The pace is similar to ice hockey. Substitutions are made on the fly, the game does'nt stop for player interchange unless its a severe injury. Greatest game on the planet!

The oldest sporting codes in the world. It existed before the civil war in America. In the winter of 1858 students from Scotch College and Melbourne Grammar competed against each other in several games of football. These matches are credited as the first organised games of Australian Rules football. The following year a set of rules was drawn up and regular games became a feature in the parks around Melbourne. By the 1870s crowds of 10,000 people were attending games at the Melbourne Cricket Ground to watch this uniquely Australian game. Tom Wills, cricketer, 19 July 1858: Explanation: codified or code means the universal rules of the game have bean written down for everybody to follow, an agreed standard form of the game. Other forms of football existed but were played with very different local rules of the game, not yet standardised or coded.

AFL is older than all American sports 😊

The AFL players have played since they were young. So the stamina is developed for the game from a very young age so many Australian children are fit and enjoy their local sports.

This one of the first club sports on the planet. Truely original.

G’day there. I’m glad your enjoying our game, but I should point out that the first “rules” video is unfortunately full of inaccuracies and omissions, and that’s odd since it was the Australian AFL ruling body that commissioned it. The very first thing to be addressed, is that this game is NOT a mix of other games. And unlike a lot of American viewers (naturally and understandably) assume, this game has absolutely no historical link whatsoever to gridiron. As mentioned elsewhere, it was invented years before gridiron, and there was also very little cultural contact between Australia and the USA before WW2. AND It is absolutely understandable why most might think this is so, but it’s simply not true as every game that looks like it might have similar shared roots, like volleyball and basketball etc we’re invent many years (even decades) later after AFL . To start of, it’s 15 metres “before” your required to bounce the ball, it’s just been rounded to 16 yards for the American audience, for which the first typical video most get to see was created. Also, you don’t just have to bounce it, you can alternatively bend down whilst running, and touch the ball to the ground as well (although rarely seen nowadays). The MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground) holds over 100,000 people, not 90,000. I know the Vid said 90,000 plus, but this implies a lower true figure, so it’s a poor choice of words. They play on Cricket pitches, hence the round oval shape, and since cricket pitches are different sizes, there is no standard pitch size, so any figures that will get quoted, are only average estimates. The 20 minute quarters can have 10 additional minutes PER quarter, not 10 minutes for the whole game. This is a truly 360 degree game, so when they say no offside rule, it’s a massive understatement that you will only understand after watching a few minutes of continuous play. And you can get hit from Any direction at all. And what isn’t mentioned at all, is that their is absolutely no “Time Outs” of any description at all, for eg. if a player is injured, the game still continues on around him without stopping. The only exception to this is if he needs to be stretchered of, other wise the play goes on as the injured player walks off, there is video on KZfaq with players with clearly broken arms, walking off. This 1st video is an updated version, that fixes most (but not all the) issues and omissions in the Americanised version of the video most people see first. (To be clear, the errors are our fault, i.e. us Aussies, as it was the AFL who wrote the script to help educate US citizens). kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q8WDpMl_s8zMnYE.html This 2nd video is done by an Englishman, and it does a better job of explaining the basics (in regards to the original AFL,s own video), but since some of the rules have changed, it’s also slightly inaccurate too, but not in any fundamental important matters though, and it does give a list of offences that none of the others do, so it’s well worth a watch. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g9SmZpWkndC0qmQ.html. This next vid helps fill in some gaps, but it leaves stuff out too, so it’s only really useful as a supplementary video, but it’s still good for what it does do. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bJqVn7Giy5mvqJs.html This next video nicely wraps it all up. But don’t be put of by it’s apparent length as only the 1st 14 minutes are actually about the game itself as the rest is about the clubs and their history. It also covers how inclusive the game is as well. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/etqdqJBi0LOqiqs.html Before we move along and in support of the previous Videos closing remarks about Aussie AFL fans. Here’s what happened When Buddy Franklin Scored his 1000th goal (yes that really is One Thousand Goals, NOT including behinds I.E. the One pointers). This milestone has only happened 5 times previously in the 150 year plus history of this game. That’s why the crowd reacted the way they did. The anticipation for this moment was absolutely huge all game. And it also took nearly half an hour to clear the cricket ground (pitch). kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fs19ZrpnzNSud5s.html These next videos are not rules related as such, but a bit of everything else of potential interest. To start of with, If your interested in the history of the game, as it’s arguably the oldest game on earth, well at least certain aspects of it are anyway. The following videos should help to enlighten you why this is case. At the 1:27 min mark, they specifically mentioned how the AFL Ruling body, has finally recognised the influence of Marngrook on AFL. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/btZ6mdeTqdeqlo0.html To be Clear. It’s the jumping up high (I.E. marking) of the ball component of Marngrook, that’s of specific importance, and is what was carried across to the new game. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bbuce62Y19HLfWw.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oZ6Ug8d5ssDNgZs.html This little Documentary has certain facts that have since been clarified and confirmed, as shown in the earlier video suggestions. But the History of Tom Wills is still accurate. Take Note: At 4:31. Specific mention is made of the hand written rules, including a photo of the original hand written rules of what’s now called, Australian Rules Football. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nNxml6Sgusm3ooE.html What’s now known as Australian Rules, is indeed the first game to have a “standardised” set of “codified” rules of any football code. Another point of interest is that the Australian Aborigines have a PROVEN historical ability to remember and pass on their stories. So to go of track ever so slightly, it’s been discovered that they have racial memories (stories that are passed down over time) that actually date back to before the last ice age. It’s also a proven fact that the Australian Aborigines have the OLDEST Continuous culture on earth. (Feel free to check this out at your own leisure as it’s fascinating in its own right). kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bbuce62Y19HLfWw.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oZ6Ug8d5ssDNgZs.html To be fair (and clear), just about every game ever invented, basically starts of without written rules. This is especially true of soccer as it’s history dates back to the Middle Ages. Therefore various games (of all sorts) have evolved over time, this is a universal constant. It’s just that Australian Football was specifically created for a very specific purpose right from the very beginning, and so setting out rules was an automatic imperative right from the start. Neither the early forms of soccer or rugby (or any other type of game) had this type of need in their early days. Australia (Victoria to be more specific) was the First Nation to have a 8 hour work day 40 hour work week. So we had Saturday free to play sport, before other countries, this has been postulated as another reason why it was easy for us to create a game in the fashion that we did, and why it was taken up so quickly. What translates to AFL, is the consolidated components of pre Codified Soccer/football, pre codified Rugby, Marngrook etc, as well as some other unique aspects of his own too (like bouncing/touching the ball to the ground), that was then all mixed up and combined into our very own game which we happened to write some rules down before anyone else got around to it. To put it simply, No one has ever denied the fact that AFL is made up of early forms of other football style of games with our own bits added as well. But having said that. AFL actually predates Soccer, Rugby, Gridiron, Basketball, Volleyball etc. So it’s not actually accurate to say that it’s a mix of other sports, as that implies that AFL copied those aspects and that they came first, but to be fair, it is also entirely understandable why that assumption is constantly made. There are other far more exciting videos to watch, such as ones like these. I will start of with what was a pop song in the 70’s but has become the main AFL theme song (their are others). What makes this video specifically interesting was that it was before a lot of the rules to make it a safer game, had been made. It has some spectacular footage. (Just the 5 secs from 0:30 to 0:35, prove this point). And BTW Roy Cazaly was the name of a famous player that could jump, hence the cry “ Up their Cazaly” and thus the title for the song. I maybe biased, but it’s still a damn good song. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pt59a7tzm5e-pok.html This one is well worth reacting too. These next vids are of course subjective, and it’s only a taste of what’s on KZfaq. I’m not saying they are the best, just a good example of what’s available, and they are all worth reacting to as well. Top 50 AFL Marks of all time kzfaq.info/get/bejne/baealqmXp9ytk6c.html AFL Greatest long Bomb Goals kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m8mRdc99npzNm6c.html The Best AFL Moments of all time kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jptkqNmIvt2Zm40.html Top ten Grand Final moments from the last 10 years kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e7Kaatx5mt3Rc2Q.html Of course there are plenty more like this that are out there, but I will finish up with one that shows just some of the biggest hits done to a strangely appropriate rap song. Here comes the Boom. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q7Z5hJqnsbC9eXU.html And finally an American ex Gridiron player/Radio host, interviewing an American who plays top level AFL Pat McAfee learns Everything about AFL kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jr9jlMKqss3aqJs.html And finally, If your at all interested. Here’s a documentary about the history and it’s players. Not some to react as such. But something some out there might find to be of interest. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hL-bYJqHrNWne6s.html

These are the two Sports Aussies get brought up with and why we dominate them. It's Footy in the winter & Cricket in the Summer. If you ain't there, your square.

