Invented in Melbourne in the late 1850s and codified in 1859, Australian Rules is the oldest code of football in the world. If a defender touches the ball with any part of the body before the ball goes through the goal posts it's just a point. Alternatively a defender might hit the ball through goal posts to prevent the other team scoring a goal of 6 points and only get 1 point. When a point is scored the defending team gains possession of the ball and kicks it out from the goal square.
G'day mate, there is a lot to take in. There is another video, this Is AFL. A specky is just our slang for spectacular. Yes, when someone has a shot at goal, a defender will try to touch the ball before it crosses the goal line, if he does this, the score is 1 point instead of 6. If a point is scored, either threw the outside posts or touched on the goal line, play restarts with the opposition kicking the ball in from a rectangle marked on the ground called the goal square ( go figure). After a goal, play resumes with what is called a ruck knock, it's very much like a basketball tip off. There is an ark painted on the ground at either end and that is 50 metres ( about 55 yards) from the centre of the goal and it's usually in this zone where a player will stop and take his unimpeded kick after a mark. An unimpeded kick at other times, in other areas of the ground will usually occur when you take the mark but your opponent is right on your heels and is able to tackle you before you have chance to identify a team mate in a good position to receive the ball and get the kick or handball ( the only legal methods of disposal once deemed to be in possession of the ball) away in time. When you take your kick inside the 50m arc, you have 30 seconds to take your shot on goal, outside of the arc, you have 10 seconds to identify a team mate and take your kick before the umpire will call play on and you can be tackled again. Also, when taking your unimpeded kick, there is a 5 meter exclusion area around the kicker. Should an opponent enter the area before he plays on, a 50 meter penalty applies and he will get his kick 50m closer to goal. A harsh penalty that at the wrong time and place can cost your team the win. Geez, feels like a wrote you a novel. Hope it made sense, hope it helps mate. You're probably gonna need to take notes. Be well
Thanks David. Big Help. I will need a little exposure to absorb it all. I will check out the video you speak of. Thanks mate I appreciate the time and support.
For some historical background - aussie rules was originally invented in the mid 1800s as a game to keep cricket players fit in the off-season. That’s why aussie rules is played on cricket fields (ie ovals). The 100,000 seat stadium where the AFL grand final is held is the MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground). The MCG is the biggest stadium in the southern hemisphere and has a long and storied history. A lot of us football and cricket fans refer to it as Melbourne’s heartbeat.
Also watch an earlier video , 'What Is AFL ?,' narrated by an American (for USA audiences). It shows some other aspects of Aussie 'footy' including how BIG the field is compared to other sports including USA football. This game was going, beginning in the state of Victoria, before other such games and probably originated from a game by the first nation/aboriginal people of Australia. The oval-shaped ball's irregular bounce keeps the players on high alert. They are supreme athletes who run between 12 and 18 kilometers in a game. It is a 'religion ' in Victoria and is played in all states and territories. Aussie footballers have gone to the USA as punters in your game.
PS There are quite a number of amateur Aussie football teams in the USA and Canada. They are usually started by Aussie ex-pats but half the team has to come from the country played in.
Great reaction mate. Older than all the other ball games, it was codified in 1863. Any player on the field in any position at any distance can have a shot at goal. When you take a mark you can choose to stop on the spot and nobody is allowed to touch you until you've taken your kick. Alternatively you can mark the ball and continue running. The oval ball is a little softer than yours or rugby. Bouncing is not hard for us to do, considering babies get a football in their hands before they can walk. Really young kids can bounce the ball perfectly as well as conquer the other skills. A goal is when the ball has been kit without anyone touching it from the time it leaves the boot until it crosses the goal line. If it is touched by any player of either team, it becomes one point. They even have video reviews if such a thing is in doubt. Bouncing must be done "BEFORE" running 15 m. Most players bounce after a few steps to avoid running too far and thus a free kick would be paid against them. The 4 quarters are roughly 30 minutes each which means they are superfit athletes to run around for two hours except for short breaks between the quarters, whilst being harassed, tackled and hit. Most of your foreign punters in NFL are ex Aussie rules players, that's because they can kick a distance up to roughly 80 m ( 89 yards) Why not play the game yourself? In America there is the USAFL comprising 40 different leagues around the country, including a women's league. Because it's played as an amateur sport it is nowhere near as brutal as our game and is a social affair, where they like to have beers and barbecues afterwards. Let me know what else you're curious about and I'll be glad to help. Cheers mate. 🇦🇺🦘🐨 PS. we will let you off with the reference to rugby. We cringe at that because most Aussie rules fans will give you nothing for rugby. Just our weekly game crowds average around 50,000 people up to 90,000 people for important games. A rugby match of the day is lucky to draw over 20,000 people and it's mainly played only in New South Wales and Queensland. 👍
Thank you Ricky. I especially like the part about the babies having a ball in the hand before they can walk. No more references to rugby. I get it mate. You won't hear that come out of my mouth again. Thank you for putting all that down in words so I can read and understand I do appreciate it
@@OccasionalOutlaw You're welcome my friend. Regarding the babies, you might have noticed players who were kicking the ball around the corner to the goal. Nine-year-old kids can do that easily. Every suburb of every town in Australia has a local league from under 9 yr olds, 12s, 14s, 16s, 18s, and seniors. Around 15 years, the very best kids go into what's called feeder leagues. These have professional coaches and are constantly under the scrutiny of AFL talent scouts. At 18+ each year about 80 kids get drafted into the AFL out of thousands of boys. By the time these kids are drafted, they are supremely fit athletes, and exceptionally skilled. If you want to see the best of the best, search for, "Lance Franklin's best 23 goals." He retired last week after 19 years and has kicked a total of 1000 + goals. (Fourth highest total in the history of the game ) He's the first red-and-white player featured in the video. A 6 ft 6 monster of a man with the speed, agility, and evasive skills of a rabbit who has kicked 80 meter goals. He will freak you out. Cheers. 👍
That's league not rugby, I walked away from watching league because it became professional and the players cared more about $ than fans, at least in AFL, yes it's about the $ but they still care about the fans. This has been proven many a time I go watch Collingwood play (I live in New South)
@@petercrispin2129 To those who are brought up from kids with Aussie rules, it doesn't matter what type of rugby it is. A few years ago when they played the Bledisloe Cup at the MCG in front of mainly curious Aussie rules fans, The commentators were saying that people were yelling out calling it the, "bloody slow cup," both types of rugby are too much stop/start for us. Soccer is even worse because we can't stand a boring 0.0 draw after our high-scoring game.
He did not play well on weekend. Was subbed out against my team. Handy tall for marks but sometimes he can be a liability. Still a good effort to get this far in anycase.
@shaundgb7367 I can't say I follow AFL to closely. I'm more impressed at how far he's been able to come starting from literally no where but I also agree there should be no special treatment.
Jeff, you need to see live if you can. The size of the grain and the distance players run during a game is astounding. Coming from one of the rugby states, I grew up playing rugby league and union. So when attending AFL games I can feel exhausted watching the distance AFL players during a game. And yeah, check out US native Mason Cox who plays for Collingwood. Despite some of the other comments here, I think he’s a great player to watch.
One thing to understand about Australian sport in general and that is that most, virtually all of our major sports are played in leagues that go from Major (such as the AFL) to small country towns competing against each other in a regional area with players ranging in age from 15 up to whenever you want to. None of these lower grade leagues are associated with schools or colleges, in fact, playing sport for your school is considered somewhat lame and most would rather play for their town, suburb or region. This is reflected in the abundance of sporting grounds scattered throughout our residential areas (a benefit for those of us that play AFL rules is those sports grounds double as football ovals in the winter and cricket ovals in the summer). Whereas you would have a baseball field and an American football field in a school near you for us it's just another peice of land in our area. While I personally have only rarely played football I have played cricket for many years, from junior (under10's and up to under 18's), to senior amateur clubs fielding multiple teams and all age groups. The last time I played in an official game I was 52. I live now in a small country town of less than 300 people but one of Australia's national cricket players is from this town, he progressed from local games, through regional and state selection through his age group and then seniors to now play for the Australian national team. The bottom line is Australians are absolutely mental about sports and you can be compeditive in some form or another your whole life.
Not all people share your view on playing at school level. The top Melbourne private schools have some of the fiercest competition in their weekly games including the famous Cordner-Eggleston cup where Scotch College play Melbourne Grammar as a commemoration for the first footy game ever played between those schools over 150 years ago.
@@mrgingu8004 Yeah fair enough but outside the private school system what I said is very true and lets face it the private school system is a very small slice of the the full education system. I grew up in Melbourne and have never heard of that game BTW.
For ALL-ROUND athlecism, it's the best team sport on the planet. Make sure you watch the top 50 marks, top 50 goals, and the highlights of the 2018 Grand Final. That's where that 'heartstopping' kick came from.
Not surprised you enjoyed our footy. It has such varied skills, and the game has progressively got a lot faster as the decades roll by. As a teenager I used to go every Saturday, stand behind the goals, then watch the replay that night and see us kids waving streamers and jumping up and down. Back then there were only 12 teams, all from the state of Victoria.
Alimac's talking about the days before the national competition when the residents of each state had their own competition which they followed closely, and still do. My state is South Australia and in those days we followed the SANFL. He's talking about his state of Victoria and the Victorian Football League (the VFL), which formed the nucleus of the Australian Football League (the AFL), the national league we love and follow today. Footy has a long and tradition rich history in this country.
@@OccasionalOutlaw There's a youtube channel called "NickLive" that has the full game in 720p uploaded, split into 4 videos (one for each quarter) it's the only videos he has uploaded. It's a good game :))
Mate, one of the better reaction videos to our national game. Instead of trying to work it out by talking over the game and making comparisons to other forms of football that aren't really similar at all, you just took it in first. And enjoyed it. Excellent work Outlaw.
2 very exciting videos worth watching, AFL biggest hits and bumps of all time ( savage) and AFL top 50 marks of all time. The top 50 goals are pretty good too. Have a great day mate. Thanks for the interst you show in Aussie sports
@@alimac1469 Yeah, it’s a magic place, last time I was there was to see Eminem with 88,000 people, it was pretty cool. Over the years though, I’ve watched a lot of footy and cricket there. I watched Man city V Real Madrid there in front of 100,000 people, lots of memories.
Enjoyed your Reaction! A specky = a spectacular mark. This sport is aerodynamic with some of the most incredible athletes in the world & Beautiful for sure! Cheers Mate👍
So you now know the ball is made by Sherrin, aslo known as T.W Sherrin. More specifically, it's a: Sherrin, Kangaroo Brand, size 5 (full size and weight match ball) in genuine, hand stitched Australian leather. Traditional colour is red, yellow for night games. Another reputable manufacturer is Ross Faulkner.
@@OccasionalOutlawAustralian rules football are made by a company called sherrin t.w. Sherrin used to make saddles for horses when Australian rules first started they used to use rugby balls t.w. Sherrin used to fix them over time time the ball was developed into Australian rules football and the ball you see now was invented t.w. Sherrin discovered when you invert the two ends of the ball it changes the movement of the ball the best balls are $200 Australian there made of leather and made in Australia I live 2 suburbs away from the facility where there made if you want a ball just google sherrin’s website when you go in just pick the $200 one kangaroo brand you can even get personalised ones as for a team try to learn about each team there history and there successes and failures and watch every team play in the last few weeks of the season and the finals “play offs” then you should get an idea who you want to follow or if something might stand out in particular to you about a certain team then you might pick that team and there’s my team Collingwood there’s a fellow Texan that plays for us it’s said where hated by everyone and your team the Dallas cowboys are hated by everyone not sure and where currently on top of the table even though we had 2 shit losses at the same time
This is the first football before America had football. Nothing is taken from any other sport. It was started to keep Cricket players in the 1850’s fit between seasons or kill them. America has 50 US AFL teams. You can watch it at home. The last Grand Final broke the crowd record with 105,000 fans watching at the G.
