@@Devastator0 It gets even more complicated when you have to explain to foreigners that Aussie Rules Football is another game, different from both of these.
I’m old weights were only just being introduced in the late 70s, we didn’t have physio,s all we had was the magic sponge in those days, we weren’t pampered like today. lol 😂
@@Juicepluggedinbro if you are a bodybuilder you are only a little less likely to get injured, most likely hes a back and doesnt have the padding us forwards do but i doubt benching a little bit will prevent shoulder and knee injuries
Most popular ??? What planet do you live on ? Soccer is more popular in Australia than League . At best , it is only 3rd most popular football and about 5th or 6th most popular sport. lol
@@bruuuzyy8456 Viewing/spectator wise you are most probably correct, as far as people playing football football, ie soccer, is the most popular played sport in Australia.
@ yeah definitely most played that’s for sure but yeah just viewers, like the state of origin is the most viewd thing on tv for the year, but yeah playing wise it’s definitely more played!
Can you understand why we all laugh at American football with all the padding? This is pure gladiator sport and we do love it - and I grew up in Victoria which used to be just AFL. We now have a NRL team and we love this also. And we love watching Americans wincing watching NRL - this is just normal for us - great game!
Another reason we all laugh at NFL is one team gets taken off the field because they can’t run with a ball, and the other half can’t tackle. Most overrated athletes on the planet.
As someone who's played both sports (League and Gridiron) for years - everytime I hear the word 'padding' from a fellow Aussie it makes me laugh. There's no padding. Its solid reinforced plastic with a bit of soft backing on body side so it doesn't scrape against you, and basically a motorbike helmet. I had more 'padding' in my Wayne Pearce Perseus shoulder pads in the late 80's ;) There are far more brutal collisions in Gridiron than league, especially nowadays with shoulder charges banned. Gridiron is a power and collision sport where every yard is vital since you only have 10 to work with for 4 tackles, and if they make that 10yards (9 and a bit metres) they get another set of 4 tackles. In League we have an entire field (100m) to play out 5 tackles and we kick on the last. Gridiron tackling is designed to hit/collide and stop any forward movement from the point of contact. But the funniest bit is - every year, after the first night of full contact with gear on, the number of blokes who don't turn up again is piss funny. They find out it's not all 'softness' and 'padding' and don't come back lol, we usually take bets on how many will suddenly get put on night shift or have to go away for work. Like clockwork, every year ;)
Hmm. For me a hospital pass was one where, as the recipient of the pass, you KNOW the hit is coming, you can SEE it coming but the ball is in midair to you and what can you do? You have to catch it. So a hospital pass is where your teammate has basically set you up to go to hospital.
Australasia is a subregion of Oceania which usually refers to Australia and NZ and associated islands. The other regions are Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia. Melanesia (PNG, Solomons, Nauru, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Fiji) is sometimes included in Australasia.
I've loved rugby league all my life. Watching you react to it though, made me love and admire it even more. Your reactions are awesome. Thank you from a little nobody down here in Tasmania, Australia. ❤
One of the biggest hits I remember was an indigenous all star game the guy was running with the ball someone ran up to try and tackle him and the guy with the ball just shoulder barged him and sent him flying it was like the guy trying to tackle him ran into a wall
I find it highly entertaining watching Americans react to NRL tackles. Our boys are built different, built like brick $hi¡thouses. I also think if I got tackled like that I'd be in a full body cast 😂 It's crazy but such a great 80 minutes of television viewing.
I don’t think he is smiling, the men wear mouth guards. We have two Rugby teams in Australia. You were just watching Rugby League. The other game is Rugby Union. There are a few different rules which change the game. Glad you like it. ☺️👵🏻🇦🇺
He is smiling (or rather, laughing, probably like 'holy shit!') too. Obviously he has a mouth guard in but you can see his mouth and eyes open in a laugh.
Steve Matai and Jorge Taufua brought out some big hits on this video. Matai's hit on Dave Tyrell was brutal but Jorge's hit on Munster was unbelievable. So glad they were playing for the team i support the Manly Sea eagles because if I was on the opposition team I wouldn't want to face either of them on the field
The adds are actually on the turf most of the time. You can see the differnet colour of the grass on their jerseys from the green grass. Hospital passes are where the player isn't looking or gets hit bad. 3:04
Played league from 5 to 18. Legalised violence. Dont even get in trouble when you punch on, they give ya a week or two off, but ya still get paid 😂 check out Mal Maninga and Wally Lewis, old school.
