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I think you're getting confused about the aboriginal representation. There is a team called the "Indigenous All-Stars" comprised of all aboriginal/indigenous players. They're not a regular team in the AFL competition, but more an exhibition team. About 1 in 10 AFL players is of aboriginal heritage, which is quite a bit higher than their representation in the general population. The Indigenous All-Stars play a regular pre-season match against one of the established AFL teams. "Geelong" when said with an aussie accent comes out a bit like "Ja-long" or "Je-long". There is a much better "What is AFL?" video on the official AFL RUclips channel with an American VoiceOver.
69th like :)
I'm 45 years old, born and raised in Maryland and I've been a AFL fan for almost 40 years. I thank early years ESPN for that. My childhood dream was to play for Adelaide.
When I was in college AFL was in its initial years of being played in the States. I saw a team had started nearby, so I showed up one day and they embraced me. Not quite my childhood dream; but I got to play a couple of years.
AFL is my favorite sport to watch, with Rugby League being a close second
Mate, as soon as you crack the trifecta and discover a love for cricket as well, you'll be adopted and made an honorary Aussie.
Go the Crows!!
Adelaides my favorite team, i love ya bud
@@christomorpho GO YOU FUCKING CROWS
Have you ever worn a Baltimore cap in the owners box?
That No5 player wasn't getting kicked in the head by accident, he threw himself in front of the legs to stop the kick. It's called a smother when you stop the ball that way. Also the guys in high visibility yellow are the referees.
Funny how they couldn't see the many referees of the field the whole video who were wearing bright fluorescent clothes XD
Could just be because they didn't know what they looked like and the camera never focused on them and they probably weren't looking that hard for them
Craig Auty
Umpires not referees.
I love watching Americans react to Australian football, rugby, cricket etc. It's great that you guys are interested in sports from other countries, keep up the great work... cheers (from the Land of Oz).
The only true Australian sport is Australian Rules Football (AFL).
The rest you listed are English sports.
@@theperfectduck2718 .......So it's all UK despite it being our national sports hahaha. The OP clearly said "Australian football, rugby, cricket", not UK football, rugby and cricket. No one said anything about their origin.
This is a good fan made effort, but the AFL has a short vid called "What is AFL?", which explains things pretty well.
and it shows the different heights of the players that have played the game.
Yeah that’s made in 2012 things have changed since a lot of things I wouldn’t watch that for a first timer
The one the AFL released isnt that good... It needs to explain what a mark is before explaining what a speccy is.
Lol, most of the videos used in reaction videos are actually doing voiceovers of the original What is AFL, including this one.
The AFL one is horrible, they put the scores up without explaining what they mean and every reaction video you get people saying huh what does those numbers mean?
Amoung other things either left out or not explained very well.
Best sport in the world.
Facts mate 👌
No doubt. Only sport I watch. Watch AFL site for all the matches and they also have every match from 2017 to today. 165 bucks compared to 400 for 4 months of Sunday Ticket for the lame NFL. NO CONTEST!!
That's what everyone says about their own sport. You'll have to do better than that :)
I agree with best sport ever
Hands down
The Black and White striped team is Collingwood and they do have a majority of white people on their team including American Mason Cox.
So funny that anyone would think Collingwood is represented by mostly aboriginals.😆
Nothing could be further from the truth.
@@darrenhill2326 considering their questionable past
@@geoffmaloney2717 don’t y’all even fucking go there
😂
Just to clarify, it's 18x per side. There are 36x players on the field. Nowhere to hide. 👍
Don't worry about how the Finals system works. It's confusing. In any case, the two deserving teams play off in the Grand Final and the winner gets the cup. Key skills on such a big field of play are stamina and peripheral vision. It seems like a hybrid sport - a cross between basketball, rugby and American football? - but it's actually older than them all.