AFL fields are actually Cricket Pitches. The game was invented to use the pitch during the cricket off season.

A more current explanation including the women’s competition (yes women can kick up tp 60 yards, jump high on opponents backs) is in the video titled - A beginner's guide to Australian Football | AFL Explained

AFL is the greatest game on earth. It has everything you'd want in a sport and with no pads.

AFL was codified years before soccer, rugby and American football. The average player is 6'2''. They run, on average, 9 to 12 miles per game. They are probably the fittest and the best conditioned athletes playing any football type game. The game is hard, aggressive and can get violent but has been cleaned up over the last 10 or 15 years. See some you tube videos on 'AFL hardest hits'. 'AFL best marks' (that is a clean catch of the ball...very spectacular) and AFL best goals' (IE best scoring shots). For a look at the game before it was cleaned up try "AFL hardest enforcers' or 'AFL - a line in the sand'. And it really did need to be cleaned up. For an American perspective an American basketballer, Mason Cox has been playing the game for 7 or 8 years now. Pat McAfee, an ex NFL punter interviews him on his You Tube channel

I have been to the MCG a few times and the atmosphere is brilliant. Apart from someone getting injured it is non stop.

It is one of the oldest sports, created in the mid 1800's

I'm in the UK and you can't beat a bit of aussie footie and a little brawling.

Glad you found our indigenous sport. It's the best game in the world as it combines all of them. You should get down to watch a game and take it all in. Collingwood v Carlton would be the game to go to. The most fierce rivalry in the AFL history. Go Pies! ❤

Unlike other games, a team's goal is the goal they attck, not the goal they defend. This shows a positive attitude towards scroring, not a defensive attitude.

My body is wrecked from this game I bloody love it

The greatest game on earth. 🩵 the footy. ☮️

Last years grand final had over 100 thousand such an amazing grand finals ever

Combine marathon running (up to 15 miles), basketball jumps, sprinting, rugby style tackles, extreme ball kicking up to 80 yards+, volleyball level handball, over two hours of almost non stop competition between opposing teams of 18 players. In an arena much bigger than the Colosseum, up to 100, 000 spectators. The extreme speed of movement and contact requires four field umpires to rule over the game. Crowds watching the games dare not look away for fear of missing some spectacular feat of athleticism.

AFL games mostly take place at cricket grounds because of the size of the fields. The MCG holds about 100k, which as this video says normally holds the final

“Don’t believe in never” is a good video to react to. It’s about an American Mason Cox trying to make his way in the AFL. It’s an under 10 min video.

"Bounce every 16 yards" is a conversion of 15 metres for American audiences. You're not allowed to pickup the ball and just run down the field with it like rugby. It's a bit like the "traveling" rule in basketball. This is a subjective interpretation by the field umpires and the crowd usually lets them know if they feel the rule has been violated! Yes it becomes a free kick to the other team. There are other great AFL videos like hardest hits (not all of which were legal - some resulting in suspensions etc!) and best marks.

It is fun and fast. It was the first coded football anywhere and played by elite athletes. Other sports took from this game. Thank you.

The game is growing all over the world at amature level , both men and womens teams. There are teams in the UK , India , US , everywhere really . Its fantastic for fitness , highly skilled and just plain fun .

It's not a mixture of any sport. It is totally unique.

Hi Amanda, Thank you checking out our game of Aussie football - my town of Melbourne is absolutely mad about AFL; so is Adelaide and Perth. AFL was made from combining rugby and Irish gaelic football. Interestingly, there is another version of football called international rules and it is combining AFL and gaelic football and played only between Ireland and Australia. My favourite team is the Essendon Bombers - we are the black jumper with the red sash across it, as you saw a couple of times in the video. To clarify the 16 yard rule; you can run but bounce it up to every 15 metres. Otherwise, yes, the ball gets turned over to the other team. For future videos, do check out the best marks (speccies!), best goals or best hits and bumps if that's more your thing. There is an updated introductory video which imo is better narrated by Australians. There is another beginner video narrated by an Englishman which is pretty good but comes from the point of view of England and soccer. We love the MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground) as much as the Brits love Wembley. Love the roar of the crowd during a big match esp. if the game is close. Hopefully the UK or US can take interest in our game, learn it, play it and one day can beat Australia at our own game lol....

