College Football Player REACTS to the AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE [AFL]

AFL is actually older than any of the American sports you mentioned it’s the oldest codified football game in the world around 150 years it’s been around

A 'speccy' is merely a corruption of the word 'spectacular'. A 'speccy' is when a player reaches extraordinary heights in taking a mark (catching the ball). To an onlooker, it is nothing short of spectacular.

It is not rugby it was codefied in 1859 - before those american games you mentioned. The field is bigger than a nfl field, players run about 17kms per game. Best game ever

It can be a very fast flowing game. The fastest goal. From centre bounce to kick is just over 5 seconds. The 1970 Grand Final had a crowd of just over 121,000. 1972 Grand Final had 50 goals scored between the two sides. Not many games are lost after kicking 22 goals. I was lucky enough to be out on the ground with the banner for the 2017 & 2019 Grand Finals. Feeling the the roar of the crowd as a physical thing is unforgettable.
Go Tiges

The 'Specky' is often what captures people's attention and is unique to Aussie Rules. A good video to watch is 'top 50 greatest afl marks of all time'

I'm interested to hear what exactly makes so many people say it's like "Rugby". Is it that they are not wearing equipment? Is it because they are running and tackling? Is it the shape of the ball? What they hell is it that makes it look like Rugby? It's on a much bigger, oval-shaped field, there are no yardlines, it's free-flowing...like what the heck makes it look like Rugby? Anyone?

Welcome to the best game you've never heard of. 😃 It seems like an amalgam of different sports but it pretty much out dates most of them. Aussie Rules was created in the 1850s.

I being West Aussie, once met a Kiwi (new Zealand) who told me , I love AFL, it's the only game where you get a point for trying. 😂😂
Go Freo Dockers. 👍

One of the best things about footy is that is doesn't favour specific body types as much as other sports. It's not just about being the biggest or the strongest, or having wealthy parents. When it's wet an slippery, being small and fast with a low centre of gravity gives you an advantage. I think that gives it a lot of appeal for kids to get into. Low cost entry to the sport too, just need boots and a ball. It's an egalitarian sport, money and fancy equipment doesn't give anyone an edge over the competition. Some of the greatest to ever play the game, learnt it barefoot, because they couldn't afford shoes.

Guess what 😊 The Eagles, West Coast Eagles from Western Australia.
The field is considerably bigger than American football or even Canadian.

Your next steps down the AFL rabbit hole should include Mason Cox (A Texan): Don't Believe In Never, AFL's Biggest Hits and The Top 50 marks of all time

The Australian Football League (AFL) is the pre-eminent professional competition of Australian rules football. It was originally named the Victorian Football League (VFL) and was founded in 1896 as a breakaway competition from the Victorian Football Association (VFA), with its inaugural season in 1897.
So older than any US sport.

Dude, watch the highlights of the 2018 grand final between West Coast and Collingwood. That game was sick. It'll give you a real sense of the flow and workings of the game. 😄

Watch the top 50 AFL goals and top 50 AFL marks. Also 2023 grand final if you want to watch a full game.

I need to understand what universe people are in when they say “it looks more like rugby”, bc friend, it is not REMOTELY like rugby? Oval playing field, ball can go in any direction, you can’t throw it and you can’t run without h bouncing. There’s no formations, and no tries. Rugby is actually WAY more like NFL than it is AFL.

You saying that it's closer to Rugby, just makes it very clear that you've never seen Rugby (of either code). It is about as far removed from Rugby as it's possible to get, especially considering that the guy, chiefly responsible for codifying the rules of Australian Rules Football, had played Rugby and Captained the team of the Rugby school in England before returning home to Australia.

I’ve tried a number of times to watch American football, but can’t cope with the times when nothing is happening on the field when they change around. Australian Rules Football is generally a fast moving, high scoring game and there’s always something happening. Stop watching for five minutes and the whole trajectory of the game could have changed. Far more exciting in my opinion.

Yep! thats right buddy!..everysingle sport ever invented must be an American sport..No foolin you champ!

