AFL Games Played Outside Australia

[@scootDV138]

Toronto just hosted the TransAtlantic Cup (Can, US, GB, France, Ireland, and Colombia) on an outdoor oval with no stands. Ireland won both mens and womens cups.

[@maxshiraz3447]

Your most impressive video. Obvioulsy a ton of research involved because I live thru all this and pretty much forgot it. Nice work.

[@Rebekahlavy]

swans played in Wellington NZ in 97 or 98 I know this as my family went to it. I have also heard that NZ AFL is slowly growing and they have clubs etc, so maybe doing more games there will grow the game even more. I think scrap China and India and try out the USA and UK as there have been many fans in those countries after learning about AFL and reacting to it/ learning about it. Also, those countries will likely be more interested in going and watching the game/ learning about it.

[@BDub2024]

I remember Freo playing in Cape Town. The AFL wanted it to be a regular event with the possibility of working in the poor communities to develop outstanding athletes that could convert to AFL. Fremantle wanted that to be an area where they could develop players and an interest to the code. Didn't work out obviously.

[@saman_pradhan]

I am from India who follows AFL. I would say AFL exhibition matches in India would work well specially if Australian cricketers promote it on social media as they are hugely followed by Indians. Would be interesting to see if it ever works.

[@tspoon772]

No one deserves to be sent to India, not even Essendon

[@saman_pradhan]

@@tspoon772 Then why Australian cricketers and australian footballers play in Indian leagues and against national teams in India in both sports?? 🤔🤔

[@tspoon772]

@@saman_pradhan because they’d rather earn 2million a year playing in India than 100,000 in aus. Cricket is probably the 3rd or 4th most popular sport in aus. No one really cares about if.

[@titoelcolombiano]

Mate just follow Rugby League if you want to watch Australian sport. AFL is known to be a racist sport as demonstrated in the reply to your comment

[@cartervideos697]

@@tspoon772stupid racist

[@thequartersfooty]

They should bring back the Challenge Cup. Two teams go at it in an International Setting. As a Fremantle Supporter, the Dockers won its first two pieces of silverware in 2003 and 2005 in these matches. Against Collingwood and West Coast respectively in 2003 and 2005 at The Oval in London.

[@BDub2024]

Teams don't want preseason cup matches. You could do 2 teams in England preseason. But then they have a long flight back to Australia and recovery. I think a gatherround preseason in Canberra and country NSW may be more important.

[@thequartersfooty]

​@@BDub2024 First: The Challenge Cup Trophy was contested after the official season was over after the Grand Final, I've done extensive research on those matches and the teams that played and won those Challenge Cup, it was like trying to find needles in many haystacks. Second: Miss the Pre Season Cup, loved that a piece of Silverware like the NAB Cup was up for grabs, the Best Player got the Michael Tuck Medal and the winning club got a few hundred thousand dollars prize money. Now its just nothing but boring practice matches with nothing to fight for. Tell you what I would love to see the Gather Round concept be moved to pre season, really kick off the footy festivities with a bang, a tournament across Canberra and NSW like you suggested, say best of two or games kind of what the NRL currently does with its pre season challenge, they crown a champion and award the champion team $100,000.

[@BDub2024]

@@thequartersfooty I agree NSW Canberra could benefit from a Gatherround preseason. But you couldn't have the 2 WA teams playing in it due to excssive travel during season. So it becomes Gatherround lite. AFL has moved away from competitive matches preseason under the pressure of the players union and teams. So I think it will remain 2 external practice matches per year.

[@thequartersfooty]

@@BDub2024 Absolutely, but I would love to see the Pre Season get interesting again. Going through all the pre season comps post 2013 its an interesting list of teams that topped the pre season ladders over the years from The Hawks, Brisbane, Fremantle, St Kilda, West Coast, Richmond, GWS. And it had me thinking over the years, what it they did like all team play two games a pop, 4 points for a win, 2 for a draw, percentage, but the twist is bonus points for how much a team wins by like 1 point for 25+, 2 points for 50+ and 3 points for 75+. I'm a bit of a traditionalist in the old ways.

[@BDub2024]

East Perth played Subiaco WANFL/WAFL in India. Very thorough video. I'm too young but I have all the East Perth history books with it mentioned. Mal Brown was captain coach and caused a bit of onfield damage I'm told. Why???

[@Jayden_daRocket]

I wish the AFL would come back to Portland! That stadium has now been converted to a rectangular stadium for the Portland Timbers soccer but Hillsboro stadium in nearby Hillsboro could work possibly with a larger pitch and temporary stands

[@BDub2024]

not sure if you're from the US or not. But the AFL is having a lot less preseason matches now and reducing wear and tear on players. So to Australia you may have to go.

[@Jayden_daRocket]

@@BDub2024 I am. I visited last year and spent a weekend in Melbourne and saw two games while I was there. Absolutely loved it

[@BDub2024]

@@Jayden_daRocket You should try Perth one time, but they only have one match a weekend. New stadium which is the best in the league really. Some friends I know go to Melb each year and see 4 matches per weekend. Which I think is crazy, but anyway.