Spot on. The good old bad old days that they like to forget. And ban footage of it. Nobody got sent off and it was 1 of the best finals was at. I knew it was going to be good because it was pissing down rain. 1 point at the end. 1990 BRL Grand Final Blue (Norths v Valleys) ruclips.net/video/kaMIRJhgkdc/видео.html
Ryan, ave you checked out the best ‘marks’ in Aussie Rules (AFL) ? Maybe you have and I missed it. But if you haven’t … you’ll love it. Power, gymnastics, and seemingly total disregard for personal safety. And *no* protective gear. We do breed ‘em tough. Cheers.
Mate . Rugby League and Rugby Union are different games . You described “ when the guy gets tackled just after he gets the ball” . We call that a “ hospital pass “
Also for anyone saying American football is way rougher, is joking, I played rugby since a kid and when I’m running full speed at you as a front row, you’ll know it
Gridiron is stop start all the time. Takes about 4hrs to play 4 15min quarters. Meanwhile, NRL is pretty much non stop for 2 40min halves. NRL takes far more stamina and there are far less ‘set plays’… and all players are attackers, defenders and take kicks for goal (and not from just directly in front of the posts). It’s not uncommon for a kick to be taken from just inside the sideline. And they will often be successful too.
4 of those 10 hits were from two players named Steve Matai and Jorge Taufua. They played on the same team. There’s a video on RUclips if you type up “Steve matai x Jorge taufua biggest hits”. I miss watching them play 😢
Rugby League is popular in Nth of England and we have had internationals against them for over 100 years. Actually Rugby League is a lot cleaner these years
I learnt from Rocket Rod Reddy when he used to play for St George, a really long time ago about using the football as a shock absorber when getting tackled. I think that's why a lot of the players are bouncing backwards because they've used the ball as a shock absorber.
NRL is so much better than AFL, it's faster, tougher, even the little guys are stocky, & the big ones are massive, you have to see it for real to appreciate the strength & skills these guys have.
Never been to watch an AFL game then eh? If you had then you could at least take the :faster : part of your argument out. I would argue other parts as well, but there is no way you can say NRL is faster than AFL. That's crazy talk...
@@freespiritgirl73 I grew up on AFL, since it was VFL actually, but once I saw my first NRL game I was hooked. Having followed both sports for many years, I can appreciate the differences of both games, I can say from my point of view that NRL is much faster, it's not slowed down by the rules; marks, kicks, tume it takes to pick your target, in the backs, & everyone's annoying favourite the annoying kicking back & forth across goal time wasting! Ther are so many differences that speed up the game of NRL, it's continually kept moving, 2 x 40min halves, only one short break in-between, not at the end if every quarter as in AFL, it's just 2 halves of bone crunching skill, action & speed, if there's no winner at the end then it goes to golden point, until the first team to score wins. All players are running for that 80mins, & defending their line in goal, & trying to hold on to the ball wet or dry when 4- 5 massive bloke up end you & try to wrestle it from you, sorry it's my opinion NRL is much tougher & faster than AFL. You should go to a match one day & check it out for yourself just for your own outlook on it, if nothing else it's a good afternoon or night of different entertainment.
@@freespiritgirl73sometimes AFL players can stand there and not do anything for minutes besides play rib tickles with the opposition. League is almost non stop for every player on the field. Saying AFL is a quicker sport is just silly. They run further. That’s it.
When you see a player who is significantly smaller than his teammates and opponents, and you see them signing autographs after the match, you see how HUGE the littlest guys on the field are, you KNOW the big guys are bigger than fridges.
@@sopwithpuppy yeah I love that, they stay out there for at least a half hour after the game to sugn autographs & take selfies with fans, they are a humble lot, but their fans mean heaps to them too. It's a great sport, I love it. 😉👍
Ryan you should watch the highlights of the last 4 nrl grand finals the same team has won it 4 years in a row, losing a few players each time because they can't afford to keep them. That just shouldn't happen because of a thing called the salary cap, a limit on how much every club can spend on the whole team. But the Penrith panthers have done it some how.
Superior coaching and adaptability. Get the right coach and he can make the most out of any player and find a way for it all to work together cohesively. Panthers have amazing team cohesion, offense and defense - not many weak spots there. I'm actually interested to see how the Panthers do in '25 with a few of their big names gone. I'm half and half about salary cap. In a way it keeps things interesting, though it does suck when your team is losing MVPs.
@@Erizedd Yes if they could have kept they're team together who knows how far they could have gone , I thought they were gone last year losing Creighton and Leniu but they did it again ! Luai going will be a bigger test ! But I'm going for a 5 in 25 ! 🤣
Now you’re talking Ryan. The thing is that you’ll see action like this in EVERY game. Whereas afl highlights you’d need to watch dozens of games to collect t highlights. This sport is t “rugby”. It’s rugby LEAGUE. two different sports. This is the fun sport. Evolved from rugby back in 1895. NFL did too by the way.
