No, Aussie Rules is an attachment to the full international name: Australian Rules Football. It's similar to calling the round ball game 'Association Football.' Football is still in the name.Aussie rules is another name. It's pretty hard to make that mistake when you've just said it in the same paragraph.![]()
Is that supposed to be a joke? Your comparison is a sport where players can only handle the ball in their mouths called handball, versus a sport in which players kick the ball to dispose of it called football.Have you guys heard of that new game 'Handball'?
Basically, all you do carry the ball in your mouth and spit it out into the net hence the name 'Handball'. Don't get it? Not surprised. It originated somewhere in Australia.
I'm as right as you are. If you'll admit you're wrong, I'll admit it too.That's not true. If Ben, Dean and Stevo are willing to admit they're wrong, I'll agree with that.
Sorry, but do you really believe you've been responding with valid points? This entire argument is a bit of fun, there is no answer, and you certainly have not thought up points better than ours. Ben is getting you wound up magnificently, but in the end jordox is right, we can argue till the cows come home but there is no answer to which sport is better. There is an answer to which sport is more popular, but not the former.What's happening is the AFL fans are making random outlandish statements about football, to which us football fans respond and blow their theories apart. They then ignore our victory and continue to post random outlandish statements. Rrsulting in a neverending cycle.
You still haven't though up a comeback to the statement that Australians are brought up on both AFL and soccer and most still prefer AFL to watch.
Couldn't of said it better myself.From the few years I was in Australia, I noticed soccer was seen as most as a "poofs sport". If someone played soccer they weren't taken too seriously. This is changing after the 2006 world cup, but not all that much.
Depends how you view 'the best sport in the world', because quite frankly, I'm not the only one speaking on behalf of AFL, so shut up and stop targetting me, kid.Ben, shut up. It's getting annoying.
You can't win this battle, you just can't. AFL is probably equal with cricket as my favourite sport, but that doesn't mean it's the best sport in the world.
King Pietersen watched a game of AFL and he was in complete awe of it - I doubt you'd ever see someone feel the same way about Soccer.
Just watching AFL atm, and it's very meh. 3rd game Ive seen and the 2nd I've not really enjoyed. The Grand Final was good, but the other 2 games have been abit crap. Would rather watch Match Of The Day!
I am sticking to the facts. Read this post, I'm not exaggerating anything:Don't exagerate Ben, this is what he actually said:
He used the word "good" not awe. Either stick to the facts of what people said, by proving evidence or don't embellish them. Also I have watched an AFL match and it was good, but I still prefer football. But as more and more people keep saying, it is personal choice to what sport is better.
Read the bolded part - That is in awe, wouldn't you say, Highlander? Can't wait to see your reply to this.King Pietersen said:ROFL, the reason I contested you guys hyping it up before is because I'd only seen one little piece of action, and it looked just like Rugby. But I watched the entire Grand Final last night on Setanta and was enthralled by it. I've never sat and watched a sport that i'm new to that intently before. There's never a dull moment, it's constantly end to end stuff, with tackles flying in, blokes getting concussions and coming back on 10 minutes later. If a footballer got a hit in the face like that Geelong bloke he'd have never considered coming back onto the pitch, but that fella had a suspected concussion, had a quick break, did a few stretches and was back on.
I do have to say though, we'd not be able to play it here, the main reason for this being finding a place to play it. None of the cricket grounds would let you play there, and also the grounds aren't anywhere near as big as the MCG, with the AFL pitch being massive. Even Wembley wouldn't fit it in there. Also, I'm sure there'd be health and safety problems with it, especially considering the strictness of the UK government, they only just allow Football, let alone AFL .
But yeh, I'll happily admit i was wrong now that I've actually watched it. If the standard of play is consistent, then I can definitely see myself getting into the sport, it's superb. The Grand Final was one of the most entertaining Finals i've ever seen, quality stuff. AFL is well and truely ftw.
Still, you get my point that I doubt anyone would feel strongly after watching their first ever game of Soccer?Well Dan needs to stop changing his mindalthough I would go by his latest post as that quote is from October 2008. Perhaps he has changed his mind
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No one would feel so strongly about Soccer because nothing over the main course of the game is enough to make them feel similar to AFL. The same thing is with cricket, I doubt many people would watch cricket and be in complete awe straight away. It takes time to connect with games like Soccer & Cricket and you have to be brought up with those sort've games to love them but it's not the same with AFL. I like Cricket a hell of allot more then AFL, but AFL is quite easily more addictive.I don't get it in the slightest. As Jordox said it is SUBJECTIVE. Everyone is different and you need to accept that. You might be blind to the fact that AFL is superb and football is rubbish. That is your opinion and you are entitled to it. The bloke down the road might think AFL is a pile of crap and that football is always going to better. Neither of you are right or wrong, it is called having an opinion and free will.
No one would feel so strongly about Soccer because nothing over the main course of the game is enough to make them feel similar to AFL.
The same thing is with cricket, I doubt many people would watch cricket and be in complete awe straight away. It takes time to connect with games like Soccer & Cricket