G'day Jeff. To get a ball, you can get in contact with the Kansas City Power Australian Football Club, they play in the USAFL. RUclips won't let me post the contact link but a quick google search will get you there. The season ends in a few weeks so be quick! You might even get a chance to pop down and see them play 😉
Glad you like our game. Its a very fast hard game. That's older than rugby (both types) its older than your NFL its rules where laid down even before soccer and men's and women's AFL play with the same ball same rules even kids from the age of 7 play. You have a league in the USA you should watch a few Aussie games on tv then go see your local games. TV loves the game as I said its fast and hard players run almost a Marathon each game. I was raised in a rugby family but my older brother became a coach of AFL and I got hooked on the game and some top AFL players have gone over to the states to become some top line punters after their AFL days are over here your a old guy when your in your 30s but they can keep earning big money in NFL into the mid 40s. My advice watch more Aussie games then go check out a local game maybe follow a local team and get involved and also show your friends they'll love it.
Jeff you asked "Can a defender block a goal"? Yes in several ways. 1) Touching the kicked ball. If the ball is touched before it sails between the goal post, it will only count as a *Behind* (one point) rather than a *Goal* (6 points). 2) A defender near the kicker may dive and smother the ball off the kickers boot. The ball usually rolls free & play continues with both teams contesting the ball. 3) A defender may intercept the ball (without marking) before it goes through for a goal. The defender then tries to clear the ball from the defensive area. 4) A defender may mark the ball before it goes through for a goal. The defender can then take a free kick to clear the ball or play-on (depending on which ever is more advantageous).
Thank you Philip. I read that a couple of times as to let it soak in a little bit. I I'm getting it down piece by piece and plan to watch more so I can learn all I can. Thank you for all of your help I do appreciate it mate
When you Mark the ball and the ref allows it and you choose to take the kick. The opposition has a player stand where the mark was taken. The player can go back as far as they want to run up and kick it. They have 30secs to kick the ball. The person on the mark, if lucky can touch the ball as it's kicked and if someone down field marks it cleanly it won't be allowed as it's been touched in flight. To have a clean "specky" mark you need to catch and hold the ball till you come down on the ground. If its lost then no mark is played and it's still play on.
I played American Football in the army, played wide receiver mostly, great game, ive played soccer and tried ruby, but Aussie Rules is the best, and yea no padding, you only get tackled with when you have the ball but without the ball you can still get knocked or slammed. Greatest game there is, my sons love the game and both top players. One off the great things about ALF clubs are not privately own, they are for the members and supporters. Local Clubs are a real family affair.
The games are played in 20 minute quarters, which with time added on ( like soccer) can run to 30 minutes. That's almost 2 hours flat out...these players are well fit!
I watch a lot of the Aussie Rules reaction vids and this was a particularly good one. We don’t expect the rest of the world to love the game as much as we do, but we do think you should at least know about it. And yours was a great start. Someone get this guy a Sherrin!
The women use a smaller ball than the men. Women size 4 ball and men a size 5. The game is one of the best games in the world to watch live rather than on the TV. You don’t realise how fast the game is or how good the movement of the football is until you see it live. Up high in the grandstand
Yes, they glossed over good questions you had about it. Yes, they can stop the ball from going through the goals. If they touch the ball during the attempt and it still goes through, it's only one point. They can stop and take a kick after a mark, from any position on the field. Their opponent has to stand on the spot where the mark was taken, and no player can come within 10 metres while the kick's being taken. When taking a 'speccy' (spectacular mark), the player must not put their hands on the player in front of them - they literally jump that high and use their legs on the player in front of them for lift!
Aussies shorten all our words . A specky is short for spectacular mark. There are a lot of Aussie AFL players working in the US as kickers and they have been pretty influential with their drop punts and screw kicks., accuracy and hard to catch. The ball is about the only thing thats close to rugby and even so the AFL ball isnt as round as a rugby ball but not as pointy as your NFL balls, yes it takes skill to bounce it . Yep no pads and you can get hit from any angle or direction . The rules are designed to protect the head though . Any head high contact results in a free kick to the hit player . You cant push in the back or trip either. You can take your kick from a mark anywhere on the field but in some cases its to the players advantage to play on and take off . Most players who mark the ball within 60 yards of the goal will go back and take their shot as its pretty common for them to get that range . Its highly skilled , fast continuous play and games go for over 2 hours so they are amongst the fittest players in the world. You can be any height or build to play as there is a position for everyone, unlike say basketball. The game is becoming very popular in the US with 150 amature teams there now, and many more in Europe and asia . It would be more popular if it got more coverage on OS TV . Check out your countryman Mason Cox and some of the compilations like the best of Buddy Franklin , Cyrol Rioli ,Garry Ablett Snr and Jnr . As for games there are a couple of famous ones . The 1989 grand final between Geelong and Hawthorn and the Miracle on Grass , Geelong Vs Brisbane .
Adam thank you so much for the info and knowledge. I've got a lot of that stuff on my list and going to pick it off one by one. Can't wait mate thank you
I think that the inventors of Aussie Rules had played Rugby, but it's a quite unique game and IMHO (as a Kiwi) the best team ball game on the planet... The skill levels are very high, and it's FAST! I believe there are one of two Aussie rules teams in the USA....."It's not a game for the faint hearted.... no pads, no helmets..... Glad you like it.... If you want a ball I dare say any sports shop in OZ would send you one.
Tom Wills had played pre-codified "proto-Rugby" as a border at Rugby School. He may also have been influenced by some of the other emerging English Public School football games, along with folk/mob football and Caid (a precursor to Gaelic Football). In the end, what Rugby School football and 1859 Australian Football looked like at the time were only superficially similar and they weren't the only contact ball sports either.
@@PjRjHj Also Rugby League Football Code came off from Rugby Union Football because of it want to become a Professional Code by moving away from being an Amateur Code of Rugby Union to have Rugby League Players to get paid as playing their games & besides that Rugby League Football originally came from North of England from the George Hotel in Huddersfield in the year of (1895) but it changed its name from Northern Union Football as its original name to Rugby League Football of course. Rugby League Football Code itself went to Australia in (1908) then in New Zealand in (1909), France in (1934), Papua New Guinea in (1949) & then it went to South Africa sometime in the (1950s) & so many years later it went to both United States America & Canada & THEN developed into other European Countries & also into some African, South American & a Couple of Asian Countries & the other Pacific Islands of course.
Jeff (is that the correct spelling of your name?), you can't imagine what it's like with a crowd of over 80,000 at the G with die hard supporters. The sound an feeling is unforgettable, like nothing else on earth. My family are Richmond supporters, and my brother snuck into VIP areas of MCG on Grand Final day 2017. He was in a bar getting free drinks with players, he snuck into the long room with the president of the AFL and other notable figures, spoke to Ron Barassi (legend of the game ) in the stands... he even bumped into the Prime Minister of Australia in a stair well! He extended his hand and said: G'day, I'm so and so'. On top of that, Richmond won for the first time in 37 years. Footy is in our blood, and many of us have played at some time or another.
If you Take the Mark and not play on, they can back up and take a running kick; one opposition player may stand On the Mark (where it was caught) to try to defend without moving, or opposition players may stand 5 metres behind the mark to defend. If defenders Cross the Mark by moving towards the kicker, the Kicker gets to move 50 metres closer to the goal and then take his kick.
If the ball is touched prior to crossing the goal line, it only scores a Behind (1 point). And when a Behind is scored the other team gets a Free Kick from square in front of the Goal. It's a frequent strategy when defending on the backfoot to run it through for a Behind to get that free kick. Better than a goal. Only a goal if it comes off the attacking team's foot, and any player on the team can score. Any player, even someone whose job is supposed to be guarding the goal 200 yards behind him.
The has been cleaned up for player safety and future law suits from head trauma but in the 60’s through 2010’s this game was brutal, check out AFL’s biggest hits.
When you take a mark your only two choices are to play on or take an unimpeded kick. You can kick for goal if you think you're close enough. But those are your only two choices so you must read the play around you and decide straight away.
They wear a Box to protect the privates and a lot wear mouthguards, that's pretty much it, except sometimes they wear a soft helmet if recovering from a head injury. Gives a bit less protection than a boxing helmet.
The AFL uses Footballs from the Sherrin brand, which these days is a subsidiary of Spalding. I'm not sure when Sherrin became the exclusive Football for the VFL/AFL. Sherrin size their balls on a 1 to 5 scale (size 1 for 5 - 8 yr olds, size 5 for 15yr olds and over). Size 5 is used in all mens amateur and professional competition. Its circumferences are *approx: Long axis 72.5cm, Short axis 55cm Size 4 is used for the Womens leagues including the AFLW. Its circumferences are *approx: Long axis 69cm, Short axis 53cm. The other Australian Football brand sanctioned by the former Australian National Football Council (the old governing body) is Burley. They are the offical and exclusive Ball of the Western Australian Football league since 1920, the South Australian National Football League, all Interstate Football Matches. I believe they may be used in all other State Leagues these days. Burley and Sherrin are of the same high standard quality yet there are subtle differences in shape and feel. The Sherrin feels to the foot slightly more pointed at the ends, while the Burley slightly more rounded like a rugby union ball. The Sherrin is perfect for the dominant style of kick in modern Australian Football, the "drop punt" which is kicked on the full and spins backwards end over end. The Burley can have a tendency to "float" if ones drop punting technique is sloppy. Yet the Burley is a more versatile ball, harking back over a generation ago when far more kicking styles were used, and used regularly in Australian football like the Torpedo (spiral punt) which is a less accurate distance kick that spins around the long axis, the Drop Kick (same used in the Rugbys and rarely in American Football) that hits the turf before being kicked. The Stab Pass, which is a high velocity, potentially long distance, low trajectory, front footed drop kick. The flat punt. Most of these styles have been coaches out of the game because of their higher risk in execution and efficiency. Then there's also the snap, check side, and the banana kicks, which are for bending around the boundary line, goal posts, or kicking across ones body. I prefer the Burley but i come from a Rugby background and i like the variety of kicking styles. So the Sherrin can be frustrating.
I'm assuming rugby background your from NSW or QLD...?? I had no idea women and some junior leagues use a smaller ball...?? I'm from SA and played footy up until I was 23-ish and I only ever played with 2 different sized balls. From age of 13 we use (or used, it may of changed...?) We used full sized Footballs same as adults... it was only under 13s (which we called 'Modified League' and under 10s called 'Mini-league' both used the same side smaller ball. I'm not sure on what "size" the smaller ball was.
@@theFatLadyOutfit Actually West Aussie. I couldn't play junior footy because I had to go to church on Sunday mornings. But junior Rugby Union was on Saturdays in Perth so I played that instead.
@@PjRjHj I played all my junior football in the country Barossa league from early 90s till '04ish so it might of changed but all junior football was Saturday mornings, kids wanting to play Rugby there was no option, kids wanting to play Soccer was on Sunday but they always struggled for numbers, I tried out soccer - I got red carded every game and quit pretty quick! Back on the ball topic - are you sure that under 15s in WA are using size 4 ball?? Just curious because if they are I don't think they should!! Under 15s should be using a full sized ball, the younger you can get kids using a full size ball the better the development of skill will be in the long run...
It's not really like rugby. Rugby has the two teams lined up facing each other, while in Aussie rules, the players are dispersed across the ground. That means you have a direct opponent who is trying to stop you taking possession of the ball and take it himself. It also means that you can't count on the tackler coming for you from the front. Aussie rules is a 360 degree game and you can be tackled from any direction. In rugby, the ball is thrown and must be passed backward. In Aussie rules, the ball is never thrown and can be passed in any direction. There is usually a roughly equal number of kicks and handballs in Aussie rules but in rugby, kicks only occur in special circumstances. In rugby, tries are scored by crossing the end line and touching the ball to the ground. In Aussie rules, goals are kicked. A rugby pitch is relatively small and rectangular. An Aussie rules ground is large and oval. This is because it is usually played on a ground on which cricket is played in summer. Specky is short for spectacular, as in a spectacular mark. Aussies are notorious for shortening words and this is a good example. As they mentioned, after a player takes a mark (catches the ball on the full from a kick of at least 15 m distance without the ball being touched by another player), he can choose to play one or take an unobstructed kick. The decision depends on which would give them the greater advantage. If they are not within scoring distance and there is not an opponent close to them, they will usually choose to play on so that they can quickly pass the ball to another player and catch the opposition off guard. If there is an opponent close by or if they are within goal scoring distance, they will usually stop and take a measured kick. If they are not within goal scoring distance, they have 15 seconds before the umpire calls play on and they are then fair game to be tackled. If they are within goal scoring distance, they get 30 seconds. An opponent will stand on the mark, which is the spot where the marks was taken (or the free kick was awarded) and the player with the kick has to go back behind the mark. Yes, a goal is only scored if it is kicked between the goal posts, on the full or after bouncing, as long as it is not touched after the kick and before it crosses the goal line. Therefore, the opposition will attempt to touch the ball before it crosses. If a behind is scored, the opposition gets to kick it in from the goal square, the box marked out immediately in front of the goal. The girls in the AFLW use a slightly smaller ball (size 4) than the men in the AFL (size 5).
