The crowd running on field at the end was celebrating Sydney Swans player Buddy Franklin kicking his 1000th goal 🦢❤️🤍

Let me explain why some of these moments are the greatest in AFL History: 4:32 Lance Franklin had just kicked his 100th Goal (worth 6 points) for the season, a feat which may never be repeated again in the AFL 7:16 With that kick, West Coast's Dom Sheed, in the Grand Final (AFL's Super Bowl equivalent), won his team the title for that year 12:13 In some instances in AFL, you can have a kick for goal after the final siren. Karmichael Hunt just kicked an after-the-siren goal and won his team the game 13:46 The Michael Jordan of the AFL differs depending on who you ask, but is usually considered to be Leigh Matthews, Gary Ablett Sr or Gary Ablett Jr. 14:26 That was the drawn 2010 Grand Final, something that has only happened 3 times in AFL History. 15:18 With that catch, Leo Barry won his team, Sydney, the Grand Final, their first in 72 years. 19:13 In the same year as Leo Barry's interception, Nick Davis won Sydney an AFL Final (playoff, essentially) with mere seconds left on the clock, loser getting eliminated. 21:09 That was the behind (worth 1 point) that tied the scores in the 2010 Grand Final 21:35 That's a Specky (spectacular catch), one of the best parts of AFL 24:22 With that after-the-siren kick, Brisbane's Ash McGrath won his team the match - they were 52 points behind at one stage and staged an epic comeback. 25:11 The player in white was running in for a certain goal, and was completely embarrassed by having it smothered - the equivalent of being dunked on in the NBA 26:46 In this play, West Coast snatched victory in yet another Grand Final - completing their revenge against Sydney, who beat them the year before (year of Leo Barry's Catch) 28:37 Lance Franklin (from the first video I mentioned) just kicked his 1000th AFL Goal - a feat that only 6 players have done. Its better if you understand the game before watching highlights, I reckon - so go check out this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pcmglLVp0Z24e40.html explained by an American who plays AFL currently. sheesh that was a mouthful

Ground invasions are pretty rare and only happen for HUGE personal achievements. The one at the end there? Lance Franklin was like, the 6th person in the game’s history to reach 1000 career goals. In over 120 years of history. I still remember when Tony Lockett did it - again, with the Swans. I was in high school in the 90s and I still have my tip sheet from the week, like laminated (I’m a Swans girl through and through)

That was awesome seeing you watching our game. I played from age 11 up until I was 27. My body aches in a million places now but I wouldn't ever imagine a life not going into battle every Saturday for 2 hours of marathon running, car crash collisions, tears and bloodshed with my brothers and beers after the game with those I called foe only an hour ago. Aussie Rules Footy taught me many life lessons.

A lot of these moments had to do with the stories behind the teams, players and situations. Without context they are generally not that impressive. There is a great official AFL video explaining the rules of the game and also some other highlight videos of the best "marks" and "hits"/"bumps" if you want to see more. Great reaction

Thx for featuring, awesome! I'm from South Australia. Here are some basics for you to help put the game into context. These facts apply to a lot of players, but obviously not all, as just like any sport there are a wide variety and levels of skills dependent on the positions played. An Australian Football field is roughly twice the size of an American football field. An AFL player may run an average of 12-14kms, some as much as 20Kms in a single match. Some players can reach speeds of up to 35kms per hour when sprinting, while at the same time kicking to team mates and scoring goals on the run with pin point accuracy, 50metres away. Tackling blokes around 100kgs at full run and taking marks at double their heights over the shoulders of other players. These guys are amazing athletes and would be competitive in many genres. Very proud. It's a great game!

You need to check out the American who plays this game. Mason Cox came from US College basketball to the AFL. An amazing story. Video is called “Mason Cox - Don’t Believe in Never” Mason will play his 100th game in a couple of weeks

It's funny that you mentioned someone dropping their phone in the stampede because exactly that happened. One of the fans who ran the field bashed into one of the opposing team's players, Zach Touhy and fell to the ground after the impact. He got up, apologised to the player and kept running. Touhy then spotted the guy's phone and keys on the ground and chased the guy down to return them

Check out ...what is afl for the rules of the game top 50 marks of the afl. a mark is a catch of the ball...to see a a player jump onto another players shoulders and then launch into the air big hits and bumps in the afl tackles leaving the player down and unconscious this is the cleaned up version of the game afl enforcers/a line in the sand old school afl as in the game has been sanitized to an extent in the last 20 years

An 1881 Australian rules football match between Melbourne and Geelong. The clubs were founded in 1858 and 1859 respectively and currently compete in the Australian Football League (AFL), making them the world's oldest football clubs that are now professional.

