Seriously, why is AFL seen as our National game ?

Question

When you can't play against anyone else, whats the point in playing a sport that is "unique" to Australia? Look at both Rugby and Rugby League, both superior games, both played Internationaly, both with stronger, harder players! Seriously if NSW is Australias Premier State and Sydney is traditionally a Rugby and Rugby League town and is our ONLY International City, than why has AFL spread like an invected toe throughout our country???

Answer 1

idk

Answer 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koY5wzdRw...

thats all i need to say....watch that.

Answer 3

Idiot!

Rugby is a ridiculous and AFL is known all over the world as Australia's national game!

Afl is UNIQUE and a much more enjoyable sport than rugby!

Answer 4

It's not, AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL is.

AFL isn't a game, it's an organisation, it's a league.

By the way, what's an 'invected' toe, similar to an infected toe?

Answer 5

Where I live  I have never seen a Rugby match we don't have any teams here and I  live in a regional city.

Also when you go out to the communities in the bush all the kids are playing  footy  thats what makes it our national game.

Answer 6

"Seriously, i understand AFL players can kick a ball between sticks, but they really can't tackle, or run the ball or defend or do anything other than jump in the air like girls! So why has a strong country embrassed this rubbish as a sport?"

this comment coming from a supporter of a game where players are lifted up (like CHEERLEADERS!!) to catch a ball cos they can't do it on the ground man against man (like AFL players do!)

There is much more skill involved in AFL, rather than just running and tackling. I mean, AFL includes those two skills and throws in plenty more!

AFL players don't stick their heads up teammates ar$es as the do in RUGBY union... shown in the photo on the following wiki site (see particularly the guy far left!)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_union

Also, you say "whats the point in playing a sport that is "unique" to Australia?"

Well what's the point in playing a  sport we can't even beat the poms at?!? (particularly when it counts - in a World Cup!)

examples:

2003 World Cup Final England 20 def Australia 17

2007 World Cup Quarter Final Eng 12 def Aus 10

Face it, AFL is a far more superior sport than any rugby code and this is evidenced by Aussie Rules Football being Australia's national sport... (which even you acknowledged!)

Now at least pull your head out of someone rugby players ar$e before even thinking about posting another question like this.

Answer 7

Is AFL our National Game?

Would it be referred to as that?

We play World Cups in soccer & the rugby codes - plus cricket.

I am not knocking any of the sports but there is a lot more money & recognition in those other sports I've mentioned. I think AFL being referred to as our national Sport is stetching things a bit far!

Answer 8

it is called 'AUSSIE' rules football, Rugby is just another lame game that we play because if you are bad @ AFL then you have a back  up sport

also i would say that Soccer has no place in our country. They score 2 goals a game. sometimes not even that!

Answer 9

SHUT THE h**l UP!

AFL IS THE BEST GAME EVER RUGBY IS BORING AFL IS ROUGHER THAN ANY SPORT OUR COUNTRY HAS A GREAT SPORT AND THATS CALLED AFL AND THERES NO CHANGING THAT

Answer 10

Footy is the national game, surpassing rugby league and rugby union combined throughout all of Oz. Neither version of rugby is superior to footy, the number one reason rugby players aren't in footy--no kicking skills!!!!

BTW, Melbourne was an international city a long time before Sydney was/is.

Footy is a much better game by far. AFL is the league.

I am a Yank and I understand that footy is the national game of Australia. My guess is you do not.

Answer 11

Do you feel threatened that AFL is superior and Rugby doesnt get enough attention?

AFL is uniquely Australian and its by far the superior game.

Answer 12

you answered you own Q

National game as in an AUSTRALIAN game

not an ENGLISH game

who would they want to play us at our own game

when we beat the world  at their games?

Answer 13

Yoe are a twit seriously. Rugby is g*y btw.

Answer 14

WAYNKER

Answer 15

The ACT is safe.  In fact, we have Australia's premier Rugby team.

Rogue - How do you justify that is a better game?  Just being Mexican doesn't count.

Answer 16

well it is our game. Rugby isnt. plain and simple. The majority of Australia love the aussie rules, instead of rugby.

Answer 17

Aussie Rules - best game in Australia

Answer 18

At least Aussie Rules players don't huddle in scrums and stick their fingers up their opponents .....   Yes, we developed our own game and we do play a version of it with Ireland. Far better than the English hand me down game of either rugby code. The good news is the kiwis are not smart enough to play it either and that believe me is a real plus. Most Aussie's realise that NSW & QLD are not even true Australians. Those states are simply retirement villages for burnt out English rugby players.