Hei Jeff! This was so interesting and fun to watch!!! I get the feeling you need to visit Australia ASAP!!! Dallas Cowboy fan for decades but I do love the KC Chiefs! Played multiple sports since 5th grade and nothing better than good clean competition! Love your passion! 🤠
Can't go to Australia till October 2024. But that's okay that will allow me time to plan a great two week trip. Donna I follow the Cowboys a little bit because I am into fantasy football and have players from all teams. Hope you're hanging in and staying cool out of the heat in Texas. Your package is on the way should be there by Friday. Hello from missouri.
@@OccasionalOutlaw you from Texas my team Collingwood has a Texan playing playing for us his name is Mason cox he’s from highland village theres a 10 minute documentary how he started playing afl it’s called don’t believe in never
@stanroach2842 I said you from that actually was a question I thought he actually might be from there because he goes for the Dallas cow boys and he said something about Texas I didn’t notice the any other that said otherwise
The girls use the same size ball,same weight. A few rules that result in free kicks. No head high contact, you can't push in the back or trip. You can't chop arms when contesting a mark. Your eyes have to be on the footy at all times. No front on contact . No dissent, you can't argue against the umpire, a 50 metre penalty applies. When bumping if you jump in the air doing this , it's a 3 week holiday. The object is to play the ball at all times , not the man. It's the toughest sport you will ever see played by super fit athletes. There is nothing else like it. Oh, this one is important , if you have prior opportunity to dispose of the ball correctly by hand or foot and get tackled and lose control of the footy, thats called dropping the ball or incorrect disposal which results in a free kick.
@@OccasionalOutlaw anytime, the rules are not that difficult to follow and will discover as you go along. There's only around 1/2 dozen that apply at any given time. They have tried to make it a flowing game with minimal stoppages. Also , actual playing time is 120 minutes over 4 quarters. At the start of the game it can be a bit scrappy at times , but once fatigue starts kicking in the game opens up and the talent shines.
Getting hit is not as bad as it looks. All of those Football Players have been playing since they were in Primary School (Grade School). The angles that opposition players come at you are the same and from early on, you learn very quickly where you should not be. Having said that, it is a 360 Deg. game and you can be 'tackled' from any direction. At some time during your playing career, the stretcher will be carried out onto the field for YOU ! Welcome !
Oh here you go! If you want to watch a full game, the best place to start is with arguably the greatest Grand Final Game in recent history. The 2018 Grand Final. Side note: This game also features Mason Cox, the most successful American Player to ever play AFL. Here is the full game in 4 quarters: ruclips.net/video/rAzL0l39T9A/видео.htmlsi=W47h4Sz9RGqi9BK6 ruclips.net/video/gsl3LecuXuc/видео.htmlsi=XT6Lx__SMEUoW1M2 ruclips.net/video/3pHT_42ODCY/видео.htmlsi=Bz9_NUaSgoyh4yLO ruclips.net/video/3jASo6uJ-uE/видео.htmlsi=qxehHMqKoy-qHvO3
@@OccasionalOutlaw Nice one mate! Glad you're taking an interest in our great game. It truly is a great game! The other game I posted is even more down to the wire, just not as high stakes.
That kick at the end of your video that you were talking about, this was the match winning goal in the 2018 Grand Final. The football used in AFL games is made by Sherrin. They are the official ball of the AFL. They come in 2 colours, red for playing in daylight, and yellow for playing under lights. You can probably get them from either the official AFL website or direct from Sherrin through their website. For the record, AFL is NOTHING like Rugby.
You get it, welcome to the most exciting football code in the world. To one of your questions regarding blocking a goal. If the kicker is on target to goal but the ball is touched by any player from the time it leaves his boot it automatically becomes a point. If the touch occurred as the ball was heading to be a point it is still a point. Other than that if the ball is still in play withing the white boundaries of the oval play continues.
Hi Jeff. I am glad to see that you are exploring the AFL and AFLW. Yes, there are connections to Rugby, the "ruck" for example is a term used in Rugby and Australian Football, but not Rugby League. There are many connections between American Football and Rugby. Rugby has positions Loose End Prop and Tight End Prop, American Football has Tight Ends still. Australian Football is my favorite sport, but the NFL is my favorite league to watch. So, I prefer NFL to AFL, but AFL is my #2. The NFL season is short compared to the AFL and NRL. The AFL season currently consists of a 24-round regular (or "home-and-away") season, which runs during the Australian winter (March to September). There are some bye rounds, so I think each team plays 23 matches in the regular season, then there are playoffs. They are a bit complicated in AFL, more on that later. It is similar to NFL but not exactly the same. There are no conferences or divisions in the AFL. They had 2 conferences in the AFLW once, it wasn't good. The mains things you will need to know about this game is that a goal is 6 points and a "behind" is one point. That; if the player keeps the ball in bounds, it doesn't matter if their body steps over the line. A catch or mark is slightly different to a catch in American Football. In AFL, once the player catches the ball, they have an option to "play on" or the play automatically stops. In NFL (Am Football) the play continues until the down ends. Like American Football and other sports, the rules are determined by the officials during the match. There are controversies and arguments. The result of a "penalty" in AFL is a free kick. There are also 50 metre penalties. I have seen a team given two 50m penalties in a row. The only other thing is that throwing the ball is not allowed. Even a "hand off", must be done in the Australian Football "handball" style by striking the ball with a closed fist. Players will still throw the ball to their teammates when the umpire is blindsided. If caught, a "throw" is loss of possession and a free kick to the other team. One more thing, if you tackle the player with the ball (and they had time to get a pass or kick away), you get a free kick. So, this is as good as an interception. There are also interceptions in AFL, they are common, not rare like in the NFL. But interceptions are still great when your team does it. Bye for now. 😀 PS- As I told you I am a big NFL fan. I used to go for the Raiders when I was a kid. We used to get live NFL games when I was a kid in the 1980s. I changed to the Baltimore Ravens soon after they moved from Cleveland. I am still a Ravens fan, go Ravens!
Thank you again. Great info and help moving forward. We will have fun moving forward, for I have to learn and find a team to root for. Here in the States it is the Chiefs for me. GO CHIEFS.
@@OccasionalOutlaw Funny thing, I have a KELCE #87 CHIEFS Jersey, even though I go for the Ravens. I couldn't find a Ray Lewis #52 top so I ordered the Travis Kelce as I thought they had a good shot of winning it all that year. I think that was the year the Chiefs lost to the Buccaneers with T Brady. I am a Ravens fan, but I also like supporting the AFC over the NFC. Go CHIEFS. Go Ravens.
@@OccasionalOutlaw I am very well thank you. Hope you are too. PS I'm a girl from Western Australia so AFL is bigger here than rugby. My team hasn't done well (and that is an understatement haha....) for the last 2 years. They are the West Coast Eagles and their colours are blue and yellow. That first goal from the sideline won the premiership though so it was a great moment... Before AFL there was VFL which stands for Victorian Football League. My team was the first non Victorian team to join when the competition became the AFL or Australian Football league. We certainly played in our local State and a lot of our players where drafted to the VFL before that. They formed in 1986 and their first season was in 1987. I worked for one of their sponsors BC (life before children 🤣). They have had 4 premierships since forming.... some of the Victorian clubs have a history of more than 100 years. There are tours of the MCG or Melbourne Cricket Ground (it is multi purpose) and I believe their have been some on you tube so you might be able to check it out, or at least put it on your bucket list if you ever get to Australia.
Hey Jeff , I was wondering when you’d get around to the AFL 😊. The ball is called a Sherrin , and yes it takes some practice to bounce and kick it cleanly to a team mate. A defender can touch the ball thru the goals and it will be a behind not a goal even if a teamate touch’s it thru, it’s a behind. A goal can only be kicked thru the big posts cleanly without being touched by anyone, in the air or along the ground is ok . Don’t try and absorb the game all at once, it’ll do ya head in 😂. I’m looking forward to your next AFL dive 😊 As an Aussie rules nut that was a great reaction mate 👍
Yes way back that was cool. I'm going to get the rules down a little better and then check out some action and highlights. Thank you for the time and support mate. As always I do appreciate seeing you here in the comments. Big help.
No, an Australian football is not called a “Sherrin” that’s the same as saying a volleyball is called a “Wilson” Sherrin is just a brandname that makes them in the state of Victoria, there’s also Burley and Ross Faulkner more common in other states.
Speccy = spectacular mark. After a mark you can play on straight away by running, kicking or hand balling straight away or they back up in line from their goals and the marker (opponent standing where the mark was taken) and kick from there. The game is played on cricket grounds like the MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground). It is the oldest codified form of football and was played to keep cricketers fit during winter (cricket is a summer sport)
I'll just watched again and I'll answer your stopping a goal question a little better. They can stop the ball go through the goal, however, they will be a number of players in the area so it will be quite congested and there is a high chance of a turnover and 6 points still being scored against you, often the player will touch the ball over the line conceding 1 point but his team having the safe possession of a kick in and being able to clear the danger zone. If the player feels like he has enough time and space he will stop the goal and try to clear the area in a play on state of the game. The girls do play with slightly smaller ball, the men's ball is a size 5, the girls a size 4. I feel like theirs could be smaller again as their hands are a lot smaller than a 6 foot 8 in man. Their ball handling is not as clean, they drop a lot of marks and this leads to a lot of congestion and stoppages of play which greatly detracts from the spectacle of the sport and results in very small crowds much like the WNBA. I think they're only about to enter their seventh or eighth season so it's still a work in progress. The men's game is 150 years old so it would be extremely unfair to draw comparisons.
@@OccasionalOutlaw no worries mate. It's complex to explain, we'll help you through it on your journey. Somebody else mentioned Mason Cox don't believe in never, great story. This is how accepting Aussies are, crowds would chant USA USA. It's awesome
3:48 is AFL Woman's' Player Erin Philips . She has won 2× WNBA champion (2012, 2014)Indiana Fever and Phoenix Suns FIBA World Championship gold medallist (2006) 3× AFLW premiership player (2017, 2019, 2022) 2× AFLW league best and fairest (2017, 2019) Her father Greg Philips won 8 premierships with Port Adelaide
The one thing this didn't mention was just how large that oval is, its one of the biggest ovals of any sport being 135m to 185m long and 110m to 155m wide. For some perspective on that, American football is played on 110 meter long oval. You can do the converting.
Some regular games can get 70 to 80 thousand people at them, and that is all seated, no standing room. In the old days, the outer (the band about 15 yards or so from the fence to where the stands used to start, used to be standing room and you could get up to 120,000 at a grand final, basically they would squish people in until they felt it was unsafe to add anymore. In the 80's, the MCG was refurbished in stages to get rid of that open area and make it all seating. You see an arc painted on the ground from each end - that marks the 50 metre mark from the goals. Most of the good players can hit one of their team mates, at the run with a kick of at least 30m and not miss. They run nearly the equivalent of a marathon each game and it is continuous movement, no real stoppages unless someone is badly hurt and needs to be carried off the field. Each quarter lasts for roughly 28 - 32 minutes with only 4 interchange players who can swap on and off the field while the game continues without stopping. If someone is hurt bad enough they can't continue, then they are down to 3 interchange, then 2 and so on. If you run out of interchange players.... tough. The Women's league uses the same ball, rules and fields. The only safety equipment is a mouth guard. We teach our kids to bounce a footy as soon as they can walk and most kids get a Junior Sherrin (that's the best brand of footy around) for either their first birthday or Christmas. I'm in my late 50's and we girls were taught how to kick, mark etc in high school! My daughters can kick a footy. The team you pick is a life long choice, you live or die by your team, you suffer their ups and downs right along with them. If you want to get a taste of old style footy, before they tightened the rules and stopped all the fist fights, watch a movie from the late 70s called The Club with Jack Thompson in it. Based and filmed at my teams old base of operations - Collingwood Football club and their old home ground of Victoria Park. In those days, each team had its own home ground, now, most teams play at either the MCG, Kardinia Park, Marvel Stadium (in Melbourne) or the one or two similar stadiums in each capital city in each state. Its getting to the pointy end of the season now, the finals start next month with the grand final on the 30th of September. Watch a few games, sit down with a few beers, some good friends and some good finger food and allow three hours for the game. Its fast, furious, breathtaking and we invented and codified it in the 1860s - long before your football, basketball, baseball etc was even dreamed about. What other games has you pick up a slick bouncing ball while running at full pace with someone breathing down your neck and you can only lean over, you can't actually stop to scoop it up? Oh and it was originally developed to be played in winter as a game to keep our cricket players fit for the summer!
