Thread: Victoria shows why they are AFL world champions

A pre season AFL match to raise money for bushfire victims attracted a reasonable crowd of 50,000 people. Victoria played against the All Stars who were a team of players made up from the other football states. The silky skills of many of the best players in the competition were on display in an entertaining match which showed why the Victorians are world AFL champions.
Watch and enjoy highlights of the best football code in the world. I did watch the whole game and the All stars gave the mighty Vics a good run for their money but the last quarter the Vics played superb football to run out comfortable winners.

As a mate said to me once, "There are only two States in Australia, Victoria and Pissed"

World Champions?
What other countries play AFL?
Serious question.

Originally Posted by thaiguzzi

World Champions?
What other countries play AFL?
Serious question.

None. It's bollocks.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

None. It's bollocks.

Gay shorts are a bit, er, short too.

Originally Posted by thaiguzzi

Gay shorts are a bit, er, short too.

I can't say I've noticed. Do they excite you?

The AFL is a good game. Back in my Darwin days (for 3 months), getting pissed and watching the games at the bar with locals was great fun. RL is a good game. Cricket is a good game. The Convicts have some good sport going on...

Originally Posted by thaiguzzi

World Champions?
What other countries play AFL?
Serious question.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

None. It's bollocks.

It is by far the major football code in Australia followed by Rugby league, then Soccer with Rugby union a long way behind. It is played in Canada England the United states plus some of the pacific islands where it is a minor sport. I believe even the Netherlands plays AFL.
It's a bit like Rugby. Rugby is only the major sport in one country, New Zealand where the entire population of the country is less than the population of Melbourne. In the other countries where Rugby is played Soccer is the dominant football code, whereas NFL and soccer dwarf Rugby in the USA.
Rugby has a world cup despite being mainly a minor football code in a few countries and not played at all in the majority of countries. On the other side find a team in the world that is better at AFL. Victoria is the best so they are world champions.
Hope you didnt watch the video Harry, I'd hate you to have a feinting spell. It is not meant for people like you. It's a game for real men.
Well if looking at mens shorts floats your boat TG you go for it. Live and let live I say. I should have twigged you being in the LGBT (Lesbian Guzzi Bi-sexual Transexual) community and all.

Originally Posted by Hugh Cow

It is by far the major football code in Australia followed by Rugby league, then Soccer with Rugby union a long way behind. It is played in Canada England the United states plus some of the pacific islands where it is a minor sport. I believe even the Netherlands plays AFL.
It's a bit like Rugby. Rugby is only the major sport in one country, New Zealand where the entire population of the country is less than the population of Melbourne. In the other countries where Rugby is played Soccer is the dominant football code, whereas NFL and soccer dwarf Rugby in the USA.
Rugby has a world cup despite being mainly a minor football code in a few countries and not played at all in the majority of countries. On the other side find a team in the world that is better at AFL. Victoria is the best so they are world champions.

You should do a bit of research before you spout more bollocks.

Peanut hugging is played in 120 countries and has 8 million players.

Meanwhile....

Australian Football League has official affiliation agreements with 13 international governing bodies blah blah blah all convict expats blah blah blah Australia is the only nation that actively engages in this sport at a professional level.

Originally Posted by Hugh Cow

Rugby is only the major sport in one country, New Zealand

Wales, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, and even South Africa might disagree with you on that one.

Also the RWC is the third largest sporting event in the world behind the soccer equivalent and Olympics and has over 6,000,000 players worldwide [Edit: or 8 m according to Harry]

So yeah nah.

Lol... That post appears to have triggered an angry Yerman man!

Weird!

I don't mind watching AFL. Golf and figure skating are two sports that don't get my eyeballs.

Originally Posted by happynz

I don't mind watching AFL. Golf and figure skating are two sports that don't get my eyeballs.

I'd rather watch women's beach volleyball than a load of bogans running around punting a rugby ball with their forearms.

Is Aussie rules similar to Gaelic football?

Originally Posted by AntRobertson

Wales

That's an interesting one. It's certainly much more popular in Wales than anywhere else in the foggy isles, but now that they have a competitive national team and have had a couple of teams in the Premiership, I'd say it's about equal. Most of my Welsh mates grew up playing it at school but have always followed a football team too.

Interesting article here from a few years ago: Welsh rugby versus Welsh football: Which sport matters most to the people of Wales? - Wales Online

I don't mind rugby if truth be told. I haven't got the foggiest what's going on most of the time, but I enjoy union more than league, which is actually more favoured where I'm from.

Originally Posted by hallelujah

Is Aussie rules similar to Gaelic football?

A little, in fact the Gaelic Football association and the AFL have a joint series of games each year.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

'd rather watch women's beach volleyball than a load of bogans running around punting a rugby ball with their forearms.

Now that you mention it, me too.

Originally Posted by Hugh Cow

I know you Kiwi lawyers take some convincing (my mate is one) so here is some facts.

10 Most Attended Sports Leagues in the World - Last Word on Sports

You don't have to convince me that AFL is popular in Victoria, I already know that, but the point is it can't touch rugby on world-wide basis.

It's oval-shaped apples cf. oranges.

AFL = Good game.
NRL = Best game.
Yawnion = Cvnt of a game.
Soccer = Worst game.
Hotels = Trivago.

Originally Posted by Headworx

AFL = Good game.
NRL = Best game.
Yawnion = Cvnt of a game.
Soccer = Worst game.
Hotels = Trivago.

Think you mixed up your descriptions of Rugby and League

^You could be right, I get them mixed up sometimes. Which is the one with uncountable stoppages, horrendous ball control skills, and penalties every minute or two?

Originally Posted by Headworx

I get them mixed up sometimes.

I'm worse.

I keep seeing the words 'Victoria Shows...' and thinking there's something of interest here.

AFL is a thoroughly entertaining game. Actually the Vic/ All Stars game- while it is not taken particularly seriously- is very entertaining, because it is played openly. A good starter, if you want to check out the biggest game down unda. In Rugby League, by contrast, the State of Origin is taken very seriously indeed! Anyway- Go Port!

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

I'd rather watch women's beach volleyball than a load of bogans running around punting a rugby ball with their forearms.

errr... not a sports person are you Harry. It is not a Rugby ball, it is a different shape as is an american football. You would've known that if you knew something about sport, although probably difficult for you with no football background in your childhood, especially as mummy no doubt kept sending the sports teacher a note with,
"My Harry is a bit too delicate to play sport and also he is so shite at it the other boys tease him and make him cry. He can play volleyball, as long as it's only in the girls team the boys in 3rd grade are a bit too rough for him as he is only 17".