I’ve watched sport all around the world, but the atmosphere at the AFL especially at the MCG is the best thing I’ve experienced
There are also 3 types of umpire. Boundary umpires, who run the outer boundary, goal umpires who make judgements on scores, and field umpires, who roam the entire field. These field and boundary umpires are INCREDIBLY fit and fast...they have to keep up with the play end to end, for the entire match. They usually wear a color that conflicts with the colors of the teams playing (generally yellow, but sometimes pale blue)
One of the unique things about AFL is that we try and attack to our own goal, in every other code u r trying to defend your own territory or goal. This signified by “own goal” as being scoring for your opponent.
Someone mentioned in the comments below American Mason Cox who plays for Collingwood.
A 6’10” former Texan basketball player, up until a few years ago had never even heard of AFL, let alone played it!
He has caught on to the game so well, he was named man of the match by the channel 7 commentary team at the recent Queen’s Birthday match between Collingwood and Melbourne. Another player actually won the title, but it does emphasise how far he has come in such a short period of time.
Our season runs from march thru to September when we have our grand final. The best sport ever.
This game was devised to keep cricketers fit during the winter. It's over 150 years old.
The players can run a marathon per game.
Maybe a half marathon at most 😂
Gary Ablett Jr used to consistently run 26k+ during a match.
Dont feel dumb bro. Glad you love our game :) You gotta pick a team now! I go for the Adelaide Crows 😁
Boooo :)
Up the crom
Up the CROM
Yeah the CROM ❤️💛💙
What the wooden spooners
We love sharing our passion for our sport and very rarely will someone be a dick if people are genuinely wanting to learn our sport. We’d love to share it and see it grow, it’s like Australia’s baby 😂
Miles had it right, there are 18 on each team. The season is currently on and ends in September.
There’s literally games going on now the season is still in progress halfway through the year plenty of time to watch and pick a team
The diagram of players on the field only shows one team. There is 18 on each side.
You dont really pick a team, the team picks you lol. When you watch a team and you feel the heart strings pull thats your team for life. It's beautiful.
Don't pick a team. Just enjoy the game. I agree about supporting through bad times though. I go for North Melbourne who are currently coming last as they are in a massive rebuild mode, and we just broke our membership record durkng the same year. Supporters stick with their teams through thick or thin.
In the Finals (the playoffs), the top 4 teams (after the regular season) play each other in the Qualifying Finals and have two chances to advance. The winners get to rest the following round and go directly to the 3rd round (Preliminary Finals). The losers of the Qualifying Finals have to play in the second round against the winners of the 5th to 8th team games. I like this because teams are rewarded for finishing in the top 4. It makes the regular season games have more importance.
Have a look in your own backyard - USAFL. It's been around since 1992 and has more teams than the Aussie league. It's an amateur league where the rules clearly state on 50% of players can be expat Aussies.
AFL starts around march, about when the super bowl has done. And the grand final is the last week in September. The women's league has their final round february/march. There is a preliminary series for the AFL-mens in february-march as a warmup.
Also, there is no offside rule at all in AFL. You can move around anywhere you want, and you can kick and handball the ball any direction on the field. Players are allowed to be at all locations on the field. One other thing, the field or pitch where we play AFL is called an OVAL or we just call it a "GROUND".
Oh, and the field is huge because it’s a cricket field.
The game was invented to keep cricketers fit during the winter.
I have watched every AFL game, every week, and have followed Richmond since 1970 (ish). In 2017 when Richmond played in the grand final, not one player on the field was alive the last time Richmond played in the grand final. Since then they have won it in 2017, got beaten in the prelim final (qualifier for the grand final), won it in 2019 and 2020, and this year (2022) are in the finals that start next week.
We love our game, and we love it when people from around the world fall in love with it. Wouldn't think of talking people down for learning something they aren't familiar with, who haven't grown up with it. We also have a lot of Irish players in the league, and I think we will have a more two-dimensional exchange with the US rather than Australians going over there to kick in the NFL. Look up Mason Cox, he's from Texas, and is now a duel citizen and premiership player for the Collingwood Football Club (A club we all love to hate). Really hope you enjoy our great game. 💛💙
Generally, the best games to watch are the rivalry games within states.