@@stevewren1079 if your “highlights” are hard collisions like the one in the video. Sure. Then a sport like soccer or basketball has no highlights at all.
They also don't hit eachother even close to as hard as NFL players. They aren't as big either. People would literally die every time an nfl game is played if they played without pads and helmets. Go watch a football video. This cute stuff doesn't compare.
@@Darryl.M and an NRL player wouldn't last 5 minutes in an NFL game. The NFL is definitely a more skillful sport (depending on the position) but neither could just go to the other sport and perform well without practice and training.
That last hit looked like a WWE 'Sidewalk Slam'. And, just an FYI, Rugby League was created from Rugby Union. Unlike American Football, You can only 'lateral' or pass the ball backwards. If you pass the ball forwards, you receive a penalty and loss of ball.
This Wiki clip shows you which countries have Rugby League teams "The Rugby League World Cup is the highest form of representative rugby league. Countries that have contested are Australia, Cook Islands, England, Fiji, France, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Lebanon, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Russia, Samoa, Scotland, South Africa, Tonga, US and Wales."
Shoulder pads were introduced into the NRL in the 1980s as a way to protect players from the increased physicality of the game. With harder tackles and high-impact collisions becoming more common, these pads were designed to absorb shock and shield areas like the shoulders and chest. They quickly gained popularity, particularly among forwards and players in high-contact roles, who benefitted from the added protection. By the 1990s, shoulder pads were widely used across the league, aligning with a period when the sport prioritized strength and physical dominance. However, as rugby league evolved, several factors led to the gradual decline in shoulder pad use. One was the improvement in player training and conditioning, which emphasized strength and injury prevention through fitness, reducing the need for added protective gear. Concerns over player safety and aggression also influenced this shift. Padded shoulders sometimes encouraged aggressive tackles, with players more likely to lead with the shoulder. Phasing out shoulder pads promoted safer tackling techniques, with fewer players using excessive force. Additionally, rule changes and a shift in play style placed greater emphasis on speed, agility, and skill over brute strength. As a result, the NRL saw an influx of smaller, faster, and more agile players who preferred a lighter, less restrictive uniform. Modern jerseys were designed to be close-fitting and lightweight, giving players greater freedom of movement without the bulk of shoulder padding. In summary, shoulder pads fell out of use in the NRL by the early 2000s due to changing game dynamics, an increased focus on safe play, and a player preference for agility and comfort. The game had moved beyond heavy-contact play, and as training and tackling techniques evolved, so too did the need for protective equipment like shoulder pads.
Rugby League is also played in England. The NRL took 4 teams to play in Las Vegas last March and are going again for the next few years. We call those last minute passes a "hospital pass". The head gear some players wear is soft and flexible.
nrl is the rugby league & its comp involves teams from Australia & New Zealand rugby league is played world wide RUGBY is a different game all together it started at the school RUGBY in Britain in1823
They are similar, League came from a Rugby Union split in 1895 and was originally the Northern Rugby Football Union and gradually the rules were amended to become Rugby League. The split was mostly to do with professionalism and Rugby Union wanting to stay amateur.
League is also played in England (popular in the North where the game really started). I remember France playing too, and watching them play the Western Suburbs Magpies in a warm up game for a test series against Australia back in the day. It is the national game in Papua New Guinea who look like having a team in the NRL in the future.
4:45 that’s a shoulder charge which is a illegal tackle in NRL I have been following the team called the Rabbitohs since I think 2011 which is the team in read and green yes I’m only 18 but it is really entertaining to watch especially when you are in one of the front rows of the grandstands 4:45
Australia, New Zealand ,United Kingdom ,South Africa, Fiji, Samoa, Papua New Guinea and a few other countries or islands play Rugby League! I think you will find there are teams in the U.S.A.!
Look up Greg Inglis, one of the absolute best to play the code, his "dont argues" , step, speed, agility, brut force and post try celebrations were all mint. An all round entertainer of the game
No they dont. NRL is the name of the Australian competition much like NFL is an American competition . There is one non Australian team in the NRL and thats the New Zealand Warriors. Rugby league is the term for the world game.
When I played early 20s I was roof tiling and just naturally hard but I only weighed about 65kg, the 1 hit that gained me hell respect first kick off for the season I got the ball and just ran it, and got taken out by 2 big guys at 1 would have been over 100kg another close to, ppl couldn't believe I got back up but dam it rocked me 😂
Need to watch state of origin hits. It's 2 states of Australia where you can have team mates playing against each other and the ref's are a bit more lenient on what happens as it's an Aussie grudge match
Mate. We have 2 codes in Australia. Rugby Union which is played around the World and was formed through Private Schools in England. Rugby League was a Northern England poor man’s game. Which has evolved to being another contact footballing Australia reaching out to NZ, UK, France , South Sea Islands and beyond.. great game!!!!!!
