@@kaylibbmatheson6799 Yeah but you can tell if someone has run too far, you sort of just know. Check out afl.com.au for clips and highlights etc if you are really interested.
Yep^ And to clarify a little further, you have to bounce it, at least once for every 15 or so steps (at the umpires discretion) So they don’t have to time the bounce for a particular step. Also for kids leagues it’s different. But in the professional sport it’s super rare for this rule to be enforced or have a need to be enforced. I think I’ve seen it maybe once in my life
The Flag is the name for the award of winning the grand final (like the bowl for NFL -superbowl, orangebowl, sunbowl etc) Other games have a cup (FA cup, world cup etc)
@@jaredsplatt8652 No, Minor premiers is what you get for finishing top of the ladder.. You win the flag and receive the premiership cup if you win the grand final
@MANCHESTER UNITED Mate not everyone has to be a soccer fan. Us Aussies are allowed to follow the real Australian game invented in Australia and a massive part of Australian culture, we don’t have to follow, need or want soccer
Respect mate as you have a fair handle on our game. In answer to your questions you are able to handball the ball in any direction you like and said ball is marginally smaller and thinner than a rugby ball. Great content and keep up the good work.
Just want to add. If a player is going to kick a goal, and while the ball is traveling towards goal. If a another player gets their hand on it and it goes through the middle posts. It’s called touched and is scored as a behind. Same with a mark/catch, if it’s touched by someone else. It becomes touched play on.
Watch “Here comes the BOOM! (AFLS BIGGEST HITS)”. After it you’ll have a good idea as to the physicality and differences between this and NFL in terms of brutal hits. I find it funny when NFL fans go on about their big hits with padding.
I'm American and I love this sport. I wish we got it on tv in the States... there are some other rules about who gets possession of the ball after certain things like tackles and catches, but you start to pick up on how the game is played after awhile. Go Tigers #YellowandBlack
You can download the AFL app and pay a fee every month for 24/7 access to all live games. There might be deals with certain carries; such as i get free world coverage as im a Telstra customer.
The record attendance is 121,696 people for the 1970 Grand Final, there's more seating and less standing room now so capacity has fallen to around 100,000. Collingwood pulls the biggest crowds and has been involved in the top 5 highest attendances of all time and regularly brings a million people through the turnstiles each year, their average attendance per game is a little over 80,000.
Not sure if you noticed during the understandable stop start nature of your reaction, but its illegal to throw* the ball in Aussie rules football. They have to handball (punch) the ball (a bit like volleyball underarm serves). The other way of disposing of the ball is to kick the ball. Note(*):- The only exception the the throwing rule is if you are throwing the ball at your own foot to kick it but you have to kick it or you may be called by the umpire for throwing (or dropping) the ball.
I really appreciate you actually watching the videos; and generally interested in the content. Not a lot of people do that and even give an overall shit. The bit where there was the strange numbers adding up to a final score; they didnt explain that very well. The first bit was Goals, second bit Behinds and the third bit the final score. So for example Goals Behinds Score Collingwood 20 10 130 Hope that makes sense. Theres a whole bunch of smaller rules. like NFL, but overall the game isn't a game of chess or anything massively strategic. Which i think is great because you don't have to overthink, you can sit down have a few beers and cheer for your Football Club. Theres a few good videos out there. Heres a list of overall hits, match highlights and even some background videos. Hits Videos: Biggest AFL Hits (Part.1) ruclips.net/video/s1aU0hz5Tf8/видео.html Line in the Sand Fights - Essendon V Hawthorn (This one is a little long so maybe a vid for more in the future, showing a little bit of gameplay and some overall footy rivalry) ruclips.net/video/xLiR4faNtAI/видео.html Highlights Videos: (you will get a lot of suggestions in the future with these ones) West Coast V Collingwood 2018 Grand Final Highlights ruclips.net/video/JirTw6MLblY/видео.html Richmond V Adelaide 2017 Grand Final Highlights (This ones significant as it ended a 70 something year drought) ruclips.net/video/-LxFQXU-Bzo/видео.html Background: Theres this Vice video which shows one of the oldest AFL rivlaries, looks at some of the rules, hits and overall the fans love for the game. Its like a little insight on our culture with Footy. ruclips.net/video/FPFWL1QFLdQ/видео.html Cheers for reading this far if you have. Good luck with your videos, cant wait for more.
Australian arguments: •BALLLL HE’S HOLDING THE BALL •HIGH THAT WAS HIGHH •IT WAS A GOALL IDK WHAT THE UMPIRES R THINKING •TOUCHED IT WAS TOUCHED HE CLEARY TOUCHED THE BALL Is just me or did u expect an Aussie to explain the game in the video he’s watching
they dont really argure the bouncing rule cause when u play u just naturally bounce the ball as you run it becomes part of your stride so players never really get caught out.
If you're up for exotic games check out Irish Hurling - a form of legalised warfare. I also enjoy Shinty - the Scottish version - which is played between small towns and villages in the Highlands and is a great grass roots sport. Basketball fans may also be interested in Korfball, developed in the Netherlands to enable men and women to play together on equal terms - another great grass-roots game.
Well Aussie rules is unlike many other sports. It has a bit of other sports involved within it though Basketball 🏀 - Bounce the ball within 15 metres while running to avoid a ‘holding the ball’ free kick Rugby 🏈 - The ball, despite being made of different material, has the same shape of a rugby ball Soccer ⚽️ - You can soccer the ball into the goals but this rarely happens Plus many others that I can’t really be bothered thinking of
There are some rules which haven't been highlighted in this video. Such as, a free kick is given to,a player if they are forcefully pushed in the back in a contest, by an opposing player . Also, any high and low tackles will be awarded with a free kick. Free kicks are also awarded if a player being tackled cannot dispose of the ball, this is known as the holding the ball rule. There are also out of bounds rules. If the ball bounces over the line during play, the umpire throws the ball back in, and the ruck position players (those shown contesting the jump ball in the video) will contest for the ball. If the ball is kicked over the line on the full, without bouncing over, the opposing team then gets to bring the ball back into play. These same rules apply if the ball, hits the smaller post. Hitting the smaller posts result is in a boundary throw in, or kick in, just like the boundary rules, and not a score. After a behind (1 point) is kicked, the ball doesn't go back in the middle, as it would with a goal. Instead the defending player brings the ball back into play.
Can I suggest the 2018 Grand Final. It was an excellent game (especially for me because my team won). It was considered to be one of the best GFs of the last decade.
16 yards is 14.63m & is roughly 24 strides, so since when running you travel more distance each step, its about every 14-16 steps, but it's a rough estimate as each person has their own cadence & at speed can travel further pa. step. So it gets rounded down/ up to every 14-15m. Much easier to keep track of this way.
