Eagles Win Grand Final

csv8 · 01-10-2006, 10:55 AM

Anyone who watched the AFL GF AND still reckons NRL OR NRU is better than the AFL, I can give you a psychiatrist's number for an appointment.
AFL is the best game of FOOTball in aussie. Rugby should be called run ball or throwball because the foot rarely connects with the ball.
Good on the Eagles and the Swans for a very entertaining 3 hours of FOOTBALL.

kyro_02 · 01-10-2006, 11:02 AM

yeah i hear eagles win lol... though as cruising through the city i was selling 'GO THE PIES!!!' out the window

LowEL2XR8 · 01-10-2006, 11:29 AM

Although in AFL you do kick the ball, most of the time its being held by the hands.
Soccer is football, feet only. Maybe it should be called 'hand bounce kick ball'.

EF, What else? · 01-10-2006, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by csv8

Anyone who watched the AFL GF AND still reckons NRL OR NRU is better than the AFL, I can give you a psychiatrist's number for an appointment.
AFL is the best game of FOOTball in aussie. Rugby should be called run ball or throwball because the foot rarely connects with the ball.
Good on the Eagles and the Swans for a very entertaining 3 hours of FOOTBALL.

Bad luck mate. Using that kind of logic, soccer would have to be exclusively called Football, and AFL would have to be called Kick, Attempted Catch, Drop, all drop to the ground, fumble around, punch the ball, fumble catch, wrap ball up, bounce, palm ball, spill catch, fumble on the ground, bad kick off the ground for a consolidation point ball.

Entertaining it was, but it just watching yesterdays game made me realise again why I prefer Rugby League. To be a superstar in AFL, all you really need to do is kick straight and catch the ball. The fumbling around on the ground, dropped catches everywhere, and generally mistakes every 30 to 60 seconds is a real turn-off. In the Rugby Codes, you make a mistake and you 90% of the time pay with a turn-over, same with soccer. In AFL, you make a mistake such as a spilled catch, big deal, the chances are the bloke behind you will make one as well. And for all of those who say, why don't you play the game before you pass judgement, the answer is yes, indeed I have played the game, never again.

Would love that psychiatrist's number, I should report him for bad practise, and get him (or her) de-registered.

kinksta · 01-10-2006, 12:13 PM

yer in AFL ya need so many different skills and need to be fit, in rugby ya just have to be as big as you can physically get and run into each other as much as possible...oooohhhh what have i said!!

EF, What else? · 01-10-2006, 12:38 PM

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yer in AFL ya need so many different skills and need to be fit, in rugby ya just have to be as big as you can physically get and run into each other as much as possible...oooohhhh what have i said!!

Totally. Allan Langer, Benjii Marshall, Peter Sterling, Matthew Bowen, do I need to continue? What I love about League, is that it dosn't matter what size you are, (unless you have a gut hanging over your belt) theres a position which you can easily slot into.

Smoked · 01-10-2006, 01:11 PM

So in AFL wou only need to be able to kick straight and catch?

In rugby, you only need to be able to run into each other and throw backwards. Hell your guys have trouble kicking a ball 25m from a fixed point on the ground. between 2 sticks.

RspecAU · 01-10-2006, 01:18 PM

Eagles win the GF...who gives a cr....p :the_finge

SirJuggsalot · 01-10-2006, 01:19 PM

Its called football cause in the good ol days the pompus ones used to play sports on horses. Anything where you run around yourself was classed as football.

EF, What else? · 01-10-2006, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Smoked

So in AFL wou only need to be able to kick straight and catch?

In rugby, you only need to be able to run into each other and throw backwards. Hell your guys have trouble kicking a ball 25m from a fixed point on the ground. between 2 sticks.

It's a hell of alot harder kicking the ball off the ground then dropping it onto your foot. It only makes sense, when you drop punt the ball, it makes contact with your foot say 20-30cm off the ground. Kicking off a tee is about 5cm off the ground. Drop punting involves a natural kicking action, kicking off a tee isn't, hence the enhanced difficulty. But if it so easy, why don't you come across and set the code on fire?