West Coast v Fremantle.
Adelaide vs Port Adelaide.
Sydney vs GWS.
Brisbane vs Gold Coast.
Victoria is where most of the teams are located. There are some big rivalries there. The 2 that come to mind are;
Collingwood vs Carlton
Essendon vs Hawthorn (if you RUclips this rivalry you will see some huge brawls)
"Whats Aussie rules?"
12 minutes later...
"He jumped too early."
😄
Another Aussie here guys.... I'm not a massive AFL follower being born in New South Wales in Australia which is NRL (National Rugby League) country :) Go Eels ;) but we are loving everyone from the USA and other countries, reaction channels reacting to our sports, history and music. Thanks for giving the country down under a nod :D
It took me two years to learn about the grid iron game and every since then I always look forward to watch the Superbowl every year. I like when no-one knows about AFL but they enjoy knowing about our game. 🇦🇺💖💯
Keep watching! I showed this to my English grandmother, once she understood most of the rules. She became a huge West coast Eagles fan. She even wore a team scarf while watching on tv.
Great choice of team Grandma👍🏼🦅 West Coast Eagles are my team too🇺🇦✨
Eagles rock!
I'm an Essendon Bombers supporter. Lots of good to come for us in the next few years. But I would highly recommend supporting the Western Bulldogs or the Sydney Swans. They're both teams that don't get a lot of hate from other supporters and are also doing quite well.
Season runs from March to August, Finals (playoffs) are in September, they usually play on Friday night, Saturday and Saturday night and Sunday
Great game! Thanks for watching our great sport
Get watching now!
4 games left for the season (4 weeks)
Then finals (play offs) 4 weeks
All teams play with heart, lots of upsets, lots of hype
👌👌
Sorry 5 weeks left before finals
The game gets very intense when theres 2 minutes left on the clock,4th quarter and both teams are locked together
As the video said. The season is March-september. So 22 weeks of football where every team plays a game every week. Weekend tv is full of football. After those 22 weeks, eight teams move onto the finals as you saw with that graph. Here in Melbourne, the day of the grand final is a free holiday too.
When you were watching the player positions on the ground, that was one team. 18 per side plus 4 on the bench. The other team will be in the opposite positions of course. At any one time, there is 36 players on the field. The guys in the yellow shirts are the umpires (referees) and there are three of them. There are also boundary umpires who throw it back in when it goes out of bounds. There are 4 of them. It's a great game, there is so much action!
My nanna was in a pub not long after she arrived in Australia, and was asked what team she supported. Not knowing anything about the ins and outs, she picked the local one to where she was living. My uncles ended up picking the one that was the same animal mascot as thier High school team. I picked mine the same as my uncles as I would watch games with them. My little brother picked the team who visited his primary school for an 'auskick' skills day (check out that program), and they play against his dads team on Anzac day, so they both watch and give each other shitdepended who lost. . My boss's kid is named the same as a crows player and has got signed merch and a baby jumper, so may end up a crows fan while his dad is not. Some families raise the next gen as fans for the same team. Some people pick the team their best friend supports (mick molloy) and spend their lives sharing going to games together. Some people will have a second team they support in the right conditions, like if the second team is in the finals while the first team is not, or support a different team for the AFL-W. Essentially, there are many reasons someone picks a team, but as long as you stick with them through wins n losses, its all good 😎
Auskick school clinic , active afl players visit primary schools: ruclips.net/video/xP8whLBSINI/видео.html