The Adelaide Crows are currently sitting at 8th on the ladder after round 9. There are 18 teams and 24 rounds before the finals. The top 8 teams at the end of 24 rounds play off in the finals series. There's a long way to go yet!

The Crows currently have a young team and are on the rise. It's a good time to jump on the bandwagon! Go Adelaide. 💙❤️💛

My daughter and I took our youngest granddaughter to her first match a couple of weeks ago and she loved it. When YOUR team runs onto the ground to play they are the best team even when they are on the bottom of the Ladder. Supposedly AFL is the oldest codified football game, but I am not 100% sure about that. I have seen some serious injuries like broken bones etc but that’s the risk players take. My son and my grandson both play(ed) from 6-7 years old. The game is great because it is so fast and the best games are when the lead changes back and forth between both teams. The sound of 90,000+ people on the edge of their seat is unbelievable. If a player grabs the ball out of the air when it has been kicked and it hasn’t bounced on the ground it is a “mark”. The player can stop and take a kick or play on. If you kick the ball through the centre posts from anywhere on the ground (it can even bounce on the ground over the line off a foot) and no one has touched the ball with a hand, it is a Goal (G) and worth 6 points. If the ball hits the centre posts, goes between the side post and a centre post or is touched with a hand before going through the centre posts it is a Behind (B) and worth 1 point. When looking at the scores the first number is the G (x6) then B (x1) = Total example 10 + 6 = 66 People don’t carry guns here so unless they are a serious criminal with a an illegal gun, nothing is going to happen. If you are aggressive, drunk, swearing there is a phone number you can call and the trouble maker is removed by the police. There are bag checks before entering the grounds to make sure there is no trouble.

That was a great reaction. It's awesome to see you understand and enjoy the spirit of the game even before learning all the rules. There are only 2 instances when fans run on to the ground. 1. When a player kicks their 100th goal in a single season. 2. When a player kicks their 1000th of their whole career. These moments don't happen very often at all an the AFL bosses don't fans on the field for all the possible dangers you mentioned. They announce huge fines for invading the pitch every time it looks like a player might reach one of those milestones to try and discourage it. From the footage you can see that never works and there's always an unspoken agreement between fans to just be there and experience it for the joyous moment that it is.

Agree with others about what KZfaq videos to watch, explaining the game, or big hits, or amazing marks (catches). Also, if you want a laugh, watch Conan O’Brien tries AFL 😂

The first crowd rush was due to Buddy Franklins 100th goal. It’s tradition for fans to storm the field when a player kicks 100 goals in a season. At the 9:00 mark pay attention to the time remaining. The game consists of 4 quarters, so the Fremantle goal basically sealed the game for them at their oppositions home ground and sent them to the 2nd last week of finals, the preliminary finals.

Loved watching you react to this. AFL is an amazing game, I went to my first game at age 61. The atmosphere and passion of the fans is something to see. The beauty of it is though is the passion of the teams, who play the game, but also the respect they have for their fans as well.

Those two teams that collapsed tied on 68points each, are Collingwood and St Kilda. They had just played over two hours of grand final football match (equivalent of Super Bowl). The rules at that time meant no time on, they had to come back and replay the grand final the next weekend. Only the third time and last time in history a AFL Grand final was drawn.

That was awesome! Love footy. Here’s the answer to your question; how old is Australian Football/Aussie Rules?: Invented in Melbourne in the late 1850s and codified in 1859, Australian Rules is the oldest code of football in the world.

You've stumbled onto the greatest game on earth, and you've discovered Collingwood, the biggest team playing the greatest game on earth. Any investment you make in finding out more about Australian Rules footy would be well worthwhile.