AFL was introduced as a way to keep the cricket players fit in the off-season (March - September) in 1858 and took inspiration from an indigenous game called Marn-grook, rules and a scoring system were added and the rest is history.
most AFL fields are played on cricket fields and can range from 140-185 Metres (148-202 Yards) in length and 110-155 Metres (120-170 Yards) wide.
The coloured lines are 50 Metres (54 Yards) is where most of the scoring kicks are taken, but the longest goal was 72.3 Mtres (237.2 Feet) by Bryce Gibbs in 2016.
Personally I think it is the best game in the world due to its high pace and physicality.
I support the Essendon Bombers (est 1873) they have won 16 premierships but none since 2000.
All teams in the AFL have a club culture, Rivals and history, no one club is better than the next and the salary cap makes it so every club has its ups and downs.
Great reaction and look forward to seeing more

Yes, Aussie Rules is a BIG thing in Australia. To compare your American football to ours, you have a population of around 335 million with 16 teams across two divisions; Australia has a population of around 26.6 million, but we have 18 teams in one division. Total attendance for the 2024 AFL season was 8,234,908 for 215 games, that's an average of 38,344 fans per game; some can be as low as 15,000 or as high as 75,000, depending on which teams are playing. The average NFL crowd size in 2024 was 69,555, an increase of 0.45%. Super Bowl attracts 70,000 plus on average. AFL Grand Final attracts between 80,000 and 100,000 plus.

Probably the number 1 followed football code in Australia. Season starts in March.

Today adelaide crows defeated essendon bombers at the MCG by 61 points (crows 161-essendon 100), theres many games going during the weekends and on thurs-fri night so be sure to check those out too! Im a crows supporter (adelaide crows) so of course im going to mention that victory lol. Im south aussie

In the Beginning, there was Aussie Rules footy.
However, as other countries did not possess the athleticism of the average Australian, they had to take small parts of Aussie Rules to make simpler sports out of and that’s why in Volleyball you have to punch the ball to serve it; in Basketball you have to bounce the ball and have a jump ball; and Gridiron and Rugby you have tackling etc.

Hi again. Glad to see you checking out AFL. We don't play it in NZ (well some people may but it's not a big professional sport here) but it is very popular to watch the AFL games on TV/online/etc. Rugby, Netball and Cricket dominate in NZ but basketball is very popular as well with the NZ Breakers playing in the Aussie pro basketball league. NZ has two professional football (soccer) teams playing in the Aussie pro league. Both Rugby Union and Rugby League are popular in NZ with both being professional to a really high level. Cheers, hope you are enjoying your off-season. Who is your pick for the Super Bowl this weekend?

We have a public holiday to kick off the Grand Final weekend, which is played on the last Saturday in September.
A player has to bounce the ball every 15 metres is not correct The rule is, a player is not permitted to run further than 15 metres without bouncing the ball.And yes, like all rules the umpires police it.

With the 15 meter rule, the mowed grass is 15 metres, you can see lighter and darker grid of mowing. 😮

The oval ball bounced can go in a number of directions which adds interest to the game and keeps the players on high alert. These players are supreme athletes and outrun most in other ball games including the American ones. This game was inspired by a game named 'marn grook' played by the Australian indigenous people whose history goes back many thousands of years. They are the oldest living culture in the world. Try to listen more and not interpret the game in American football terms because it is a totally different game. Also, your speech volume was much louder than the volume of the video, just so you know.

Fantastic sport. Hello from Western Australia, aka WA. We have a very long history of football in our state, as does our neighbouring State of South Australia, known as SA. Melbourne, which is said more like Melbin, Melb'n or Melbun depending on which area you are from, is the capital of Victoria (another state). Whilst the sport is played pretty well all around this big land of ours, some states like Queensland and New South Wales (of which Sydney is the capital) play a different code of footy, and that is Rugby They still have Aussie Rules teams, though. The reason for explaining this is that in the beginning, all States had their own league. Victorian League was the VFL, my states league was WAFL, etc. They only became the AFL, aka Australian Football League, in the 1980's when other interstate teams joined in the competition in Melbourne. However, players from my state did play in Victoria before the National League started.
There are currently 18 teams in the mens competition, but Tasmania is currently working on a plan to join the league.
Enjoy your discovery.
PS I barrack for the blue and gold team, West Coast Eagles. Whilst the last few years have been tough to watch, we have won 4 premierships since joining the league in 1987. That's the thing, if you are devoted, then you'd follow them, win or lose, and I do. 💙💛💙💛

AFL is a really well designed sport.
It's fun to watch, I imagine it's fun to play, the athletes have probably the most balanced physiques of any sport (unlike rugby and american football where you literally have to be obese to play some positions).
60 meter torpedo kicks or kicking on the run are spectacular to see, as are some of the catches these guys can pull off.
The rules are intuitive and it seems fairly easy to understand.