SKwervin1, that was fantastic read. Thank you kindly. I will look for the movie for sure. "The Club" Love these stories. So Collinwood is your team? I appreciate the time and help. Be well and keep kicking that Footy.
Yup. One eye white, one eye black since I was 5 years old. I have followed my beloved Magpies for 53 years and counting. Nearly every workplace has a footy tipping competition each year, and I have NEVER tipped (picked) the other team to beat my boys even during our bad years. Collingwood is the largest club in Victoria and in the original VFL. There are legendary hatreds between the Magies and the Blues (Carlton or the rich mans club) and also the Bombers (Essendon). During the First World War, so many men had volunteered, that the twelve teams in Victoria at the time were reduced to four, Melbourne, Collingwood, Fitzroy, and I think St Kilda. Fitzroy has the dubious honour of not only coming last at the end of the season but also winning the Grand final! Oh and if you hit someone incorrectly such as around the head, you get reported and can end up missing 1 or more weeks play and / or be fined. There is a medal called the Brownlow which is voted on each week by the umpires for the best and fairest on the ground. If you get reported and suspended or fined once during the year, you are out of the running. It is the greatest honour to win .
It doesn't matter where you are on the ground when you take a mark, you can either play on, or take the kick, location on the field doesn't matter. What matters in that option, mainly, in my opinion anyway, is where your teammates are, where you are on the field to make the most opportunity to either play on or take the kick and how much time is left on the clock especially if you're in the lead in the dying minutes or seconds of the final quarter etc. Once you learn a bit more about it, I'm pretty sure you'll be hooked. Don't worry, there's some average boring games that occur but there's also some absolute blinders too. And yes, as far as I'm aware, there's only one size of official football and both men and women use the same ball, well not the same, each round has a new ball but it's exactly the same. I'm sure there's plenty of us that will send you an authentic Aussie Rules footy mate.
Just to clarify, Its not Rugby, its Australian Rules Football (a completely different code of football). The only similarity is that both codes don't wear protection (apart from mouth guards).
@@jamesculver829we’re all over it in Australia. We have to be - there are four professional football codes: 1. Aussie Rules (AFL) 2. Rugby League (NRL) 3. Rugby Union (Super Rugby) 4. Soccer (A-League) There are also plenty of Australians following american football or European soccer. So we’re used to being specific about which type of football we’re talking about!!
@@shmick6079 That is great. We have off shoots of the NFL, but they haven't really got a following. As they start and failed. One was kinda crossed with pro wrestling and American football. It was garbage.
Basically if you mark the ball or get a free kick you have 10 seconds before the opponent can tackle you. If its within scoring range you have 30 seconds. Also no opponent is allowed within 10 metres of you at this time. Great reaction mate subscribed 👍
36 players on the field 18 per side, so if you get the ball you can get tackled from any opposition player 360 degrees around you! Unlike nfl or rugby where the defence is usually a wall of players in front of you, exception being if you break away and get chased down and tackled from behind or the side going for a nfl touchdown or a rugby try!
A "Speccy" get's it's name from "Spectacular" (more Aussie slang) we don't often use that term, sometimes but it's sort of losing it's flavour. I prefer "screamer" If you wanna see some nice "speccies" check out something like "Top 50 Marks". You can try to "block" any kick (whether it's a shot at goal or not) at any time. Any kick can be blocked. (as long as you're willing to risk getting a football in the face) (which also happens all the time)
@@OccasionalOutlaw The AFL uses "Sherrin Kangaroo Brand" footballs. There are different sizes of these balls, used for different age groups. Make sure you're aware of this before you buy. Pretty sure the AFL uses the No.5 (size) but you should check this as I'm notoriously unreliable.
Yes, you can do anything to try & stop a goal. Any other contact by an opposition or team-mate that is not a kick from within the field of play will render the score a point, rather than a goal. The girls play with a size 4 ball, one size smaller than the men's senior ball. There's an earlier "AFL explained" vid on here that I reckon is actually better than this one. But it didn't include the women's game. At the moment we're getting into the "business end" of the "home & away" men's season. There'll be some cracking games this weekend (probably 12 to 24 hours ahead of US time) Western Bulldogs vs Richmond will probably be a great game, as both are fighting for spots on the ladder to qualify for finals.
PS my team St Kilda has only ever won one premiership, back in 1966. A nail biter, they beat Collingwood by 1 point. I went ice skating that day, the game was on loud speakers, by the last quarter, fights had broken out on the ice when Magpie (Collingwood) fanatics started doing what they did best. This was in the times of Sharpies, rough and tough gangs. My friend's dad got us out of there and we had the game on the car radio It's one of those old vivid memories- the final siren going.
Just remember most of the Aussie soldiers in WW2 played this or Union and were big strong , fit players . Thats why we were able to rip the Germans and Japanese up . They could break their necks after a bayonet charge while outnumbered 10-1 . Even Korean and Vietnam we were that much stronger dealing with 5-1 odds
Although we are in Finals Season now, so on the one hand the few remaining games should be good, but on the other, there's not much left until next March.
Ive noticed it a bit that when I checkout a game on Twitter that the fans are using other languages than English so I guess it might be taking off around the place because of RUclips reactions. It’s a great game and it asks a lot of players but they play different roles. Short people can be very significant, as well as medium but every team needs some talls. There’s a really big oval and a lot of players and lots happens. My understanding of US sports is that the game stops for advertisements regular. We stop only when goals are scored whilst the ball is returned to centre. My favourite players are all indigenous Australians - Black fellas are over represented in the game per capita; maybe cos it’s their game - controversial to say so but there is evidence that they have always played this game or the like.
Best sport in the world mate, IMO the older video What is AFL? is a better watch. Also AFL biggest hits will have you cringing at the massive hits our boys take, with no pads
AFL is probably the only sport I prefer watch live than on TV, so much going on off the ball.Jeff, you're gonna need a Rugby League ball and a cricket ball as well to go with your AFL ball!
Hey Paul that was a lot of fun to check out Australian football league. I couldn't believe how they were hitting without pads man. I know I saw one guy at least get some ribs cracked or broke on that shot. When I get some time I will look into finding a ball
@@OccasionalOutlaw Hi Jeff. Speaking of broken ribs. When you get more experienced with this sport, we will tell you about the 1989 Grand Final game. And then you can watch that whole match here on RUclips and then watch the documentary about it here on RUclips. I love NFL film, it's probably the reason why I like NFL the best. Steve Sabol did such fantastic work. There is no AFL equivalent to "NFL Film", there are only a few videos about great AFL matches or seasons. 1971, 1975, 1981, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2010, 2017 well there are more AFL documentaries on RUclips than I thought, but there are many more NFL documentaries. Anyway, I am getting too far ahead. Just note that the 1989 Grand Final was a legendary game and there are many videos to do with to enjoy.
@@berranari1 that is great stuff mate. Brilliant. You mentioned Steve Sabol. When I was a kid I started to love football because of him and NFL films footage. I would love to watch some of the old AFL footage and will be looking to find that 1989 final. Thank you kindly.
I have a Sherrin now. My own Footy. From OZ. Wayback sent it to me. It is a beauty. So thankful. I love it. Have in on display behind me. Thanks Chuck, be well mate.
@@OccasionalOutlaw Not sure but I think the comment you replied to might have meant USAFL (United States Australian Football League). Yes there is our Aussie football played in America. There a a clubs in a few American states who play the game. I’ve watched a few vids on RUclips about it. But - maybe you already know this Jeff lol 😊
A few things the code is a 360 degree game with NO offside can be tackled front on side on and of course from the back ; Oval is on average 200 yards long by 160 to 180 yards wide ; quarters av erage 30 minutes ; also ball in play for around 90 to 100 mins of 120 min s compared to 15 to 20 mins for NFL ' CODE STARTED IN 1858 ; my club Carlton was formed in 1864 ; Ball is made by Sherrin ;Players on average can cover up to 10 miles a match
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Welcome to the rabbit hole. Top 50 marks, top 50 goals, hits and bumps. They do wear safety socks lol. Specky = spectacular mark
Thank you. Spectacular is perfect
You mean Speccy 😊
@@wayback479 no , specky. That's how you spell it. Re Specky McGee. Cheers
It's true about the safety socks, well actually shin guards under the Ruckman's socks.
Invented in Melbourne in the late 1850s and codified in 1859, Australian Rules is the oldest code of football in the world. If a defender touches the ball with any part of the body before the ball goes through the goal posts it's just a point. Alternatively a defender might hit the ball through goal posts to prevent the other team scoring a goal of 6 points and only get 1 point. When a point is scored the defending team gains possession of the ball and kicks it out from the goal square.
"speccy" (where they jump high to catch it, jumping off somebody's back or shoulders) is just Aussie slang for a spectacular mark
G'day mate, there is a lot to take in. There is another video, this Is AFL. A specky is just our slang for spectacular. Yes, when someone has a shot at goal, a defender will try to touch the ball before it crosses the goal line, if he does this, the score is 1 point instead of 6. If a point is scored, either threw the outside posts or touched on the goal line, play restarts with the opposition kicking the ball in from a rectangle marked on the ground called the goal square ( go figure). After a goal, play resumes with what is called a ruck knock, it's very much like a basketball tip off. There is an ark painted on the ground at either end and that is 50 metres ( about 55 yards) from the centre of the goal and it's usually in this zone where a player will stop and take his unimpeded kick after a mark. An unimpeded kick at other times, in other areas of the ground will usually occur when you take the mark but your opponent is right on your heels and is able to tackle you before you have chance to identify a team mate in a good position to receive the ball and get the kick or handball ( the only legal methods of disposal once deemed to be in possession of the ball) away in time. When you take your kick inside the 50m arc, you have 30 seconds to take your shot on goal, outside of the arc, you have 10 seconds to identify a team mate and take your kick before the umpire will call play on and you can be tackled again. Also, when taking your unimpeded kick, there is a 5 meter exclusion area around the kicker. Should an opponent enter the area before he plays on, a 50 meter penalty applies and he will get his kick 50m closer to goal. A harsh penalty that at the wrong time and place can cost your team the win. Geez, feels like a wrote you a novel. Hope it made sense, hope it helps mate. You're probably gonna need to take notes. Be well
Thanks David. Big Help. I will need a little exposure to absorb it all. I will check out the video you speak of. Thanks mate I appreciate the time and support.
For some historical background - aussie rules was originally invented in the mid 1800s as a game to keep cricket players fit in the off-season.
That’s why aussie rules is played on cricket fields (ie ovals).
The 100,000 seat stadium where the AFL grand final is held is the MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground).
The MCG is the biggest stadium in the southern hemisphere and has a long and storied history. A lot of us football and cricket fans refer to it as Melbourne’s heartbeat.
Also watch an earlier video , 'What Is AFL ?,' narrated by an American (for USA audiences). It shows some other aspects of Aussie 'footy' including how BIG the field is compared to other sports including USA football. This game was going, beginning in the state of Victoria, before other such games and probably originated from a game by the first nation/aboriginal people of Australia. The oval-shaped ball's irregular bounce keeps the players on high alert. They are supreme athletes who run between 12 and 18 kilometers in a game. It is a 'religion ' in Victoria and is played in all states and territories. Aussie footballers have gone to the USA as punters in your game.
PS There are quite a number of amateur Aussie football teams in the USA and Canada. They are usually started by Aussie ex-pats but half the team has to come from the country played in.
Barn owl thank you for that I will have a go at it. I appreciate your time and help.