The origin of the game evolved from a combination of Gaelic football (Irish) and from indigenous australians who used to dry out a dead possum (animal like your rackoons) stuff it and kick it around until it broke apart lol. The best players in the modern game run up to 25kms a game (mostly stop start sprinting for 120 mins), measured by GPS trackers. RULES SUMMARY IN A NUTSHELL Through the middle posts 6 points, 1 point on each side of the middle posts and the outer smaller posts. If you actually hit the big post its also only 1 point. 1. As you mentioned the ball to be bounced every 16 yards. Free kick to other team. 2. No tripping or tackles above the shoulders. Free kick to other team (severe ones result in suspensions and fines). Punching someone in the head no where near where the ball is can also result in a free kick up the ground where the assault occured! 3. If you drop the ball while being tackled, free kick to other team. 4. You must punch the ball to pass (called a handpass), throwing it gives away a free kick. 5. If you catch the ball from someone kicking too you, you get a free kick (a big tactic used, especially near the goals so you get to aim at a goal with a free kick). this results in players running into open spaces to catch it there near the goals. 6. If you kick it out of bounds on the full its a free kick to the other team. If it bouces first then it thrown in for what you call a jump ball. 7. If you tackle someone when they do not have the ball OR push them in the back its a free kick to the victim (side bumps or charging in and colliding head on as full pace are curiously allowed!). 8. And the best one is if you interfere with a person who has been awarded a free kick, they get a 50 metre penalty, when this happens you will never hear such vile villainy from 50,000 people in the stadium of the opposing fans team verbally assaulting the umpire all in unison lol! There has been a couple of times this has happened at the end of a final and the team won the championship because of a free kick after the final siren was issued
Yeah these are really just the very basics of the game there are a lot more rules players have to follow, but it's an exciting game, it is usually never a dull moment.
You seem confused about the handball rule. Hand balls and kicks can be made anywhere on the pitch at a 360 degree rotation. There is no rule against forward passing.
Just a bit of trivia: Australian Rules didn't always have behinds (points). Up until about 1900 there were only goals (worth 1), but to avoid drawn games (ties) they introduced the behind posts (a behind being worth one point and a goal six points). Therefore if the two teams scored the same number of goals, the points would then be added on, and the team with the most shots at goal was the winner. Initially behinds were only counted if both teams scored the same number of goals, but now they are always counted.
This is the best reaction video I've watched. Your commentary is educational and you're picking up elements of the game very quickly - and not just wowing and wooing at the footage.
It's an all round game, there's no offside and you can pass forwards, backwards, sideways, anywhere that helps you score. The 16 yards you mentioned is just an approximation. The rule is actually 15 metres. If you're running with the ball, you have to bounce it (or touch it on the ground) every 15 metres. That's also the distance the ball has to be kicked for a catch to be awarded a "mark". The judgement of what is 15 metres in these instances is completely up to the umpire.
You should look at the “international rules series”. It is a match played between the best AFL players in Australia and the best GAA players in Ireland. GAA is a similar sport to AFL played only in Ireland. They compromise on certain rules and play a match once a year.
The International Rules Series is a senior men's international rules football competition between the Australia international rules football team (selected by the Australian Football League) and the Ireland international rules football team (selected by the Gaelic Athletic Association). The series is played close to annually in October or November after the completion of the AFL Grand Final and the All-Ireland Football Final which are both traditionally played in late September. The matches are played using a set of compromise rules decided upon by both the two governing bodies; known formally as international rules football. While the International Rules Series matches use some rules from Australian rules football, the field, ball and uniforms of both teams are all from Gaelic football.
Great work. Keep it up mate. Did you know that Aussie Rules Footy was invented in Melbourne by a few blokes at a Pub in the 1850s. It's played at various senior and junior levels, is a sensational game and has a lot of wonderful history. Go the mighty Sainters!
the only thing I don't like about this Aussie Rules Explained video is that it doesn't explain how that final score line works. Everybody reacting won't get what it means. Tell them Goals (6 points), Behinds (1 point) and Total score
@@kellyknott4201 1 goal = 6 point between the middle 2 posts .. 1 point is scored when the ball goes through the end posts so eg a score of say 2 3 15 = (2 goals x 6=12) (3 points *1=3) total 15 points
It's great game, full of fast flowing play with minimal stoppages. The idea of the game is to move forward but sometimes play goes backwards or towards the side to try and open play up and try to pass to a free player rather than a 50/50 situation
As others have said it's 15 metres before it has to be bounced but the player can also run and bend over and "tap" the ground with the ball then continue. Also the ball must be kicked further than 15 metres for it to be a "mark"
Yes the Aussie rules football is smaller than a Rugby ball but bigger than a Gridiron ball. The Aussie rules ball is a traditional leather ball with a bladder inner.
Thanks for giving our beloved sport some appreciation, it truly is a great sport. I recommend that you watch a few more games, preferably teams such as West Coast, Geelong, Collingwood and GWS. Those few are doing particularly well this season and last season. Btw I am a Fremantle Dockers fan at heart💜💜
First game of the 2019 season is Thursday 21st 7:20pm AEDT (Thursday 1:20am PTD). Not sure where you can watch it overseas easily but if possible try and find out! Since it is such a high scoring game the highlights really don't do the game any justice!
love footy, but i recommend watching some cricket too! it's a huge sport in australia, england, places like india and pakistan and sri lanka as well as new zealand, south africa and the west indies - give it a shot, it's super fun to watch highlights!
Seen the BBL? I think its great for families to go watch even if they dont like the test matches. Its cricket with the crowd and excitment of a AFL game
You’re right, when you are experienced you can tell... if they have run more than 16 yards without bouncing it. And it is 15 meters, so I assume 16 yards is the imperial equivalent of 15 meters.
Bit late to the party but for anybody wondering, the ball used in footy is basically the same size as a rugby ball with a few changes, one of the major ones being the ball is made of leather instead of a synthetic material.
You can pass the ball forwards sideways backwards, anyway you want, there is no offside rule in football. One of the biggest reasons AFL is so dangerous compared to sports like rugby is the speed at which the collisions happen, look how fast some of the players are running when they collide. The size of the ground makes high speed very easy to obtain.
Ball is bigger than a Rugby or Grid Iron Ball. 16 Yards is converted from the actual 15 metres. And you generally bounce after 10 steps or so, as long as its within the 15m its fine.
Hello there 🙋♀️ It says in that AFL Explained video ...That sometimes thr can be extra time added on for each quarter .....Well thats incorrect kind of 🤦♀️ Extra time does not get added on to any games during the football season .......Extra time is only added on at the end of the game if in the case thr will be a drawn game in the "GRAND FINAL" ....That is the only ever time where extra time is added on 👍👍☺
You've got the wrong idea here. Quarters are 20 minutes long but the clock is stopped for various reasons, like after a goal the clock is stopped until the ball is rebounced in the centre or if play is stopped because of an injury. Much like NFL. AFL though is a much more flowing game. An average quarter could run from 25-35 minutes. Since 2016 Extra Time is played in all the finals if the score is tied at full time. In that case 2 periods of 5 minutes each way will be played. If the score is still tied at the end of the second period then the siren will NOT sound and play will continue until one team scores, even if just a point.
If a defender touches the ball before it goes through the goals it becomes 1 point. When a point is scored the defending team gains possession and kicks out from the goal square. If a goal is scored the ball returns to the centre for a ball up.
Aussie Rules is both an offensive and a defensive game, in which players must be able switch roles in a split second; the player has the option to play the ball in any direction(forward, backward or sideways), whether kicking the ball or handballing(you cannot throw the ball, it must be punched off of your other hand). This is a very technical, simple but complex sport. To workout how to read the Scoreboard, the first number(20) is the number of Goals(each Goal is worth 6pts) kicked; the second number(10) is the number of Behinds(each Behind is worth 1pt) kicked, and the third number(130) is the Total Points(this the point value of the Goals added to the point value of the Behinds) scored.