Nice reaction again fellas. This guy is clearly English but describes the game pretty well. Aussie rules is also old; the first game was in 1858 and the laws of the game were established in 1859, making it one of the oldest football codes in the world. Melbourne is pronounced "Melbn" with the emphasis on the first syllable and Geelong is pronounced "J'long" with the emphasis on the second syllable. No AFL club has only Aborginal players, but Aborigines are overrepresented in the league; Aborigines make up 3% of the general population but 11% of AFL players. Yes, we also call "football" soccer. No - 18 players per team on the ground. Yes, the ground is big - usually around 180 m long and 150 m wide (a cricket ground - on most grounds, cricket is played in sumer and footy in winter). Ha, ha, when you were counting players in the picture, you include the umpires (= referees, wearing fluoro green in this case). In terms of out of bounds, if you kick it out of bounds on the full (without it bouncing), the opposition gets a free kick. Occasionally players do kick or handball the ball into an opposition player's leg to force it out of bounds and get a free kick, but this is rare and it is probably better just to retain possession and pass it to a team mate. The finals set up is a bit confusing, but it is designed to reward teams that have played well throughout the season. If you finish in the top 4, you get a "double chance"; that is, if you you lose the first game, you are not knocked out, unlike teams in the bottom half off the top 8 who are eliminated from the finals if they lose in the first week. The winners of the top 4 in the first week proceed directly to the preliminary final and get a week off. The season is March to September (Autumn/fall, winter and early spring Downunder). The games are on right now. I am now watching Melbourne vs Greater Western Sydney. You are right about the range of players' sizes; they range from 5'6" to 6'11". Here is another AFL video to react to: ruclips.net/video/jD1Fygq9OcU/видео.html/. It features Cyril Rioli, who was a superb player and a good example of the style of play by indigenous players.
I love that u love our footy.
Keep them.coming u guys are great xxx
You have an English guy explaining Aussie Rules. Brilliant
For a specific game to watch, the 2018 AFL Grand Final was a pretty awesome game: ruclips.net/video/zzWff3qqcFc/видео.html
Well done Lads It is a big call to get your head round a 'new' sport. 1 contribution is on the Umpires (not Referees). There are 3 types: Field umpires who 'boss' the game, from on the field (3 on field at a time with an emergency available) usually at some stand off from the players; boundary umpires (4 of,) who 'police' the boundary, throwing.the in to restart after it after the ball has gone but (there are some occasions when the restart is by a kick in). They usually stay off the field. Lastly the goal umpires who adjudicate the scores achieved by attacking team, sometimes in consult with field umpires and occasionally working with boundary umpire (and signal outcome with flags).
The only sport that has ever kept me entertained is AFL. Love it!
The fact is that any player can kick a goal given the right circumstances. As for defence or attacking play,They allow agreat deal of lattitude in positioning themselves which is why there is no offside rule.
Invented in Melbourne in the late 1850s and codified in 1859, Australian Rules is the oldest code of football in the world. In this period each of the British schools and universities played by its own rules, and the codification of Rugby Union, Association soccer and Gaelic football was several decades away.
Aussie rules players make great kickers because everyone on the team needs to be able to kick the ball , and we have been doing it since 5 or 6 yo . The drop punt , end over end kick comes from AFL. it doesn't go as far but is a lot more accurate than the spiral punt . We also can kick so the ball curves in the air like a curve ball and this is proving useful in the NFL to as its hard to catch .
you guys should watch the 2021 grand final
for australia its on 25 of september
so probably 24 for you
starts at 7:15 australian eastern standard time
Melbourne Demons v Western Bulldogs
Just for your information, when the sideline referees throw the ball into play, they must turn their backs to the players so they don't see where the ball is going. This allows for a fair ball entry and any player can intercept the ball. In other words, the refs don't favour any side as they can't physically see the players or the field.
You can tell the narrator is not quite Aussiefied - we drink cold, not cool, beer.
Yes it's a Brit explaining an Australian game. Can't say I'm a fan.
If the ball goes out of bounds, the umpire can make a decision as to whether you deliberately put it out of bounds or not. This is called "insufficient intent" to keep the ball alive and will give away a free kick to the other team.
