop one aide of the stadium over the next few years, which will raise the capacity by about 10 to 15 thousand more seats

10:06 the guy doing the run down scrag was Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti, one of the masters of the art

I would like to recommend you react AFL's Best Marks, Best Goals and Best Tackles.

the AFL grand final from 2023 is THE game to watch.

Currently, there several overseas countries that now have Aussie Rules competitions; these include England, Denmark, the Netherlands, United States and Canada. Once every three years, the Australian Football International Cup is held, where overseas Associations play each other; which started in 2002, but due to Covid the 2020 Cup was delayed an played in 2021. In 2024, the competition was split into regions: Transatlantic Cup 2-11 August Toronto, Canada (Canada, Columbia, USA and affiliated European Countries). Pacific Cup 14-24 November Sunshine Coast, Queensland (Fiji, Nauru, New Zealand, Papua-New Guinea, Tonga, Vanuatu and South Africa). Asia Cup November Date and location to be advised.

Australian football is the football that is most like ice hockey.

Collingwood supporter here. The AFL grand final, which on average has a crowd of around 100,000 every year, often becomes either the first or second most attended domestic championship game in the world for the year. In the last two decades, it's been the most attended domestic championship match fourteen times. Last year's grand final between the Collingwood Magpies and the Brisbane Lions attracted just over 100,000 people. The stat about being the most attended domestic sport per capita is correct too. If you take out the per capita and just judge it on average attendance per game, it's still the fourth most attended domestic sport in the world. The larger supported teams (like Melbourne, Collingwood, West Coast, Essendon, Carlton) will fill out a stadium week on week.

Best Sport On The Planet👍

5:35 There is a coin toss before the game to decide which team kicks towards which goals. Kicking with the wind first can be an advantage for the team winning the toss if wind intensity or direction changes during the match despite the teams switching direction each quarter.

There is a toss of a coin between the two captains, to select which end a team will start the game; teams swap ends each quarter, and players are free to move anywhere after a centre-bounce has been taken.

Kevin, the best, most talented, most speccy team with the best colours - red, black and white, is the Saints, playing out of St Kilda, a beachside suburb of Melbourne. Now, geographically speaking, if Melbourne was Canada, St Kilda would be Newfoundland. That's worth thinking about, Kev! 🤔 So, mate, you should barrack for the Saints! Go Sainters! (BTW, to barrack in Aussie talk means to root, but we don't say "root" down this way, 'cos to root means to have sex. No kidding! So be careful, when in Oz, stick to barracking...) Also, no doubt the folks who follow this post are going to make counter claims about their teams, but it's all BS. They'll also no doubt spit lies and vitriol at the Mighty Saints, but Kevo, believe me, they are deluded! And they have no teeth! Disgusting people. ☹ So yeah, mate, Go Sainters! Our club song is "When the Saints Go Marching In!" which is also the best song. The others are crap. Be smart, mate, and go Saints! 🙂

Essendon Bombers fan, my dad played 6 games with them in the late 50s, he got knocked out by Ron Barrassi in front of 120000 people. Aussie rules is actually older then soccer

The best full contact sport played with a ball by the best athletes on the planet

If you're talking to an Australian, Hockey is a completely different sport than what you call Hockey. It's a rare country that doesn't play Hockey on grass.

5:35 There is a coin toss before the game to decide which team kicks towards which goals for the first quarter. Kicking first with the wind can give the side

If you want to watch an epic game to start you off then I would recommend the Grand Final. It starts at 2:30pm AEST on 28 September (2:00am 27th Sep for you I think). It is the biggest game of the year.

The " Oval " is the Entire MCG . 180 Yards long and 100 yards wide at the Halfway Line . An entire Cricket Ground . And a " Mark " is catching a Handpass of Kick in Play . When they Leap to Catch .

i really enjoyed that. this years semi finals games were great , hard matches. BUT for some fun have a look at David Williamsons movie "The Club" old , fun, about the sport.

I’m from Melbourne and I barrack for the Saint Kilda football club.

Brisbane Lions fan here. AFL is designed to be continuous so hence you have to dispose of the ball as quick and often as possible. Players can come at you from any angle so you have to have great spacial awareness. It's fast-paced and once you start to understand the rules and scoring system, you'll really enjoy it. I was in my early 20's when I started watching it and now I'm yelling at the TV like I've been a hardcore fan since birth.

A Mark is catching the ball on the full.

I’m a Hawthorn Hawks supporter. Been a joy to watch my team have a great season after the last few years of being more middle of the ladder. The hawks have historically been a strong team, what we call a dynasty, meaning they win multiple premierships. Only a couple of players from the last dynasty are still in the team, our coach played then too. I’d recommend watching the official compilations of the best marks and goals of the decade, or some fan made compilations of the same. The best way to learn is to watch the game. You could find match highlights, or even watch a full quarter from past Finals. Watching this video in the quarter time break of the Hawks vs the Richmond Tigers. Pretty great start, up by 50 points after 20 mins.

If you want a Team to Support Kevin. I suggest the Team is the Hawthorn Hawks in Victoria. For the Sole reason my brother Gary played for them in the 1980s. Look for his name which is Gary Buckenara.

Look up the best of Eddie Betts, Dustin Martin and/or Buddy Franklin to name three of the recent AFL greats. Those vids are a lot of fun! You will be hooked.

Melbourne, Victoria's greatest gift, Australian Rules Football. 🍻

Hawthorn Hawks are the best team over the league. Look at the history. Go Hawks!

I recommend you watch Top 50 Marks of all time.

Live in Queensland and I support Richmond Tigers a Victorian based team

I love watching people discover the great game I grew up with (and took for granted). I'm a Dees supporter, so we've had a disappointing year, but in the video when they show he restart after the goals, that was the Dees taking control of the 2021 Grand Final (and I still get chills with that one). THere are a lot of great Aussie Rules videos out there - and we're coming up to the last minor round next weekend, so you might find some of the finals action available (possibly for a subscription).

Well Explained

Aussie here married to a NL girl for 20 years. She loves our game here.

The finals are 1 week away, with the Grand Final usually played on the last Saturday in September.

Our game is older than basketball. Australian rules football was developed in 1858. 31 years after my first ancestors came to Australia.

The St John's Puffins might be your local team. There is about 1000 players in Canada and growing. The USA has many team's but the standard is presently a lot different to here is Australia.

I'm a Geelong Cats supporter. We were the 2nd registered club as I recall, late 1800's way before Basketball and Volleyball were invented. A satellite city about 50 miles from Melbourne, where the other original teams came from. In the last 20 years we've finished in the top 4, of 18 teams 15 out of the last 20 years, and won premierships in 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2022. We just finished 3rd after the pre final games this year, but probably not in as good a form as in 2022. I'd advise watching Jeremy Cameron kicking 9 goals last week, for a feel of the kicking skill some are capable of. Also Eddie Betts and Dustin Martin highlights are worth a reaction.

you're a lucky man!! ... finals start after next week. 3 weeks of knock-out finals then the grand final on the 24th of September

There's very little more exciting than being in the crowd at a game where it's a tight finish. Aussies watch NFL and some get bored because of the stop/start nature. I love both personally. Like Hockey, AFL (and rugby league) is essentially constant play. Get on board with a team now and follow the finals, starting in a couple of weeks.

Go the brisbane lions, yes we need a better kicking coach. But we will be in the final 8. Ps it's the last round before the finals. Have a watch if you can, the fun is in the team u follow, just like any sporting team thank you for opening your sports taste 😊

AFL is a great game.We love it here Down Under.