Perhaps you should have gone with Brad's video - it probably would have expmained the game beforehand 😅 Its different 😆❤ I love this game ❤

Our game is a funny one. Despite looking like a mix of rugby, basketball, hockey and soccer it's actually older then all of them. It was developed to keep cricket players fit in the offseason which is why the field is so big, it's a cricket oval. For scoring a goal is kicking it between the to big posts in the middle. If you kick the ball between the big post and one of the smaller outside posts or you hit one of the big posts it's called a behind and worth a single point. A single team's score will then look something like 12.8.80 which would be 12 goals, the second number are the behinds, with the last one being the total score. The bouncing of the ball you see is basically the same as dribbling in basketball, you're allowed to run with it 15 metres or about 16 yards or it's a penalty. The punching of the ball is called a handball and it's the only way you can get rid of the ball other then kicking it. If you throw the ball or drop the ball it's a turnover. The other main thing you're seeing is what is called mark which is where if the ball is kicked and travels 15 metres and you catch it on the full you can either play on or stop and take a free kick. The only other real main thing I think left to describe is the tackling. It has to be between the shoulders and the waist, any contact with the head or anything around the legs is considered a trip and would be a free kick. There are some other rules but that's basically the basics of it.

The best game in the world Loved your reaction

The toughest. Fastest. Fittest. Most skilled players in the world. THIS IS FOOTBALL!

Hey Nick, these may be the hi lights, but check out AFL Biggest Hits Ever to see how really rough things can get. You'll be in for a shock. The 2 teams have goal posts each end of the oval. Each quarter the teams change direction. Basically you have to get the ball down your end and through the posts. If you kick the ball through the middle two posts it is a goal which counts for 6 points, while the posts either side count for one point. Players have to bounce the ball when they run with it. If you have the ball, another player can tackle you for it, so you need to get rid of it fast to a team mate or the referee will give to the guy who tackled you. The game can get really rough at times, but it's very fast and exciting to watch.😃

G'day mate , this is Oz and the best footy game in the world, so many skills, bouncing that ball every 15 meters while running flat out, some of these blokes can kick 70 meters, yeah 300 feet, that's from one end to the 50 yard line on the other end of an NFL field, spring boarding off an opponent or your own team member is a thing, and zero protection, cheers mate good reaction, now you have the Crows guernsey you have to watch more.

The VFL/AFL started in 1897 as a breakaway league from the VFA. The SANFL of South Australia and the WAFL of Western Australia are also older competitions than the VFL/AFL

I really enjoyed your reaction to this, rugby is our game in nz, but I don't mind afl because of the excitement especially from the crowd...AWESOME..🤩☝️🖼☝️🎇🤓

Welcome to the most awesome game you never heard of. Imagine 100,000 people in the stadium screaming for their team. AFL if the highest attended sport per capita in the world. We Aussies hope you enjoy discovering the greatest, fastest, toughest, most skillful game on the planet. Go Bombers!

OMG first time I've seen you without your hat - you're super gorgeous mate!❤ Oh dear, that was a tough gig reacting to this without watching the rules first. You did a great job though! Beware the AFL (simply known as "footie") rabbit hole - it's addictive! I'm sure you'll be inundated with suggestions, so I won't add any. Trust your footie- literate Aussie friends - they won't lead you astray. AFL is big. Really big! It has the 4th highest footy game attendance in the world, and the highest per capita. Start chasing the footy down the AFL rabbit hole and watch your subscriber numbers explode!!!

The Circlular line painted around the goal posts is 50 meters, 54 yards, away from the goal. So a lot of goal kicks in here were over 54 yards long.

Crows! Excellent choice - and they’re having a great season :)

The Crows are doing fairly well at the moment. Welcome to the world of AFL :D

Sydney Swans are my team ❤.The Legend Buddy Franklin is the most down to earth one of the games greatest players,has over 1,000 goals now.❤🏈🏈🏈🏈❤

Australian football was invented in the late 1850s Sydney started out as South Melbourne, but were relocated to Sydney in the early 1980s. What a great for the Crows? Might I suggest Jordan Dawson's goal after the siren during the Showdown? one the great moments for a young side like the Crows.

You should check out Dustin Martin highlights. Not as good today, but he played and won 3 grand finals (Super Bowl equivalent) and won the medal for best player in all 3 grand finals.

That 14:14 whiff of barbacue is the smell of the Saints being cooked again.

Yes fantastic to see you watch our game. They are regarded as the fittest athletes on earth. An average midfielder is 6’3” and runs 15-16kms a game while marking(catching) the ball, tackling, bumping, hand passing and kicking for nearly 2hrs of game time. The statistics are incredible

Us Aussies are tough. I didn't really like this till I attended 2 games in Melbourne.. and I would have to say...This game is awesome!!