Great reaction mate. Older than all the other ball games, it was codified in 1863. Any player on the field in any position at any distance can have a shot at goal. When you take a mark you can choose to stop on the spot and nobody is allowed to touch you until you've taken your kick. Alternatively you can mark the ball and continue running.
The oval ball is a little softer than yours or rugby. Bouncing is not hard for us to do, considering babies get a football in their hands before they can walk. Really young kids can bounce the ball perfectly as well as conquer the other skills.
A goal is when the ball has been kit without anyone touching it from the time it leaves the boot until it crosses the goal line. If it is touched by any player of either team, it becomes one point. They even have video reviews if such a thing is in doubt.
Bouncing must be done "BEFORE" running 15 m. Most players bounce after a few steps to avoid running too far and thus a free kick would be paid against them. The 4 quarters are roughly 30 minutes each which means they are superfit athletes to run around for two hours except for short breaks between the quarters, whilst being harassed, tackled and hit.
Most of your foreign punters in NFL are ex Aussie rules players, that's because they can kick a distance up to roughly 80 m ( 89 yards)
Why not play the game yourself? In America there is the USAFL comprising 40 different leagues around the country, including a women's league. Because it's played as an amateur sport it is nowhere near as brutal as our game and is a social affair, where they like to have beers and barbecues afterwards.
Let me know what else you're curious about and I'll be glad to help. Cheers mate. 🇦🇺🦘🐨
PS. we will let you off with the reference to rugby. We cringe at that because most Aussie rules fans will give you nothing for rugby. Just our weekly game crowds average around 50,000 people up to 90,000 people for important games. A rugby match of the day is lucky to draw over 20,000 people and it's mainly played only in New South Wales and Queensland. 👍
Thank you Ricky. I especially like the part about the babies having a ball in the hand before they can walk. No more references to rugby. I get it mate. You won't hear that come out of my mouth again. Thank you for putting all that down in words so I can read and understand I do appreciate it
@@OccasionalOutlaw You're welcome my friend. Regarding the babies, you might have noticed players who were kicking the ball around the corner to the goal. Nine-year-old kids can do that easily. Every suburb of every town in Australia has a local league from under 9 yr olds, 12s, 14s, 16s, 18s, and seniors. Around 15 years, the very best kids go into what's called feeder leagues. These have professional coaches and are constantly under the scrutiny of AFL talent scouts. At 18+ each year about 80 kids get drafted into the AFL out of thousands of boys. By the time these kids are drafted, they are supremely fit athletes, and exceptionally skilled.
If you want to see the best of the best, search for, "Lance Franklin's best 23 goals." He retired last week after 19 years and has kicked a total of 1000 + goals. (Fourth highest total in the history of the game ) He's the first red-and-white player featured in the video. A 6 ft 6 monster of a man with the speed, agility, and evasive skills of a rabbit who has kicked 80 meter goals. He will freak you out. Cheers. 👍
I think it was codified in 1858 or 1859.....
That's league not rugby, I walked away from watching league because it became professional and the players cared more about $ than fans, at least in AFL, yes it's about the $ but they still care about the fans. This has been proven many a time I go watch Collingwood play (I live in New South)
@@petercrispin2129 To those who are brought up from kids with Aussie rules, it doesn't matter what type of rugby it is. A few years ago when they played the Bledisloe Cup at the MCG in front of mainly curious Aussie rules fans, The commentators were saying that people were yelling out calling it the, "bloody slow cup," both types of rugby are too much stop/start for us. Soccer is even worse because we can't stand a boring 0.0 draw after our high-scoring game.
You might want to have a look at Mason Cox - Don't Believe In Never. An American that got drafted to the AFL. Still playing.
He did not play well on weekend. Was subbed out against my team. Handy tall for marks but sometimes he can be a liability. Still a good effort to get this far in anycase.
@shaundgb7367 I can't say I follow AFL to closely. I'm more impressed at how far he's been able to come starting from literally no where but I also agree there should be no special treatment.
It’s a great story I agree , deffo worth checking out
Jeff, you need to see live if you can. The size of the grain and the distance players run during a game is astounding. Coming from one of the rugby states, I grew up playing rugby league and union. So when attending AFL games I can feel exhausted watching the distance AFL players during a game. And yeah, check out US native Mason Cox who plays for Collingwood. Despite some of the other comments here, I think he’s a great player to watch.
One thing to understand about Australian sport in general and that is that most, virtually all of our major sports are played in leagues that go from Major (such as the AFL) to small country towns competing against each other in a regional area with players ranging in age from 15 up to whenever you want to. None of these lower grade leagues are associated with schools or colleges, in fact, playing sport for your school is considered somewhat lame and most would rather play for their town, suburb or region. This is reflected in the abundance of sporting grounds scattered throughout our residential areas (a benefit for those of us that play AFL rules is those sports grounds double as football ovals in the winter and cricket ovals in the summer). Whereas you would have a baseball field and an American football field in a school near you for us it's just another peice of land in our area. While I personally have only rarely played football I have played cricket for many years, from junior (under10's and up to under 18's), to senior amateur clubs fielding multiple teams and all age groups. The last time I played in an official game I was 52. I live now in a small country town of less than 300 people but one of Australia's national cricket players is from this town, he progressed from local games, through regional and state selection through his age group and then seniors to now play for the Australian national team. The bottom line is Australians are absolutely mental about sports and you can be compeditive in some form or another your whole life.
Sounds awesome way to do things. Thank you Raven
Not all people share your view on playing at school level. The top Melbourne private schools have some of the fiercest competition in their weekly games including the famous Cordner-Eggleston cup where Scotch College play Melbourne Grammar as a commemoration for the first footy game ever played between those schools over 150 years ago.
@@mrgingu8004 Yeah fair enough but outside the private school system what I said is very true and lets face it the private school system is a very small slice of the the full education system. I grew up in Melbourne and have never heard of that game BTW.
@@Raven-fh2yy fair enough
For ALL-ROUND athlecism, it's the best team sport on the planet. Make sure you watch the top 50 marks, top 50 goals, and the highlights of the 2018 Grand Final. That's where that 'heartstopping' kick came from.
Not surprised you enjoyed our footy.
It has such varied skills, and the game has progressively got a lot faster as the decades roll by.
As a teenager I used to go every Saturday, stand behind the goals, then watch the replay that night and see us kids waving streamers and jumping up and down.
Back then there were only 12 teams, all from the state of Victoria.
I love it!
Alimac's talking about the days before the national competition when the residents of each state had their own competition which they followed closely, and still do.
My state is South Australia and in those days we followed the SANFL.
He's talking about his state of Victoria and the Victorian Football League (the VFL), which formed the nucleus of the Australian Football League (the AFL), the national league we love and follow today.
Footy has a long and tradition rich history in this country.
Lots of good questions. Mostly be answered by watching a whole game. I'd recommend the 2018 Grand Final.
Ok , thank you kindly. I will have a go at it. Good stuff mate
@@OccasionalOutlaw
There's a youtube channel called "NickLive" that has the full game in 720p uploaded, split into 4 videos (one for each quarter) it's the only videos he has uploaded.
It's a good game :))
“Speccy” - Spectacular mark 👌🏻
Mate, one of the better reaction videos to our national game. Instead of trying to work it out by talking over the game and making comparisons to other forms of football that aren't really similar at all, you just took it in first. And enjoyed it. Excellent work Outlaw.
Wow, thank you!
2 very exciting videos worth watching, AFL biggest hits and bumps of all time ( savage) and AFL top 50 marks of all time. The top 50 goals are pretty good too. Have a great day mate. Thanks for the interst you show in Aussie sports
@michaelrogers2080 no need to insult people mate. That's not what Jeff's channel is about
Greatest game on earth. Speccy= spectacular
That stadium is in my home town, I’ve been there with 100k people, it’s an awesome stadium.
The MCG holds a lot of memories.❤
@@alimac1469 Yeah, it’s a magic place, last time I was there was to see Eminem with 88,000 people, it was pretty cool. Over the years though, I’ve watched a lot of footy and cricket there. I watched Man city V Real Madrid there in front of 100,000 people, lots of memories.
Enjoyed your Reaction! A specky = a spectacular mark. This sport is aerodynamic with some of the most incredible athletes in the world & Beautiful for sure! Cheers Mate👍
Thanks for the info! Love the moniker Starcruiser. Be well mate
So you now know the ball is made by Sherrin, aslo known as T.W Sherrin. More specifically, it's a:
Sherrin, Kangaroo Brand, size 5 (full size and weight match ball) in genuine, hand stitched Australian leather. Traditional colour is red, yellow for night games.
Another reputable manufacturer is Ross Faulkner.
Yes, I understand now. thank you for the info and help
@@OccasionalOutlawAustralian rules football are made by a company called sherrin t.w. Sherrin used to make saddles for horses when Australian rules first started they used to use rugby balls t.w. Sherrin used to fix them over time time the ball was developed into Australian rules football and the ball you see now was invented t.w. Sherrin discovered when you invert the two ends of the ball it changes the movement of the ball the best balls are $200 Australian there made of leather and made in Australia I live 2 suburbs away from the facility where there made if you want a ball just google sherrin’s website when you go in just pick the $200 one kangaroo brand you can even get personalised ones as for a team try to learn about each team there history and there successes and failures and watch every team play in the last few weeks of the season and the finals “play offs” then you should get an idea who you want to follow or if something might stand out in particular to you about a certain team then you might pick that team and there’s my team Collingwood there’s a fellow Texan that plays for us it’s said where hated by everyone and your team the Dallas cowboys are hated by everyone not sure and where currently on top of the table even though we had 2 shit losses at the same time
This is the first football before America had football. Nothing is taken from any other sport. It was started to keep Cricket players in the 1850’s fit between seasons or kill them.
America has 50 US AFL teams. You can watch it at home.
The last Grand Final broke the crowd record with 105,000 fans watching at the G.
Thank you Karen
G'day Jeff. To get a ball, you can get in contact with the Kansas City Power Australian Football Club, they play in the USAFL. RUclips won't let me post the contact link but a quick google search will get you there. The season ends in a few weeks so be quick! You might even get a chance to pop down and see them play 😉
Brilliant, a game for Jeff just down the road!
Thank you Peter I will have a look into that and try to give it a go. I appreciate the info and help mate. Take care
Hello Paul hope you are well. Finding the time will be my biggest obstacle but I will give it a go. Thank you mate
There's NO comparison to any other football game in the world. This game is purely AUSTRALIAN MADE
Yes, you can block a goal, but if it still goes through the posts, it's classed as a behind (1 point).
Glad you like our game. Its a very fast hard game. That's older than rugby (both types) its older than your NFL its rules where laid down even before soccer and men's and women's AFL play with the same ball same rules even kids from the age of 7 play. You have a league in the USA you should watch a few Aussie games on tv then go see your local games. TV loves the game as I said its fast and hard players run almost a Marathon each game. I was raised in a rugby family but my older brother became a coach of AFL and I got hooked on the game and some top AFL players have gone over to the states to become some top line punters after their AFL days are over here your a old guy when your in your 30s but they can keep earning big money in NFL into the mid 40s. My advice watch more Aussie games then go check out a local game maybe follow a local team and get involved and also show your friends they'll love it.
Speccy is short for Spectacular. Spectacular Marks.
Jeff you asked "Can a defender block a goal"?
Yes in several ways.
1) Touching the kicked ball. If the ball is touched before it sails between the goal post, it will only count as a *Behind* (one point) rather than a *Goal* (6 points).
2) A defender near the kicker may dive and smother the ball off the kickers boot. The ball usually rolls free & play continues with both teams contesting the ball.
3) A defender may intercept the ball (without marking) before it goes through for a goal. The defender then tries to clear the ball from the defensive area.
4) A defender may mark the ball before it goes through for a goal. The defender can then take a free kick to clear the ball or play-on (depending on which ever is more advantageous).
Thank you Philip. I read that a couple of times as to let it soak in a little bit. I I'm getting it down piece by piece and plan to watch more so I can learn all I can. Thank you for all of your help I do appreciate it mate
When you Mark the ball and the ref allows it and you choose to take the kick. The opposition has a player stand where the mark was taken. The player can go back as far as they want to run up and kick it. They have 30secs to kick the ball. The person on the mark, if lucky can touch the ball as it's kicked and if someone down field marks it cleanly it won't be allowed as it's been touched in flight.