That pass where you just catch it as you get smashed is called the Hospital Pass
This is Rugby League. When you say Rugby on its own most people would think of Rugby Union.
Very much this! Please know that there is a difference between Rugby Union and Rugby League.
@@Devastator0 I love watching Rugby League but Rugby Union is my first love because that’s the game we played at school.
@@Devastator0 HUUUUUGE difference
Only in Aus
@@Devastator0 It gets even more complicated when you have to explain to foreigners that Aussie Rules Football is another game, different from both of these.
My reward after 10 yrs in senior rugby league is 2 shoulder replacements and 2 knee reconstructions, but I loved the game.😊
should of hit the weight room mate
I’m old weights were only just being introduced in the late 70s, we didn’t have physio,s all we had was the magic sponge in those days, we weren’t pampered like today. lol 😂
Ouch!
@@Juicepluggedinbro if you are a bodybuilder you are only a little less likely to get injured, most likely hes a back and doesnt have the padding us forwards do but i doubt benching a little bit will prevent shoulder and knee injuries
lol 🤕 that’s a fan
I love how you instantly enjoyed Australia’s most popular and best game hope one day you come over to see a game
Most popular ???
What planet do you live on ?
Soccer is more popular in Australia than League .
At best , it is only 3rd most popular football and about 5th or 6th most popular sport. lol
@@Rasssklethat’s incorrect, going off tv ratings I’d say rugby league is more a lot more popular than soccer bro!
@@bruuuzyy8456 Viewing/spectator wise you are most probably correct, as far as people playing football football, ie soccer, is the most popular played sport in Australia.
@ yeah definitely most played that’s for sure but yeah just viewers, like the state of origin is the most viewd thing on tv for the year, but yeah playing wise it’s definitely more played!
@@garrymuir1442I thought the AFL was the most popular sport in Australia. That's not the case?
Can you understand why we all laugh at American football with all the padding? This is pure gladiator sport and we do love it - and I grew up in Victoria which used to be just AFL. We now have a NRL team and we love this also. And we love watching Americans wincing watching NRL - this is just normal for us - great game!
not to be rude but melbourne is not melbourne, half their players are qld origin players
Another reason we all laugh at NFL is one team gets taken off the field because they can’t run with a ball, and the other half can’t tackle. Most overrated athletes on the planet.
@@cirkelshorts why do you think we all barrack for QLD come State of Origin? 😉
As someone who's played both sports (League and Gridiron) for years - everytime I hear the word 'padding' from a fellow Aussie it makes me laugh. There's no padding. Its solid reinforced plastic with a bit of soft backing on body side so it doesn't scrape against you, and basically a motorbike helmet. I had more 'padding' in my Wayne Pearce Perseus shoulder pads in the late 80's ;) There are far more brutal collisions in Gridiron than league, especially nowadays with shoulder charges banned. Gridiron is a power and collision sport where every yard is vital since you only have 10 to work with for 4 tackles, and if they make that 10yards (9 and a bit metres) they get another set of 4 tackles. In League we have an entire field (100m) to play out 5 tackles and we kick on the last. Gridiron tackling is designed to hit/collide and stop any forward movement from the point of contact. But the funniest bit is - every year, after the first night of full contact with gear on, the number of blokes who don't turn up again is piss funny. They find out it's not all 'softness' and 'padding' and don't come back lol, we usually take bets on how many will suddenly get put on night shift or have to go away for work. Like clockwork, every year ;)
@@OldFellaDave 😂😂 it’s padding. With a motorbike helmet..
We call them " hospital " passes where the player gets sets up for a big hit from a pass.
Was just about to say the same.
Hmm. For me a hospital pass was one where, as the recipient of the pass, you KNOW the hit is coming, you can SEE it coming but the ball is in midair to you and what can you do? You have to catch it. So a hospital pass is where your teammate has basically set you up to go to hospital.
@@TheRobins1m Yep, that is correct
good way to get payback on a teammate that's pissed you off lol
hahaha
I watch a lot of NRL reactions from around the world & I thoroughly enjoyed this. Great attention to detail.
Several NRL teams will be playing in LA (US) from Wednesday 26 February 2025, you should at least be able to see it on TV somewhere.
Las Vegas
Penrith Panthers
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Canberra Raiders
New Zealand Warriors
All coming to America
2 things wrong with this comment
1. its in vegas not LA
2. its on the 1st of march
Apparently the NZ Warriors-Canberra Raiders game will be on free-to-air Fox channel, the rest will be on FS1.