Don't barack for collingwood i made that mistake at age 5 tho I'm one of the rare ones with all my teeth but that choice still hurts 😅

Should watch the National Rugby League (NRL) introduction video made last year and it’s narrated by Russell Crow. It was made for the first round double header that was played in Los Vegas. It’s a good watch.

Nothing like any American sports. Nothing like rugby
It began in the late 1800’s

All the clubs are owned by the members - no private ownership. No massive egos or crazy rich guys. There's a salary cap so you can't outspend ( unlike soccer ) and there's a pre-season draft of young talent so that the 'last' teams get the best players for their future. Fairness is essential.

AFL is so rough that they had to introduce a ‘blood rule,’ to send bloody players off ground if they’re bleeding too much.

It's a shame that the audio of the actual football video is so quiet.

Collingwood magpies are the most popular afl team but also has the most stereotypes of any AFL team

best teams on popularity right now are West Coast Eagles, Richmond Tigers and Collingwood Magpies. Best teams based off of performance is Brisbane Lions(Won the AFL version of the Superbowl) Sydney Swans and Geelong Cats. If you want some game recommendations for pure AFL Greatness I can recommend the 2018, 2005, 2006, 2012 and 2023 Grand Finals. There's also the 2024 Preliminary Final between Brisbane and Geelong. Some of the best games of modern AFL you can see.

The game is played on a cricket pitch, hence the oval. The size dwarfs soccer and NFL fields. Players are supremely fit they run around 10 miles per game. Some retired AFL players beyond their fitness peak, go and play as punters in the NFL and college football in the US, not the other way around, though my team Collingwood poached a college basketball player for the team, he is Mason Cox.

This is the sport all the Australian Punters from Darren Bennett onward played growing up. Sure they know how to punt, but it was here they learned to tackle and run and kick in the first place.

It has the third largest domestic crowd per capita in the world

Up the Mighty Crows!!

You need to watch this and then watch it again as a reaction. You f'ing missed so much boy.
This sport outdates every other sport by a wide margin. So, no, it isn't a mix of different sports. This is the OG football.

If the ball gets touched by anyone after a kick at goal its 1 point.If the ball gets touched by anyone from a field kick it voids a mark and umpire yells touch ball play on.Nearly everyone is manned up on opposition players in their position so there's a lot of push and shove before the game and positions reset after a goal .(umpire bounces the ball from centre again).Cannot touch opposition players in the back or anywhere above the shoulders while umpire is watching.If the ball is kicked in flight above a pack of players you can run up the back of players to atempt a mark but you must atleast touch the in coming ball .Very hard game to learn .Must love running.the pros make it look very easy

melbourne is pronounced “mal-ben”

Way better than American football. I fall asleep during it. Stop start egos forget it, you keep it there. Afl is a a family spectator sport where 3 generations of your family can go there in a safe environment and enjoy the game. Go Blues.

Never heard of kwittage .Aussie rules predates every US sport except baseball formed in 1858

@2.33 o dear .. mate all these sports you mentioned came to the way they do things via different paths .. convergent evolution .. the similar environments are a ball, the air, the ground of restricted size

The Richmond Tigers just turned 140 years old, GO TIGERS!!!

too much talking, you missed all the important points

The 15 metre rule is very loosely enforced.

Aussie rules was created to keep cricket players fit in the off season.

I guess Collingwood Magpies, Carlton Blues, Hawthorn Hawks and Essendon Bommers are arguably the oldest teams and have the most supporters.

Hi watch AFL's biggest hits..AFL is the biggest game in Australia ..an NFL game is coming to Melbourne Australia for the first time ever at the MCG it holds 101,000 seated..the feild is huge they think the crowd might be a bit far from the action with smaller American football size field lay out. But still it will sell out.😊Australia 🇦🇺 USA 🇺🇸

The bouncing every 15 metres is an approximation since there's no way to accurately measure. Umpires literally just eyeball it. 15 metres is around 12-13 running strides for the average player but umpires won't penalize a player unless it's blatantly obvious he's run too far. Most players just bounce every 5-6 strides just to be on the safe side.

