What is AFL? Australian Rules Football Explained | UPDATED 2024

[@carlosrmex]

I'm from Mexico and I have to say I just fell in love with it. I'll need to watch some matches snd do some research to pick a team. Cheers to Australia for keeping it real!

[@BlueAbroad]

You're welcome to the giant Carlton family mate! Stay in touch!

[@geofftottenperthcoys9944]

@@BlueAbroad Nah West Coast mate!

[@docbailey3265]

Choose Richmond. They’re evil. I like them.

[@jordanharcombe84]

Nah mate, Collingwood

[@Da_Yeetz]

Na mate, chicken nuggets ay

[@bakiunicorn]

You are a great advocate for the game and explain everything about it really clearly for new folk. Great video.

[@csongorszendrey2180]

I love this game. As an American I get the game because I have watched it since childhood. What I don't know is, how the draft works? How free agency works? And other basic, player based powers happen.

[@mrb5132]

There's a great channel on KZbin ' FootyA2Z ' they have a video on how the draft works and many other handy videos Definitely worth a watch if you need more information.

[@bigmancharlie6863]

really hope this converts some people over to our wonderful sport!

[@bigmancharlie6863]

brilliant vid btw

[@BlueAbroad]

Thanks mate, hopefully some more bluebaggers too!

[@PommyinOZ]

Carlton mandatory

[@ayankonthefooty]

Absolutely love this reimagining of the "What is AFL" video. Very well done.

[@PommyinOZ]

Thanks so much! Really appreciate it

[@RobertBatchelor]

What's even better is no Ed Wyatt.

[@MOEhock]

Who is the person talking ? My Scottish immigrant mother in law is really into footy too, knows the players much better than I do. It's a very accessible game

[@jkl1202]

So happy someone finally updated this. The old AFL explained left a lot to be desired. It just didn’t explain enough. Thanks

[@seanender8317]

Very beautifully described.. growing up with it you're kinda unaware how it would seem confusing to others outside Australia watching it for the first time, but you summed it up very well 👍

[@mtk3755]

@@SilentHotdog28 great dude I'm on the same journey as you. Btw United your choice of football club is risky

[@rodneymcgiveron]

That was wonderful ..You really nailed it .. I know that if our game got proper exposure overseas it'd soon rival soccer . I do like rugby union ...Don't dislike soccer...not a big fan of rugby league and just can't fathom american football but Aussie Rules rules them all I reckon ...Thanks again for a fantastic and enthusiastic summary of the great game..

[@russe19642]

I used to be a carlton supporter,but eagles since 87,but still cheer them on when not playing us.

[@drtb69]

This is a great sport I love Australian Rules Football.! When I was a kid we played American football without pads much like AFL.

[@floydjefferson]

Well done, buddy! Excellent intro to the greatest game in the world - Go the Cats! ..... You beauty!

[@PommyinOZ]

Thank you mate ☺️

[@vicasirot6543]

Beautifully done cobber. I hope you follow the boys at windy hill

[@lekaiyarabbitt8213]

Thank you for including aboriginal people much appreciated ❤️

[@roxyc5345]

Good job, mate!! Well done.... 'Up there, Cazaly!" forever

[@blueycarlton]

Well done Dan. Can I suggest you do a video or mention how you first came to see or hear about Australian Football? Was that in Britain? How does the AFL crowd experience compare to an English soccer or rugby crowd? I am always amazed at how much you do know about the game, the tactics, making heat maps etc. I lived over there during 1973 and 74 and there was a footy league in the south of London. The Wimbledon Hawks or Wildcats? Can't remember. In those days the only newspaper than carried the VFL scores was the Daily Mail on a Monday. I couldn't believe the Mail's 73 grand final result that I went into Australia House in London later in the week to read the Melbourne Sun, however the result didn't change. I remember a relative complaining about me using the word footy. He said, "You Aussies are always shortening words" He is married to an Australian. Now you hear "footy" used in British TV shows. Anyway, keep up the good work with Blues Abroad.

[@PommyinOZ]

I can add this to the list. But it's all my father in law. He said if his daughter was marrying a pom the pom must be a blue. Then my passion grew from there

[@blueycarlton]

@@PommyinOZ Ahh! Your father-in-law is a wise man!

