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Nice reaction guys. Just so you are aware, the game of AFL has been running for just over 160 years
Whoa! I had no idea! I feel like it's an amalgamation of every sport that has ever been played in the history of the universe. lol
@@jpeopolis 124th season this year :P
first football clubs established since 1858
@@jpeopolis it was the first codified football to exist as a way to keep cricketers fit in the winter. It was loosely based off of uncodified rugby in the 1800s and may have drew some inspiration from soccer and Aboriginal ball games.
Australian footballers are considered the premier athletes on the world stage, they run an average of 15 to 17 km a game, and it has been played since the 1850’s It is played in several other countries on obviously a smaller scale and is gaining momentum in the USA. It also has the 4th largest average attendance in the world, with some games reaching 90.000 spectators.
Shout out from Australia!
Shout out from Tennessee
There is usually an annual Australia vs Ireland 'International Rules' series each year! They use the round ball for those matches!
Cheers from Australia!
If you think Gaelic football players are athletes, you ain't seen nothin' until you see Aussie Rules players. I highly recommend watching the official "What is AFL?". It explains everything.
Yes, the game is played on a cricket field. Aussie Rules developed in the 1850s to keep cricketers fit during winter. It's technically the oldest **codified** football code in the world. It developed independently from Gaelic footy, but it does have convergent similarities.
Yes, a mark is essentially catching a kicked ball. If the ball has travelled a minimum of 15m, and no one else has touched it, the umpire awards a free kick to the catcher from the spot the catch was taken. The marks in this vid are the most spectacular kind, thus known as "speccies", or also "hangers" or "screamers".
i didnt believe you about the codification but jesus youre right.
@@Serendipity.fff8e7
Codified Years of football codes.
Australian Rules: 1859
Soccer: 1863
Rugby Union: 1871
Gaelic Football: 1887
American Football: 1906
Only one I'm not 100% sure of is Rugby League but thinking it's around 1895.
Rugby League was formed as a breakaway from Rugby Union in England in 1895, this also happened in Australia and NZ in 1907
AFL is a mixture of Gaelic football and an Aboriginal game called marn grook
@@inglis6958 It's not. But thanks for playing.
AFL: the greatest sport you've never heard of......👍great show guys. Love your work. Do more AFL please❗❗❗🏆🏆🏆
You have to react to “What is AFL? Aussie Rules Explained” you’ll get more of what’s going on then 👍
I'm in the process of playing in the American Aussie Rules league
It makes me so proud but I hope you guys don’t change anything hahaha
So glad to here. From little things, big things grow. Love hearing about the games progress over there.
What team?
@@laurencebyron9183 Wisconsin Wombats
@@timhefty504 great name but do americans know what a wombat is?
Hey guys, that was a great reaction video of the sport I've followed for nearly 50 years. it's so great to see people from other countries discovering it like this. It really is a fast paced, high scoring game, full of spectacular highlights.
Just a couple of things you might be interested to know, it is played on a cricket field because the game was developed to keep the Melbourne cricket players fit over the winter months. The only real ties to rugby are the oval shaped ball and that Tom Wills, the guy that come up with the rules, played rugby, at Rugby School. He was also a brilliant Cricketer and when he returned to Melbourne, he captained the Victorian Cricket side against the other colonies. When he decided the cricket players needed to keep fit over winter and that another ball sport would be good for that, he didn't want them to play Rugby as they'd be more prone to career ending injuries, so he and others drew up the rules of a whole new game.
Rumour has it (and I believe it) that he based the game on a game he used to play with the Aboriginal kids that he played with when he was young, a game called Marngrook, a ball game, using a possum skin stuffed with hay. Some people dispute this, but if you do any research on Marngrook and consider that Tom Wills used to play it, it's obvious where his inspiration come from. Tom Wills' story is fascinating, there's so much more to his story than I've said here, check out this link....
www.ourwarwickshire.org.uk/content/article/tom-wills-rugby-school-australian-sporting-pioneer
They are yelling mark of the year. A slang you might also hear is "speccy" meaning spectacular.