For some real excitement see the 2023 Grand Final highlights on the AFL site. Maybe the best ever and goes right to the wire. (I'm biased, without giving anything away) It's not long to watch and gives a great feel for the flow of a game. There is a women's league now as well.

I used to live in England - didn't like Soccer. Moved to NZ - didn't like Rugby. Moved to Australia - LOVE AFL!

And you look at what Americans wear on their football fields. These Ausies guys are nuts. It’s like hockey on grass.

Even when your team is on a loosing streak you still go to the game! That’s just us aussies we love our AFL 🇦🇺

You are absolutely right about this being a great, instructive and informative video.

it is a fun sport to watch,and my Aussie friends love it

Im an Englishman in Australia and I'm not really into AFL. But i do appreciate the athleticism and how fit these guys are.

The club I go for is 150 years old. CARN THE BAGGERS!!!❤💪

There is a newer version of this video that explains some rules better e.g. scoring - A beginner’s guide to Australian Football | AFL Explained

Watch the 1st 5mins of the 1989 grand final Spoiler... Brereton plays on with broken ribs. Still manages to try and throw his braughn around. A fella called "dipper" plays on, later, with a punctured lung. They're "hunting" each other. One of the most brutal games to see.

If you don't bounce the ball every 16 meters the ball gets turned over to the opposition for a free kick from the place the penalty was called. By the way, this sport was developed before Soccer, Rugby and Gridiron were a thing. So don't be mistaken that it's a mash of everything else The closest comparison is Gaelic Football - which uses a round ball and soccer type nets in the goal area.

My nephew 6' 8" Bradon Preuss is a ruckman (center) for the Sydney giants. They need to be the biggest as ruck injuries are common and savage. He has had more time off than on due to countless reconstuctive surgeries. By 30 they are usually due for retirement.

What makes the game very interesting is the oval shape of the football which can randomly bounce in any direction. So, the players are on high alert throughout the game. Aussie footy takes inspiration from the Australian indigenous peoples' game of 'marn grook' which is possibly thousands of years old.

A question a lot of new folks have is the score card layout. It's goals, behinds, total score. So 20 10 130 is 20 goals at 6 points each, plus 10 behinds at 1 point each, all for a total of 130 points. The reason this is important is it can show you that someone who is losing in total points, might have actually had more kicks at goal, but for assorted reasons they've only gone through for 1 point instead of 6. So they may have more aggressively field positions but are being kept out by a desperate defence. Or possibly they're being forced to kick early so are going for the riskier shots. Or maybe their backs and midfielders are carrying the team and the forwards suck. 😅. Lots of possibilities, but the score format gives you a bit more information about the state of play than just the running total would.

It’s not unheard of for a player to run over 20 kilometres in a game. When you think that he or she would encounter pushes, punches, jumps and bumps, it’s one of the toughest games of all. Go Fremantle⚓️Dockers 🇦🇺

2024,cheer, cheer the red and the white, go the Swans

You get a feel for the number of steps before bouncing, everyone can tell if you are running too far.

There is an updated version to this, should check it out. Then start watching best goals, marks, and biggest hits

AFL is fantastic. If you want fantastic games to start with I’d watch 2023 Grand Final. Another would be 2018 Grand Final where West Coast Eagles came from about 6 goals down. BTW AFL is older than most sports played in USA. Cricket players came up with it to keep fit in the winter. Oh and if you haven’t watched cricket I suggest you start with T20.

Maybe not 'superhuman', but definitely all-round super-athletes - strong, ridiculously fit, evasive, and with massive endurance. Check out: the top 50 marks of all time, the top 50 goals of all times, highlights of the 2018 Grand Final (was a ripper), and then go from there....

Aussie rules bears a passing resemblance to Gaelic Football which is an amateur game. Many an Irish player has tried down under, some more successful than others.

