hawk2005

AFL will die on its arse in about 20 years, hopefully sooner - its a minority sport amongst young Australians & its popularity is shrinking, its already been overtaken by football as the number 1 participation sport in Oz.

It will end up being played by a few bourbon & coke (a complete poofs drink by the way) swigging mulleted bogans (with names like Trent/Brent/Brant/Trant/Travis etc...do you get the picture) & Aboriginals in the country.

CasG

Got any proof for the former?

Don't know what to say about the latter

wmoore

Riiiiiiiighhttt

Bear in mind there has been a proper organised league for Australian football longer than for any other kind of football. Why would it suddently die? Soccer has always had a higher participation level amongst young kids because - let's face it - you wouldn't want young kids playing a sport that rough.

The fact is that AFL attendances and memberships have increased every year for quite a few years now.

moneypenny20

I don't quite get why people says AFL is a game for "poofs and softies" It is far more aggressive than softy Association Football where someone gets a prod with an elbow and they fall to the floor rolling in supposed agony It is similar in strength to American Football but without the scaredycat body armour and Rugby. Far more a "man's" game than Assoc. Soccer even if it is a smaller game world wide.

Wife Beater

Agreed.

The game has about as much appeal as a two bit whore covered in spew outside a sleazy nightclub at 2am, Ok maybe I am being a bit hard on the whore but you get the picture.

Vash the Stampede

That's what I love about British people; they're so open-minded.

wmoore

Don't lump us all in together.

Vash the Stampede

Gridiron, ice hockey, basketball, baseball.

Baseball, basketball, hockey, motor sports, soccer.

Soccer, rugby, hurling.

Baseball, soccer.

Rugby, cricket, soccer.

Rugby.

Rugby.

Rugby, gridiron.

All played at professional and international levels.

Vash the Stampede

Don't worry; I can tell the gold from the dross.

Had to laugh at the "softy" comment; even the Yanks admit that AFL is a lot rougher than gridiron - and unlike the Yanks, AFL players aren't covered with acres of padding and plastic armour.

fraser

Mate I am opened minded, I've been to two games and I often try to watch it on telly as I would love to get into it, there's nothing I enjoy more than watching some good sport at the weekend, sorry I find it boring so fa to do with being open minded

hevs

Yeah, its far more fun to bash thegirlfriend aint it http://www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/cont..._feature.shtml

hevs

Exactly how i feel about a 90 minute game where, if you're very lucky, you might see a couple of goals scored. Oh and a lot of girly screaming cos someone kicked their shin pad and messed their hair up. I quote.... "a game for wogs and sheilas"

MartinLuther

I think you may have confused soccer with Netball - the number 1 participation sport in Aus.

Obviously with Aussie rules being the older football code it's going to take time for soccer to catch on.

Vash the Stampede

Fair enough, then. I'm happy to admit that it's not my cup of tea either; I prefer to watch cricket. Soccer doesn't really do it for me, though I used to play for my school.

andicee

In anticipation of being deprived of the glorious Premiership I have been giving cricket a go. (Gulp)

Strange game but Sky have this great feature where by going interactive you get an explnation therules...ESSENTIAL for newbies.

Tell you what, judging by England's performance against Sri Lanka, I'm doing the right thing cos I'll be able to cheer on the Ozzies and always be on the winning side.

Cricket tho? I dunno!