This is fast and hard nonstop. So sorry Gridiron is so boring. 95% of gridiron is nothing but the ref talking and the huddle. gameplay goes for 5-8 seconds at a time and when you add up only playtime, this game only goes for 22 minutes. the same amount of time just one-quarter of AFL is played for. Gridiron goes fr 4-5 hours but only has 22 minutes of gameplay. Basketball goes for longer and harder.

I would recommend you react to What Is AFL Aussie Rules Explained, this is a companion video from the AFL Channel; it might answer some questions you may have. NO IT'S NOT RUGBY

The new 'What is AFL?' video is pretty shit compared to the old one.

Why just check out the "top dogs" and "fan favourites"?
All the teams have a rich history and devoted fan bases.

You can bounce the ball as often as you like while running but if you run more than 15 metres without bouncing the umpire will award a free kick to your opposition, it's not explained very well on the video

There is an official AFL one but the do not explain the scoring.

🤗As this game was invented 1858 🏏to keep cricket players🙏 fit in the offseason.🇦🇺Our stadiums 🏟️ have a double use.👍Cricket in summer 🌺 footy in winter. 🥶 Most other sports came after 🇦🇺Aussie Rules so they copied it,🤔by taking what they liked 🤗and putting them😵‍💫 in their game!💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

Geelong Cats is a good team

It evolved from Irish Gaelic football, which uses a round ball, no tackling and slightly different disposal methods. Because the games are similar there are occasionally mixed rules tournaments between Australia and Ireland, but they are no regualr and can be heated as the Irish are not used to getting tackled things can get ugly prety easily. Irish Gaelic players are often drafted by Autralian rules teams though as they generally have really impressive skills.

Go the mighty Magpies. ⚫⚪🔥❤️🤘

Geelong Cats are the best team

The Teams are all fan favourites

Watch AFL’s biggest hits!

Big difference AFL has with NFL is teams not owned by money but by supporters, players not paid stupid amounts either.
Lot of AFL $ goes into Kids programs esp Indiginous areas.
The community teams are huge outside City people travel hours to play game helps keep isolated people connected.
The major clubs do lot of outreach programs, even play 1 game in Alice Springs e each year people travel 100s km from BUSH to watch game.

Love it...Go Carlton...

Brisbane lions won the 2024 Super Bowl by 60 points over Sydney. Umpires count the players steps.

You need to watch a game that video doesn’t really capture the game it’s just an explanation!

Go for The Magpies. The most beloved team in the AFL.

As per previous comment below - this code of football is the oldest in the world - certainly older than the NFL. It amuses me when Americans think they established everything. If anything you guys copied the AFL.

Adelaide Crows ❤❤❤❤❤

There is anway better version of this, it explains it better and just has the AFL in it

This new AFL explained video is so cringe. Should watch the old one

Collingwood Magpies are the top dogs.

Go the PIES BLACK AND WHITE 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

You're saying Melbourne wrong!

It was lucky the Spartans did not come against AFL footy players at Thermopylae they would have got their arses kicked

HAHAHAHA they put AWFL highlights in here!
The AFL is pozzed AF!

@3.42 that's an ex WNBA player

collingwood

not cleats .. you use your knees and lower legs

Quidditch is not real game

Can you fix the sound?- unwatchable

Go the hawks

Can't watch this as there is know volume.

Shits on that crap game America calls football...

None actually watches the women's game.

This is NOT like every single American sport Rhis was created off Gaelic football and the first teams were created in 1858
American football was only created in 1970s like basketball
You copied us
Get it right

Stop talking and you will hear the answers to your questions, you missed half of the explanations

silly silly game

This game makes American football look boring.

When is one of these reaction videos going to just watch a game. Not some dumbed down 3 minutes of nothing package

Used to be a bloodsport until it was handed over to the woke.

This is a woked up version of the original clip.
Watch the original.
Don't bother watching the women's games, they're boring and lack the talent of the men.

You need to listen to the information and learn about the game. Use the relevant terms rather than make uneducated commentary.

American football should be called Pansy Ball....Pads..SO MANY STOPPAGES ..and most players get to just sit a lot...and field is TINY.... ......PANSY BALL

Follow hawthorn this year. Very exciting