As an Aussie I love Aussie Rules footy, but I still appreciate and enjoy watching American football, soccer and rugby too
Our finals series or playoffs is kinda weird done but basically, the top 4 teams play each other with the winner of each game getting a bye week and essentially going into the next round (week 3), while the losing teams of the QF games gets another chance to stay in the finals (playoffs) by playing the winners of the qualifying finals (EF), the qualifying finals (EF) are the bottom 4 teams that make the finals. The top 4 teams get an advantage of having the 2nd chance game while the bottom four teams don't, from week 3, the semi finals, it's simply lose and you're eliminated. The top 8 order for the finals is determined via the finishing position on the ladder/table at the end of each season
Ok, to try and make it simple for you guys, about the finals, at end of the season, the top 8 teams play off in the finals for the trophy, all 8 teams have a chance to win it, but the draw rewards those teams that finished in top 4 by giving them 2 chances (allowing them one loss), while the lower 4 have eliminations every match, this system rewards the teams that worked harder to finish higher
My advice on how to pick a team. Watch different teams play and at some point you will watch a team that catches your interest, that you find yourself willing to win etc. That is your team.
Aussie, American, and British football were created around the same time. None copied each other, they are 3 completely different sports
Welcome to our great game guys.
We cant believe its not more loved around the world. Really think the youtubers are starting to catch on.
If you got any questions hit me up.
Theres definitely 18 per team on the field. They often squeeze up one end of the ground where the ball is though so its still congested.
We play this game from as old as we can walk and the rules are modified for little kids.
In the last few years a womens professional league has taken off and female participation has gone through the roof. They go just as hard as the dudes (even if their bodies arent the same size).
This is a game for all shapes and sizes. As you were watching the bulldogs sing their song there was Caleb Daniel who is around 5 foot 7 and Marcus Bontempelli who is about 6 foot 4 and they can play the same position (play it differently).
Most of the rules are made to keep the ball and game moving quickly, you will hear the umpire's call Play On to keep it fast paced and exciting
tonight my team is playing Geelong and we are on round 16 of round 22it starts at 7:30pm which is in roughly 1hr 30mins time
In terms of picking a team I'd just suggest doing an AFL quiz to decide! 🙂
If you kick the ball out on the full its a free kick to the other team, if it bounces out its a throw in.
However if you intentionally knock the ball out of bounds, that is also a free kick to the other team. You can run outside the boundary holding the ball inside the line though.
Also, the men’s season runs from late March through August with the playoffs, or finals as they are called, taking place in September usually. The women’s league is starting in December this year. It took me a year of watching before my team, the Western Bulldogs, kinda revealed themselves to me and I am now a lifelong member of the club. So don’t rush it, see what mascot, colors, team song, and uniforms you like, then learn a bit about the club’s history and culture, and then you will know what club is your fit.
Hey guys, the AFL season usually starts in March and goes through to the finals in September. Just as an example the team that won this years Grand Final (the Melbourne Demons) won their last Grand Final in 1964. As a Richmond supporter l was absolutely stocked that they won.
The NFL have also had ex Aussie rules players in their teams, the ones that comes to mind are the Rocco brothers that played for Philadelphia.
Maybe the best reaction to this video i have ever seen and theres a lot. Good job boys for caring to analyze and spend time on understanding the game.
Those Marks taken at end are something they start practicing from little tackers on up very legal but they avoid digging studs on base of boots into Players being used as Ladders.
Hey guys good to see you getting into our sport AFL there is a good game tomorrow @ 7.40pm AEST between Carlton and Fremantle we are about mid way through the season and we play during our winter months. Look forward to more content
🤗This game was started in 1858, 🇦🇺so it’s original style of football.🥰It was developed to keep cricket players 🫶fit in the offseason.🇦🇺The bench players are needed 💕for player rotation during games.👍The stadiums are cricket fields,😘so our stadiums have a double use.👍Cricket in summer,🇦🇺Aussie Rules football in winter.🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶
From the USA and I love Footy! Best sport ever! Goooo Geelong!!!