I understand that it will be televised live on Fox main sport channel.
@@tigsbuckthats when they start doing training there
Australasia is a subregion of Oceania which usually refers to Australia and NZ and associated islands.
The other regions are Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia.
Melanesia (PNG, Solomons, Nauru, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Fiji) is sometimes included in Australasia.
Why do you feel the need to point this out?
@@robynmurray7421 - he said he didn't know
@@robynmurray7421I guess you weren't listening at the beginning
When someone catches the ball just before copping that crunch tackle, we in Australia call that a “hospital pass”! 😂🤣😂👍🏽
Look up NRL best all in brawls. They're a lot of fun.
BRL Brawls leave them for dead. ruclips.net/video/02-rTKA_pag/видео.html
0:35 Australasia is the combination of Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea
I've loved rugby league all my life. Watching you react to it though, made me love and admire it even more. Your reactions are awesome. Thank you from a little nobody down here in Tasmania, Australia. ❤
One of the biggest hits I remember was an indigenous all star game the guy was running with the ball someone ran up to try and tackle him and the guy with the ball just shoulder barged him and sent him flying it was like the guy trying to tackle him ran into a wall
Americans saying rugby league and rugby union are the same sport would be like us referring to baseball and softball being the same.
Exactly... Or 8 ball vs 9 ball pool.
Similar, but different.
its honestly funny watch americans watch our game and wince and stuff. No padding, maybe headgear and heaps of hits!
8:50 He wasn't happy, he'd just had the stuffing knocked right out of him and was delirious.🤪
Back in March four NRL teams played matches in Las Vegas. It'll be on again next year so watch out for it.
I find it highly entertaining watching Americans react to NRL tackles. Our boys are built different, built like brick $hi¡thouses. I also think if I got tackled like that I'd be in a full body cast 😂 It's crazy but such a great 80 minutes of television viewing.
I don’t think he is smiling, the men wear mouth guards. We have two Rugby teams in Australia. You were just watching Rugby League. The other game is Rugby Union. There are a few different rules which change the game. Glad you like it. ☺️👵🏻🇦🇺
He is smiling (or rather, laughing, probably like 'holy shit!') too. Obviously he has a mouth guard in but you can see his mouth and eyes open in a laugh.
Our State of Origin games are pretty brutal, and the women's game (WNRL)is great to watch too.
Sometimes when you watch the women's game. It's more brutal and the ref's allow it.
The pinnacle of our game is State of Orgin. Over 3 games the best players of 2 states battle it out. Queensland and N.S.W.
Rugby LEAGUE. NRL
Especially this year game 1 one when the pretty boy got knocked the f out
Steve Matai and Jorge Taufua brought out some big hits on this video. Matai's hit on Dave Tyrell was brutal but Jorge's hit on Munster was unbelievable. So glad they were playing for the team i support the Manly Sea eagles because if I was on the opposition team I wouldn't want to face either of them on the field
It's called a "hospital pass"😂
You have to watch the reece walsh sualii hit from this year's origin it was HUGEEE!
If you ever see these boys close up in real life, you see just how well built they are. You would never say anything to annoy them.
American footballers seem to be less muscle and just fat.
For many seasons Manly had Steve "Shoulders" Matai and Jorge Tafua on the left side at center and wing. Any bad passes were punished severely.
As a Manly fan I can say they were great days when they were playing, great attacking players too.
The adds are actually on the turf most of the time. You can see the differnet colour of the grass on their jerseys from the green grass.
Hospital passes are where the player isn't looking or gets hit bad. 3:04
Played league from 5 to 18. Legalised violence. Dont even get in trouble when you punch on, they give ya a week or two off, but ya still get paid 😂 check out Mal Maninga and Wally Lewis, old school.
The GOATS
Spot on. The good old bad old days that they like to forget. And ban footage of it. Nobody got sent off and it was 1 of the best finals was at. I knew it was going to be good because it was pissing down rain. 1 point at the end. 1990 BRL Grand Final Blue (Norths v Valleys) ruclips.net/video/kaMIRJhgkdc/видео.html
@@Power_Prawnstar You mean 2005-2018. Surely you didn’t start playing Rugby league at the age of 5, otherwise you’d probably be dead.
Ryan, ave you checked out the best ‘marks’ in Aussie Rules (AFL) ? Maybe you have and I missed it. But if you haven’t … you’ll love it.
Power, gymnastics, and seemingly total disregard for personal safety.
And *no* protective gear.
We do breed ‘em tough.
Cheers.
When you watch the games live the sound of the impact is brutal, no matter where in the stadium you sit.