[@BDub2024]

@@Jayden_daRocket if you hav any questions about Frem dockers or West Coast eagles then let me know. I'm off to the game soon (Eagles vs Carlton), getting there a few hours early...

[@Jayden_daRocket]

@@BDub2024 I’ve got an eagles shirt but I support Brisbane because I have family from Brisbane. I support all the Brisbane teams. I also support Collingwood as my family is members

[@TenaciousAC]

Given the boom in Australians heading to Japan, a match at the Tokyo Dome could be an interesting experiment / tourism event. The Japanese Baseball (NPB) season starts its preseason in late February, so maybe aim for a pre-season game around 3rd week of February…. 🤷‍♂️ or do a reciprocal deal…… Tokyo Dome hosts a pre-season AFL game and the SCG hosts a pre-season NPB series the same weekend.

[@Flagpies23]

Very interesting video

[@michaelfink64]

I lived in Birmingham in 1999 and took the train down to London to watch the Hawthorn-Essendon game at the Oval. It was a weird atmosphere. Kind of like a party vibe rather than the more intense, parochial atmosphere at a proper home and away game. It was also weird hearing so many Aussie accents after not hearing many for a while. I remember they promoted one of the North American games (LA?) with players eating raw steaks. I think they were going for a macho/tough guy vibe. I also remember the Japanese game. The crowd reacted very differently to your typical VFL/AFL crowd. In particular, they cheered vigorously if the ball happened to hit the goal post.

[@IanGorton]

If they want to go back to the UAE they have actual cricket stadiums they could play on. Also on the subject of New Zealand. They could always play in Hamilton witch is about an hour's drive from Auckland

[@BDub2024]

Has Hamilton got good facilities. I reckon Wellington should be good enough too for more. Surely the tourist board could pump money in. Preason matches should be a regular.

[@IanGorton]

@BDub2024 Well Seddon Park gets regular international cricket but probably only had a capacity if 10,000

[@BDub2024]

@@IanGorton they can put some portable seating to bring it up to 20k. I'm amazed that they can't make Wellington work in the meantime. It doesn't have to be filled. Its all about lifting profile and audience.

[@BDub2024]

I just got to the part of the video that you say Portland. My memory serves me correct. Good I haven't totally lost it yet.

[@beckysnowdon8456]

AFL should be in the Olympics

[@peterh0862]

Why not. To be included in 2032 when the Olympic Games are held in Brisbane 😂😂

[@JustinWatson23]

Never going to happen, Rugby could oinly get 7's in and thats more popular internationally as is American football, which has managed to get Flag Football into the olympics. AFL would need to revisit the AFLX concept and revise it, then get countries playing it.

[@BDub2024]

From memory I remember the Eagles playing in USA or Canada in the 90s. Was it Portland? One time they were on a basketball stadium with players wearing knee and elbow pads because of the astroturf. It was clearly a shorter ground and I don't think there were half backs or half forwards. I might be wrong. But you had Peter Matera pinpointing 50 metre passes that would carry whole sections of the ground.

[@Gary-vv5gt]

I find those experiments to be pretty funny more than anything

[@sebastianliggieri8411]

There was talk before covid wanting a game be played for premiership points in Los Angeles, California. I'm sure it was planning to be at the start of the premiership season as California gets hot during our winter months.

[@peterh0862]

The Carlton World tour in 1972. The CFC actually flew Barrie Robran from North Adelaide out to play in that game!! Trying to recruit him. 😊

[@jamesmunn867]

Been a proposal for a 21,000 stadium at Victoria Park for cricket in Auckland so the AFL along with St Kilda will be watching that closely no doubt 🇳🇿

[@beansohio-ug1hr]

Great job matey

[@AdrianHoliday]

In the USA, the only suitable stadium for a game is at Central Broward Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida as it is the one dedicated ground used for cricket.. but the venue only holds 20k… expats would fill it, but it just wouldn’t be worth the AFL’s time

[@BDub2024]

some cities seem to be more interested in sports like afl. i can't see florida being interested.

[@lennydowntown9376]

Some Matches for premiership points should be held at the Oval and Lord's.

[@BDub2024]

I think the obvious venues are London and Wellington (for time being) for the time being. Is there a benefit with S AFrica nowadays really? Is US just too big a market? What city? Canada sounded successful. If Auckland ever gets built then that's obvious too. I'd be doing Wellington in the meantime. Is Singapore or a major Indian city an option? Could they develop interest in Singapore and are they sports mad enough?

[@btoogood]

I thought the comment at the end about security in South Africa was a bit ill informed- I spent a week in cape town and it was fine- the city and the region around it are drop dead gorgeous- makes the Yarra valley look like dump

[@mdjcsmith]

I've seen this game on youtube between the WAFL and SANFL in Vancouver - kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6LbiJqZit2Zaqs

[@tylernich0848]

I don't understand why we don't have premiership points played for in London? I can imagine there would be at least 50,000 Australian men working/living in London at any given time... Add 5-10,000 more who would just be curious neutrals.. you're not going to make a lot of money off it but I'm surprised they haven't done it.

