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AntiFeminaziAus (August 29, 2008 at 9:58 am)
1. Australian Rules isn't very popular in Queensland and New South Wales.
2. Australia's fastest growing area, south-east Queensland, is Rugby League country.
3. The Western Reds are going to bid for an NRL licence within the next few years.
4. There are as many juniors playing Rugby League in Melbourne as they are kids in the AusKick program in western Sydney. The Storm are developing a following in Melbourne, too.
5.Over 50% of Australia's population lives in New South Wales.
AntiFeminaziAus (August 29, 2008 at 9:52 am)
The only reason the AFL is expanding to western suburbs of Sydney and the Gold Coast is because they're trying to grow the game in new markets. The problem with the AFL's proposal is Australian Rules Football isn't very popular on the Gold Coast and western suburbs of Sydney. The AFL will need to inject a lot of money into both clubs just to keep them afloat. The Titans, Eels, Tigers, Bulldogs and Panthers will continue to dominate the market in their respective areas.
AntiFeminaziAus (August 29, 2008 at 9:48 am)
BenPClayton,
Failing to validate an accusation is moronic. Therefore, the fact you think your unsubstantiated accusation "proves" your imaginary point suggests you're a moron.
AntiFeminaziAus (August 29, 2008 at 9:45 am)
An "exciting" Australian Rules football team? HA! That's like saying there's a tall dwarf!
bridgetj5 (August 28, 2008 at 5:18 pm)
Aussie Rules is still expanding faster. Two new franchises will enter AFL by end of 2011, one in West Sydney and one in Gold Coast.
bridgetj5 (August 28, 2008 at 5:15 pm)
There are many diff ways to kick a ball that can greatly affect the ball's trajectory and distance. And a kick is usually used more than the handpass.
And yes Rugby League does use more tactics to score, but I think the spontaneaity of Aussie Rules is so much more entertaining.
nomadnametab (August 28, 2008 at 2:26 am)
I worked at a summer camp with a bunch of Aussies. They played it and I had a blast . I started watching whenever I could catch it on sattelite or cable. Wish someone would push it in America. Beats whimpy soccer. My mother was impressed when she saw footie on tv. Said that was a real man's game, admired them for not being all padded up and having to keep moving . It takes a lot of energy and endurance.
south6bt (August 25, 2008 at 10:40 am)
Good video man, well explained and presented.
noigmn (August 24, 2008 at 1:51 am)
Great video. I'm Melbournian so didn't really need to watch it, but it's cool to see the game we love explained simply.
For the people who asked who St. Kilda are earlier, they are one of the younger teams in the comp. They can be quite exciting when they are up and running. And have some great players, ie. Riewoldt (the tall blond forward shown in the videos).
Currently Geelong are the reigning premiers. If you are searching for highlights on here, Geelong would be a good place to start.
jimmyhird (August 23, 2008 at 11:31 am)
Adding to what mddawson1 said, AFL does not measure kicks or 'plays' by lengths as you do in NFL or rugby, so the length of the field is not critical to the game. The only length that matters is the 50 metre arc. |
