Do Americans or Other countriesaround the world no about Aussie rules?

Question

just wondering how many people from around the world no about Aussie rules ( AFL ) im a Mad Saints supporter and just seeing if its well known overseas?

Answer 1

As an American football fan, I am aware of Australian rules football only from the movie Gallipoli.  I am not aware of who the teams are and have never seen one of your games on any of our TV networks.  Sorry

Answer 2

There are many AFL teams in the USA, and many people participate in playing it, In some states schools are doing something similar to OZ kick, Best person to answer this would be gfcbarra as he lives in Texas I think and is a mad AFL fan, hopefully he answers soon.

If your curious check it out on the net, AFL and should have links to around the world.

Answer 3

Here in America, 99 percent of the country has never heard of the great game of footy.

Darren Bennett (Melb, WCE)

Benny Graham (Geel)

Saverio Rocca (Coll, NM)

Mat McBriar (Brighton jrs)

These four have kicked in the National Football League, Bennett now retired. Most NFL fans think they were rugby players.

Here in America, footy was not known until ESPN came about in 1979. In my town, I never saw footy until by accident in 1982. I watched the weekly highlights show all the season until I figured out what was going on.

I have been to Oz five times, 30 senior matches under my belt, five times in the audience at the Footy Show, once on the Grill Team (Triple M), interviewed by Rex Hunt on 3AW and I have been a member of Geelong (the only one in North America, therefore the only in Kansas) since 1997. I have a picture of myself and Bomber Thompson by my computer at work.

We can't see any television of footy since the 2005 GF, Fox Sports World dropped it. We cannot watch channels 7, 9 or 10 here in Kansas, so no games, no Footy Show, no other panel or footy talk shows.

Footy is supposed to be on an obscure satellite only station called Setanta North America, only problem is 99 percent of America only has cable television, not that many with satellites. Here in Kansas, satellite television is a bad investment, the weather here knocks the stations off line--tornadoes, heavy thunderstorms.

Andrew the Rocket Scientist is an idiot, he negotiated this tele contract without research to see if it is available.

I listened to the second half of Geelong-St. Kilda on the Internet the other night, after I got home from work. The Internet is now the only source of footy in North America.

Andrew the Rocket Scientist (can you tell I do not like the wanker?) and his goons have not made any effort to market the game to North America, where disappointed baseball, ice hockey and pro basketball fans and their MONEY that have watched their sports go to h**l. Investors in sport  are looking for something exciting to spend their money on. Andrew is too f**king stupid to go where the money is.

As a charter member of the Australian Football Association of North America,

I WANT MY FOOTY, NOW!!!

Answer 4

Well Ireland certainly does and some parts of Africa because they got some players in the league from there as well as promoting it there

Answer 5

yeah they do.

Friends in the states love it, and family in europe love it too

Answer 6

Here In Chicago they have a footy team here in the summertime, it's pretty interesting, Milwaukee has a footy team   here check out this link it will tell you

http://www.midfooty.com/     it's here but not many people know about it but a good portion do participate      enjoy

Answer 7

i'd would've answered but i can say no more than that other guy did but i must say "Go Geelong" Premiers 2007

Answer 8

ESPN once showed some highlights of a game between "Essenroy and Collinsburgh" FFS.

Answer 9

Most ppl in Quessland probly have never heard of it

Answer 10

There is a very active competition in Asia, not just played by expats. South Africa now has terrific exposure with school kids and I have a friend who played for the Toronto Dingoes in Canada

Answer 11

Although AFL is not huge in the USA there are a number of leagues as well as over 30 teams. I took a team over to New York a couple of years ago and played a game against their national team, The Revolution, and they did well. They have a National Championship every year and will have a team at the International cup this year. Look here: http://www.usfooty.com/usfooty/

or here: http://www.worldfootynews.com/ for a lot of info on AFL played all around the world. And lastly look here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countries_p...

Hope this helped with your question

Answer 12

When I was in the USA, I found that Americans were more interested in their own country and the sports, rather than having much knowledge of Australia and the culture.

There is a sprinkling of people who are aware of Aussie rules, but most couldn't give a hoot about Aussie Rules. It's not even televised because the U.S. has such a big following for their own codes, and golf, that the Americans don't have the need   to explore other codes.

If an American has any knowledge of Aussie Rules, it is usually if they have come to Oz as a tourist during winter, and happen to stumble on a game.

The British Isles has more knowledge, due to footy being played there for centuries.

Especially Ireland

Answer 13

When i went to europe (Portugal, Spain, France, London) i was able to find some pubs etc that showed the games but u have to look around for English/Irish/Aussie type places and they show it. I went in the middle of the season which i would never do again just coz u miss too much footy! lol But yes they do show it OS whether they are aware of it or know the rules etc i don't know.

Answer 14

Well there you go Daniel.

By the response you can see that America don't put the cultural importance on Aussie rules that Aussies do.

Aussies are born to the game. It's almost branded on the forehead.

This occurs with cricket in India.

Answer 15

Most of the world wouldn't know about Aussie Rules. Ask most of Northern Queenslander and they don't  know that Brisbane Lions even existed. Even worse got a few Vietnamese friends in Melbourne don't even understand the game let alone watch it.

Answer 16

i've heard of it, but never seen a game. i know it's similar to football