Thanks Ryan Love your reactions I played this game for 30 years , played for the History making Panthers many years ago 250 1st grade games
I view these reactions...to see your reactions, grew up with this so no big deal but still enjoy it
Mate . Rugby League and Rugby Union are different games . You described “ when the guy gets tackled just after he gets the ball” . We call that a “ hospital pass “
Also for anyone saying American football is way rougher, is joking, I played rugby since a kid and when I’m running full speed at you as a front row, you’ll know it
Yeah me to . Take no prisoners.
Gridiron is stop start all the time. Takes about 4hrs to play 4 15min quarters. Meanwhile, NRL is pretty much non stop for 2 40min halves. NRL takes far more stamina and there are far less ‘set plays’… and all players are attackers, defenders and take kicks for goal (and not from just directly in front of the posts). It’s not uncommon for a kick to be taken from just inside the sideline. And they will often be successful too.
This is the NRL, not Rugby.
@@LomuHabana do you not know what nrl stands for???
@@LomuHabana 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Josh 'Papa' Papali'i is a MONSTER of a man!
Steve Mataui hit on Dave Tyrrell is a hospital pass and a half 😂😂😂
G’day from South Australia mate, keep up the good work 👍🏼
Gooo Rabbitohs!!! NRL is never boring!
SSTID…
4 of those 10 hits were from two players named Steve Matai and Jorge Taufua. They played on the same team. There’s a video on RUclips if you type up “Steve matai x Jorge taufua biggest hits”. I miss watching them play 😢
Rugby League is popular in Nth of England and we have had internationals against them for over 100 years. Actually Rugby League is a lot cleaner these years
The highest ratings sport in Australia Ryan, we love it mate.
3:04 - we call those hospital passes.
I learnt from Rocket Rod Reddy when he used to play for St George, a really long time ago about using the football as a shock absorber when getting tackled.
I think that's why a lot of the players are bouncing backwards because they've used the ball as a shock absorber.
2:59 we call that a hospital ball. In other words bad pass and a potential hospital visit for the winger hahah but we love our game. ❤
NRL is so much better than AFL, it's faster, tougher, even the little guys are stocky, & the big ones are massive, you have to see it for real to appreciate the strength & skills these guys have.
Never been to watch an AFL game then eh?
If you had then you could at least take the :faster : part of your argument out. I would argue other parts as well, but there is no way you can say NRL is faster than AFL. That's crazy talk...
@@freespiritgirl73 I grew up on AFL, since it was VFL actually, but once I saw my first NRL game I was hooked. Having followed both sports for many years, I can appreciate the differences of both games, I can say from my point of view that NRL is much faster, it's not slowed down by the rules; marks, kicks, tume it takes to pick your target, in the backs, & everyone's annoying favourite the annoying kicking back & forth across goal time wasting! Ther are so many differences that speed up the game of NRL, it's continually kept moving, 2 x 40min halves, only one short break in-between, not at the end if every quarter as in AFL, it's just 2 halves of bone crunching skill, action & speed, if there's no winner at the end then it goes to golden point, until the first team to score wins. All players are running for that 80mins, & defending their line in goal, & trying to hold on to the ball wet or dry when 4- 5 massive bloke up end you & try to wrestle it from you, sorry it's my opinion NRL is much tougher & faster than AFL. You should go to a match one day & check it out for yourself just for your own outlook on it, if nothing else it's a good afternoon or night of different entertainment.
@@freespiritgirl73sometimes AFL players can stand there and not do anything for minutes besides play rib tickles with the opposition. League is almost non stop for every player on the field. Saying AFL is a quicker sport is just silly. They run further. That’s it.
When you see a player who is significantly smaller than his teammates and opponents, and you see them signing autographs after the match, you see how HUGE the littlest guys on the field are, you KNOW the big guys are bigger than fridges.
@@sopwithpuppy yeah I love that, they stay out there for at least a half hour after the game to sugn autographs & take selfies with fans, they are a humble lot, but their fans mean heaps to them too. It's a great sport, I love it. 😉👍
When you yell it, its said.......Rugby leAGUE!!
3:03 I can see you feel so bad for them 🤣
We love our NRL here lol. When its nrl season the aussies go wild....absolutely love the sport
Ryan you should watch the highlights of the last 4 nrl grand finals the same team has won it 4 years in a row, losing a few players each time because they can't afford to keep them. That just shouldn't happen because of a thing called the salary cap, a limit on how much every club can spend on the whole team. But the Penrith panthers have done it some how.
Best team ever !!! 😊😊😊
@@keithbrassington9377 Yeah it's bloody beautiful to be witnessing a feat that most likely won't be seen for a long time.