There's no indigenous team. We did at one stage have an off-season team playing international rules that was all indigenous, but none of the 18 teams is comprised solely of indigenous players.
What you saw with the dancing was a number of indigenous players that play for a team doing a pre game dance for indigenous round, which occurs once per season to celebrate indigenous contribution to the game, and sees each team where jumpers designed by indigenous artists and players.
Basically the Finals are: Top 4 teams at the end of the 22 rounds get 2 chances to qualify. If you are in the bottom 4 of the 8 you only get one chance to progress. Then it's just a knock out from there till you make the Final. The Final is heald every year at the MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground) (Except during covid where it was Heald interstate). Most of the teams are based in the State of Victoria (10 of 18). The main season runs from March till late September (6 months).
AFL Is life in Melbourne. I’m a die hard Collingwood supporter. My family are die hard Collingwood supporters. Your team is based on where you grew up. I grew up in Heidelberg which is close to the inner city suburb of Collingwood. So therefore. I’m a Collingwood supporter. The original teams are from towns and suburbs in Victoria and are named after their district
Side note. Collingwood is the most hated team in the league 😂 we take pride in that. Bring it on!!! Our boys will come in and kick your arses!!! 😂
Season runs from April to September, with games from Thursday night Sunday afternoon.
I really appreciate your open minded curiosity about other cultures. Even as an Australian I have learned more about Australia and America . Thank you. ☺️
Actually the Brownlow medal is voted by the umpires, every game the umpires vote the 3 best players of the game.
Yes we call Soccer , Soccer . An Aussie Rules side consists of 22 players , 18 on the field and 4 on the bench . This year there has also been added a 5th player on the bench as a " Medical Sub" who will only be played in the case of incapacitating injury .
You were reading that map about the Finals perfectly , it can be confusing but you get the gist eventually. basically the top four get a second chance if they lose while the bottom four are eliminated .
We have an American now here playing AFL Mason Cox and he has fitted in so well... He has the slang down pat hahaha...
AFL regular season = March to August
AFL finals = September
Unless in the Top End then it is opposite. Hello wild games worth a look for Raw Indigenous Talent.
@@sandrarobinson3266 yes that’s true.
Nathan Buckley used to play footy in Adelaide in winter and footy in Darwin in summer. No rest for the wicked.
G'day gents. A good take on our unique game. For future reference, check out the spectacular marks (or 'speckes' as we call them). Also the Collingwood Magpie champion Peter Dacios, AKA the Macedonian Marvel. Keep up the fine work.
Its an 18 a side game where one team kicks to the right and one to the left with each player playing on there opposition player (one on one). Defenders play on forwards and vice versa. They change ends every 20 mins. The game has gone a bit soft in the last 10 yrs. In The 70s it was a very rough game with players targeting each other with intentions of knocking each other out.
G'long, Bris-bin, Mel-bin is how we say these places... And the black and white striped team is Collingwood. They arent all Aboriginal, in fact they just were called out for being a rather racist culture. There are a fair few Aboriginal players in the game and they have a spark and magic with their abilities. It is also rumoured that the game originated from a traditional Aboriginal game "Marn grook"
There are 18 players from each team on the field at a time, and the field varies in size but is usually around the 170-180m (195yds) and although its an oval it would probably be 150yds wide. Some midfield players run around the 15kms per game (9.3Miles)
There are field umpires and boundary umpires and you see them quite regularly, though they try and stay out of the main line of play.
Also a lot of players can kick the ball 70m and a 50m kick is nearly a standard.
Ive been to a game where there were 87500 spectators and the atmosphere was like nothing Ive experienced elsewhere.
Finals are weird to look at how theyre played.. but basically the higher you finish the more chances you get to progress.
You should watch a whole game or at least an entire 1/4 to get a feel for how the game plays. Keep looking into AFL though guys.. love the content. Oh and the season is on currently.. actually watching a game now. Also there is 1 American that plays in the AFL.. His name is Mason Cox and theres a video on him you should react to..