Send a few convicts to a remote land and this is what u get! Also just to mention the indigenous population were playing a similar game before the poms and irish got here! Big thanks to the irish for standing up and making Australia what it is🤟
There's been two players switching from Rugby league to Aussie rules. But their body shapes are actually quite different. Aussies rules requires a lot more running, while rugby players will have bigger upper bodies. Also the skills involved are very different, kicking in Aussie rules is the main way to pass the ball so all players have to be a good kick, while for league only one person would often kick the ball.
There is no cross-over between Rugby players and AFL players - some have tried, but none succeeded.
Because the rugby don't have ball skills and aussie rules boys don't have the same bulk to take the hits. More athletic
Depends what rugby you talk about, players coming from NRL haven't been successful but Mike Pyke who went to Sydney after playing rugby internationally ended up playing 100+ games and winning a premiership
@@metaldropbear very rare. The body shapes are different between code which makes it difficult to either trim down and get more stamina or bulk up and get smashed haha
karmichael hunt succeeded i reckon
@@benzarb4953 big call. He was pretty ordinary. He did play as a teenager though so bit of a head start
Had a giggle when he said, perhaps you get more points if you bounce the ball in the box first
You'll love What is AFL? Top 10 Enforcers is a really fun look at the past villains of the game too.
Hope you guys get to come to Australia and watch a grand final game one day- you don't know an atmosphere until you've witnessed a grand final at the MCG!! fu***ng EPIC!!!!! Nothing like it!
Need to look at "what is AFL" 👍 awesome video guy's
The most common crossover of players from another sport is probably basketball. The AFL has had a lot of success transitioning basketball players into quality AFL players, the vertical leaping and athleticism is a great base to create an AFL player from. A lot of quality AFL players also have junior basketball roots too before specialising in AFL👍🏼
I would argue Gaelic footballers have been more successful. They have had more players and they have achieved more - including Jim Stynes, who won the Brownlow.
@@michaelfink64 no one play Gaelic in Australia
Sure (at least professionally; I had an Irish mate who used to play it socially in Australia), what I was referring to was the fact there have been some very successful recruits to AFL from Gaelic football, not that they are playing Gaelic football in Australia.
There are teams in England and Europe in USA as well playing this great Australian game. The game was started 1859
You guys should react to Nihn's video "What is football?". It's only around 5 minutes though but still interesting because it shows all the various forms of football around the world.
There are very few AFL/rugby crossover players - it happens like once a decade. AFL to NFL is more common, usually as special team players
You commented on the size of the crowds. What else did you see?
Supporters of both teams sitting shoulder to shoulder.
I think this is one of the very best things about our beautiful game.😊
@14:45 Number 9 is Gary Ablett Jr. His father played & was so good his nickname was "God", so when Jr started playing, was called Jesus.
There's a rules of AFL video that would answer a bunch of your questions...... 'aussie rules explained'.
Spot on about the 'mark'. One of the few to understand why it is called a mark.
AFL is the oldest coded game in the world. It is based on an Indigenous game that has been played for thousands of years. Designed to keep cricket players fit in the winter so it is played on a cricket pitch. AFL players have to be very fit and can run up to 20km (12.5miles) in one game.
AFL is played on an oval-shaped field with scoring posts at each end.
At each end of the oval are four white goal posts. ...
The main purpose of the game is to kick or hand pass the ball to your team mates in forward positions who then kick it through the goal posts.
The game is won by the team who has the highest score at the final siren.
A game lasts for 80 minutes and is divided into four 20 minute quarters.
There are 18 players per team. And they run around a LOT.
Players are split into three categories: forwards (the ones who score the goals), backs (they try and stop the goals), and midfielders (the ones who do a lot the running).
Love the channel, definitely gonna be very big very fast.
Right? Been commenting this exact statement since 5k subs.
We appreciate it!