I dig how you have taken the time to explore Ozstrayyah culture, I have watched ur videos and enjoy them immensly thank you talk

The half circle line out from the goals is 50 meters.

What if you get hit in the nuts? Is the the funniest thing I’ve heard in ages 😂 got watch the What is AFL video. It will explain a bit more than just watching highlights 👍🏻🇦🇺

So glad you did this. Once you understand the ins and outs of the sport you'll be hooked. The AFL have a rules video on KZfaq, which I highly recommend watching before anything else. The next one after that (in response to your question about injuries) should be any AFL biggest hits compilation. Enjoy your decent into the AFL rabbit hole. EDIT: The rules video is actually tailored to an American audience (it was an attempt to expand interest in the sport overseas) so it draws parallels and makes references to sports/concepts you'd be familiar with. Again, would highly recommend watching before looking at any more AFL clips.

a good time to follow the crows. they are playing so good

Yes the clock was counting up into the red of overtime then the siren went off and it was over.

The "Best and Fairest" player is selected each year by the umpires, and receives The Brownlow Medal. It's difficult to select the best ever because there are so many to pick from since 1859 when the game began.

not so many Adelaide Crows highlights in that package but check out what they're doing in 2023 ... even when they don't win they're in the contest and always entertaining

That James Hird moment is my favourite. I love my team ❤️🖤

I am in this video 😂😂. 2004 Grand Final when Mark Williams comes down and choking himself w the tie 😂😂

I think the video “What is AFL?” would be the perfect introduction to AFL.

good taste with the CROWS geurnsey, love to so it 💪🏽💪🏽

Really enjoyed your reaction. This has to be the best compilation of close encounters. Cheers.

There are 4 goal posts, the 2 big ones in the middle and 2 small ones on the out like this iIIi. If the ball is in the air and goes in between the 2 big ones, it's a goal which is 6 points. If the ball goes inbetween the large and small, hits a goal post or goes inbetween any of the posts on the ground, its a single point. When the ball is kicked and any player marks (catches) the ball, the play can stop momentarily so the player with the ball can choose where to kick or handball it for a chance of a goal or better placement of a goal. The player can also choose to play-on, which means just keep running with the ball. When running with the ball, it needs to be bounced while running and has to contact the ground every few seconds, otherwise its a travelling foul which means a free kick to the opposing team. If a player kicks or handballs the ball out of bounds, its also a free kick to the opposing team. If there is contact made without possession of the ball, its a free kick to the team of the transgressed. Interestingly, AFL was origionally created for cricket players to keep fit during the winter months, as Cricket is a summer sport, where AFL is a winter sport. It is one of the most brutal and physically demanding sports in the world! I hope this helps, its a bit of a difficult sport to get your head around. Love to see you in the land of Aus one day!

Just so you know the bare basics. The two big middle posts is a goal.....that's 6 points. If it misses that, and goes between one of the two big middle posts and one of the outer smaller posts, it is only 1 point. The ball must be kicked through to count as a goal. When the ball is kicked, and it a caught (marked) by another player, without having been touched by anybody else first, a free kick is awarding to the player marking the ball. There are also rules of tackling etc. It's a very rough game and lots of injuries and players who play for many years often leave as walking wrecks with bad knees, bad backs, brain impairments from head injuries etc. But it's fun to watch, and that's all that counts to us Aussies LOL

6 points for a goal (through the 2 middle posts) 1 point for a behind (through the posts either side of 2 middle posts) 1 point for a "rushed behind" which is a defender carrying or handballing the ball through any of their own posts and 1 point for a ball that goes through the 2 middle posts if the ball is touched by a defender before it goes through "touched off the boot". The goal area is a 50 meter radius hence term "inside the 50". You are not permitted to tackle around the legs nor are you permitted to "trip" a player. If you catch the ball anywhere on the field that has travelled at least 15 meters you are awarded a "mark" and play stops until you play the ball by either a kick or a handball.

