Smudge
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Thank you, master.benchmark00 said:You can post, but i can also post and say it's totally wrong.
Thank you, master.benchmark00 said:You can post, but i can also post and say it's totally wrong.
I went to the 2002 International Rules second test, when Ireland drew with Australia at Croke Park, Dublin. It was an absolutely amazing day with loads of Guinness in Quinns both before and afterwards (so no different to any other day in Ireland then).BoyBrumby said:I'm not trying to sound patronising to AFL, 'cos I know squat about the sport &, moreover, I don't think any given sport is intrinsically better than another, but how would a sport that seems more or less totally concentrated in Oz hold a meaningful international tournament? I thought the "International Rules" games were played against the Gaelic Football teams to give it an international aspect?
So good, there isn't another country in the world that would dream of polluting the purity of the sport by playing it.Buddhmaster said:AFL > every other sport
Now we can move on
International rules yes.BoyBrumby said:I'm not trying to sound patronising to AFL, 'cos I know squat about the sport &, moreover, I don't think any given sport is intrinsically better than another, but how would a sport that seems more or less totally concentrated in Oz hold a meaningful international tournament? I thought the "International Rules" games were played against the Gaelic Football teams to give it an international aspect?
Aussie Rules has become very popular in some USA schools for the very same reason, you really only need a footy and some posts (or jumpers piled on the ground) and away you goGeraintIsMyHero said:Well, for me, the thing that separates Association Football from everything else is the fact that all you two kids need is a ball and a wall and they've got themselves a game, that's why it's more popular than Rugby, Cricket, Tennis, AFL, Tiddlywinks, the lot. Simplicity. Yet simplicity that produces breathtaking entertainment and drama. Over half the human race will watch the World Cup Final, there is nothing else in the world quite so popular.
As opposed to an entire team of defenders, an entier team of attackers, a play book, helmets, chest pads, posts and a referee, I spose?archie mac said:Aussie Rules has become very popular in some USA schools for the very same reason, you really only need a footy and some posts (or jumpers piled on the ground) and away you go
Although there seem to be alot more rules (laws) in AR compared to AF
You forgot the oxygen and 300 pounds of fat eachCloete said:As opposed to an entire team of defenders, an entier team of attackers, a play book, helmets, chest pads, posts and a referee, I spose?
Spose I left out the anabolic steds as wellluckyeddie said:You forgot the oxygen and 300 pounds of fat each
Anabolic steds?Cloete said:Spose I left out the anabolic steds as well
What? All you did was paste a cartoon of a cricket ball into that picture... there's nothing in there related to AFL.......Jamee999 said:
I think it's a play on the bit where you get a consolation point for failing to get the ball between the middle two sticks in AFL, but they give you a point anyway.Robertinho said:What? All you did was paste a cartoon of a cricket ball into that picture... there's nothing in there related to AFL.......
Actually, isn't trying for a drop goal conceding that your attempt at a try would ultimately be unsuccessful and then resorting to trying to get a drop goal? If you think about it, it's very much a failure to score a try (or a goal, in AFL terms).Jamee999 said:But you don't get a drop goal by missing your attempt at a try.