The Collingwood player from the USA is from Texas his name is Mason Cox heâs been at the club playing footy for about 9 yrs now. There is a video called believe in never,the story of heâs introduction to AFL from America to Australia. Heâs been playing for about 7 yrs + 2 yrs of learning how to play the game. Collingwood won the grand final this season 2023 so Mason is now a premiership player for life a great achievement and a great watch,have a look. Keep up the good work boys.
I'm a New Zealander living in Melbourne Australia and had a few culture shocks. AFL was a huge one. Your videos have inspired me to make a video countdown of what it's like living in Melbourne. Keep doing what you're doing. :)
You need to review this years Grand final between Collingwood and Brisbane, theyâre calling it the greatest ever played in front of over 100,000 fans, trust me youâll love it
America should adopt this game its a proper man's sport tough physical athletic and highly skilled watch a full game you'll love it . 2023 Grand final is a good game to start with
PS. The oval-shaped ball a has a random bounce which means the players have to be on high alert at all times around the ball as they never quite know in which direction it will go. There are quite a number ( first nations people are only 3% of our 25 -26 million population) of aboriginal/first nations players who are extraordinary footballers.
There is a newer video which explaines more rules, and explained the scoring better. However, some rules not mentioned here are the free kicks. If a tackle is too high or low, the player tackled gets a free kick unimpeded. A player will also get a free kick if the opposing player they tackle cannot dispose of the ball, this is the "holding the ball" rule.
Glad you enjoyed it. It is a pretty old game: first played in 1858. It is like a religion in the traditional Aussie rules states and territory (Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory). If you go to the official AFL CZcams channel, you will find plenty of videos: best marks, best goals, player and game highlights etc.
Each AFL team has 38 players to pick from each week, with the coaches deciding on the best 22 players to play. Teams also have a second team which plays in leagues below the AFL which players who don't make the 22 man squad will play in and try their best to be selected in the first team the following week. The season is played from March to August and the best 8 teams will play in the finals which is in September and possibly October, giving players plenty of time to rest and recover between games as they will usually have 5-7 days between games. There will be injuries pretty much every game, and most players will miss a game or two a season due to soreness or injury but many players can miss entire seasons due to injury. There has also been a huge deal about concussion protocol with teams having to sub players out of the game if they get hit head high and missing a game or two, as many retired players are being diagnosed with brain trauma years after playing. Also to clear up, suspensions and fines happen for head high or disorderly conduct, meaning players can't legally punch, fight or bump each other if head high contact is made. There has been a huge crack down on this sort of behavior since the 1980's but has been really enforced the last 10 years, with many fans disliking this as 'fair' bumps and tackles are being penalized with suspensions more frequently, with many fans think this is ruining the game or making the rules of the game confusing as rule changes happen every year to help protect players and prevent permanent injures after retirement.
As a New Zealander we have pockets of AFL fans here, being their neighbour. Melbourne is also a great city. My favourite team are the Carlton Blues and you should check out their highlights from the most recent season.
A lot of the Australian NBA players have a background in AFL like josh giddey, josh green, Patty mills and I think also Ben Simmons.. Sydney swans are a great AFL team đ
If youâre going to watch any game highlights, Iâd suggest the Carlton vs Melbourne 2023 Semi-Final. One of the most genuinely hectic games Iâve ever watched. 96K at the MCG can get pretty loud. Up the Baggers (Carlton)!
The Collingwood player from the USA is from Texas his name is Mason Cox heâs been at the club playing footy for about 9 yrs now. There is a video called believe in never,the story of heâs introduction to AFL from America to Australia. Heâs been playing for about 7 yrs + 2 yrs of learning how to play the game. Collingwood won the grand final this season 2023 so Mason is now a premiership player for life a great achievement and a great watch,have a look. Keep up the good work boys.
Hi Joel, did you know that AFL is in the USA. It started in 1996. Today there are 41 US teams both men and womens teams. Its called the USAFL.
Collingwood Magpies.. Thanks for checking out our game.. Australians have been playing Footy since the 1850s making it one of the oldest codes.
I'm a New Zealander living in Melbourne Australia and had a few culture shocks. AFL was a huge one. Your videos have inspired me to make a video countdown of what it's like living in Melbourne. Keep doing what you're doing. :)
You need to review this years Grand final between Collingwood and Brisbane, theyâre calling it the greatest ever played in front of over 100,000 fans, trust me youâll love it
Aussie here: AFL was created as a sport to keep our cricketers fit during their off-season.
The video neglected to mention that football players run a half marathon during the game. Fit? You bet!
Glad you liked it, Some players have been known to run between 15km to 17km per game
America should adopt this game its a proper man's sport tough physical athletic and highly skilled watch a full game you'll love it . 2023 Grand final is a good game to start with
Just so you know guys; Aussie Rules Football is the oldest codefied Football in the world. It was codefied in the mid 1800's.
PS. The oval-shaped ball a has a random bounce which means the players have to be on high alert at all times around the ball as they never quite know in which direction it will go. There are quite a number ( first nations people are only 3% of our 25 -26 million population) of aboriginal/first nations players who are extraordinary footballers.
oh Yew Bewty! I've been waiting for this video! Cheers for this Blokes!
Good to see you back on the Aussie stuff, thought we lost you for a while đŠđș
There is a newer video which explaines more rules, and explained the scoring better. However, some rules not mentioned here are the free kicks. If a tackle is too high or low, the player tackled gets a free kick unimpeded. A player will also get a free kick if the opposing player they tackle cannot dispose of the ball, this is the "holding the ball" rule.
Glad you enjoyed it. It is a pretty old game: first played in 1858. It is like a religion in the traditional Aussie rules states and territory (Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory). If you go to the official AFL CZcams channel, you will find plenty of videos: best marks, best goals, player and game highlights etc.
Each AFL team has 38 players to pick from each week, with the coaches deciding on the best 22 players to play. Teams also have a second team which plays in leagues below the AFL which players who don't make the 22 man squad will play in and try their best to be selected in the first team the following week. The season is played from March to August and the best 8 teams will play in the finals which is in September and possibly October, giving players plenty of time to rest and recover between games as they will usually have 5-7 days between games. There will be injuries pretty much every game, and most players will miss a game or two a season due to soreness or injury but many players can miss entire seasons due to injury. There has also been a huge deal about concussion protocol with teams having to sub players out of the game if they get hit head high and missing a game or two, as many retired players are being diagnosed with brain trauma years after playing. Also to clear up, suspensions and fines happen for head high or disorderly conduct, meaning players can't legally punch, fight or bump each other if head high contact is made. There has been a huge crack down on this sort of behavior since the 1980's but has been really enforced the last 10 years, with many fans disliking this as 'fair' bumps and tackles are being penalized with suspensions more frequently, with many fans think this is ruining the game or making the rules of the game confusing as rule changes happen every year to help protect players and prevent permanent injures after retirement.
You boys really need to watch/react to Nick Davis' last quarter in the 2005 Semi Final. Most clutch 30 minutes in the history of the sport.
As a New Zealander we have pockets of AFL fans here, being their neighbour. Melbourne is also a great city. My favourite team are the Carlton Blues and you should check out their highlights from the most recent season.
A lot of the Australian NBA players have a background in AFL like josh giddey, josh green, Patty mills and I think also Ben Simmons.. Sydney swans are a great AFL team đ
If youâre going to watch any game highlights, Iâd suggest the Carlton vs Melbourne 2023 Semi-Final. One of the most genuinely hectic games Iâve ever watched. 96K at the MCG can get pretty loud. Up the Baggers (Carlton)!