Superior coaching and adaptability. Get the right coach and he can make the most out of any player and find a way for it all to work together cohesively. Panthers have amazing team cohesion, offense and defense - not many weak spots there. I'm actually interested to see how the Panthers do in '25 with a few of their big names gone. I'm half and half about salary cap. In a way it keeps things interesting, though it does suck when your team is losing MVPs.
@@Erizedd Yes if they could have kept they're team together who knows how far they could have gone , I thought they were gone last year losing Creighton and Leniu but they did it again ! Luai going will be a bigger test ! But I'm going for a 5 in 25 ! 🤣
They are playing in las vagas for round 1 next year
They also did it this year
Rugby League is played in over 70 nations throughout the world.
Rugby (Union) is played in 133 nations
The catch and hit, we call a “hospital pass”. 😉
If they drop ball on the hit you know it hurt he ball carrier lol 😂🎉
Seeing how happy that made you was a pure pleasure oh and it's Rugby LEAGUE mate not just Rugby .
It's called "shoulder drop"when they tackle sometimes.
#4 " Steve Matai" Appeared often, I'm not too sure he played a game without putting a wicked on someone..
i love ur reaction as an aussie
Concussion is a big problem in Rugby League over the years unfortunately. But I love the game.
It's a big problem in all contact sports. I think the CTE first came to light in the NFL.
I’m Australian and every time I watch this he says happy arvo. ITS GOOD ARVO
Now you’re talking Ryan. The thing is that you’ll see action like this in EVERY game. Whereas afl highlights you’d need to watch dozens of games to collect t highlights.
This sport is t “rugby”. It’s rugby LEAGUE. two different sports. This is the fun sport. Evolved from rugby back in 1895. NFL did too by the way.
@@stevewren1079 if your “highlights” are hard collisions like the one in the video. Sure. Then a sport like soccer or basketball has no highlights at all.
No pads?? Because the NRL players are not wusses like your NFL players
They also don't hit eachother even close to as hard as NFL players. They aren't as big either. People would literally die every time an nfl game is played if they played without pads and helmets. Go watch a football video. This cute stuff doesn't compare.
@@xre1nx347an NFL player wouldn't last 5 minutes in an NRL match.
@@Darryl.M and an NRL player wouldn't last 5 minutes in an NFL game. The NFL is definitely a more skillful sport (depending on the position) but neither could just go to the other sport and perform well without practice and training.
@@xre1nx347There are many NRL and AFL players playing and have played NFL.
A NFL team did a trial against a NRL team in Australia 🇦🇺 years ago and the NFL players were shocked on how hard our game is!
Should go back to the 80’s when it was much rougher with high tackles, spear tackles and more!
The headgear that players wear actually doesn’t help with big hits it just helps with cuts and etc.
Also check out AFL hip and shoulder hits.... old and new footage, but worth a laugh 😂
That last hit looked like a WWE 'Sidewalk Slam'.
And, just an FYI, Rugby League was created from Rugby Union. Unlike American Football, You can only 'lateral' or pass the ball backwards. If you pass the ball forwards, you receive a penalty and loss of ball.
"it was a good thing this dude had his helmet onnn" lost me🤣 its called a headgear bro
we played this In primary school ,part of culture ,I played for Rivo primary we had several 1st graders graduate for our team
The tackle at 6:11 Wallezniak on Moylan, are former team mates at Penrith.
as a Aussie I am not surprised about this tackles
Head to Las Vegas in March, our first few games of the season for NRL are being played there.
This Wiki clip shows you which countries have Rugby League teams
"The Rugby League World Cup is the highest form of representative rugby league. Countries that have contested are Australia, Cook Islands, England, Fiji, France, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Lebanon, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Russia, Samoa, Scotland, South Africa, Tonga, US and Wales."
You forgot Greece
Shoulder pads were introduced into the NRL in the 1980s as a way to protect players from the increased physicality of the game. With harder tackles and high-impact collisions becoming more common, these pads were designed to absorb shock and shield areas like the shoulders and chest. They quickly gained popularity, particularly among forwards and players in high-contact roles, who benefitted from the added protection.
By the 1990s, shoulder pads were widely used across the league, aligning with a period when the sport prioritized strength and physical dominance. However, as rugby league evolved, several factors led to the gradual decline in shoulder pad use. One was the improvement in player training and conditioning, which emphasized strength and injury prevention through fitness, reducing the need for added protective gear.
Concerns over player safety and aggression also influenced this shift. Padded shoulders sometimes encouraged aggressive tackles, with players more likely to lead with the shoulder. Phasing out shoulder pads promoted safer tackling techniques, with fewer players using excessive force.