16wantsI6 · 01-10-2006, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by EF, What else?

Bad luck mate. Using that kind of logic, soccer would have to be exclusively called Football, and AFL would have to be called Kick, Attempted Catch, Drop, all drop to the ground, fumble around, punch the ball, fumble catch, wrap ball up, bounce, palm ball, spill catch, fumble on the ground, bad kick off the ground for a consolidation point ball.

Entertaining it was, but it just watching yesterdays game made me realise again why I prefer Rugby League. To be a superstar in AFL, all you really need to do is kick straight and catch the ball. The fumbling around on the ground, dropped catches everywhere, and generally mistakes every 30 to 60 seconds is a real turn-off. In the Rugby Codes, you make a mistake and you 90% of the time pay with a turn-over, same with soccer. In AFL, you make a mistake such as a spilled catch, big deal, the chances are the bloke behind you will make one as well. And for all of those who say, why don't you play the game before you pass judgement, the answer is yes, indeed I have played the game, never again.

Would love that psychiatrist's number, I should report him for bad practise, and get him (or her) de-registered.

mate just look at judd, kerr, cousins, embly, wirrpunda, chick.... and you will see that its not only fumbling etc it is skill, its the players that arent as spectacular that make it seem like that, untill you see judd bounce the ball while running around a man, or cousins evade two of the opposition by pure skill and what about wirrpunda? picking up the ball with one hand while in mid air and hand passing it in-between a blokes legs straight to chick? thats just pro.
im not dissing rugby as i dont mind playing it, but footy is my game and a very professional one at that.

kinksta · 01-10-2006, 03:49 PM

its funny tho, when a rugby fan goes to kick a footy, they have this unco style and may (max) kick the ball 40m, ugly but 40m max. when an AFL fan goes to drop kick a ball they can do it well because it used to be part of the game. i know that i can kick a drop kick 50metres, and well beyond with a torp, and then we have to mark that....AFL=huge amount of skill to be good...

EF, What else? · 01-10-2006, 04:09 PM

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its funny tho, when a rugby fan goes to kick a footy, they have this unco style and may (max) kick the ball 40m, ugly but 40m max. when an AFL fan goes to drop kick a ball they can do it well because it used to be part of the game. i know that i can kick a drop kick 50metres, and well beyond with a torp, and then we have to mark that....AFL=huge amount of skill to be good...

Funny, I thought the stereotype was that it was League fans who were uneducated morons. I suppose it works both ways.

kinksta · 01-10-2006, 04:17 PM

ooooohhhh big guy...lol, dude im just stating the obvious that AFL requires more skills....yes skills, are they heard of in thugball??? :jab:

82XD393.3v · 01-10-2006, 04:24 PM

afl has a faster style and all players need some smarts rugby they have 2 at best with brains the rest are just muscle
Soccer is for the actors and primadonnas

EF, What else? · 01-10-2006, 04:24 PM

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ooooohhhh big guy...lol, dude im just stating the obvious that AFL requires more skills....

Don't disagree for a second. It's just a shame that the amount of players possessing these skills are in the minority. It's the other 60% (rough guess) of players who can't pick up a ball, catch and so forth which annoys the hell out of me. Mind you, on ABC2 you can watch games from all codes, which took place in the past 50 odd years. I have to admit I didn't mind the AFL games, the lack of skill was more then made up by the brutal toughness of the game around the ball. If it were still the case, I would consider following the game, but not the modern game.

Question: Have you ever played Union or League?

kinksta · 01-10-2006, 04:32 PM

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Question: Have you ever played Union or League?

yea we did one of them in year 12...and we had 3 guys who actually play. the of the class majority didnt like it but we couldnt change it. the 3 rugby players actually like afl better which was funny. but i mean its all depends on what you are bought up with and what suits your ability.

Quadcams · 01-10-2006, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by LowEFGLi

Although in AFL you do kick the ball, most of the time its being held by the hands.
Soccer is football, feet only. Maybe it should be called 'hand bounce kick ball'.

How about "arial ping pong" anyway was a good game so close but after the swannys first half fumble they made a big job for them selves to get back.