@@OfficeBlokes I must admit the English have a far better understanding of world sport, than do the Yanks, who are very insular and know nothing about anything that is not American.
Keep up the good work.
@@darrenpants2700 Ya, well...um...I know David Beckham? Manchester United FC...😅
Football ⚽️ :D
It couldn't be a coincidence you posted this on Australia Day ? Loving it either way!!
After you've watched "What is AFL", check out "A Decade of Dustin Martin", (or his 2017 highlights) and the 2020 Grand Final. You'll be hooked on our great game.
Should react to some of the 80's and 90's Aussie Rules when the rules were a bit more relaxed than they are now.👍
the marking in this is brilliant the higher they leap the better
use to watch afl on channel 4 yearts ago..its vicious but brilliant.
Aussie rules really getting out there since covid, I like it. Also, the best of the AFL players play against the Irish, in Celtic football, I think its like once every 2 years, and when it's played in Australia they change the rules to be closer to afl, and we smash the irish, but when they go to Ireland to play, the rules kinda go back to more Celtic footy, and the Irish win
The first Australian 4rules game was in 1859. It was devised to keep cricket players fit in the winter. They do play on cricket fields. A few rugby league players have tried Aussie Rules but without a lot of success. One team recruited an American basketball player (Mason Cox) with a reasonable degree of success. He is still playing. There is no offside rule in Aussie Rules. The origins are disputed. Some think it is a bastardised version of Gaelic football with a rugby ball. Others believe it came from an aboriginal game where a ball was made from a wallaby hide stuffed with grass. But most don't care, because we know it is the best game in the world.
Fun fact... the guy who got knocked out and looked like he died( haha) came back on later in the game .. tough hombre.
This looks like the funnest of all sports to play. Like this originated from a bunch of athletes in a back yard having as much fun as possible.
Not far from reality, was originally created as a way for cricketers to stay fit during the winter
Most fun you can have with your pants on.
I would actually watch this in America
Pretty sure you can.
@@shmick6079 Ill look around
You can. You’ll need to wait until the season starts end March/Early April.
FS2 and ESPN both show live games (late night)
@@joshkleine21 thanks for the info
@@HappyLife-tg8yy I know the Fox Sports network has some games, and there is an international league pass “Watch AFL” if you’re super keen.
You also have to remember these guys are huge blokes most average over six foot tall. The tallest player at the moment is Mason Cox an American import is 6ft 10in tall.
Rugby players fail to play AFL, however our guys can play rugby. The MCG, Melbourne cricket ground hosts regular games through the season and also the finals. The grand final like America’s Super Bowl gets 100,000 spectators. Aussie rules is the fourth biggest crowd drawing ball sport in the world. The game is 120 minutes long, (divided into 4 quarters with breaks) 30 minutes longer than a soccer game. These guys are the fittest athletes in the world, as they are running all over that massive ground at full speed while getting bumped and flattened, and during a game can run as much as 18 km per game flat out. You have to bounce the ball periodically not running more than 16 yards before bouncing it.
When you kick it on the full or along the ground through those two big posts, it’s called a goal and worth six points. If you hit the post or kick it between the outer posts it’s only worth one point. When you take a mark, you are allowed to keep running and play on or you can stop and take a set unimpeded kick. Most of those big hits you saw don’t happen much these days, as the sport has been cleaned up, and players guilty of those head bumps will be suspended for up to 8 weeks.
You must watch, “What is AFL,” for an explanation of the game and its rules.
1 professional League player has made the change to professional AFL - Karmichael Hunt. The vast majority of the intercode changes are between League and Union
Office blokes:he pulled someone's hair and went into the crowd he was wearing black and white stripes.
Me: Goddamn collingwood
That game was televised from the old South Melbourne ground. I remember watching it. I cannot recall who Collingwood was playing on the day. Tschuess aus Australien.
There have been a couple of cross overs from rugby...all failed, but a Gaelic footballer called Jim Stynes successfully did it and became one of the games greatest ever. " What is AFL, Aussie rules explained" is a fairly good rules and overview vid. cheers.