Additionally, rule changes and a shift in play style placed greater emphasis on speed, agility, and skill over brute strength. As a result, the NRL saw an influx of smaller, faster, and more agile players who preferred a lighter, less restrictive uniform. Modern jerseys were designed to be close-fitting and lightweight, giving players greater freedom of movement without the bulk of shoulder padding.
In summary, shoulder pads fell out of use in the NRL by the early 2000s due to changing game dynamics, an increased focus on safe play, and a player preference for agility and comfort. The game had moved beyond heavy-contact play, and as training and tackling techniques evolved, so too did the need for protective equipment like shoulder pads.
You should watch the NRLW - the women's league. Those girls go in hard too
Rugby League is also played in England. The NRL took 4 teams to play in Las Vegas last March and are going again for the next few years. We call those last minute passes a "hospital pass". The head gear some players wear is soft and flexible.
nrl is the rugby league & its comp involves teams from Australia & New Zealand rugby league is played world wide RUGBY is a different game all together it started at the school RUGBY in Britain in1823
They are similar, League came from a Rugby Union split in 1895 and was originally the Northern Rugby Football Union and gradually the rules were amended to become Rugby League. The split was mostly to do with professionalism and Rugby Union wanting to stay amateur.
League is also played in England (popular in the North where the game really started). I remember France playing too, and watching them play the Western Suburbs Magpies in a warm up game for a test series against Australia back in the day.
It is the national game in Papua New Guinea who look like having a team in the NRL in the future.
@@perryschafer5996 Have ya heard any news on any other new clubs yet, mate?
@@HannibalLekta-qg2ip Not that I've heard of. They may have peaked for now.
It's was also created in the North of England. The NRL is the Southern Hemisphere league in the UK we play Super League
4:45 that’s a shoulder charge which is a illegal tackle in NRL I have been following the team called the Rabbitohs since I think 2011 which is the team in read and green yes I’m only 18 but it is really entertaining to watch especially when you are in one of the front rows of the grandstands 4:45
Australia, New Zealand ,United Kingdom ,South Africa, Fiji, Samoa, Papua New Guinea and a few other countries or islands play Rugby League! I think you will find there are teams in the U.S.A.!
This fascination with pads 😂😂 …must be that time of the month
They breed them tough Down Under. No pads or helmets. And the play 80 minutes
Look up Greg Inglis, one of the absolute best to play the code, his "dont argues" , step, speed, agility, brut force and post try celebrations were all mint. An all round entertainer of the game
Cleary is part of a team that's won 4 grand finals in a row, been to 5 grand finals. Grand finals are the equivalent of the super bowl
Nrl is actually a world game now, 26 countries play it and have a world cup too
No they dont. NRL is the name of the Australian competition much like NFL is an American competition . There is one non Australian team in the NRL and thats the New Zealand Warriors. Rugby league is the term for the world game.
@@MrAhuapai Thank you. These guys need to know the difference. Two completely separate games.
Watching Munster getting folded like a deck chair never gets old
Ryan - “You’ve gotta feel bad for them.”
Also Ryan - 😂🤣😂🤣😆
The good old hospital pass, I've been known to take advantage of a couple :)
When I played early 20s I was roof tiling and just naturally hard but I only weighed about 65kg, the 1 hit that gained me hell respect first kick off for the season I got the ball and just ran it, and got taken out by 2 big guys at 1 would have been over 100kg another close to, ppl couldn't believe I got back up but dam it rocked me 😂
You need to watch some State Of Origin Games….
Need to watch state of origin hits.
It's 2 states of Australia where you can have team mates playing against each other and the ref's are a bit more lenient on what happens as it's an Aussie grudge match
Mate. We have 2 codes in Australia. Rugby Union which is played around the World and was formed through Private Schools in England.
Rugby League was a Northern England poor man’s game. Which has evolved to being another contact footballing Australia reaching out to NZ, UK, France , South Sea Islands and beyond.. great game!!!!!!
As in Australia, Rugby, and Rugby League, are both played in Great Britain.
Remember they take those hits while running for 40 minutes each half, the endurance is overlooked.
as an aussie, these tackles look normal in the football
Steve Matai is one of the IF NOT the best hitman in the nrl and after he left his team mate George Taufua kept up the tradition as The Grim Reaper.
Some big hits yeah. You should check out the 80s and 90s before the rules toned everything down.
It's ok to be rough n' tough but beware...repeated head knocks will put you on the slippery side of loopy...
Some of them are big boys eh 🤣
Next up Ryan will be covering Lawn Bowls 😂
When you get passed the ball and get tackled immediately, we call that a hospital pass as that's were most of them feel like they should end up
That one you replayed was Steve Matai