[@PommyinOZ]

@@blueycarlton love the story of dedication to get the results, my first memory of AFL is watching a 2006 game and being like this is bizarre lol little did I know id live the game less than a decade later

[@katemccarthy1618]

How wonderful! Thank you for this explanation…I love watching this sport. I have a nephew who plays for the AFL, USA team. It’s so different and fun to watch from any angle. The rules are fairly uncomplicated and the game moves so fast. These players are true athletes. It’s so exciting! When I get Australia, I’m getting tickets to watch some Australian Football, for sure! Great video!

[@kenrowe5208]

Back in the late 70' and early 80's while in the Canadian army we found AFL on Canadian Sport Channel in the barracks. We loved it and on the weekends we would go out on the pitch and play. We weren't quite sure of all the rules not having a rule book (no internet). We would come back muddy and bloody. Then and go for a 35 cent draft at the mess, laughing our heads off. We were all about hockey, but shit what a game too bad we didn't have this sport in Canada It would be cool to watch an actual game some day!

[@airmitch1]

Thanks for the detailed and passionate explanation of Aussie rules eh! I came looking for a specific answer and found several others as well. I saw a Suns game on an Oz visit a bunch of years ago, I had no idea what was happening, but it was entertaining and amazing! I hope to get back down under to see more beaches, breaks, and AFL soon. Until then I'll record and watch games on PVR, and work to make a return trip happen! 🇨🇦 🇦🇺

[@airmitch1]

@@SilentHotdog28 I get 2 or 3 games a week on satellite TV here and as I said, I PVR them and watch as many as possible. I do have my CFL Stampeders to watch too!

[@airmitch1]

@@SilentHotdog28 I went to a Suns game during my Gold Coast (Coolangatta) stay so they just feel lie my "home" team. I recently ordered a t-shirt from their online store so I can show the colours here.

[@ThatHoodlum19]

Overall, did a good job explaining a pretty confusing sport for newcomers. Cheers! Now I wanna see a few USA reaction vids to this.

[@PommyinOZ]

Thanks buddy

[@ayankonthefooty]

This American loves this video. (I've got a podcast that has been around for a bit over 3 months. (A Yank on the Footy) which you can find on most podcast hosting sites.

[@PommyinOZ]

@@ayankonthefooty I'll check it out buddy thanks

[@bobsit1945]

Was deployed on the USS John F. Kennedy in 1982 and we pulled into Fremantle for a few days, and a number of us were given free tickets to a special event game and I absolutely fell in love with the game.

[@longstops1430]

Good job mate.

[@PommyinOZ]

Thanks buddy

[@davidbruce6456]

Very well composed.

[@PommyinOZ]

Thanks Fil

[@johnbredenoord4709]

Well done, fellow ginger top. Signed Bluebells from Kingsbury.

[@ajsaces5211]

Well explained mate.

[@paulpowell7424]

Very entertaining ,Good job.

[@BlueAbroad]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@petercrispin2129]

Love the explanation. This is Footy. Good ole' Collingwood Forever.... Side by side, we stick together... See the barrackers a shouting, as all barrackers should... (which other club includes it's supporters in it's theme song?) Also, if ever you come to watch the AFL come to the biggest home and away game of the year ---> ANZAC Day match. Essendon v Collingwood. The spirit of ANZAC's lives on. Especially with close to 100,000 people in attendance. Gotta ❤ our footy.

[@rahmcgah5144]

Loved the video. I would have explained the awards part again. You made it sound like the brownlow was apart of the grandfinal and not something they accumulate points for per match during the season. Otherwise well done. The old version does my head in every time someone 'reacts' to it.

[@PommyinOZ]

Cheers for the watch

[@silmarienprince3137]

Well done.

[@28Tipster]

Bro this is the best explanation ive seen lol.

[@chrisbazik6398]

Love this for ppl that don’t know the game hated the American version previously great job Pom

[@PommyinOZ]

Thanks brother

[@shaunsteele1754]

Yes, I enjoy this sport. I'm a Brisbane Lions supporter.

