Do people actually like soccer in Australia?
May 6th 2011, 9:56 pm
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Do people actually like soccer in Australia?
I love football (soccer) but do Australians like it?
May 7th 2011, 12:07 am
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Re: Do people actually like soccer in Australia?
Try around here... the Birthplace of VFL is the place where real football is having it's major ressurgance. In the Inner North The populace definitely does like football. Melbourne Victory have more members than any NFL team and 3 AFL teams.... 19,500 at last count... the majority of MV fans live in Darebin and Moreland. These Two Municipalities would probably have the greatest percentage of population of real Football lovers in the Country.
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May 7th 2011, 12:08 am
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Re: Do people actually like soccer in Australia?
Try around here... the Birthplace of VFL is the place where real football is having it's major ressurgance. In the Inner North The populace definitely does like football. Melbourne Victory have more members than any NFL team and 3 AFL teams.... 19,500 at last count... the majority of MV fans live in Darebin and Moreland. These Two Municipalities would probably have the greatest number of real Football lovers in the Country.
Although the whole "real" football thing always sounds evangelical to me. In the future will we get provisional football and continuity football as well?
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May 7th 2011, 12:11 am
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Re: Do people actually like soccer in Australia?
May 7th 2011, 12:23 am
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Re: Do people actually like soccer in Australia?
AFL is a religion but let's not forget how many Greeks there are in Melbourne and they like to kick the round ball.
May 7th 2011, 12:36 am
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Re: Do people actually like soccer in Australia?
Some People in australia like soccer... They're usually hereditary poms, or have an affection for a team from their back packing in London days..
Having said that... Most of the australians I know who like soccer are actually just neuteured poms...
So is it neutered? or naturalised? when they get citizenship? No wonder HE is reluctant...
Having said that... Most of the australians I know who like soccer are actually just neuteured poms...
So is it neutered? or naturalised? when they get citizenship? No wonder HE is reluctant...
May 7th 2011, 12:52 am
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Re: Do people actually like soccer in Australia?
Not many. It's taken my eldest 3 months to get a small group together at college for lunchtime footie. Mostly fellow immigrants.
May 7th 2011, 2:18 am
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Re: Do people actually like soccer in Australia?
Lots of people like football. Lots of people don't. Lots of people like football in the UK, lots of them don't.
May 7th 2011, 2:47 am
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Re: Do people actually like soccer in Australia?
Football is the most played sport in Australia by an absolute mile. AFL and League are popular but don't have the participation rates and are only popular in pockets of teh country.
It's commonly known that both the rugby codes at some point will need to join forces and a hybrid game will be created to survive.
The media within AFL, League and Union fear Football.
It's commonly known that both the rugby codes at some point will need to join forces and a hybrid game will be created to survive.
The media within AFL, League and Union fear Football.
May 7th 2011, 3:17 am
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Re: Do people actually like soccer in Australia?
Plenty do, very popular among the kids, we have a thriving soccer club 10 minutes walk away and this is in the sticks.
I don't think it will take a big share of the other sports, they can co-exist in my view.
I have drifted away from it having been a season ticket holder in the UK and played a few times a week ... I dunno, all that play acting and going down at the tap of a bootlace just ruins it ... I think most older Aussie men would say so too based on my conversations over the past six years.
All depends on how the next generation take to it ...
I don't think it will take a big share of the other sports, they can co-exist in my view.
I have drifted away from it having been a season ticket holder in the UK and played a few times a week ... I dunno, all that play acting and going down at the tap of a bootlace just ruins it ... I think most older Aussie men would say so too based on my conversations over the past six years.
All depends on how the next generation take to it ...
May 7th 2011, 4:53 am
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Re: Do people actually like soccer in Australia?
Basketball is very popular here.
May 7th 2011, 6:01 am
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Re: Do people actually like soccer in Australia?