To have a clean "specky" mark you need to catch and hold the ball till you come down on the ground. If its lost then no mark is played and it's still play on.
I played American Football in the army, played wide receiver mostly, great game, ive played soccer and tried ruby, but Aussie Rules is the best, and yea no padding, you only get tackled with when you have the ball but without the ball you can still get knocked or slammed. Greatest game there is, my sons love the game and both top players. One off the great things about ALF clubs are not privately own, they are for the members and supporters. Local Clubs are a real family affair.
Good stuff mate. Thank you phillip
2018 grand final is an awesome game to watch. Seen it a dozen times now
I have it on my to do list, and look forward to giving it a go. Thank you BigRed
What a great day it was to be an Eagles supporter. Unlike this entire year 😞
The games are played in 20 minute quarters, which with time added on ( like soccer) can run to 30 minutes. That's almost 2 hours flat out...these players are well fit!
I watch a lot of the Aussie Rules reaction vids and this was a particularly good one. We don’t expect the rest of the world to love the game as much as we do, but we do think you should at least know about it. And yours was a great start. Someone get this guy a Sherrin!
Thank you kindly Matt. I appreciate the support
The women use a smaller ball than the men. Women size 4 ball and men a size 5. The game is one of the best games in the world to watch live rather than on the TV. You don’t realise how fast the game is or how good the movement of the football is until you see it live. Up high in the grandstand
I'm going to try to catch a match on TV I'm going to look for schedule today
Yes, they glossed over good questions you had about it. Yes, they can stop the ball from going through the goals. If they touch the ball during the attempt and it still goes through, it's only one point. They can stop and take a kick after a mark, from any position on the field. Their opponent has to stand on the spot where the mark was taken, and no player can come within 10 metres while the kick's being taken. When taking a 'speccy' (spectacular mark), the player must not put their hands on the player in front of them - they literally jump that high and use their legs on the player in front of them for lift!
Aussies shorten all our words . A specky is short for spectacular mark. There are a lot of Aussie AFL players working in the US as kickers and they have been pretty influential with their drop punts and screw kicks., accuracy and hard to catch.
The ball is about the only thing thats close to rugby and even so the AFL ball isnt as round as a rugby ball but not as pointy as your NFL balls, yes it takes skill to bounce it . Yep no pads and you can get hit from any angle or direction . The rules are designed to protect the head though . Any head high contact results in a free kick to the hit player . You cant push in the back or trip either. You can take your kick from a mark anywhere on the field but in some cases its to the players advantage to play on and take off . Most players who mark the ball within 60 yards of the goal will go back and take their shot as its pretty common for them to get that range . Its highly skilled , fast continuous play and games go for over 2 hours so they are amongst the fittest players in the world. You can be any height or build to play as there is a position for everyone, unlike say basketball. The game is becoming very popular in the US with 150 amature teams there now, and many more in Europe and asia . It would be more popular if it got more coverage on OS TV . Check out your countryman Mason Cox and some of the compilations like the best of Buddy Franklin , Cyrol Rioli ,Garry Ablett Snr and Jnr . As for games there are a couple of famous ones . The 1989 grand final between Geelong and Hawthorn and the Miracle on Grass , Geelong Vs Brisbane .
Adam thank you so much for the info and knowledge. I've got a lot of that stuff on my list and going to pick it off one by one. Can't wait mate thank you
I think that the inventors of Aussie Rules had played Rugby, but it's a quite unique game and IMHO (as a Kiwi) the best team ball game on the planet... The skill levels are very high, and it's FAST! I believe there are one of two Aussie rules teams in the USA....."It's not a game for the faint hearted.... no pads, no helmets..... Glad you like it.... If you want a ball I dare say any sports shop in OZ would send you one.
Thanks KathrynLiz1. I appreciate the time and help. Great Game. I will look into finding a ball. Be well
Tom Wills had played pre-codified "proto-Rugby" as a border at Rugby School. He may also have been influenced by some of the other emerging English Public School football games, along with folk/mob football and Caid (a precursor to Gaelic Football). In the end, what Rugby School football and 1859 Australian Football looked like at the time were only superficially similar and they weren't the only contact ball sports either.
@@PjRjHj Also Rugby League Football Code came off from Rugby Union Football because of it want to become a Professional Code by moving away from being an Amateur Code of Rugby Union to have Rugby League Players to get paid as playing their games & besides that Rugby League Football originally came from North of England from the George Hotel in Huddersfield in the year of (1895) but it changed its name from Northern Union Football as its original name to Rugby League Football of course.
Rugby League Football Code itself went to Australia in (1908) then in New Zealand in (1909), France in (1934), Papua New Guinea in (1949) & then it went to South Africa sometime in the (1950s) & so many years later it went to both United States America & Canada & THEN developed into other European Countries & also into some African, South American & a Couple of Asian Countries & the other Pacific Islands of course.
Jeff (is that the correct spelling of your name?), you can't imagine what it's like with a crowd of over 80,000 at the G with die hard supporters. The sound an feeling is unforgettable, like nothing else on earth.
My family are Richmond supporters, and my brother snuck into VIP areas of MCG on Grand Final day 2017. He was in a bar getting free drinks with players, he snuck into the long room with the president of the AFL and other notable figures, spoke to Ron Barassi (legend of the game ) in the stands... he even bumped into the Prime Minister of Australia in a stair well! He extended his hand and said: G'day, I'm so and so'.
On top of that, Richmond won for the first time in 37 years. Footy is in our blood, and many of us have played at some time or another.
Awesome. I love the story. Your brother sounds like an outlaw. Love the passion for the game.
Ron Barassi.
Probably a typing error. B is next to N on the keyboard.
@@berranari1 ta, either that or an auto correct. My brother said him, 'start of a dynasty Barass, start of a dynasty'. Ron nodded in agreement.
That shot by Liam Ryan started West Coast Eagles (my team) turn around in that grand final.
Enjoy the greatest sport youve never heard of mate.
Love uour enthusiasm.
Enjoyed your Bathurst stuff
Thanks a ton!
If you Take the Mark and not play on, they can back up and take a running kick; one opposition player may stand On the Mark (where it was caught) to try to defend without moving, or opposition players may stand 5 metres behind the mark to defend.
If defenders Cross the Mark by moving towards the kicker, the Kicker gets to move 50 metres closer to the goal and then take his kick.
Spectacular mark…a ‘speccy’ also no offsides so is like basketball but with tackling and bumps!
" Speccy"...........spectacular
Ohhhh you have just opened a can of worms you were not ready for lol
If the ball is touched prior to crossing the goal line, it only scores a Behind (1 point).
And when a Behind is scored the other team gets a Free Kick from square in front of the Goal. It's a frequent strategy when defending on the backfoot to run it through for a Behind to get that free kick. Better than a goal.
Only a goal if it comes off the attacking team's foot, and any player on the team can score.
Any player, even someone whose job is supposed to be guarding the goal 200 yards behind him.
The has been cleaned up for player safety and future law suits from head trauma but in the 60’s through 2010’s this game was brutal, check out AFL’s biggest hits.
When you take a mark your only two choices are to play on or take an unimpeded kick. You can kick for goal if you think you're close enough. But those are your only two choices so you must read the play around you and decide straight away.
The kick for goal you are watching at the end of the game was to win the grand final in 2018 it was a high pressure kick.
I am going to watch that game. Thank you Steven
They wear a Box to protect the privates and a lot wear mouthguards, that's pretty much it, except sometimes they wear a soft helmet if recovering from a head injury.
Gives a bit less protection than a boxing helmet.
Lol. Well at least they do that
This game has been around for 150 years
The AFL uses Footballs from the Sherrin brand, which these days is a subsidiary of Spalding. I'm not sure when Sherrin became the exclusive Football for the VFL/AFL. Sherrin size their balls on a 1 to 5 scale (size 1 for 5 - 8 yr olds, size 5 for 15yr olds and over). Size 5 is used in all mens amateur and professional competition.
Its circumferences are *approx: Long axis 72.5cm, Short axis 55cm
Size 4 is used for the Womens leagues including the AFLW.
Its circumferences are *approx: Long axis 69cm, Short axis 53cm.
The other Australian Football brand sanctioned by the former Australian National Football Council (the old governing body) is Burley. They are the offical and exclusive Ball of the Western Australian Football league since 1920, the South Australian National Football League, all Interstate Football Matches. I believe they may be used in all other State Leagues these days.
Burley and Sherrin are of the same high standard quality yet there are subtle differences in shape and feel.
The Sherrin feels to the foot slightly more pointed at the ends, while the Burley slightly more rounded like a rugby union ball.
The Sherrin is perfect for the dominant style of kick in modern Australian Football, the "drop punt" which is kicked on the full and spins backwards end over end.
The Burley can have a tendency to "float" if ones drop punting technique is sloppy. Yet the Burley is a more versatile ball, harking back over a generation ago when far more kicking styles were used, and used regularly in Australian football like the Torpedo (spiral punt) which is a less accurate distance kick that spins around the long axis, the Drop Kick (same used in the Rugbys and rarely in American Football) that hits the turf before being kicked. The Stab Pass, which is a high velocity, potentially long distance, low trajectory, front footed drop kick. The flat punt. Most of these styles have been coaches out of the game because of their higher risk in execution and efficiency.
Then there's also the snap, check side, and the banana kicks, which are for bending around the boundary line, goal posts, or kicking across ones body.
I prefer the Burley but i come from a Rugby background and i like the variety of kicking styles. So the Sherrin can be frustrating.
I'm assuming rugby background your from NSW or QLD...?? I had no idea women and some junior leagues use a smaller ball...?? I'm from SA and played footy up until I was 23-ish and I only ever played with 2 different sized balls. From age of 13 we use (or used, it may of changed...?) We used full sized Footballs same as adults... it was only under 13s (which we called 'Modified League' and under 10s called 'Mini-league' both used the same side smaller ball. I'm not sure on what "size" the smaller ball was.
@@theFatLadyOutfit Actually West Aussie. I couldn't play junior footy because I had to go to church on Sunday mornings. But junior Rugby Union was on Saturdays in Perth so I played that instead.
@@PjRjHj I played all my junior football in the country Barossa league from early 90s till '04ish so it might of changed but all junior football was Saturday mornings, kids wanting to play Rugby there was no option, kids wanting to play Soccer was on Sunday but they always struggled for numbers, I tried out soccer - I got red carded every game and quit pretty quick!
Back on the ball topic - are you sure that under 15s in WA are using size 4 ball?? Just curious because if they are I don't think they should!! Under 15s should be using a full sized ball, the younger you can get kids using a full size ball the better the development of skill will be in the long run...
Just sso you know, 'speccy' is short for SPECTACULAR!
It's not really like rugby. Rugby has the two teams lined up facing each other, while in Aussie rules, the players are dispersed across the ground. That means you have a direct opponent who is trying to stop you taking possession of the ball and take it himself. It also means that you can't count on the tackler coming for you from the front. Aussie rules is a 360 degree game and you can be tackled from any direction. In rugby, the ball is thrown and must be passed backward. In Aussie rules, the ball is never thrown and can be passed in any direction. There is usually a roughly equal number of kicks and handballs in Aussie rules but in rugby, kicks only occur in special circumstances. In rugby, tries are scored by crossing the end line and touching the ball to the ground. In Aussie rules, goals are kicked. A rugby pitch is relatively small and rectangular. An Aussie rules ground is large and oval. This is because it is usually played on a ground on which cricket is played in summer. Specky is short for spectacular, as in a spectacular mark. Aussies are notorious for shortening words and this is a good example. As they mentioned, after a player takes a mark (catches the ball on the full from a kick of at least 15 m distance without the ball being touched by another player), he can choose to play one or take an unobstructed kick. The decision depends on which would give them the greater advantage. If they are not within scoring distance and there is not an opponent close to them, they will usually choose to play on so that they can quickly pass the ball to another player and catch the opposition off guard. If there is an opponent close by or if they are within goal scoring distance, they will usually stop and take a measured kick. If they are not within goal scoring distance, they have 15 seconds before the umpire calls play on and they are then fair game to be tackled. If they are within goal scoring distance, they get 30 seconds. An opponent will stand on the mark, which is the spot where the marks was taken (or the free kick was awarded) and the player with the kick has to go back behind the mark. Yes, a goal is only scored if it is kicked between the goal posts, on the full or after bouncing, as long as it is not touched after the kick and before it crosses the goal line. Therefore, the opposition will attempt to touch the ball before it crosses. If a behind is scored, the opposition gets to kick it in from the goal square, the box marked out immediately in front of the goal. The girls in the AFLW use a slightly smaller ball (size 4) than the men in the AFL (size 5).