I'll one up you.. how about an American going to the MCG to watch a full game of footy.. Oh wait, did that. Twice. Missed staying for the 1996 Grand Final by a week, from having to return home to the US.
There a lots of rules not covered in this video but its really confusing to try to explain them without a decent base knowledge first lol. off1k's comment is really good, covered up some things that annoy me about this video. One major rule I dont think they covered is "holding the ball". If the player with the ball has prior opportunity to "dispose" of it (a kick or handball aka a disposal), but they choose to do something else eg. run through or around someone, if they are then tackled without legally disposing the ball, its a "free kick" (unimpeded play from the tackling spot) to the tackling team. One team's supporters all yell "BAAALLLLLL" when they think this is has happened, so fucking fun to be part of the crowd at an exciting game of footy. This plus many other rules creates a very fast paced and free flowing game which is why I love it so much. Another thing that I adore about footy and is pretty unique to AFL, is the things they're allowed to do to get under someones skin or shut them down. Its often referred to as "niggling" or to "niggle" which is defined as to cause slight but persistent annoyance, discomfort, or anxiety. And in a full grown man contact as fuck sport like AFL, that adds a very fun and interesting extra element to the game for me. The player whose role it to shut 1 specific player down and annoy the fuck out of them all game is a called a "tagger" just so you know if you watch this video ruclips.net/video/FLhVamPdaO4/видео.html - The art of the niggle and negation Loving the AFL vids, always fun to see someone learn and actually try to understand about my fav sport
In Australia we use the metric system. So bouncing the ball has to be within every 15 meters (which is about 16yrds). People do argue the umpires (referees) decision about the 15m when it does happen because the umpire basically has to guess as to how far and there are no replay systems to ensure a correct call except for a score review
yes you can just sort of tell when '16 yards' has just been ran without a bounce of the footy. Similar to when you can just tell when a Basketball player travels but you didn't necessarily count the steps taken.
These days with the ground fully "seated" the max crowd is I think 100,000. Before the 90's when the inner ring of the crowd was standing room only - you could get up to 115,000 there for the game.
At the start of the game, there’s a coin toss and the team that win that - pick what side the want to start at (going for goals) and each quarter (roughly 25 minutes) they change the side they are getting goals to
I love watching Americans learning about our game, we watch you slowly realise that you've been missing out on a lot of fun! We also want you to start playing it so we can poach some of your better athletes, Mason Cox did pretty well for someone who was relatively new to the sport :)
The modern ball is smaller than the old ball. The old ball is the same as a rugby ball. You can only run 15 metres with the ball. At that point you must dispose of the ball. A bounce is one of the three types of "proper disposal". A player may also bend down and touch the ball to the ground before the end of their 15 metres to then continue for a further 15 metres. A handpass can be in any direction.
While you were talking near the end, I don't think you heard that the crowd for the Grand Final is 90,000 or more; there have been crowds for this up to 100,000.
As a dancer, I have to say their leg extension is incredible! And the women’s is usually even better than the men’s. The thing about AFL is that even though it’s a really weird game, you can still enjoy it and find it really impressive, even if you know nothing about the sport. And I’ll be honest- I know very little. I grew up in a Rugby household. It was Rugby in winter (and not that awful Thugby League, proper Rugby), and cricket in summer. And V8 Supercars all year. 😂 I was lucky too, that my growing up years (the 90s and early 2000s) were the peak of Aussie cricket, and the peak of Australian motor racing too. As for Rugby, I’m honest enough to admit that the Kiwis have always had us creamed there! Plus, our house was a Reds house- we’re used to losing. Because the Reds would pick up all the exciting new talent, get them good, we’d win a championship once, then they’d all leave for another team who’d pay them more and the cycle would start afresh. So I’m used to never winning with rugby.
When a bloke hand balls the ball to a team mate , he can do that irrrespective on where his team mate is on the field , the same goes for kicking . You can kick , handball the ball any way you want , its done in order for the recipient of that kick/handball to be able to get the ball forward more efficiently and ultimately hopefully score .
Perhaps the biggest difference between Aussie Rules and just about every other football code (NFL, Rugby League, Rugby Union, Soccer etc) is that Aussie Rules does not have any offside (or equivalent) rule.
Hey! Others have probably answered them but i'd love to comment and answer some q's as per what you mentioned. AFL is absolutely ripper, such a good sport and we're so lucky to have it. In Melbourne at least it's often played at the MCG during the winter, and during summer international cricket is played there (Melbourne Cricket Ground). The MCG can hold up to 95-100,000patrons. There are ovals all over Australia but most are held at MCG or what's now called Marvel Stadium (previously Etihad, Telstradome). General rules/info off the top of my head: - You HAVE to handball the ball (no matter what direction), a 'throw' results in a turnover - You have to bounce the ball every 15 steps or so, considering they're running so fast 15steps = 15 metres real quick -The ball is often referred to as a 'Sherrin' or a footy www.sherrin.com.au/, red during the day and yellow at night (easier to see) - I would say it's similarly sized to a rugby ball just way softer! -Our ovals are normally 150-180m long if you consider 50m per end and then the space in the middle of the ground @2min -We fight ALL the time!!!! Especially if we (patrons) don't agree with an umpires call - that's HUGE. If the patron's kick up a big enough stink it can go to match review (where the game is paused and official umpires review footage to see if they need to amend their call) - You said speccy perfectly!!! Speccy = spectacular - You can see the umpire @ 4:48 point two fingers (like finger guns) signalling it's a goal. The umpire down the complete other end of the field must and will make the same action at the exact same time as they see it even though they are no where near the play. - If you ever hear it, the 'skipper' is the team's captain that game - A low kick (as in it doesn't go too far off the ground) can be referred to as a drop punt - If a tackle was intentionally high/low or too aggressive or was made when the ball wasn't around, players can be fined (one recently was $2k) or may be suspended for some time. - Grand final is MASSIVE - the whole country agreed for grand final weekend to have it's own public holiday in 2017!!!! - Say you have x and y, and x has the ball. If y successfully tackles x such that he drops the ball, it's a turnover. - In previous years, the sport had 'runners' so if the coach had a message from the coaches boxes the runners would pass it onto the players. These no longer exist in 2019 which is a means for greater communication, listening and emphasis of coaches advice at quarter times. - There is a beautiful, BEAUTIFUL appreciation for Aboriginal land and aboriginal players currently in the league - we always worship their land and thank their ancestors/leaders past and present, especially before ceremonial games ie Anzac EVE, Anzac Day Clash, Dreamtime (based around aboriginal culture) etc. - If you push a player in the back it's a turnover. - A 'banana' is a kick where the ball swings! Lastly - go the tiges!!!! We won our first Grand Final in 37 years in 2017. Richmond (one team of the 18) had over 100,000 memberships that year. Jeez I love em. Check this out from the GF that year: ruclips.net/video/-LxFQXU-Bzo/видео.html You can see the richmond guernseys have the black sash, normally it's the other way around (Yellow Sash, black outside) but this game was considered Richmond's 'away' game (they weren't meant to play on their home ground, but all GF's are played @ MCG). The entirety of Melbourne and Richmond (a suburb) would have been drunk GF night celebrating. MASSIVE. My gran followed the Tigers for over 70 years and they won 5 months after her passing - it was meant to be.