Seeing people react to this for the first time… so fuckin good
Aussie rules football pre-dates both rugby and basketball.
You are allowed to "bump" in AFL but, if you choose to "bump" and make contact with the opposing players head you will be fined and or suspended.
Most of those "bumps" the players were suspended.
Yes you are allowed to jump on the backs or shoulders of other players when contesting a "mark".
We have a saying when playing AFL: "some days your the bug, some days your the windshield."
Thankyou blokes
With your question at the end about whether or not the hits are illegal, yes some of them are illegal, some of them are perfectly legal. If you hit your opponent in the front of their torso, you can bump into them at a huge amount of speed and force. But you can never hit above the shoulder line which is reportable. And not in the back which is deemed a push in the back and a free kick will be awarded against you (the exception to that rule is when you are realistically attempting a high flying mark, roughly speaking)
Comes from a mixture of an aboriginal game that was played using a possum skin and probably Gaelic football. It was started for fitness training for cricket players during the winter
The hit at 4.01, you will see the "hit" player get up and play on. How many times would a soccer player roll around playing dead after a similar hit?? AFL players don't lie down as the play continues and to do that it leave your team a man short.
The AFL is played on an oval cricket Ground and the ground you were talking about is the MCG (Melb. Cricket Ground) ,capacity is 100,000.
AFL was started in 1858 as a way of keeping cricketers fit during winter and is the oldest football code in the world. Although Soccer and Rugby Union and probably Hurling were already being played they had not yet been formally codified. Melbourne and Geelong FC were set up in 1859 and the first leagues were set up shortly after in most states (colonies).
For a better understanding of the rules of the game watch "What is AFL", also "AFL 50 Best Marks", "Jeremy Howes Best Marks", "The Best of Cyril Rioli", "The Best of Nic Natanui" and if you like brawls watch "AFL Best Brawls". But if you want to really enjoy a game watch "The Full Replay of the 2018 Grand Final", it was the best Grand Final in recent years.
An AFL player is the fittest of all footballers as they run approx.14km a game. EPL players averages 10 to 11 km a game, but don't have to tackle, be tackled, bump, fight for the ball, mark, have players stand on their backs, etc. ENJOY!!
The grand final for this game is the 4th biggest sporting event in the world!
Usually played in front of a crowd of 90,000.
Sort of like Gaelic, they used to play a modified game as internationals, but there was an indigenous game, 'Marngrook', (?), that also had a big influence.
As others have said What is AFL? Aussie Rules Explained
Another good one for you guys is Mason Cox, Never say never, an American Basketballer takes the chance and flys from Texas to Melbourne Australia to try out for Aussie Rules
Formore big hits, Here comes the boom, afl biggest hits, cheers
Great reaction. Interesting point you guys made about the crossover of players between Rugby League and AFL, but contrary to what you might think, those crossovers are almost non existent at a professional level. It’s maybe happened with one or two players in history. If a crossover were to happen it would be more likely to occur at junior levels of sport.
Not mention basketball, Australia currently ranked 3rd in the world nationally.
Ntm having one of the very best domestic basketball competitions in the world, the NBL.
there are similarities to Gaelic football, but they are different games.. AFL originated form an Aboriginal Australian game called
Marn Grook
The biggest successful crossover for AFL players would be the NFL as kickers . Being that young kids in Aussie are kicking footballs as soon as they can walk . NFL kickers have adopted the AFL "drop punt" a top over bottom kick , that is a lot more accurate and a predicted bounce . Because a NFL kicker is not a physical position , players make the move at the end of there peaks . Aussies will also try out if they have a perfected long kick , but cant make the highest levels , this also occurs in American University's , when Aussies want to gain acceptance into them
Please react to 'dont believe in never' inside west coast Collingwood grand final. Great sports documentary. Any sports lover will enjoy👍
There are a lot of these guys that get scholarships in American college football to be punters. In America we had more AFL than soccer 20-30 years ago. And it’s played on a cricket field.