Aussie footy (AFL) I read somewhere that Aussies (adult and kids) are pretty much the only ones that can run with a footy while bouncing it like that, I watch the kids and they are doing this from a very young age(with differing levels of success) but by the time they hit their teens it has become second nature to them, my grandchildren don’t even think about what they are doing, it just becomes so natural for them, even when they are just walking they’re all the time bouncing the footy and talking/joking around but they don’t miss a trick, the footy goes down and just arrives back in their hands for them to continue on their way with no interruption to the conversation. Same with them kicking the footy up to themselves..yep just goes up and comes back down to them…they don’t realise how coordinated/eye/hand/ball shape/weight and motor skills they have..like I said just 2nd nature to them.

We celebrate together! We have nothing to be scared of! No gun has ever been brought to an AFL game (that I know of!)…..everyone there is either ecstatic their team won…..or looking forward to next week, when ‘their’ team will do better. Personally….I love the celebration no matter which team won ‘this week/year’…..everyone has to have a ‘turn’….ours is coming! :-)

I recommend checking out A Beginner's Guide to Australian Football - informative and entertaining video that covers the basics and the main points of the game. Also, just to cover some of the moments in this video and why they're significant: 12:11 was significant because the player kicking the goal was a professional rugby player who had only recently decided to try his hand at AFL and there he is kicking a game-winning goal; 24:28 was called the 'miracle on grass' because the team that won (Brisbane Lions) came back from a 52-point deficit in the third quarter and won with a clutch goal right on the final siren. 28:32 was significant because it was Buddy Franklin's 1000th career goal (yes, 1000. That's not a typo). And they don't usually allow crowds onto the ground like that, but this was a once-in-a-lifetime milestone and security never stood a chance anyway :) That was only last year and there were a few minor incidents in the chaos - a spectator took off with the game ball, a couple of players got pushed off the ground by the crowd and had to make their way back to their team rooms by exiting the stadium and walking all the way around...but I think what was most impressive was that someone actually managed to sprinkle their grandma's ashes on the stadium grass in all that chaos (grandma was a passionate Sydney Swans fan apparently). It was complete madness for quite some time.

Most of these "plays" are not necessarily special because of the kick or catch. These are special because of the context. Grand final win, first final in 40 years..1000 goals Etc.

So much you weren't able to appreciate due to you not knowing the rules the players, the history, game situation and context, but well done for giving it a watch and trying to get it. For example, The guy in the suit walking out onto the field was the coach of the winning grand final team in 2004. In previous few years they made finals but failed to win it. The were labeled chokers, that's what all the pulling neck tie theatrics was about, basically a big up yours to all the critic's, Don Scott in particular!!

Dude!!! Great vid!!! As an aussie rules (AFL) mama…. Happy to share a beer and stack if ribs and i can sit snd explain the relevance of all these best of clips!

I love your site. You have a great voice, and I’m glad you are researching Aussie talent.

Our footballers are generally quite tough and resilient. They're put through quite a gruelling training regime at the gym. I have so much admiration for their resilience 💪

4:56 Love the reaction too the fans coming in and our game 🏈

Someone may have mentioned this already but the ground invasion usually occurs when a player kicks his 100th goal of the season. Not many players achieve this feat

need to watch AFL biggest hits/tackles and greatest marks....that will be exciting for you

If you catch the ball on the full from a kick, it's called a "mark". This applies anywhere on the ground. The umpire automatically blows his whistle to signify a "free kick" to you (ie, you can stop on the spot and take a kick without being tackled). However if you choose, you can "play on" and immediately handball or kick the ball to another player. There is often a tactical advantage to quickly play on even though you have been awarded a free kick, so you see this happen quite a lot with attacking teams.

Should definitely react to a What is afl vid for a better idea of the rules. The video isn't perfect, and it's tough to explain AFL cause there are a lot of unique rules, but I think an understanding of the basics helps with these videos

You know, I don't even like footy, but I like watching you watch it! :D The video you selected gives a good example of why other football codes call it "aerial ping-pong".

Welcome to the greatest sport in the world my guy!! theres plenty of videos explaining the game that'd be entertaining to watch you reacting to

12:10 this player had come from another football code (rugby) to Aussie rules, to play for a brand new team. The goal he kicks here gives the team their first victory ever.

Older than soccer and your football.

You cannot throw the ball but you are allowed to punch or slap it around to move it with your hands, so a special pass called a handball is a key part of the game. A handball is like a underarm volleyball serve, hold it with one hand and punch with the other. Other than that Its basically a kick and catch game. If you catch the ball from a kick, you earn a free kick and no one can tackle you. If you pick the ball off the ground or receive a handball you can be tackled.

