Why are rugby league & union fans more credible than AFL fans?

Question

Why are AFL fans so abusive to others who follow other football codes?

No matter what question is asked in this forum - if it is not complimentary towards Aussie Rules it is met with insulting answers.

Mainly from supporters of Victorian clubs it appears to me.

Answer 1

They are not, Rugby is stupid.

Answer 2

Rugby fans are more knowledgeable than AFL fans. They've had more worldwide exposure - not confined to their own little patch, like the AFL is.

Answer 3

Yes, many Victorian AFL supporters are a bit feral, I have to agree.

Answer 4

I was born in Sydney and for many years was a mad rugby league fan. However, I was converted to AFL for two reasons:

First, Super League and I saw how the players treated their supporters with contempt. Second, my son decided to play AFL when he was 7 - he is 19 now and plays for Ainslie in the Canberra competition. Watching it over the years I have seen what a great game it is for young people. It teaches hand eye coordination and ball skills with a degree of tackling. In AFL there is a place for big men, small men, quick men.

For young people Rugby League and Union is about size - and I have seen 100kg players in the U/14 competition. It's amazing more kids don't get hurt. It teaches them that Jonah will win every time.

Answer 5

well its probably got something to do with the fact that this is an AFL forum.

If you want to ask questions relating to NRL or Union ask it in the correct forum and not in this one.

I enjoy watching the Panthers and the Storm play, but i don't ask questions about it in here.

It's jus just common sense to ask a league question or a union questioin in the correct forum. The AFL forum isn't the correct forum to be asking questions about league or union.

Answer 6

Can u blame them? Livin in the freak states and watching GAYFL, that wud b more then enough 2 drive any 1 mad

Answer 7

your a tool mate

Answer 8

its the AFL section,how funny is this-i just looked in the rugby section and it said no questions/no interest/no one cares hahaha.

what a great game you follow-NOT 1 QUESTION.

great guanno or what ever-i just asked a question in the league section so you don't feel so bad.

Answer 9

YAY I dont support a Victorian club!!! Hi Five!! =]

ANyway thats stereotypical but hey it might be PARTLY true.

But I dont abusive other people...I dont think. Do I??

I like Union...not really a watching league fan...but I like it, and I like cricket and soccer and NFL and chess and table tennis and so on.

CAn I be excluded from the "mean" people???