The MCG used to be the hallowed turf of cricket, no footy allowed, they played football on a ground next door, the members grandstand was on tram tracks and they’d turn it around to face the opposite way with tractors in the 1800’s depending on the season, the tracks are still there too in the carpark at the Ponsford stand end

You need to see it live! To really appreciate it.

AFL makes rugby seem almost gentle by comparison. I learned something from the video, and it helped me to demystify Aussie rules footie a little.

We Aussies are generally keen on sports and tend to have interests in a diverse range of sports. However, our Aussie rules footie does tend to make most other football codes (all coded later than our wonderful Aussie rules) lacking the excitement that is generated by Aussie rules.

It was first officially played in 1858.

If you forget to bounce, it’s a penalty, like a travel in basketball.

Yes AFL is a great game. No real stoppages of play except where a goal is scored and that’s only 30 seconds where the ball is competed in the centre of the ground and injuries where a player may be in danger (of further injury). There are now 23 minor round games not 22. Teams have 23 players now with a substitute with the purpose of using in the case of injury .A player can be substituted for any reason though to match the style of game on the day. Players can be interchanged up to 90 times during a game. 18 players on the ground and 5 on the bench. After watching a few highlight packages of great goals and great marks, you’ll see why so many consider it to be the best game in the world. Other highlight packages to watch are Cyril Rioli, Buddy Franklin and Eddy Betts. Amazing goals and marks.

Watch 2023 Grand Final, one of the greatest ever. Collingwood V Brisbane. It went down to the wire in front of 100,024 fans.

You must see this game live to fully appreciate it & go with someone that can explain the rules. It will make for a much more enjoyable experience. Something you will never forget especially if it is a close scoring game.

The bounce while running with the ball prevents a player just carrying the ball. If the player forgets to bounce the ball, then it is handed over to the other team.

Yeah if they forget to bounce the ball its deemed you run to far "without bouncing the ball" and a free kick or free possession of the ball is awarded.

AFL is a mixture of Rugby league, American football and Basketball. It can get very heated. I remember seeing a match on TV, when I was staying in 🇦🇺

Last year’s premiership team has in size the 5’9 Bobby Hill (not the King of the Hill character and was the best on ground), the 6’ Nick Daicos (the sports’ counterpart of Patrick Mahomes), the 6’3 Scott Pendlebury (the club’s most accomplished active player), the 6’8 Captain Darcy Moore and the 7’ Mason Cox

Grand Finals normally have 100,000 fans attending. Aussie Rules is a family-based sport and players have to have strength, stamina and endurance as well kicking and marking(catching) skills. It requires more from a player than any other sport. Several Irish players and one American player have managed to have great success in the sport.

Wow it's been a long time since .I watched one of your reaction videos, yes Afl is an incredible game to watch, just subbed.

Yes if he does not bounce the ball every 16 yards that is called a fault and is given to the other team to kick the ball, but the players can get very hurt with major injuries.

To many it is mystifying how this game, which pre-dates all other football codes, is not the world game. It has everything that other codes can offer and more, yet it is confined to Australia - a bit like kangaroos and koalas. Still, if other nations don’t want it they are more than happy to keep it all to themselves. No other athletes could handle this brutal yet graceful sport anyway. None.

Yes it’s a free kick to the other team if you don’t bounce it, you can also touch it on the ground

BTW, in the Collingwood Magpies, based in Melbourne is American, Mason Cox.

Last year's AFL Grand Final would be a good way to start. Everything you saw in that video happens in the game. It's 2 hours, but worth it. 🖖

BTV Decade Rewind Dons stun unbeaten Cats. The fourteenth round, Geelong far and away the best team of 2011, Essendon coming off a bad loss the week prior. Nobody expected the game to be remotely competitive. It was one of the best games I've ever seen.

They don't forget. They are professionals.

If you don't bounce before 16 yards... It's a free kick to the opponent... You can also touch the ball to the ground without bouncing, but that is way harder to do at a full sprint and is rarer

They've got an updated version of this video which explains it alot better. I can see how this video could be confusing. But it's an awesome game amd we love it.

the first recorded game of this sport was scotch college vs melbourne grammar in 1858, european football (soccer) came about in 1863 so its one of the oldest modern sports ever

Hello Amanda I hope you have been well🤗 ive never watched nfl before it looks like a very interesting sport i agree with you it seems to be a mix of othersports i was surprised when they climb onto each other to reach the ball 😯Thank you for all your very interesting video's i always enjoy seeing them and hearing your reactions and laughs❤

We live 3 hours away from the city, and went last weekend to watch a match with 40,000 others. The atmosphere is always amazing (especially when you're watching the Black & White - Collingwood football club! 😉).