[@henrybush904]

Now I miss the footy even more

[@PommyinOZ]

It will return eventually and imagine how big Rd 2 will be

[@MrBigbangbuzz]

Aussie here, you know your stuff

[@GaryLorenz-t7c]

about the Football (Footy) Codes all of Australian Rules Football, Rugby League Football, Rugby Union Football & finally Soccer (Football), which are, For those who DISLIKE &/or HATE any Football (Footy) Code/s with a real passion would &/or will say these, (1 One) Australian Rules Football, is referred as Aerial Ping Pong Football, (2 Two) Rugby League Football, is referred as Thugby League Football, (3 Three) Rugby Union Football, is referred as Thugby Union, &/or Rugby Yawnnion, (4 Four) Football (Soccer), is referred as Wog Ball and also both Fairies &/or Queenies Game. (NOTE) Aerial Ping-Pong A jocular (and frequently derisive) name for Australian Rules Football (or Aussie Rules as it is popularly called). The term derives from the fact that the play in this game is characterised by frequent exchanges of long and high kicks. The term is used largely by people from States both of Queensland & New South Wales in which Rugby League Football and NOT Aussie Rules (Footy) Football as &/or is the major football code. This interstate and code rivalry is often found in evidence for the term, including the early evidence from the 1940s. 1947 West Australian (Perth) 22 April: In 1941 he enlisted in the A.I.F. and joined a unit which fostered rugby football. Renfrey did not join in the &oq;mud bath&cq; and did not play 'aerial ping-pong', as the rugby exponents in the army termed the Australian game, until 1946. 1973 J. Dunn, How to Play Football: Sydneysiders like to call Australian Rules 'Aerial Ping-Pong'. But on the other hand, for those and including myself who actually do LIKE &/or LOVE any Football (Footy) Code/s with a real passion would &/or will say these, which are, (1 One) Australian Rules Football, is referred as the real Australian Football (Footy) Code of Australia, (2 Two) Rugby League Football, is referred as the Greatest Game of All, (3 Three) Rugby Union Football, is referred the Game that they do Play in Heaven, (4 Four) Football (Soccer), is referred as the Beautiful Game & the World Game & also the Real Football Code of course.

[@Gunnercv]

I watched a game yesterday and I liked it

[@djsaxby]

Excellent job explaining the game there mate.. Which team do you follow Hopefully the Mighty Hawks

[@PommyinOZ]

I am a passionate blue bagger I'm afraid 😂😂😂

[@djsaxby]

@@PommyinOZ Are they gonna make it this season?

[@georgelloydgonzalez]

Cricket is still the best sport in the world, but I really, really love Aussie football!

[@sliat1981]

It’s Australian rules football. AFL means Australian football league. That’s like calling soccer FFA

[@user-cm1ug8ci8j]

Nice

[@Deano12345ist]

They have to bounce it every 10 metres. It's the kicks that need to travel 15 metres or more for a mark to be paid

[@LomuHabana]

In the AFL it’s bounce every 15 metres.

[@rugbyman3343]

So i can tackle from the legs?

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

Only from knees up.

[@Thestargazer56]

Hard Yakka!

[@jpressur]

Forward pressurre

[@xavierrose8208]

GO ESSENDON

[@yourvanity4307]

I hope our game doesn't get exported..... It'll be corrupted and attacked by the 'Safety Police' who don't even know the game.

[@BlueAbroad]

It already is lol

[@yourvanity4307]

Blue Abroad There are NO professional leagues unless you can name one is there?

[@BlueAbroad]

jim cuttle if you’re wanting 80s football where blokes could hit other blokes behind play you’re going to be disappointed. Brain damage is a real thing

[@yourvanity4307]

Blue Abroad It is, you’re living proof. WTF are you even talking about? I can’t see where I have mentioned anything about that. Go away and annoy someone else.

[@birchaction1424]

Bro you said your from England originally and called football the s word

[@PommyinOZ]

wondered why they refused me entry back hahahaaha

[@crusaderking2257]

hero worship ruined sport

[@liberoAquila]

NRL is still better though

[@Ally_Mallow]

Thats why only two states even give a shit about it right? XD AFL will always be the better sport here. 😂