Very good. Thank you Michael. That helps heaps moving forward. Take care mate
Get payed to play street football 😂 nice 👍. Gold Squad Out!!!
G'day mate. Nice reaction. Check out some of the big hits and bumps. And yes, the girls use the same 'footie' / football.
Hei Jeff! This was so interesting and fun to watch!!! I get the feeling you need to visit Australia ASAP!!! Dallas Cowboy fan for decades but I do love the KC Chiefs! Played multiple sports since 5th grade and nothing better than good clean competition! Love your passion! 🤠
Can't go to Australia till October 2024. But that's okay that will allow me time to plan a great two week trip. Donna I follow the Cowboys a little bit because I am into fantasy football and have players from all teams. Hope you're hanging in and staying cool out of the heat in Texas. Your package is on the way should be there by Friday. Hello from missouri.
@@OccasionalOutlaw you from Texas my team Collingwood has a Texan playing playing for us his name is Mason cox he’s from highland village theres a 10 minute documentary how he started playing afl it’s called don’t believe in never
@stanroach2842 I said you from that actually was a question I thought he actually might be from there because he goes for the Dallas cow boys and he said something about Texas I didn’t notice the any other that said otherwise
The big painted arch at each end of the oval is the 50 Metre Line, about 54 yards.
Enjoyed your reaction! It is an exciting non-stop game!
I love it. Thanks Grace
Specky = Spectacular
Welcome to the greatest sport on the planet 👍
Kansas city has a US-AFL team called Kansas City Power, you can get to see it live :-)
Thanks Darren, I will look into it for sure. I appreciate the time and support mate
Tough Athletes. Besides incredible stamina, you better be tough SOB, to get in there and hit like that without pads. #NOHELMET#SPECCY#MARK#BEHIND
The girls use the same size ball,same weight. A few rules that result in free kicks. No head high contact, you can't push in the back or trip. You can't chop arms when contesting a mark. Your eyes have to be on the footy at all times. No front on contact . No dissent, you can't argue against the umpire, a 50 metre penalty applies. When bumping if you jump in the air doing this , it's a 3 week holiday. The object is to play the ball at all times , not the man. It's the toughest sport you will ever see played by super fit athletes. There is nothing else like it. Oh, this one is important , if you have prior opportunity to dispose of the ball correctly by hand or foot and get tackled and lose control of the footy, thats called dropping the ball or incorrect disposal which results in a free kick.
@@Watsupyoutube Love it. Great competition and athleticism. I have to see some game action or highlights now. Thank you for the time and help
@@OccasionalOutlaw anytime, the rules are not that difficult to follow and will discover as you go along. There's only around 1/2 dozen that apply at any given time. They have tried to make it a flowing game with minimal stoppages. Also , actual playing time is 120 minutes over 4 quarters. At the start of the game it can be a bit scrappy at times , but once fatigue starts kicking in the game opens up and the talent shines.
Getting hit is not as bad as it looks. All of those Football Players have been playing since they were in Primary School (Grade School). The angles that opposition players come at you are the same and from early on, you learn very quickly where you should not be.
Having said that, it is a 360 Deg. game and you can be 'tackled' from any direction.
At some time during your playing career, the stretcher will be carried out onto the field for YOU ! Welcome !
@@Watsupyoutube The women use a size 4, the men use a size 5 ball.
Size Age
Size 5 Male | 15+ Yrs.
Size 4 Male | 14-15 and Female | 15+
Oh here you go! If you want to watch a full game, the best place to start is with arguably the greatest Grand Final Game in recent history. The 2018 Grand Final. Side note: This game also features Mason Cox, the most successful American Player to ever play AFL.
Here is the full game in 4 quarters:
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Thanks Bayley. I appreciate it. I have been getting some of that game in when I have time. Finished 1st qtr. time. Collinwood 31-14 over WCE
@@OccasionalOutlaw Nice one mate! Glad you're taking an interest in our great game. It truly is a great game! The other game I posted is even more down to the wire, just not as high stakes.
Spectacular Mark = Speccy
The older video 'What is AFL" is so much better than this one
Okay I will give it a go. Thank you kindly Buff
That kick at the end of your video that you were talking about, this was the match winning goal in the 2018 Grand Final. The football used in AFL games is made by Sherrin. They are the official ball of the AFL. They come in 2 colours, red for playing in daylight, and yellow for playing under lights. You can probably get them from either the official AFL website or direct from Sherrin through their website. For the record, AFL is NOTHING like Rugby.
Thanks John
You get it, welcome to the most exciting football code in the world. To one of your questions regarding blocking a goal. If the kicker is on target to goal but the ball is touched by any player from the time it leaves his boot it automatically becomes a point. If the touch occurred as the ball was heading to be a point it is still a point. Other than that if the ball is still in play withing the white boundaries of the oval play continues.
Thanks Hammer. I appreciate the good info mate. Who is your Favorite team, and pick for this year Final?
Oh, and btw, a 'specky' is a spectacular mark / catch.
Hi Jeff. I am glad to see that you are exploring the AFL and AFLW. Yes, there are connections to Rugby, the "ruck" for example is a term used in Rugby and Australian Football, but not Rugby League. There are many connections between American Football and Rugby. Rugby has positions Loose End Prop and Tight End Prop, American Football has Tight Ends still. Australian Football is my favorite sport, but the NFL is my favorite league to watch. So, I prefer NFL to AFL, but AFL is my #2. The NFL season is short compared to the AFL and NRL. The AFL season currently consists of a 24-round regular (or "home-and-away") season, which runs during the Australian winter (March to September). There are some bye rounds, so I think each team plays 23 matches in the regular season, then there are playoffs. They are a bit complicated in AFL, more on that later. It is similar to NFL but not exactly the same. There are no conferences or divisions in the AFL. They had 2 conferences in the AFLW once, it wasn't good.
The mains things you will need to know about this game is that a goal is 6 points and a "behind" is one point. That; if the player keeps the ball in bounds, it doesn't matter if their body steps over the line. A catch or mark is slightly different to a catch in American Football. In AFL, once the player catches the ball, they have an option to "play on" or the play automatically stops. In NFL (Am Football) the play continues until the down ends.
Like American Football and other sports, the rules are determined by the officials during the match. There are controversies and arguments. The result of a "penalty" in AFL is a free kick. There are also 50 metre penalties. I have seen a team given two 50m penalties in a row.
The only other thing is that throwing the ball is not allowed. Even a "hand off", must be done in the Australian Football "handball" style by striking the ball with a closed fist.
Players will still throw the ball to their teammates when the umpire is blindsided. If caught, a "throw" is loss of possession and a free kick to the other team.
One more thing, if you tackle the player with the ball (and they had time to get a pass or kick away), you get a free kick. So, this is as good as an interception. There are also interceptions in AFL, they are common, not rare like in the NFL. But interceptions are still great when your team does it. Bye for now. 😀
PS- As I told you I am a big NFL fan. I used to go for the Raiders when I was a kid. We used to get live NFL games when I was a kid in the 1980s. I changed to the Baltimore Ravens soon after they moved from Cleveland. I am still a Ravens fan, go Ravens!
Thank you again. Great info and help moving forward. We will have fun moving forward, for I have to learn and find a team to root for. Here in the States it is the Chiefs for me. GO CHIEFS.
@@OccasionalOutlawjust a heads up root means something different here in Australia
@@lozloz7418 .... sort of sexual in nature......
@@OccasionalOutlaw Funny thing, I have a KELCE #87 CHIEFS Jersey, even though I go for the Ravens. I couldn't find a Ray Lewis #52 top so I ordered the Travis Kelce as I thought they had a good shot of winning it all that year. I think that was the year the Chiefs lost to the Buccaneers with T Brady. I am a Ravens fan, but I also like supporting the AFC over the NFC. Go CHIEFS. Go Ravens.
Someone get this man a Sherrin (football). Great reaction, thanks matey
Thanks Andy. Crazy athletes, no pads. LOL. I love it.
Amazing athlete’s and interesting game play!!!
Mitch you look like you could throw down on a little bit of Australian football yourself
Speccy is short for spectacular 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Perfect. Thank you Kazz, hope you are well mate
@@OccasionalOutlaw I am very well thank you. Hope you are too. PS I'm a girl from Western Australia so AFL is bigger here than rugby. My team hasn't done well (and that is an understatement haha....) for the last 2 years. They are the West Coast Eagles and their colours are blue and yellow. That first goal from the sideline won the premiership though so it was a great moment... Before AFL there was VFL which stands for Victorian Football League. My team was the first non Victorian team to join when the competition became the AFL or Australian Football league. We certainly played in our local State and a lot of our players where drafted to the VFL before that. They formed in 1986 and their first season was in 1987. I worked for one of their sponsors BC (life before children 🤣). They have had 4 premierships since forming.... some of the Victorian clubs have a history of more than 100 years. There are tours of the MCG or Melbourne Cricket Ground (it is multi purpose) and I believe their have been some on you tube so you might be able to check it out, or at least put it on your bucket list if you ever get to Australia.
Hey Jeff , I was wondering when you’d get around to the AFL 😊. The ball is called a Sherrin , and yes it takes some practice to bounce and kick it cleanly to a team mate. A defender can touch the ball thru the goals and it will be a behind not a goal even if a teamate touch’s it thru, it’s a behind. A goal can only be kicked thru the big posts cleanly without being touched by anyone, in the air or along the ground is ok . Don’t try and absorb the game all at once, it’ll do ya head in 😂. I’m looking forward to your next AFL dive 😊 As an Aussie rules nut that was a great reaction mate 👍
Yes way back that was cool. I'm going to get the rules down a little better and then check out some action and highlights. Thank you for the time and support mate. As always I do appreciate seeing you here in the comments. Big help.
No, an Australian football is not called a “Sherrin” that’s the same as saying a volleyball is called a “Wilson” Sherrin is just a brandname that makes them in the state of Victoria, there’s also Burley and Ross Faulkner more common in other states.
@@pluggerman5851 okay thanks
Life long Australian Niners fan here mate.
I'm going to check out all these teams thank you Nick
Speccy = spectacular mark. After a mark you can play on straight away by running, kicking or hand balling straight away or they back up in line from their goals and the marker (opponent standing where the mark was taken) and kick from there. The game is played on cricket grounds like the MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground). It is the oldest codified form of football and was played to keep cricketers fit during winter (cricket is a summer sport)
I'll just watched again and I'll answer your stopping a goal question a little better. They can stop the ball go through the goal, however, they will be a number of players in the area so it will be quite congested and there is a high chance of a turnover and 6 points still being scored against you, often the player will touch the ball over the line conceding 1 point but his team having the safe possession of a kick in and being able to clear the danger zone. If the player feels like he has enough time and space he will stop the goal and try to clear the area in a play on state of the game. The girls do play with slightly smaller ball, the men's ball is a size 5, the girls a size 4. I feel like theirs could be smaller again as their hands are a lot smaller than a 6 foot 8 in man. Their ball handling is not as clean, they drop a lot of marks and this leads to a lot of congestion and stoppages of play which greatly detracts from the spectacle of the sport and results in very small crowds much like the WNBA. I think they're only about to enter their seventh or eighth season so it's still a work in progress. The men's game is 150 years old so it would be extremely unfair to draw comparisons.
Thank you David and yes I agree about the girls. More women need to support more women. Lol. Have a great day mate.
@@OccasionalOutlaw no worries mate. It's complex to explain, we'll help you through it on your journey. Somebody else mentioned Mason Cox don't believe in never, great story. This is how accepting Aussies are, crowds would chant USA USA. It's awesome
You cannot call this silly game football because they use their hands. We here in NSW call it ping pong!
"Speccy" = spectacular.
3:48 is AFL Woman's' Player Erin Philips .