Go the pies 😂.great reaction

I gotta say, i was crackin up at the misspeaking athe beginning. Heart was in the right place hahahah. Subbed from the oldest land There are lots of reasons we dont worry so much in public but genuinely the afl is chill af at the events. Super family friendly

As @ariadnepyanfar1048 said The Circular line painted around the goal posts is 50 meters, 54 yards, away from the goal. So a lot of goal kicks in here were over 54 yards long.

Great choice….Crows are a great Adelaide team….I have season tickets and my husband times everything in our lives around crows games?..holidays, family events etc! Lol

At 26:16 that was the Port Adelaide coach at the time, Mark Williams. and earlier in the 2004 session, Allen Scott, the owner of the major of Port Adelaide at the time, aid that Port was a bunch of chokers, meaning, when ever the team needed to hold it together, they will tart to make mistake after mistakes after mistake at vital moments in the game.

Our game is fantastic and the players are so incredibly talented and strong.

The crows shirt is a salute to the veterans, sleeve has soldiers and on left side i notice a poppy

That reference to 72 years was the time frame between premierships for the Swans, the team in red and white. Collingwood is a popular team with the number of members they have, but if you don't barrack for them, they are usually your least favourite team. You score by getting a goal (between the big posts) which is worth 6 points. You get 1 point if it goes through between the small posts and the big post or if you hit the big post. The best player for the season is awarded the Brown low medal. AFL is played through the winter months. Many of the grounds are used for cricket during the summer. Each game has 4 quarters and teams alternate which end they kick too.

We have had some great players, one was Gary Ablett Snr, wonderful goal kicker (6pointd), miss the goal, 1point. His son Gary Ablett jnr played in two grand finals and won Best and Fairest (for the whole season). They both played for Geelong but Junior went on to play for Gold Coast sons. Every team has its star(s), you would need to Google each one. That goal by Buddy Franklin, (when he played for Hawthorn) was his 100th, he went on to be leading goal kicker for Sydney.

One of the best Grand Finals in recent history was in 2018. This game had everything that there is to love about Aussie Rules. Heroes and villains (depending on who you barrack for), excitement, drama and a finish deserving of the best soap operas. You might have to get it piece by piece through youtube, but it's worth it.

As an Aussie, I love that you are discovering our sport

The guy in the suit, choking himself with his Tie is Mark Williams who was the coach of Port Adelaide. That was in 2004. In '02, '03, '04 Port finished the regular season on top of the ladder (standings) but in '02 and '03 they choked in the finals (the playoffs) while their nearest rival Brisbane won 3 premierships in a row. In '04 it was make or break, and Port's major sponsors were openly questioning if Mark Williams had what it took to win the club it's first (and thus far only) AFL premiership. Port Adelaide defeated a spent Brisbane, denying the Lions a record equalling 4th premiership in a row. It would have been amazing to see those 2 teams play off for the previous two premierships when they were at the height of their dominance.

Always tricky picking a new team but as a Crows fan I would say Adelaide is a good fit for you. Australia's fifth biggest city, people whose careers started here who you will know are Sia, Hilltop Hoods, Guy Sebastian, Paul Kelly and Jimmy Barnes.

We don't have a single champion like the US would point out, we have plenty of Champions that have played this game throughout the eras, and we just love our game. No need to single anyone out, but there is a Best and Fairest awarded called the Brownlow Medal each year to one deserving player voted by the umpires.

I'm here for Angelina; but, this is quite interesting. Liking what I see. Thank you.🌺

You should pick up the video game AFL 23 a great way to undestand the rules to understand the game. Go Crows Go!

It would be awesome if an Aussie KZfaqr who does AFL content to speak you through this for you to get a better understand on how meaningful some of those videos are, The first clip is two of the fasted AFL players in the game at the time having a proper 100m sprint in a grand final which is you guys superball.

Two videos on here of Buddy Franklin - when he was young his 100th goal then at the end of your video years later his 1,000th goal :)

This is unfortunately the wrong video to start with. This is nostalgia for the fans. There are great introduction videos around and even great compilations of “marks” (those elaborate catches you saw that give a player a free kick). Good on you for sticking with it.