I don’t know why they don’t mention this in the vid, but the ball has to go through the big sticks WITHOUT BEING TOUCHED BY ANYONE to be a goal and worth 6 points. If it is touched and goes through the big sticks then it is only worth 1 point. That’s why the goal at 4:50 is even more impressive.
And at ground level, the players (& umpires) can't see this. The different colours are made by mowing the grass in a different direction _(East to West/ West to East)_
Few things the video doesn't really clear up. - Each quarter of play can have normally up to 10 additional minutes so the average game has 30min quarters. the average player will clock around 12-15km or 7-10 miles approx so the players run a lot further for alot longer than soccer players but also with more intensity in it being a contact sport so AFL players are much fitter than people realise (the good ones anyway) - Bouncing it every 16 yards is more like 15 metres and its the umpires (not the referee) judgement call to where the 15 metre run has ended, if they dont bounce it, the closest opposition player will receive the ball on a mark where the umpire sees fit where the 15 run ends. - Unimpeded kicks from marks only occur if you the kick has travelled further than 15 metres again judged by the field umpires (theres 3 of them due to the pace of the game and the field being large) Also you have 30 seconds to have a shot at goal for an unimpeded kick and usually 10 seconds if its anywhere else on the field. 18 players on the field and 4 on the bench. There is an interchange cap for 120 interchanges for a team per game(no time designated per interchange, also for injuries, blood rule laws etc.) . Its very rare team use up the 120 though. And its not the same 4 players that start on the bench have to come off 120 times, its applies to anybody.
If you want to get a feel of the passion of fans at the MCG, watch the 2009 ANZAC Day game between that is traditionally held between Essendon & Collingwood. This was of the best games for the teams and the supporters
Cool video mate, i think you missed him saying that the grand final is held in front of 90,000+ at the MCG, the MCG actually holds 110,000 people and is full for grand final game... Have you seen " don't believe in never " the Mason Cox story?
16 yards is 15 metres but the umpires tend to judge the distance by the number of steps. They are very hard on head high tackles and put players out for weeks. The new season starts soon. The ball looks small because there are some big players. Yellow for night and red for during the day.
It's 15 metres. Umpires can tell the players position from a to b on the field as there are lines on the field e.g. the centre square and the 50 metre arch. and the time they have travelled with the ball.
You missed hearing where he said there is no offside rule. Any player can run in any direction he likes. Ditto, he can kick, and handpass the ball in any direction. Sometimes a player will kick in the backward direction to his teammate who is in a better position such as on his own where he can then run forward to advantage. The umpire decides if a player has run too far without the ball touching on the ground. That touching does not have to be bouncing the ball, a running player can bend over and touch the ball on the ground if he wants to. If a defender, or even a player on the same team, touches the ball before it crosses the goal line it is given as one point only. You were right about “Speccy” which is short for spectacular Mark. The best AFL team over the last decade is the Sydney Swans. They have played in finals every year bar one. They also have the league’s best player in Buddy Franklin, check out his videos.
footy is MASSIVE in australia. The best games are the derby's where the teams from each state verse eachother and some families turn against eachother becuase they support different teams. you are aloud to pass wichever way you like. The grand final is massive and the atmosphere in the MCG (stadium) it is played at is electric.
For any Americans curious as to how this sport came to be: The first white people in Australia were convicts, sent to Australia against their will usually for a minor offence such as stealing. Before they were arrested and tried they were usually very, very poor and more often than not the item they stole would be something as simple as a loaf of bread to feed their starving families. In this sport, the ball represents the stolen loaf of bread and the players are the starving convicts, who all fight over who gets the loaf.
umpire of 9 years here... usually if a player takes 15 steps without bouncing they've ran too far
sarah heald yeah well it just comes down to the umpires discretion because they can’t count every step they make
@@kaylibbmatheson6799 Yeah but you can tell if someone has run too far, you sort of just know. Check out afl.com.au for clips and highlights etc if you are really interested.
also have to take in how long or short there steps are but its always super obvious when someone has ran too far
umpiers lie dont listen to her
Yep^
And to clarify a little further, you have to bounce it, at least once for every 15 or so steps (at the umpires discretion)
So they don’t have to time the bounce for a particular step.
Also for kids leagues it’s different. But in the professional sport it’s super rare for this rule to be enforced or have a need to be enforced.
I think I’ve seen it maybe once in my life
also the grand final is such a big deal we know get a day off
Caitlin Laing only victoria does so lucky to be us i guess
The Flag is the name for the award of winning the grand final (like the bowl for NFL -superbowl, orangebowl, sunbowl etc) Other games have a cup (FA cup, world cup etc)
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The winning AFL team of the Grand Final receives the premiership cup..
@@PluckYeah flag is what you get for the top of the ladder, premiership cup for winning Grand Final
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No, Minor premiers is what you get for finishing top of the ladder.. You win the flag and receive the premiership cup if you win the grand final
"Thats was sick he's dribbiling it to himself" Lmfao
Haha I laughed too
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Mate not everyone has to be a soccer fan. Us Aussies are allowed to follow the real Australian game invented in Australia and a massive part of Australian culture, we don’t have to follow, need or want soccer
i paused the vid and went down to the comments just now that he said that
The biggest and they gayest, those pussies fall over and cry if they so much as scrape a knee, begging for a penalty. Weak as piss.
AFL deserves much more recognition its such an amazing game to watch! The fans are so amazing it gives me chills to hear the crowds go crazy
You have to bounce it every 15meters (usually 15 steps because it’s hard to get the actual meters) which is equivalent to around 16 yards
unless your buddy franklin where he gets to run about 40 metres
Respect mate as you have a fair handle on our game. In answer to your questions you are able to handball the ball in any direction you like and said ball is marginally smaller and thinner than a rugby ball. Great content and keep up the good work.
Just want to add. If a player is going to kick a goal, and while the ball is traveling towards goal. If a another player gets their hand on it and it goes through the middle posts. It’s called touched and is scored as a behind.
Same with a mark/catch, if it’s touched by someone else. It becomes touched play on.
AFL is a mixture of rugby and grevious bodily harm. 😎
Rick Lorimer I approve of this description, what team you go for?
Watch “Here comes the BOOM! (AFLS BIGGEST HITS)”.
After it you’ll have a good idea as to the physicality and differences between this and NFL in terms of brutal hits. I find it funny when NFL fans go on about their big hits with padding.
More like Here come the Noobs.
I'm American and I love this sport. I wish we got it on tv in the States... there are some other rules about who gets possession of the ball after certain things like tackles and catches, but you start to pick up on how the game is played after awhile.
Go Tigers #YellowandBlack
You're onto it mate.
I think it costs around $20 to buy a live stream and all replays of games at AFL.COM... for people OS
Actually it’s fucking expensive for OS watchers. WatchAFL costs around USD130
You can download the AFL app and pay a fee every month for 24/7 access to all live games. There might be deals with certain carries; such as i get free world coverage as im a Telstra customer.
Strikeoutsports - just use a vpn.