She has won 2× WNBA champion (2012, 2014)Indiana Fever and Phoenix Suns
FIBA World Championship gold medallist (2006)
3× AFLW premiership player (2017, 2019, 2022)
2× AFLW league best and fairest (2017, 2019)
Her father Greg Philips won 8 premierships with Port Adelaide
How very cool. Thank you Rusty
The one thing this didn't mention was just how large that oval is, its one of the biggest ovals of any sport being 135m to 185m long and 110m to 155m wide. For some perspective on that, American football is played on 110 meter long oval. You can do the converting.
Yes, I can do the converting. That is awesome. Great design and venue. I love it. Thank you kindly.
Yes when you Mark the ball you can play on but then the opposite team can get you as you decide to keep the play going.
Some regular games can get 70 to 80 thousand people at them, and that is all seated, no standing room. In the old days, the outer (the band about 15 yards or so from the fence to where the stands used to start, used to be standing room and you could get up to 120,000 at a grand final, basically they would squish people in until they felt it was unsafe to add anymore. In the 80's, the MCG was refurbished in stages to get rid of that open area and make it all seating.
You see an arc painted on the ground from each end - that marks the 50 metre mark from the goals. Most of the good players can hit one of their team mates, at the run with a kick of at least 30m and not miss. They run nearly the equivalent of a marathon each game and it is continuous movement, no real stoppages unless someone is badly hurt and needs to be carried off the field. Each quarter lasts for roughly 28 - 32 minutes with only 4 interchange players who can swap on and off the field while the game continues without stopping. If someone is hurt bad enough they can't continue, then they are down to 3 interchange, then 2 and so on. If you run out of interchange players.... tough.
The Women's league uses the same ball, rules and fields. The only safety equipment is a mouth guard. We teach our kids to bounce a footy as soon as they can walk and most kids get a Junior Sherrin (that's the best brand of footy around) for either their first birthday or Christmas. I'm in my late 50's and we girls were taught how to kick, mark etc in high school! My daughters can kick a footy. The team you pick is a life long choice, you live or die by your team, you suffer their ups and downs right along with them.
If you want to get a taste of old style footy, before they tightened the rules and stopped all the fist fights, watch a movie from the late 70s called The Club with Jack Thompson in it. Based and filmed at my teams old base of operations - Collingwood Football club and their old home ground of Victoria Park. In those days, each team had its own home ground, now, most teams play at either the MCG, Kardinia Park, Marvel Stadium (in Melbourne) or the one or two similar stadiums in each capital city in each state.
Its getting to the pointy end of the season now, the finals start next month with the grand final on the 30th of September. Watch a few games, sit down with a few beers, some good friends and some good finger food and allow three hours for the game. Its fast, furious, breathtaking and we invented and codified it in the 1860s - long before your football, basketball, baseball etc was even dreamed about. What other games has you pick up a slick bouncing ball while running at full pace with someone breathing down your neck and you can only lean over, you can't actually stop to scoop it up?
Oh and it was originally developed to be played in winter as a game to keep our cricket players fit for the summer!
SKwervin1, that was fantastic read. Thank you kindly. I will look for the movie for sure. "The Club" Love these stories. So Collinwood is your team? I appreciate the time and help. Be well and keep kicking that Footy.
Yup. One eye white, one eye black since I was 5 years old. I have followed my beloved Magpies for 53 years and counting. Nearly every workplace has a footy tipping competition each year, and I have NEVER tipped (picked) the other team to beat my boys even during our bad years.
Collingwood is the largest club in Victoria and in the original VFL. There are legendary hatreds between the Magies and the Blues (Carlton or the rich mans club) and also the Bombers (Essendon).
During the First World War, so many men had volunteered, that the twelve teams in Victoria at the time were reduced to four, Melbourne, Collingwood, Fitzroy, and I think St Kilda. Fitzroy has the dubious honour of not only coming last at the end of the season but also winning the Grand final!
Oh and if you hit someone incorrectly such as around the head, you get reported and can end up missing 1 or more weeks play and / or be fined. There is a medal called the Brownlow which is voted on each week by the umpires for the best and fairest on the ground. If you get reported and suspended or fined once during the year, you are out of the running. It is the greatest honour to win .
Part of the beauty of our great game is that you only need a ball and some space and youve got a game .
Australian Rules Football needs a very high level of skills, also stamina to run miles in every game.
Speccy - spectacular mark
Thank you Deb
It doesn't matter where you are on the ground when you take a mark, you can either play on, or take the kick, location on the field doesn't matter. What matters in that option, mainly, in my opinion anyway, is where your teammates are, where you are on the field to make the most opportunity to either play on or take the kick and how much time is left on the clock especially if you're in the lead in the dying minutes or seconds of the final quarter etc. Once you learn a bit more about it, I'm pretty sure you'll be hooked. Don't worry, there's some average boring games that occur but there's also some absolute blinders too. And yes, as far as I'm aware, there's only one size of official football and both men and women use the same ball, well not the same, each round has a new ball but it's exactly the same. I'm sure there's plenty of us that will send you an authentic Aussie Rules footy mate.
Actually there are a couple of different sized balls. The ball the women play with is about 20% smaller , the same ball that youths play with or jnrs.
This is neat. Never really looked at rugby. Most definitely, some tough muckers!
Just to clarify, Its not Rugby, its Australian Rules Football (a completely different code of football). The only similarity is that both codes don't wear protection (apart from mouth guards).
@philipandrew1626 See, I never watched either. And only have really put interest into two American sports. I stand corrected.
@@jamesculver829 No worries, it a common misconception. No harm, no foul.
@@jamesculver829we’re all over it in Australia. We have to be - there are four professional football codes:
1. Aussie Rules (AFL)
2. Rugby League (NRL)
3. Rugby Union (Super Rugby)
4. Soccer (A-League)
There are also plenty of Australians following american football or European soccer.
So we’re used to being specific about which type of football we’re talking about!!
@@shmick6079 That is great. We have off shoots of the NFL, but they haven't really got a following. As they start and failed. One was kinda crossed with pro wrestling and American football. It was garbage.
Basically if you mark the ball or get a free kick you have 10 seconds before the opponent can tackle you. If its within scoring range you have 30 seconds. Also no opponent is allowed within 10 metres of you at this time. Great reaction mate subscribed 👍
Thanks for the info
36 players on the field 18 per side, so if you get the ball you can get tackled from any opposition player 360 degrees around you! Unlike nfl or rugby where the defence is usually a wall of players in front of you, exception being if you break away and get chased down and tackled from behind or the side going for a nfl touchdown or a rugby try!
A "Speccy" get's it's name from "Spectacular" (more Aussie slang) we don't often use that term, sometimes but it's sort of losing it's flavour. I prefer "screamer" If you wanna see some nice "speccies" check out something like "Top 50 Marks".
You can try to "block" any kick (whether it's a shot at goal or not) at any time. Any kick can be blocked. (as long as you're willing to risk getting a football in the face) (which also happens all the time)
Mikeythehat. Good to see you mate. Thanks for the info. I am going to try to find the Men's league ball to put on my wall behind me. Take care mate
@@OccasionalOutlaw The AFL uses "Sherrin Kangaroo Brand" footballs. There are different sizes of these balls, used for different age groups. Make sure you're aware of this before you buy. Pretty sure the AFL uses the No.5 (size) but you should check this as I'm notoriously unreliable.
The curved line out from the goals is about 55 yards!
Speccy Aussie for spectacular
Yes you can touch the ball before crossing the line but it is play on until it crosses the line
Yes same ball
Thanks mate
Yes, you can do anything to try & stop a goal. Any other contact by an opposition or team-mate that is not a kick from within the field of play will render the score a point, rather than a goal. The girls play with a size 4 ball, one size smaller than the men's senior ball. There's an earlier "AFL explained" vid on here that I reckon is actually better than this one. But it didn't include the women's game. At the moment we're getting into the "business end" of the "home & away" men's season. There'll be some cracking games this weekend (probably 12 to 24 hours ahead of US time) Western Bulldogs vs Richmond will probably be a great game, as both are fighting for spots on the ladder to qualify for finals.
PS my team St Kilda has only ever won one premiership, back in 1966. A nail biter, they beat Collingwood by 1 point.
I went ice skating that day, the game was on loud speakers, by the last quarter, fights had broken out on the ice when Magpie (Collingwood) fanatics started doing what they did best. This was in the times of Sharpies, rough and tough gangs.
My friend's dad got us out of there and we had the game on the car radio
It's one of those old vivid memories- the final siren going.
Great story Ali. I can see it in my imagination like I was there.
Just remember most of the Aussie soldiers in WW2 played this or Union and were big strong , fit players . Thats why we were able to rip the Germans and Japanese up . They could break their necks after a bayonet charge while outnumbered 10-1 . Even Korean and Vietnam we were that much stronger dealing with 5-1 odds
That's badass man. Agreed mate
Fox Sports should have AFL games for you to watch, and ESPN signed a deal with the AFL in 2020.
Although we are in Finals Season now, so on the one hand the few remaining games should be good, but on the other, there's not much left until next March.
Ive noticed it a bit that when I checkout a game on Twitter that the fans are using other languages than English so I guess it might be taking off around the place because of RUclips reactions. It’s a great game and it asks a lot of players but they play different roles. Short people can be very significant, as well as medium but every team needs some talls. There’s a really big oval and a lot of players and lots happens. My understanding of US sports is that the game stops for advertisements regular. We stop only when goals are scored whilst the ball is returned to centre. My favourite players are all indigenous Australians - Black fellas are over represented in the game per capita; maybe cos it’s their game - controversial to say so but there is evidence that they have always played this game or the like.
Kathy thank you for that. Yes you're right a lot of stops for commercials. Drives us bats.
Best sport in the world mate, IMO the older video What is AFL? is a better watch. Also AFL biggest hits will have you cringing at the massive hits our boys take, with no pads
Please react to "Here comes the boom" afl biggest hits! Good reaction and love the way you perceive the game so far
Okay, I need to get back to it for sure.
AFL is probably the only sport I prefer watch live than on TV, so much going on off the ball.Jeff, you're gonna need a Rugby League ball and a cricket ball as well to go with your AFL ball!
Hey Paul that was a lot of fun to check out Australian football league. I couldn't believe how they were hitting without pads man. I know I saw one guy at least get some ribs cracked or broke on that shot. When I get some time I will look into finding a ball
@@OccasionalOutlaw Hi Jeff. Speaking of broken ribs. When you get more experienced with this sport, we will tell you about the 1989 Grand Final game. And then you can watch that whole match here on RUclips and then watch the documentary about it here on RUclips. I love NFL film, it's probably the reason why I like NFL the best. Steve Sabol did such fantastic work. There is no AFL equivalent to "NFL Film", there are only a few videos about great AFL matches or seasons. 1971, 1975, 1981, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2010, 2017 well there are more AFL documentaries on RUclips than I thought, but there are many more NFL documentaries.
Anyway, I am getting too far ahead. Just note that the 1989 Grand Final was a legendary game and there are many videos to do with to enjoy.
@@berranari1 that is great stuff mate. Brilliant. You mentioned Steve Sabol. When I was a kid I started to love football because of him and NFL films footage. I would love to watch some of the old AFL footage and will be looking to find that 1989 final. Thank you kindly.
hi mate great vid. if you are after a ball you might be able to check out the american afl its fairly big and who knows they might give you a ball
I have a Sherrin now. My own Footy. From OZ. Wayback sent it to me. It is a beauty. So thankful. I love it. Have in on display behind me. Thanks Chuck, be well mate.
@@OccasionalOutlaw
Not sure but I think the comment you replied to might have meant USAFL (United States Australian Football League). Yes there is our Aussie football played in America. There a a clubs in a few American states who play the game. I’ve watched a few vids on RUclips about it. But - maybe you already know this Jeff lol 😊
A few things the code is a 360 degree game with NO offside can be tackled front on side on and of course from the back ; Oval is on average 200 yards long by 160 to 180 yards wide ; quarters av erage 30 minutes ; also ball in play for around 90 to 100 mins of 120 min s compared to 15 to 20 mins for NFL ' CODE STARTED IN 1858 ; my club Carlton was formed in 1864 ; Ball is made by Sherrin ;Players on average can cover up to 10 miles a match
Stamina and toughness. Great game. I'm going to love this I can tell. Got to get me one of those balls.