Check out what is AFL Aussie rules explained 👍🏼 it’s the 5:23 video

Definitely do the video of 'what is afl' you will learn a lot about our awesome game from there!!!! GO WEST COAST EAGLES!!!!

G'day, The game of AFL (Australian Football League) is over 100 years old and was called the VFL (Victoria Football League) until 1990. There are 18 teams in the league and 19th on the way soon. The Game is played with 18 players on the field and reserves on the bench for interchange to swap out or cover injuries. The AFL game is a multi skilled game and its origins come from Irelands Gaelic football but in the main difference is the AFL use an oval shaped ball and not a soccer ball. The AFL game uses skills from Basketball, Soccer, Rugby & Gaelic football. To start the game the players will try to tap the ball to a team mate just like a basketball tap off, then the aim of the game is to kick a goal but AFL doesn't have soccer goals it has 4 goal posts 2 tall posts in the middle and 2 shorter posts either side. If you kick the ball through the 2 taller posts (the middle ones) you get 6 points and if the ball goes between one of the tall posts and the shorter posts (not the Middle posts) you only get 1 point.To move the ball down field to score you can kick it, handball and run it. If you run it downfield you must bounce the ball every 15 meters to allow play to continue you then can decide if you want to kick it or handball it to a team mate or you can have a kick at the goals yourself. Only kicking the ball through the goals will result in gaining 6 points, if you miss the main goal and it goes to the side it will result in 1 point for your team. There are half circle markings on the field to indicate 50 meters at each end of the oval and a square in the middle of the field to restart the game every time a goal is kicked, players aren't allowed inside the square until the Umpire has bounced or thrown the ball in the air to restart the game then the players can go inside the square to attack the ball. If a player has the ball you are allowed to tackle him to try get the ball back but if you make contact with his head he will get a free kick on the mark where you tackled him. Every time you catch the ball after someone has kicked it to you the umpire will blow his whistle to confirm that it was a Mark (catch) the player marking the ball will either play on by kicking or hand balling to his team mate. If a player marks the ball inside the 50 meter zone he will most likely have a kick at goal, the best kickers are normally positioned inside the 50 meter zone and they are there to kick goals and win games. Any player can kick a goal from any where not just the guys inside the 50 zone. When the the fans run onto the field it's normally because a player has reached a milestone, like kicking 100 goals in a season or 1000 goals in their career. Every team in the AFL has superstars in their side but only very best players will get 1 million per season. The Highest payed player in the AFL is Lance (Buddy) Franklin #23 and he signed with the Sydney Swans for a record 10 million Australian dollars on a 9 year deal. Australia now has a professional women's league AFLW and is shown on TV, they play by the same rules as the men do but their season isn't as long as the mens competition.The AFL game is mostly played in Australia with Australian players but we now have International players, African, Irish, American playing at the elite level. The game is played over 4 quarters and has a halftime break after the second quarter, The Grand Final at the end of the season can host about 100,000 people at the game. And the only protection the player have are a mouthguard or soft headgear (no helmets). kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q8WDpMl_s8zMnYE.html watch this video to see Australia's favourite game explained.

Distance from goal makes no difference, centre posts are a goal (6 points), outer posts are a point. But it has to be kicked. Taking a mark (catching it on the full) means you get to take your kick without anyone being able to tackle you, unless you play on. That "came up behind him like a librarian" was when the opposition player came from behind and touched the ball off the boot. A touched ball isn't a goal, it's a point, so he saved/spoiled the goal. That comment came from Dennis Commetti, one of the best. We are lucky with our passionate commentators.

AFL is the oldest code of football in the world. 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 middle area is 6 points and-the side 2 is equivalent to 1 point there are 4 quarters and a 5 minute break between each quarter except between quarter 2 and 3 which is a 30 minute break each quarter is 28 minutes, but it can go longer, after each goal there is a centre bounce where the 2 ruck-men tap the ball towards their teammates, players can get a free kick for a high tackle (anything above the shoulders) a mark is where a player catches a ball that has been kicked. you can handball the ball which is passing it, if you run too far with the ball its travel and a free kick is awarded to the other team. there are 24 rounds not including semi finals and the grand final.

100 goals in AFL is a milestone...

The fans are not allowed to run onto the pitch, but his achievement was pretty unheard of and there's no way security could hold everyone back. They knew it was going to happen.