Looked it up since 2013. College Punters who have won the Ray Guy award, 6 have come from Australia. Pro Punters in America make about 5 times more than AFL players. And if they just play college football they can get a full ride in their education. Plus being a Punter if you are really good they have longer career than in the AFL. High School and College rules are different than Pros. Lineman can leave the line of scrimmage before the punt where as Pros can’t leave till the ball is punted. That’s why you don’t see Pro Punters with the run/punt option that you see in the lower levels.
Hi lads through thr big sticks is 6pts through the small sticks 1pt .18 on the field 4 on bench . Cheers from Melbourne Australia
We do play on cricket pitches. The game was invented to keep cricketers fit in the off season.
We play at the MCG and SCG plus others. Melbourne Cricket Ground etc.
theyre afl stadiums and they get turned into cricket pitches in cricket season, we call them footy ovals not a field
It's the MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground)! And that wasn't the MCG it was probably one of the teams playing home ground 😊!
Had to click on this, good reaction lads 🇦🇺
If you want to see Australian respect watch ANZAC Day service before the AFL ANZAC Day match between Essendon and Collingwood. 94,000+ crowd and complete silence for a few minutes. Should bring tears to everyones eyes
AFL is kinda fun I watch occasionally and I live in America
Fastest form of football invented by human beings 👍
Our Anzac day game, essendon vs Collingwood will always be an amazing game to see in real life
I don't know if you guys are interested in reacting to a long series, but I highly recommend watching "The history of the Seattle Mariners" by Secret Base". Even if you're not a fan of Baseball, it's a must watch series.
Good luck with the rules, guys. This game is crazy!
If you have the ball, keep it. If you haven't, get it. Not very complicated..... Just joking.
There are many rules, but watch a full game and many of the rules become clear.
Yes, it's very similar to Gaelic, in fact there are a few Irish players that have moved to Australia to play such as Zach Tuhoy and Mark O'Connor who both play for Geelong cats.
No cross over with rugby
Game is 140 years old.
Try watching 'what is afl', top 50 goals, top 50 marks
I am 11 and I have all ready broken both collarbones from it already
You clearly know your sport just judging by your observations. Great show boys. Aussie Rules is the number one sport in Oz. Collingwood is the team to follow.
Cooking wood the team to hate🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️🤣🤣🤣
A couple of rugby players tried afl, but didn't last long. A few Gaelic footballers have crossed over and do fairly well.
Like a few people have said, check out the rules, and some highlights clips (best marks, best goals), and you might be ready for the upcoming season.
The women’s league (AFLW) has just started this weekend, and the men’s league (AFL) starts in March.
It's actually not easy to switch codes although there have been 2 Rugby League players who tried switching to the AFL.
Karmichael Hunt & Israel Folau.
Karmichael was playing Rugby Union for Waratahs (Super Rugby Competition) but they didn't offer him a new contract so this year.
Israel Folau is currently playing for Rugby League for Catalans Dragans (France) Super League.
Only a couple of players have gone from rugby league to AFL. There's a lot more endurance required for AFL, so the league players had to trim down a bit as they are more concerntrated on strength
Israel Folau and Karmichael Hunt crossed over from Rugby League to AFL, primarily because of where the two expansion teams were based. I doubt anyone would have bothered with them otherwise. They both had to do a massive about of work on their running to get to AFL standard. They both went on to Rugby Union after AFL.
Mike Pyke coming from Rugby Union was more successful, being 2m tall he was better suited to being a ruckman. An easier role to learn than what Israel and Karmichael were trying to do.
Gaelic to Aussie rules is the most common conversion, with a few becoming very good AFL players.
The reason why its played on a cricket oval is because the game was invented by a group of cricket players as a way to stay fit during winter in Melbourne Victoria, the game was known as the VFL for a long time, until it went Nationally and the AFL was born.