EF, What else? · 01-10-2006, 04:38 PM

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yea we did one of them in year 12...and we had 3 guys who actually play. the of the class majority didnt like it but we couldnt change it. the 3 rugby players actually like afl better which was funny. but i mean its all depends on what you are bought up with and what suits your ability.

What seperates the good from the average is skill, as in any sport. Only 2 players on the field should have the attitude of thumping the ball up as you put it, and that's the props. But from the point of view of someone who dosn't understand the game, it's difficult to see that.

kinksta · 01-10-2006, 04:42 PM

[QUOTE=EF, What else]Only 2 players on the field should have the attitude of thumping the ball up as you put it, and that's the props.[QUOTE]

what are you talking about here???

EF, What else? · 01-10-2006, 04:46 PM

[QUOTE=kinksta][QUOTE=EF, What else]Only 2 players on the field should have the attitude of thumping the ball up as you put it, and that's the props.

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what are you talking about here???

I rest my case, why pass judgement on a game if you don't know anything about it?

kinksta · 01-10-2006, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by EF, What else?

Only 2 players on the field should have the attitude of thumping the ball up as you put it, and that's the props.

i didnt get what this meant, but hey why would i bother listening about a game which has no skills compared to AFL?? its the same as me owning a Zonda and your trying to tell me how cool your barina is....case rested!

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xr6 ausome · 01-10-2006, 04:56 PM

MAte all we have to say is that the AFL will always draw bigger crowds then any NRL game its a joke Ive gone to a few storm games its like watching country footy and only goes for 80 min.

The victory get more people to a game then most NRL games

EF, What else? · 01-10-2006, 05:05 PM

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MAte all we have to say is that the AFL will always draw bigger crowds then any NRL game its a joke Ive gone to a few storm games its like watching country footy and only goes for 80 min.

The victory get more people to a game then most NRL games

: That arguement means nothing. Ice Hockey rinks in Canada can hold 20,000 max, way down on what some lacrosse and Canadian Football stadiums can hold. Ice Hocley is still Canada's sport.

Cricket is Australia's favourite, and indeed, is our national sport. However, the crowds can be minute. Same can be said in India and Sri Lanka. England isn't much better.

I don't pretend that the NRL will ever be the biggest game in Australia, im waiting for Soccer to take that mantle. In England, it's the northern game, and it's the same for Australia. You can keep your soft game, we'll keep ours.

kinksta · 01-10-2006, 05:08 PM

well all i know is that soccer wont ever take over as the number 1 football code...AFL owns!! hehe hence the name Australian Football League!!!!

EF, What else? · 01-10-2006, 05:09 PM

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well all i know is that soccer wont ever take over as the number 1 football code...AFL owns!! hehe hence the name Australian Football League!!!!

And why's that genius?

kinksta · 01-10-2006, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by EF, What else?

And why's that genius?

its not its obvious....

EF, What else? · 01-10-2006, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by kinksta

its not its obvious....

And its obvious because...

csv8 · 01-10-2006, 05:37 PM

Ohh did I start something or what !!!!!!!!!!!!
I am from Perth and live in Brizvegas, it annoys me how much press etc League gets compared to AFL. BUT the Briz Lions get double game attendances to the Broncos. I support everyones right to follow what Code they like. BUT in Q its heavily biased to League when AFL is better supported.
Broncos NIL Storm 30 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

EF, What else? · 01-10-2006, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by csv8

Ohh did I start something or what !!!!!!!!!!!!
I am from Perth and live in Brizvegas, it annoys me how much press etc League gets compared to AFL. BUT the Briz Lions get double game attendances to the Broncos. I support everyones right to follow what Code they like. BUT in Q its heavily biased to League when AFL is better supported.
Broncos NIL Storm 30 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Typical AFL attitude. League is our game, if you don't like it, sod off. Yea, the AFL get better attendences, but check out the TV Ratings, you'll find it most amusing. League kills AFL up here. And most of the people who go to the games are ex-pats like you, mostly Victorians. So eliminating all the outsiders, League is still the game.