Australian Rules Football

yamaman · Posted: September 11, 2009, 9:35 am Post subject: Australian Rules Football

Sports fans,

If you've ever had an interest in Aussie Rules, or are slightly curious about the greatest game on Earth!

Finals action is well under way with semi finals being played this weekend, preliminary finals next weekend followed by the grand final the following Saturday.

So if you have the chance to watch any of it, you'll be sure to see our best teams in a fast paced, action packed game, that WILL leave you wanting more!

I don't know a lot about American football (we've just started getting regular US baseball on free to air, been loving that), though I do tune in occasionaly (limited viewing opportunities here), and have watched a couple of Super Bowls. I enjoyed what I've seen so far, a lot different to Aussie rules though!

So go on, check it out, this link will tell you how to find it in your area,

www.afana.com/drupal5/tvsched

cheers

stew · Posted: September 22, 2009, 2:12 pm Post subject: Re: Australian Rules Football

We get Aussie rules in England sometimes, but they never explain the rules. Is good to watch even if you don't know whats going on.

yamaman · Posted: September 22, 2009, 10:31 pm Post subject: Re: Australian Rules Football

Grand final this weekend, Geelong Cats verses Saint Kilda Saints, Go Saints!

wally · Posted: September 23, 2009, 2:35 am Post subject: Re: Australian Rules Football

Aussie Rules they call it!!!!! www.afana.com/af_faq_sec2.shtml
LOL
Rugby is the game or was it NRL
aru.rugby.com.au/
www.nrl.com/

acbanks · Posted: September 23, 2009, 10:48 am Post subject: Re: Australian Rules Football

It's played in a round field, right? I think I've seen video clips of it...looked wild.

despecial · Posted: September 26, 2009, 10:09 am Post subject: Re: Australian Rules Football

never could figure the difference tween aussie rulz n gaelic football...still it seems to me that real men play hurley...the most boring to me personally as a spectator are tennis and cricket

yamaman · Posted: September 26, 2009, 10:58 am Post subject: Re: Australian Rules Football

Sadly the mighty Saint Kilda Saints weren't up for the challenge & the Geelong Cats beat them in a close & very hard fought contest!

We play against Ireland every year in a modified Aussie/Gaelic rules match. Usually ends up a faily bloody encounter!

despecial · Posted: September 26, 2009, 2:03 pm Post subject: Re: Australian Rules Football

the victorious victorians

which is the more popular: league, rugby or aussie rulz?

yamaman · Posted: September 26, 2009, 2:39 pm Post subject: Re: Australian Rules Football

100,000 people went to the grand final yesterday! This is 20,000 down on the 1970 g/f, but capicity rules have changed a bit since then!
Watched by over 3 million in Aus & millions more around the world, it's pretty safe to say that Aussie Rules is, by a long margin, the most popular game in Aus!

despecial · Posted: September 27, 2009, 12:41 am Post subject: Re: Australian Rules Football

watched a rerun on pfv last night...close finish-could have gone either way-have to feel the pain for st kilda...so close yet so far after so long

what is the difference from gaelic football?...have enjoyed several live games while touring in ireland-the crowd is really partisan

yamaman · Posted: September 27, 2009, 10:15 am Post subject: Re: Australian Rules Football

I'm no expert on Gaelic footy, though yes they are similar, Wally posted the rules of Aussie football above:

www.afana.com/af_faq_sec2.shtml

Gives a reasonable run down on the basics, though a little dated.......Happy to answer any questions though, no problem.

Yes, the poor old Saints have only won one premiership in their 112 year history, and that was in 1966!
My mum is a mad Saints fan & was there to see that game in '66, she was very dissapointed by the loss on Saturday......Not as upset as some of the fans at the ground, the news showed a bucket load of grown men crying over the result!

As they say, "it's not a matter of life or death, it's much more important than that"!

yamaman · Posted: October 6, 2009, 5:08 am Post subject: Re: Australian Rules Football

Well, I've got to eat a bit of humble pie here, I heard the ratings on the Aussie Rules grand final - 3.4 million viewers, National Rugby League 3.6 million.

I think that was a suprise to the TV stations too!

despecial · Posted: October 6, 2009, 3:09 pm Post subject: Re: Australian Rules Football

- storm are doing well, na - 4th consecutive GF, and a win - also this year the Toyota Cup GF winners
- shows good depth in the club
- will probably dominate the kangaroos

- was a longtime manly fan - liked watching cliff lyons, des hasler and geoff toovey doing their thing

xs1961 · Posted: October 6, 2009, 4:01 pm Post subject: Re: Australian Rules Football

low-brows in over-tight shorts with distinct Homo-erotic overtones... Twisted Evil

despecial · Posted: October 6, 2009, 4:23 pm Post subject: Re: Australian Rules Football

- from a true soccer fan?

xs1961 · Posted: October 6, 2009, 4:26 pm Post subject: Re: Australian Rules Football

Not into sport at all, lifes too short.. Cool

Just winding-up Yammybloke up..Thats what we Brits do to Aussies & vice-versa Twisted Evil

despecial · Posted: October 6, 2009, 6:04 pm Post subject: Re: Australian Rules Football

- must admit i find it kind of ironic that the brits shipped all their convicts and misfits to australia and then gave them the country, one of the most mineral and resource rich lands in the world...true socialism at work? or shooting yourself in the foot? Mr. Green

xs1961 · Posted: October 6, 2009, 6:19 pm Post subject: Re: Australian Rules Football

Nah..we just knew the Abbos would bounce back & bite yer arses...THEY own the mineral rights now Wink

despecial · Posted: October 6, 2009, 7:20 pm Post subject: Re: Australian Rules Football

- i think that must be an anglo saxon mindf##k - what the brits did for the aussies, the aussies did for the aborigines and the americans did for the first nations - passing off what they considered waste land in return for personal and political gain - not only did they overlook the deeper resource richness of these areas they also were, and largely still are, underappreciating the sheer beauty and spiritual strengths of these marginal lands

- i know australia well and have lived and worked there but am not australian - although i would quite happily leave europe and return

mseriously · Full Member Joined: May 08, 2007 Posts: 31 Location: Iowa

Aussie Rules!!!! Like a bar fight in motion!

I've played rugby off and on in America...nothing like Aussie Rules...

yamaman · Posted: October 9, 2009, 8:05 am Post subject: Re: Australian Rules Football

Stirling Mortlock dumped as Wallabies captain, replaced by Rocky Elsom

despecial · Posted: October 9, 2009, 10:47 am Post subject: Re: Australian Rules Football

the 28 test fall guy after a poor season - wallabies have had one good game, against sth africa in suncorp stadium

i see the reds have yet another coach

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