Hi guys just that last comment that you was made about AFL crossing over to rugby it really really happens it's been tried beforeexcellent at it you really have to play it from the time you can walk almost if you get what I mean it is a very complicated game but very very exciting to watchonce you understand all the rules you guys would love it..
For one of the best games check out 2018 AFL Grand Final West Coast v Collingwood. After you check out the rules of course!
This would be an example of the bias in umpires when umpires let one team bareak rules and theother not ie West coast won because of bad umpiring.
Player physiques are very different from Rugby League and AFL. AFL players tend to be slightly slimmer to take on the demands of endurance running where as the League players are bulkier and conditioned to take on the demands of direct hit up contact.
It counts as a mark when the ball is caught on the full from a kick that is at least 15 metres in distance. Doesn’t matter if it is taken on top of another person or if your just standing still.
There is NO cross over between Aus Rules and Rugby. Rugby at the top level is mainly played in QLD and NSW, where as AFL is played in every state.
The best video to watch is a beginners guide to AFL . Its an updated video about the basic rules.
AFL is more popular than any other sport (including Rugby) in Australia. The only player crossover that I can recall was when Rugby League player Karmichael Hunt switched codes and played AFL for a bit but it didn't last very long because he was pretty trash at Aussie Rules. Israel Folau, who played Rugby Union, also played in the AFL for a couple of seasons and also wasn't overly successful.
Could y’all react to Old NFL hits v2? Love the content! The NFL is a lot different than it used to be.
Goal equals 6 points ( middle posts) behind 1 point ( left and right posts), can be kicked and bounce or soccered through still 6 points ( must come from below the knee).
Occasionally there is cross over not often. Some run up to 20km a game, every game is pretty much like this and more. 100,000+ MCG
Please react to the 2018 AFL Grand final highlights. Best grand final ever!!! I don't support either team but that was epic 👍
I do support one of the clubs, the losing club, but I agree that finish was totally Epic.
@@ChrisAnderson42 that sucks dude. One of my best mates is a die hard pies fan. Still hurts I'm sure. But in the long run the exposure both teams will get from that game will be emence.. 👍
Any catch from a kick that travels 15 metres untouched is called a " Mark ". Any Mark will gain the player the option of a free kick.
So , as you might imagine , marks can be quite valuable , especially if they are within scoring range.
And , yes it is embarrassing for the bloke on the bottom , he should never allow himself to be in that position.
Some of these grounds are The MCG , The Gabba , The SCG . all cricket grounds as well as some dedicated AFL grounds , all approximately the same size as cricket grounds.
There have been a couple of rugby league players trying to play Aussie Rules , Israel Folau gave it a go and also Karmichael Hunt. Folau didn't last a season , Hunt managed two or three. Neither could adapt very well , or really develop the stamina needed. AFL players generally run between 10 to 15 km per game. On the other hand , quite a few AFL players have made the transition to NFL and become quite successful.
Very switched on you blokes. Good sporting instincts. 80 metres ish that goal from the centre.
YESSSS GO AUSTRALIA I LOVE YOU BLOKES MORE POWER TO YA
You can’t use your hands to push people out of marking (aerial) contests so the ability to “specky” and that means jumping straight up and planting your knee on the person in front of yours shoulders to balance/spring up and claim the mark is a skill utilised by many players but not all either. Great and unique part of the game
they are jumping from the ground look how high they are getting it's awesome
Watch "AFL 50 Best Marks"
The NCAA and NFL have had several Kickers with AFL roots
also just so you know as violent as this is its not more violent than american football, the helmets make the head a weapon and the pads make everyone fearless.
We have been playing our little game here in Australia for over 150 years
Mike's got it right. When you don't know the rules make'em up!! Lol
Cross-overs don't work because they have very different body types and skills
There aren’t many transfers from rugby league to AFL because it has a lot to do with what sport you grow up with and they are very different, AFL players have to be much fitter where as league players are a lot more filled out
Great reaction guys! You should check out a video explaining the rules... Good game to watch