OMG you did my suggestion! Thank you! 😊 (edit: I was away camping so I didn't see this until now)
The record attendance is 121,696 people for the 1970 Grand Final, there's more seating and less standing room now so capacity has fallen to around 100,000. Collingwood pulls the biggest crowds and has been involved in the top 5 highest attendances of all time and regularly brings a million people through the turnstiles each year, their average attendance per game is a little over 80,000.
I’m American and have been a huge fan of the AFL for about 5 years. I buy the AFL Season pass and stream the games onto my TV. This is a great sport.
@LordOfNothingham
It sure is the greatest sport in the world, recommend following the Adelaide Crows btw if you don’t follow anyone yet🇨🇴🇨🇴
Not sure if you noticed during the understandable stop start nature of your reaction, but its illegal to throw* the ball in Aussie rules football. They have to handball (punch) the ball (a bit like volleyball underarm serves). The other way of disposing of the ball is to kick the ball.
Note(*):- The only exception the the throwing rule is if you are throwing the ball at your own foot to kick it but you have to kick it or you may be called by the umpire for throwing (or dropping) the ball.
Yeah, this rule I didn’t get right away. I’m not sure the video did a great job explaining punching. Lot of rules to cover in 5 mins!
It's called Australian Football.
@@lozloz7418 Australian Football is its official name.
Robert Batchelor Aussie rules
Robert Batchelor, ha you lost to the *LIONS*
Best game in the world AFL for life mate
I really appreciate you actually watching the videos; and generally interested in the content. Not a lot of people do that and even give an overall shit.
The bit where there was the strange numbers adding up to a final score; they didnt explain that very well. The first bit was Goals, second bit Behinds and the third bit the final score.
So for example
Goals Behinds Score
Collingwood 20 10 130
Hope that makes sense.
Theres a whole bunch of smaller rules. like NFL, but overall the game isn't a game of chess or anything massively strategic. Which i think is great because you don't have to overthink, you can sit down have a few beers and cheer for your Football Club.
Theres a few good videos out there. Heres a list of overall hits, match highlights and even some background videos.
Hits Videos:
Biggest AFL Hits (Part.1)
ruclips.net/video/s1aU0hz5Tf8/видео.html
Line in the Sand Fights - Essendon V Hawthorn (This one is a little long so maybe a vid for more in the future, showing a little bit of gameplay and some overall footy rivalry)
ruclips.net/video/xLiR4faNtAI/видео.html
Highlights Videos: (you will get a lot of suggestions in the future with these ones)
West Coast V Collingwood 2018 Grand Final Highlights
ruclips.net/video/JirTw6MLblY/видео.html
Richmond V Adelaide 2017 Grand Final Highlights (This ones significant as it ended a 70 something year drought)
ruclips.net/video/-LxFQXU-Bzo/видео.html
Background:
Theres this Vice video which shows one of the oldest AFL rivlaries, looks at some of the rules, hits and overall the fans love for the game. Its like a little insight on our culture with Footy.
ruclips.net/video/FPFWL1QFLdQ/видео.html
Cheers for reading this far if you have.
Good luck with your videos, cant wait for more.
Goal = 6 points Behind = 1 point
Good call on the "speccy" mate!
Australian arguments:
•BALLLL HE’S HOLDING THE BALL
•HIGH THAT WAS HIGHH
•IT WAS A GOALL IDK WHAT THE UMPIRES R THINKING
•TOUCHED IT WAS TOUCHED HE CLEARY TOUCHED THE BALL
Is just me or did u expect an Aussie to explain the game in the video he’s watching
Riana Amit and don’t forget the ever present MAN UP, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HE’S OPEN MAN UP!
and my dads favourite RUN IT IN SON RUN IT IN
Hating on the umpires. Every game.
Lilly G lmao
Kneza 34 always the guys at the back of the crowds
they dont really argure the bouncing rule cause when u play u just naturally bounce the ball as you run it becomes part of your stride so players never really get caught out.
Aussie Rules rocks. Every one should be watching. Go pies!!!!!
UP THE PIES!!!
If you're up for exotic games check out Irish Hurling - a form of legalised warfare. I also enjoy Shinty - the Scottish version - which is played between small towns and villages in the Highlands and is a great grass roots sport. Basketball fans may also be interested in Korfball, developed in the Netherlands to enable men and women to play together on equal terms - another great grass-roots game.
Easiest way to explain it think Aussie version of basketball as far as ball movement, run and play positions etc.
Well Aussie rules is unlike many other sports. It has a bit of other sports involved within it though
Basketball 🏀 - Bounce the ball within 15 metres while running to avoid a ‘holding the ball’ free kick
Rugby 🏈 - The ball, despite being made of different material, has the same shape of a rugby ball
Soccer ⚽️ - You can soccer the ball into the goals but this rarely happens
Plus many others that I can’t really be bothered thinking of
@@trainco1643 true basketball was the simplest way I could think of explaining to an American.
@matt taylor
Fair enough, especially seeing that basketball is by no doubt one of the biggest sports in America
There are some rules which haven't been highlighted in this video. Such as, a free kick is given to,a player if they are forcefully pushed in the back in a contest, by an opposing player . Also, any high and low tackles will be awarded with a free kick.
Free kicks are also awarded if a player being tackled cannot dispose of the ball, this is known as the holding the ball rule.
There are also out of bounds rules. If the ball bounces over the line during play, the umpire throws the ball back in, and the ruck position players (those shown contesting the jump ball in the video) will contest for the ball. If the ball is kicked over the line on the full, without bouncing over, the opposing team then gets to bring the ball back into play. These same rules apply if the ball, hits the smaller post. Hitting the smaller posts result is in a boundary throw in, or kick in, just like the boundary rules, and not a score.
After a behind (1 point) is kicked, the ball doesn't go back in the middle, as it would with a goal. Instead the defending player brings the ball back into play.
Can I suggest the 2018 Grand Final. It was an excellent game (especially for me because my team won). It was considered to be one of the best GFs of the last decade.
clair ash UP THE EAGLES!!! 🦅
So how do we feel about Saturday's game?
@@swingsloth not great but it's only round 1
nah i m a pies fan that was at the game, it sucked, 2010 replay was a much better game :)
@Angelique Tsichlis yeah good on ya, aren't you just super clever. Make ya feel good being an asshole👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
16 yards is 14.63m & is roughly 24 strides, so since when running you travel more distance each step, its about every 14-16 steps, but it's a rough estimate as each person has their own cadence & at speed can travel further pa. step. So it gets rounded down/ up to every 14-15m. Much easier to keep track of this way.
The origin of the game evolved from a combination of Gaelic football (Irish) and from indigenous australians who used to dry out a dead possum (animal like your rackoons) stuff it and kick it around until it broke apart lol.
The best players in the modern game run up to 25kms a game (mostly stop start sprinting for 120 mins), measured by GPS trackers. RULES SUMMARY IN A NUTSHELL
Through the middle posts 6 points, 1 point on each side of the middle posts and the outer smaller posts. If you actually hit the big post its also only 1 point.
1. As you mentioned the ball to be bounced every 16 yards. Free kick to other team.
2. No tripping or tackles above the shoulders. Free kick to other team (severe ones result in suspensions and fines). Punching someone in the head no where near where the ball is can also result in a free kick up the ground where the assault occured!
3. If you drop the ball while being tackled, free kick to other team.
4. You must punch the ball to pass (called a handpass), throwing it gives away a free kick.
5. If you catch the ball from someone kicking too you, you get a free kick (a big tactic used, especially near the goals so you get to aim at a goal with a free kick). this results in players running into open spaces to catch it there near the goals.