You can get the AFL pass and watch games on your computer too... a few reactors watch and do live streams with us Aussies. 💜🇦🇺
The top 8 playoff system is rather unique, it does reward the higher up teams generally speaking.
WEEK 1 (Qualifying and Elimination Finals)
The bottom 4 (positions 5 to 8) will play each other in an elimination final, 5th vs 8th and 6th vs 7th.
Positions 5th and 6th get home ground advantage. The losers of these games are eliminated, the winners go on to play the following week against the losers of the top 4 games.
The top 4 (positions 1 to 4) will play each other but not an elimination, 1st vs 4th and 2nd vs 3rd, these 4 teams have a second chance for this week only. Top 2 teams get home ground advantage. Losers will play winners of bottom 4 following week, the winners will get the following week off. 6 teams left.
WEEK 2 (Semi-finals)
The winners of the bottom 4 play the losers of the top 4, the top 4 teams will have home ground advantage. Losers of these games are eliminated, winners play the following week against winners of top 4 previous week.
4 teams left.
WEEK 3 (Preliminary finals)
The 2 winning teams from top 4 in week 1 (with home ground advantage) play against the the winners from week 2. Losers are eliminated, winners play in Grand Final following week.
WEEK 4
Grand Final.
It's very rare that teams from the bottom 4 of the top 8 win the Grand Final, in-fact it's only happened twice since the inception of a top 8 in 1994. Most common position to win the Grand Final from is position 3 followed closely by pos 1 and 2. Position 4 is once iirc. Once from 5th and once from 7th iirc.
Great reaction guys. You must watch the other explanation, so search for, “What is AFL.”
My team the red-and-white Sydney Swans have a fabulous history. They were formed by a meeting conducted in the suburb of South Melbourne in 1874. They were called South Melbourne, “the bloods” and “the Swans.” They won three premierships up to and including 1933. When I started watching them as a kid, (in the early 60s) they were always bottom of the ladder easy beats. We only paid our money to watch the greatest AFL player of all time, Bobby Skilton.
By 1982 and they were financially bankrupt. They had a choice of folding up altogether or moving to Sydney. They chose the latter and became a Sydney Swans. In 2005 they won the premiership for the first time in 72 years. They won it again in 2012. They are no longer the Easybeats, and they have played in finals for the last 25 years except for only four times they missed out which includes the last two years.
This year they have shocked all the commentators, and are currently sitting sixth on the ladder. There is every chance they will make the finals this season. They are generally respected by other teams fans, and they are renowned for their culture. They don’t recruit anyone with a big ego. They have a nickname for their recruiting policy which is called, the “no dickhead policy.”
They also have the games greatest modern day superstar named Lance (buddy) Franklin. He should be your next video, search for, “Lance Franklin’s best 23 goals.” 23 is his number. He currently sits on 976 career goals. This is a 6 foot five monster of a man who has the agility and evasive skills of a rabbit. How far can your American players kick the ball? Probably not as far as this guy. 80 metres (87yrds)
They have the most exciting bunch of youngsters, from 18 years up, and are destined to become a powerhouse once again. Cheers guys.
PS. You should watch games this coming weekend. I believe ESPN Broadcast them. Did you know that in the states there is the USAFL, which comprises 40 different leagues of Aussie rules including a women’s team. It’s more of a community get together and have fun type of situation. Because it’s amateur, the skill level is nothing like an Australian teams
"They don’t recruit anyone with a big ego". Pardon!!!! What about Franklin, He could trip over his ego, it's so big! He left Hawthorn because he wanted to win finals. How many Grand finals has Sydney won since 2012 - 0, how many have Hawthorn won - 3. For those that don't know the mighty hawks won three in a row 2013-14-15. Our total since 1961 is 13. We've been down a bit since then but we'll be back within 3-4 years. The only team to have won at least 1 GF in EVERY decade since and including the 1960s, so there's every chance we will win at least 1 in the next 8 years, note a decade is from, for example 2021 - 2030, NOT 2020 - 2029 - as there was never a year "0" as most media would have you believe. How many has Sydney won since they joined in the late 1800s -5. We joined in 1925.
cheer cheer the red and the white
moved up to sydney when money was tight
warwick capper flew high! pluggers fat arse blocked out the sky
carn the cats btw
@@redhammer9910 Not sure what you’re saying. All I know is that the Swans have played in more finals than any other team in the last 20 years in the AFL. Nothing to do with the VFL.