[@HellenikBoy]

I live in London, and as much as I would love to see this. I only really see aussies, kiwis and some irish actually going to a game. The AFL would have to market it really well and really tap into the expats spreading the word around. But London is a massive city and there is just too many things going on all at once.

[@KevinandJess]

They should try outreaching to other countries again, recently Americans have been discovering AFL through KZbin

[@patrickmilner4149]

Not that'll read the comments after I post this. But the China experiment failed. Since travel restrictions got lifted a couple of a years ago, Port have never been back to play there

[@BDub2024]

pity.

[@nevilledevete9410]

AFL 🔛🔝, Tigerland 💛🖤💛🖤

[@benjaminrowley]

Afl needs to go to India next season

[@BDub2024]

they've talked about it. but there aren't enough practice matches nowadays. the AFL with the players union have reduced to 2 per club only. S Africa was Fremantle's target. Obviously, India or Singapore should be Eagles. Then Vic clubs can consider american samoa, fiji, tonga and the like. Good luck.

[@BDub2024]

Perth is targeting Indians with the first test in cricket next summer. it will be intresting if tourists come in numbers.

[@dragonoftheeast695]

I still think they should have regular games in Antartica… Collingwood Vs Penguins Seriously tho if the AFL are ever serious to expand the game oversea They should introduce OZkick to schools for at least a decade. Start the ground swell None of this exhibition crap IT DOESNT WORK

[@BDub2024]

They haven't done it for many years now. Clubs don't want to travel much and all clubs have only 2 practice matches. So no scope for overseas travel. Its all about increasing TV interest and coverage, rather than participation overseas. Its clear that Canada and some US cities worked. S AFrica was ok. India? Singapore? China? Japan? You want to develop a fan base on tv.

[@dragonoftheeast695]

@@BDub2024 nope. Doesn’t work.. did you know that AFL has been on American and British tv since the 80s.. the 1980s!!!! 40+ years of trying to build a fan base on TV like you suggested. 40 years. IT DOESN’T WORK. So tell me professor do you want to try another 40 years???? OZKick is the way to go

[@dragonoftheeast695]

@@BDub2024 didn’t mean to be as condescending sorry. 🫵👍you’re alright I’m just saying

[@BDub2024]

@@dragonoftheeast695 1980s seems like yesterday. But usually the matches overseas coincided with a push for better times on a sport channel or consolidation.

[@BDub2024]

@@dragonoftheeast695 Its first and foremost trying to get better times on cable TV etc. That's been the strategy and then see if the viewers follow. Its not trying to convert the people in the city to the sport. But been trying to show cable tv owners the product up close and personal in an american market. They had their chance with Auskick (not OZKICK professor) in South Africa and they dropped it. They do it in NZ but need the games. India would need the games in India before any Auskick program. Markets are all different. Not an easy fix, Einstein. I'm pretty chilled about the arguments raised. Off to the footy now.

[@leighreganarblaster9852]

In Brisbane Olympic afl in Melbourne at the “G” or the dock land

[@titoelcolombiano]

Melbourne isn't in Brisbane and in Brisbane Rugby League is the dominant sport

[@LachieJohnson]

Maybe… Albo’s floated AFL around as a possible inclusion and it could have some games played interstate?

[@LachieJohnson]

@@titoelcolombiano So, Your Point Being? There are going to be group games for Soccer played in Melbourne and Sydney for the Olympics, and AFL has enough of a presence in Brisbane for it to happen.

[@titoelcolombiano]

@@LachieJohnson well for starters AFL can't be an Olympic sport, it's only played in half of one country. Secondly if there was a local demonstration game it would be Queensland's sport, Rugby League. No one gives a shit about VFL here except the Prictorian expats

[@titoelcolombiano]

@@LachieJohnson 🤣🤣🤣 no one gives a shit about AFL outside of its tiny bubble

[@titoelcolombiano]

Meanwhile NRL games in NZ are on a 14 game sell-out streak and we pulled 41k in Vegas. AFL just isn't that big outside of Victoria, WA, SA and TAS (the latter three having a combined population smaller than Queensland which is Rugby League dominant)

[@waferchocobar]

nrl revenue and attendance is like 75% of afl lmao

[@titoelcolombiano]

@@waferchocobar and NRL TV ratings smash AFL. NRL has the bigger audience

[@dhilandass7986]

Only because more people show up to AFL games buddy, average attendance to footy games are alot more than nrl games.​@@titoelcolombiano

[@LomuHabana]

⁠@@titoelcolombianono they don’t, certainly not without Origin.

[@titoelcolombiano]

@@LomuHabana Firstly, why would Origin be excluded? And secondly, check again mate NRL on its own has a commanding lead over AFL in the ratings

[@TheAFLcats]

No AFL needs to stay a Aussie sport

[@aetfggdgdfgret]

Great video. Although I hate this stupid sport.

[@Barto0482]

Then why comment, let alone watch it 😂