6. If you kick it out of bounds on the full its a free kick to the other team. If it bouces first then it thrown in for what you call a jump ball.
7. If you tackle someone when they do not have the ball OR push them in the back its a free kick to the victim (side bumps or charging in and colliding head on as full pace are curiously allowed!).
8. And the best one is if you interfere with a person who has been awarded a free kick, they get a 50 metre penalty, when this happens you will never hear such vile villainy from 50,000 people in the stadium of the opposing fans team verbally assaulting the umpire all in unison lol! There has been a couple of times this has happened at the end of a final and the team won the championship because of a free kick after the final siren was issued
I’m from Texas I’ve been an AFL fan for about 15 yrs I love it. My dream trip is to go and see a match in person!
You should come to Melbourne mate. The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) is the home of AFL. You will love it.
There’s something about being Aussie and watching Americans react to our sport. It’s awesome.
Ok. Your call of "speccy" ? Maaaaate! Honorary Aussie!,!!! Kudos!
Yeah these are really just the very basics of the game there are a lot more rules players have to follow, but it's an exciting game, it is usually never a dull moment.
You seem confused about the handball rule. Hand balls and kicks can be made anywhere on the pitch at a 360 degree rotation. There is no rule against forward passing.
Just a bit of trivia: Australian Rules didn't always have behinds (points). Up until about 1900 there were only goals (worth 1), but to avoid drawn games (ties) they introduced the behind posts (a behind being worth one point and a goal six points). Therefore if the two teams scored the same number of goals, the points would then be added on, and the team with the most shots at goal was the winner. Initially behinds were only counted if both teams scored the same number of goals, but now they are always counted.
This is the best reaction video I've watched. Your commentary is educational and you're picking up elements of the game very quickly - and not just wowing and wooing at the footage.
It was conjured up to keep the cricketers fit during the winter.
Best game in the world! ! Good to see you checking it out! Onya mate!
It's an all round game, there's no offside and you can pass forwards, backwards, sideways, anywhere that helps you score. The 16 yards you mentioned is just an approximation. The rule is actually 15 metres. If you're running with the ball, you have to bounce it (or touch it on the ground) every 15 metres. That's also the distance the ball has to be kicked for a catch to be awarded a "mark". The judgement of what is 15 metres in these instances is completely up to the umpire.
You should look at the “international rules series”. It is a match played between the best AFL players in Australia and the best GAA players in Ireland. GAA is a similar sport to AFL played only in Ireland. They compromise on certain rules and play a match once a year.
The International Rules Series is a senior men's international rules football competition between the Australia international rules football team (selected by the Australian Football League) and the Ireland international rules football team (selected by the Gaelic Athletic Association). The series is played close to annually in October or November after the completion of the AFL Grand Final and the All-Ireland Football Final which are both traditionally played in late September. The matches are played using a set of compromise rules decided upon by both the two governing bodies; known formally as international rules football. While the International Rules Series matches use some rules from Australian rules football, the field, ball and uniforms of both teams are all from Gaelic football.
Great work. Keep it up mate. Did you know that Aussie Rules Footy was invented in Melbourne by a few blokes at a Pub in the 1850s. It's played at various senior and junior levels, is a sensational game and has a lot of wonderful history. Go the mighty Sainters!
the only thing I don't like about this Aussie Rules Explained video is that it doesn't explain how that final score line works. Everybody reacting won't get what it means. Tell them Goals (6 points), Behinds (1 point) and Total score
Have to agree. “Multiply first number by 6 then add the second” was all they had to say.
@@kellyknott4201 1 goal = 6 point between the middle 2 posts .. 1 point is scored when the ball goes through the end posts so eg a score of say 2 3 15 = (2 goals x 6=12) (3 points *1=3) total 15 points
The only fucking sport where you get points for almost making it. Can't kick a goal! Ahh Fuck it, we'll give ya a point Jonno.
Or just column headings on the score line! Every reaction video to it I've seen has had people scratching their heads at that point.
@@BBrecht If you munched up Basketball, Rugby and Soccer and then shit it out, AFL would be that pile of crap.
typically an Australian footy ground is between 135 and 185 long and 110 and 155 wide.
It's great game, full of fast flowing play with minimal stoppages. The idea of the game is to move forward but sometimes play goes backwards or towards the side to try and open play up and try to pass to a free player rather than a 50/50 situation
Ireland play Aussies in a mixed game of Gaelic football and Aussie rules. Not sure if they cancelled it due to all the fights
Great concept,they should have three tests mid season in Australia ,would absolutely sell out everywhere.
And I'm a League man.
As others have said it's 15 metres before it has to be bounced but the player can also run and bend over and "tap" the ground with the ball then continue. Also the ball must be kicked further than 15 metres for it to be a "mark"
Yes the Aussie rules football is smaller than a Rugby ball but bigger than a Gridiron ball. The Aussie rules ball is a traditional leather ball with a bladder inner.
Recommend you watch top 50 goals as it's the key point of the game and highlights some great athletic abilities 🤙
Yes the 'AFL Top 50 Goals' are excellent.
ruclips.net/video/KnaK272SLvM/видео.html
Thanks for giving our beloved sport some appreciation, it truly is a great sport. I recommend that you watch a few more games, preferably teams such as West Coast, Geelong, Collingwood and GWS. Those few are doing particularly well this season and last season. Btw I am a Fremantle Dockers fan at heart💜💜
First game of the 2019 season is Thursday 21st 7:20pm AEDT (Thursday 1:20am PTD). Not sure where you can watch it overseas easily but if possible try and find out! Since it is such a high scoring game the highlights really don't do the game any justice!
You need the volume so we can hear it as well
this
love footy, but i recommend watching some cricket too! it's a huge sport in australia, england, places like india and pakistan and sri lanka as well as new zealand, south africa and the west indies - give it a shot, it's super fun to watch highlights!
Seen the BBL? I think its great for families to go watch even if they dont like the test matches. Its cricket with the crowd and excitment of a AFL game
Your spot on with all your observations mate. Good work
I thought this was a good vid and you grasped most of the rules pretty well! AFL is the best sport in the world.
@Sophie Leahy
Agreed. Aussie rules is the greatest sport on the planet, go the Crows!!🇨🇴🇨🇴
You’re right, when you are experienced you can tell... if they have run more than 16 yards without bouncing it.
And it is 15 meters, so I assume 16 yards is the imperial equivalent of 15 meters.
React to mason cox he is the tallest afl player from America
Just found your channel. Keen to watch your appreciation of AFL develop. Cool reactions and thoughtful queries. Maybe not so ignorant American.
Bit late to the party but for anybody wondering, the ball used in footy is basically the same size as a rugby ball with a few changes, one of the major ones being the ball is made of leather instead of a synthetic material.
You can pass the ball forwards sideways backwards, anyway you want, there is no offside rule in football.
One of the biggest reasons AFL is so dangerous compared to sports like rugby is the speed at which the collisions happen, look how fast some of the players are running when they collide. The size of the ground makes high speed very easy to obtain.
Ball is bigger than a Rugby or Grid Iron Ball.