The forwards are waiting to receive the ball in order to kick a goal. Whenever there’s a goal everybody near the goal posts yells “How big is it?” as the umpire responds to the goal.
AFL is a winter sport. That’s USA summer time. Great vid guys!
At the start you were right, he explained the team opposite as you can see the midfield facing to the left. Either way you get the idea
They’re playing now. Thur, fri, sat, sun
"Soccer" for "Association football" is like "rugger" for rugby. Both are upper-class slang from boys boarding schools. I understand why people dislike it.
On the other hand, I use it myself. I live in Ireland, where Gaelic football is played.
I'm quite strongly of the opinion that there is no sport called football: football is not the name of a sport; it's the name of a family of sports.
Agreed, US football, AFL, Soccer, Rugby League & Union, Gaelic are all different codes of football.
I totally agree with you. Football really refers to the most popular football code in a city or country.
In Melbourne, football refers to AFL. In Sydney, football refers to NRL.
Terminology is now confusing here in Australia because the administrators who run soccer here hate the word soccer to be used as a name for their sport. They announced about 6 years ago that from now on soccer will be called football. Now when someone in Australia says football, we have no idea what code they're talking about. Can you imagine what would happen in USA if the US Soccer administrators tried doing that.
We used to have the National Soccer league. Now it's called the A League and its run by Football Australia. For me, living in Melbourne, football will always be AFL and Soccer will always be Soccer.
Soccer in Australia is played by kicking the ball only; hands touching the ball during play on the field is a foul. That's about it for my knowledge of soccer.
Watch some games or Game highlights fellas, the commentators will let you know whats going on most of the time. Stick with it, once you know what the rules are you will have a blast, guaranteed! Shoutout from Australia!!!
Just dont listen to Roy & HG commentating, till you have a handle on how the game is played.
For example and a laugh, as they dont use proper lingo: ruclips.net/video/LTzOMRWyqjA/видео.html
nope first australian players are in all teams, and we are lucky to have them, they are legends
Geelong is pronounced G- Kong. But how fast us Aussies talk we just pronounce it "Ja-Long" Also Melbourne... is pronounced "Mel-Bin" Again we tend to pronounce things really fast. The diagram is also only showing one team. So the opponents would have their own men on that line
There are 3 main umpires that judge the play and are on the field, then there are boundary umpires that rule on ball out of play and throw the ball in and finally there are 2 goal umpires that judge if it is a goal or a behind
There is an American playing in the AFL, Mason Cox, plays for Collingwood Magpies the team I barrack for. I remember my first AFL game then called VFL. At the MCG ( Melbourne Cricket Ground) there was about 55 thousand people there, I'm from the Northern Territory and I've never been so shit scared of a crowd in my life. The population of the Northern Territory was there in one place. The seasons on now so watch a game.... you'll enjoy it.
Hey guys Aussie rules is also played in America now. It's called United States Australian Football League
usually the season is from 18 March, and the season concluded with the 2021 AFL Grand Final on Saturday, 25 September. i enjoyed your reactions and talkup about our great game very nicely done best wishes and many thanks for sharing new friend looking forward to seeing more 👍
Maybe follow the team that has the logo that you like the best seems as good a reason as any to me
Watch 2018 grand final Collingwood vs west coast
The season is in progress now you can watch games. Also look up a few games from a couple years ago. Back when stadiums were filled to capacity.