It’s actually the oldest ‘codified’ football - older than soccer & rugby. Rugby and soccer were being played earlier but not in ‘codified’ form. It’s believed it’s from a combination of rugby and marngrook, a native Aboriginal game.

Careful Amanda, this is a rabbit hole! Jump on the Carlton Blues and enjoy the ride!!!

You should watch the more up to date version which shows the female games as well, its also got a better voice over i think. Also its also played in the USA which has its own multistate league. Footy only looks like a mix of different mix of sports but was invented before all of them!

If you do watch a live game on tv, check the afl ladder beforehand to make sure both teams are around the same level on the ladder. A tough close game between two good sides is, without any question, the most exciting sport to watch in the entire world. And by a close game I mean anything within 18 points (3 goals) in the final quarter. The game tends to go in swings of momentum as coaches tweak the game plan to fix problems or take advantages of weaknesses so the momentum can shift very quickly and scoring can be fast and furious. My home team is West Coast, which was a powerhouse team sadly in the doldrums right now thanks to employing a dud coach, but we played sydney in both 2005 and 2006 grand finals and the winning score margins, a win for each team, were 1 point and 4 points. Thats heart attack territory, because both games could have gone the other way with just one good shot on goals.

1) Brisbane lions - miracle on grass (players discussing this game) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/epihoMup1K7Zoqs.htmlsi=j5xf3KDqEER-8WrM 2) Mason Cox (American) 'Dont believe in Never' kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jqiCpNSVmrzMj5c.htmlsi=QtF7_8K4H5W2Da6y 3)New version of AFL explained kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q8WDpMl_s8zMnYE.htmlsi=dWKgXBIx4wflOuKx All good info about AFL - they run about 15kms a game - enjoy

Scores are grouped into goals (6 pts) and behinds (1 pt) Collingwood 20 (x6) + 10 (x1) = 130 Carlton 18 (x6) + 12 (x1) = 120

You must watch the 1966 grand final, clearly the best grand final of all time 😊

Watch the 2018 afl grand final highlights has that was one of the best GF the team that won made a great come back win it

Yes many games share aspects of this game. Tennis is way older though, about 1650 Clerge the elder I think was the first world champion (Will Cam reign longer than the Bag man at the top of Tennis? Don't think so).

@2:25 Instead of looking at it as a mix of other sports, think of it as those other sports Came from This sport "Footy".

Let’s go, Swans!!

I live like a 20 minute walk from the MCG, it gets pretty hectic.

Yes they are superhuman. The strength, endurance and ability to withstand physical impact and pain is unequalled. Running a half marathon, getting slammed by other players, sometimes your own team mates, and displaying amazing g high catches and long goals. There is no other sport like it. Oh and there is no send off rule, except if you are bleeding.

If they forget to bounce every 16 yards (actually, 15 metres), the opposition gets a free kick.

Watch the videos on Mason Cox: an American born and raised playing for Collingwood in the AFL

If you run too far without bouncing, it's like a travel in basketball and it's a free kick to the other team.

Aussie rules football was first played at the M.C.G in 1858 before America football which was created in 1879 Am

Though the video says it’s the fourth highest attended domestic sport in the world, it is,in fact, the highest attended sport per capita

some of the guys run an equivalent to a marathon, super fit

Amanda, AFL may have attendances of 90,000, but back in the day Wembley in the UK would have crowds of 120,000. But due to various 'disasters' attendance figures were limited, in case of disaster, on a stadium by stadium basis. I think you've watched the "Hillsborough" one, seem to remember watching you reacting to it before.

That stadium now holds just over 100 000 people. AFL is older than all the other sports you mentioned.

Fail to bounce is a free kick to your opponent.

Never heard of it but would love to watch it. Typically Australian in my view - let's take bits from a variety of popular sports, blow the field up bigger and bin all the rules (in other words, chaotic and mad).

While AFL does seem like it combines aspects from other sports. AFL was created before, baseball, American football and around the same time as baseball.

If you forget to bounce it every 16 yards, it's a travel and yes it's also a turn over.