16 Yards is converted from the actual 15 metres. And you generally bounce after 10 steps or so, as long as its within the 15m its fine.
Please do AFL know your enemy😎😎😎
Hello there 🙋♀️ It says in that AFL Explained video ...That sometimes thr can be extra time added on for each quarter .....Well thats incorrect kind of 🤦♀️ Extra time does not get added on to any games during the football season .......Extra time is only added on at the end of the game if in the case thr will be a drawn game in the "GRAND FINAL" ....That is the only ever time where extra time is added on 👍👍☺
You've got the wrong idea here. Quarters are 20 minutes long but the clock is stopped for various reasons, like after a goal the clock is stopped until the ball is rebounced in the centre or if play is stopped because of an injury. Much like NFL. AFL though is a much more flowing game. An average quarter could run from 25-35 minutes.
Since 2016 Extra Time is played in all the finals if the score is tied at full time. In that case 2 periods of 5 minutes each way will be played. If the score is still tied at the end of the second period then the siren will NOT sound and play will continue until one team scores, even if just a point.
Watch the story of Mason Cox, he’s a player that came from the USA!!
In the USA there is a national Australian rules competition
Usafl... Check out usfooty.com
If a defender touches the ball before it goes through the goals it becomes 1 point. When a point is scored the defending team gains possession and kicks out from the goal square. If a goal is scored the ball returns to the centre for a ball up.
you gotta bounce it every 15 metres I think. and yeah the player never thinks he has actually ran that far. rarely gets called though
Aussie Rules is both an offensive and a defensive game, in which players must be able switch roles in a split second; the player has the option to play the ball in any direction(forward, backward or sideways), whether kicking the ball or handballing(you cannot throw the ball, it must be punched off of your other hand). This is a very technical, simple but complex sport. To workout how to read the Scoreboard, the first number(20) is the number of Goals(each Goal is worth 6pts) kicked; the second number(10) is the number of Behinds(each Behind is worth 1pt) kicked, and the third number(130) is the Total Points(this the point value of the Goals added to the point value of the Behinds) scored.
i wanna see an american watch a full game
I'll one up you.. how about an American going to the MCG to watch a full game of footy.. Oh wait, did that. Twice. Missed staying for the 1996 Grand Final by a week, from having to return home to the US.
The 16 yard thing is inaccurate the rule is 15 steps which can obviously vary based on the size of your stride
Thanks for putting this up. I'm learning with you
My favourite rule is Collingwood sux and must be booed at all times, ps go the cats
Carn the cats!
Koala Nation FUCK YOUR FERAL CATS GO PIES!
Koala Nation The boys from Kardinia Park are red hot after round 3!!!!! Top of the ladder
Here kitty kitty - Not a great start to the finals this week...
There a lots of rules not covered in this video but its really confusing to try to explain them without a decent base knowledge first lol. off1k's comment is really good, covered up some things that annoy me about this video.
One major rule I dont think they covered is "holding the ball". If the player with the ball has prior opportunity to "dispose" of it (a kick or handball aka a disposal), but they choose to do something else eg. run through or around someone, if they are then tackled without legally disposing the ball, its a "free kick" (unimpeded play from the tackling spot) to the tackling team. One team's supporters all yell "BAAALLLLLL" when they think this is has happened, so fucking fun to be part of the crowd at an exciting game of footy. This plus many other rules creates a very fast paced and free flowing game which is why I love it so much.
Another thing that I adore about footy and is pretty unique to AFL, is the things they're allowed to do to get under someones skin or shut them down. Its often referred to as "niggling" or to "niggle" which is defined as to cause slight but persistent annoyance, discomfort, or anxiety. And in a full grown man contact as fuck sport like AFL, that adds a very fun and interesting extra element to the game for me. The player whose role it to shut 1 specific player down and annoy the fuck out of them all game is a called a "tagger" just so you know if you watch this video ruclips.net/video/FLhVamPdaO4/видео.html - The art of the niggle and negation
Loving the AFL vids, always fun to see someone learn and actually try to understand about my fav sport
In Australia we use the metric system. So bouncing the ball has to be within every 15 meters (which is about 16yrds). People do argue the umpires (referees) decision about the 15m when it does happen because the umpire basically has to guess as to how far and there are no replay systems to ensure a correct call except for a score review
It’s the oldest football code in the world, originally created to keep cricketers fit during winter.
yes you can just sort of tell when '16 yards' has just been ran without a bounce of the footy. Similar to when you can just tell when a Basketball player travels but you didn't necessarily count the steps taken.
These days with the ground fully "seated" the max crowd is I think 100,000. Before the 90's when the inner ring of the crowd was standing room only - you could get up to 115,000 there for the game.
great video though. Probably one of the best reaction videos to AFL
A full size 5 footy is 72cm long on the larger circumference and 55cm on the shorter circumference. Women are now using size 4 which is 69cm and 53 cm
At the start of the game, there’s a coin toss and the team that win that - pick what side the want to start at (going for goals) and each quarter (roughly 25 minutes) they change the side they are getting goals to
I love watching Americans learning about our game, we watch you slowly realise that you've been missing out on a lot of fun!
We also want you to start playing it so we can poach some of your better athletes, Mason Cox did pretty well for someone who was relatively new to the sport :)
The modern ball is smaller than the old ball. The old ball is the same as a rugby ball.
You can only run 15 metres with the ball. At that point you must dispose of the ball. A bounce is one of the three types of "proper disposal". A player may also bend down and touch the ball to the ground before the end of their 15 metres to then continue for a further 15 metres.
A handpass can be in any direction.
While you were talking near the end, I don't think you heard that the crowd for the Grand Final is 90,000 or more; there have been crowds for this up to 100,000.
As a dancer, I have to say their leg extension is incredible! And the women’s is usually even better than the men’s. The thing about AFL is that even though it’s a really weird game, you can still enjoy it and find it really impressive, even if you know nothing about the sport.
And I’ll be honest- I know very little. I grew up in a Rugby household. It was Rugby in winter (and not that awful Thugby League, proper Rugby), and cricket in summer. And V8 Supercars all year. 😂
I was lucky too, that my growing up years (the 90s and early 2000s) were the peak of Aussie cricket, and the peak of Australian motor racing too. As for Rugby, I’m honest enough to admit that the Kiwis have always had us creamed there! Plus, our house was a Reds house- we’re used to losing. Because the Reds would pick up all the exciting new talent, get them good, we’d win a championship once, then they’d all leave for another team who’d pay them more and the cycle would start afresh. So I’m used to never winning with rugby.
When a bloke hand balls the ball to a team mate , he can do that irrrespective on where his team mate is on the field , the same goes for kicking . You can kick , handball the ball any way you want , its done in order for the recipient of that kick/handball to be able to get the ball forward more efficiently and ultimately hopefully score .
Cant wait to see what you think of afl best hits
Love you stuff metaphoricly
Perhaps the biggest difference between Aussie Rules and just about every other football code (NFL, Rugby League, Rugby Union, Soccer etc) is that Aussie Rules does not have any offside (or equivalent) rule.
16 yards is about 15 meters in metric and it is around about 15 steps when full-on sprinting for most players
Hey! Others have probably answered them but i'd love to comment and answer some q's as per what you mentioned. AFL is absolutely ripper, such a good sport and we're so lucky to have it. In Melbourne at least it's often played at the MCG during the winter, and during summer international cricket is played there (Melbourne Cricket Ground). The MCG can hold up to 95-100,000patrons. There are ovals all over Australia but most are held at MCG or what's now called Marvel Stadium (previously Etihad, Telstradome).
General rules/info off the top of my head:
- You HAVE to handball the ball (no matter what direction), a 'throw' results in a turnover
- You have to bounce the ball every 15 steps or so, considering they're running so fast 15steps = 15 metres real quick
-The ball is often referred to as a 'Sherrin' or a footy www.sherrin.com.au/, red during the day and yellow at night (easier to see) - I would say it's similarly sized to a rugby ball just way softer!
-Our ovals are normally 150-180m long if you consider 50m per end and then the space in the middle of the ground @2min
-We fight ALL the time!!!! Especially if we (patrons) don't agree with an umpires call - that's HUGE. If the patron's kick up a big enough stink it can go to match review (where the game is paused and official umpires review footage to see if they need to amend their call)
- You said speccy perfectly!!! Speccy = spectacular
- You can see the umpire @ 4:48 point two fingers (like finger guns) signalling it's a goal. The umpire down the complete other end of the field must and will make the same action at the exact same time as they see it even though they are no where near the play.
- If you ever hear it, the 'skipper' is the team's captain that game
- A low kick (as in it doesn't go too far off the ground) can be referred to as a drop punt
- If a tackle was intentionally high/low or too aggressive or was made when the ball wasn't around, players can be fined (one recently was $2k) or may be suspended for some time.
- Grand final is MASSIVE - the whole country agreed for grand final weekend to have it's own public holiday in 2017!!!!
- Say you have x and y, and x has the ball. If y successfully tackles x such that he drops the ball, it's a turnover.
- In previous years, the sport had 'runners' so if the coach had a message from the coaches boxes the runners would pass it onto the players. These no longer exist in 2019 which is a means for greater communication, listening and emphasis of coaches advice at quarter times.
- There is a beautiful, BEAUTIFUL appreciation for Aboriginal land and aboriginal players currently in the league - we always worship their land and thank their ancestors/leaders past and present, especially before ceremonial games ie Anzac EVE, Anzac Day Clash, Dreamtime (based around aboriginal culture) etc.
- If you push a player in the back it's a turnover.
- A 'banana' is a kick where the ball swings!
Lastly - go the tiges!!!! We won our first Grand Final in 37 years in 2017. Richmond (one team of the 18) had over 100,000 memberships that year. Jeez I love em. Check this out from the GF that year:
ruclips.net/video/-LxFQXU-Bzo/видео.html
You can see the richmond guernseys have the black sash, normally it's the other way around (Yellow Sash, black outside) but this game was considered Richmond's 'away' game (they weren't meant to play on their home ground, but all GF's are played @ MCG). The entirety of Melbourne and Richmond (a suburb) would have been drunk GF night celebrating. MASSIVE. My gran followed the Tigers for over 70 years and they won 5 months after her passing - it was meant to be.
If you ever come to AUS you have to go. Xx
I don’t know why they don’t mention this in the vid, but the ball has to go through the big sticks WITHOUT BEING TOUCHED BY ANYONE to be a goal and worth 6 points. If it is touched and goes through the big sticks then it is only worth 1 point. That’s why the goal at 4:50 is even more impressive.
btw people mainly call it “footy” I’ve NEVER heard anyone call it Aussie rules.?
You can kick the ball anywhere u want u just need to score
You may notice the difference in grass colour. That is a distance guideline. Each square is 15m (16 yards)
And at ground level, the players (& umpires) can't see this.
The different colours are made by mowing the grass in a different direction _(East to West/ West to East)_
Few things the video doesn't really clear up.
- Each quarter of play can have normally up to 10 additional minutes so the average game has 30min quarters. the average player will clock around 12-15km or 7-10 miles approx so the players run a lot further for alot longer than soccer players but also with more intensity in it being a contact sport so AFL players are much fitter than people realise (the good ones anyway)
- Bouncing it every 16 yards is more like 15 metres and its the umpires (not the referee) judgement call to where the 15 metre run has ended, if they dont bounce it, the closest opposition player will receive the ball on a mark where the umpire sees fit where the 15 run ends.
- Unimpeded kicks from marks only occur if you the kick has travelled further than 15 metres again judged by the field umpires (theres 3 of them due to the pace of the game and the field being large) Also you have 30 seconds to have a shot at goal for an unimpeded kick and usually 10 seconds if its anywhere else on the field.
18 players on the field and 4 on the bench. There is an interchange cap for 120 interchanges for a team per game(no time designated per interchange, also for injuries, blood rule laws etc.) . Its very rare team use up the 120 though. And its not the same 4 players that start on the bench have to come off 120 times, its applies to anybody.
I know this is way late but, you can see different colours in the grass, each of those lines is a little over 16 yards. (15 mtrs )
If you want to get a feel of the passion of fans at the MCG, watch the 2009 ANZAC Day game between that is traditionally held between Essendon & Collingwood. This was of the best games for the teams and the supporters
Bounce on the run every 15 min or 10 steps. Specky = great mark. Mark = catching the ball for a kick. You play in a 360 .
Cool video mate, i think you missed him saying that the grand final is held in front of 90,000+ at the MCG, the MCG actually holds 110,000 people and is full for grand final game...
Have you seen " don't believe in never " the Mason Cox story?
Yes I'm a Australian and they argue with the umpires ALOT literally about all most every decision
16 yards is 15 metres but the umpires tend to judge the distance by the number of steps. They are very hard on head high tackles and put players out for weeks. The new season starts soon. The ball looks small because there are some big players. Yellow for night and red for during the day.
It's 15 metres. Umpires can tell the players position from a to b on the field as there are lines on the field e.g. the centre square and the 50 metre arch. and the time they have travelled with the ball.
Yes the measurements are in metric. The video is designed to help americans understand the game, so they converted to the closes imperial unit.
You missed hearing where he said there is no offside rule. Any player can run in any direction he likes. Ditto, he can kick, and handpass the ball in any direction. Sometimes a player will kick in the backward direction to his teammate who is in a better position such as on his own where he can then run forward to advantage. The umpire decides if a player has run too far without the ball touching on the ground. That touching does not have to be bouncing the ball, a running player can bend over and touch the ball on the ground if he wants to. If a defender, or even a player on the same team, touches the ball before it crosses the goal line it is given as one point only. You were right about “Speccy” which is short for spectacular Mark. The best AFL team over the last decade is the Sydney Swans. They have played in finals every year bar one. They also have the league’s best player in Buddy Franklin, check out his videos.
Am i the only one who tried to remove the ad that popped up early into the video ?
footy is MASSIVE in australia. The best games are the derby's where the teams from each state verse eachother and some families turn against eachother becuase they support different teams. you are aloud to pass wichever way you like. The grand final is massive and the atmosphere in the MCG (stadium) it is played at is electric.
For any Americans curious as to how this sport came to be: The first white people in Australia were convicts, sent to Australia against their will usually for a minor offence such as stealing. Before they were arrested and tried they were usually very, very poor and more often than not the item they stole would be something as simple as a loaf of bread to feed their starving families. In this sport, the ball represents the stolen loaf of bread and the players are the starving convicts, who all fight over who gets the loaf.