Opinion Non-Crows AFL 6: This Is Getting Cruel

[CrowsB4hoes]

Yes, and that’s been true since the old Dr. j and magic tv games on the Atari.

Doesn’t amount to anything

Video games are a bit more involved these days and heavily licensed. The Dr J v Magic game was 1 game with 2 players. A bit different.

The only reason I knew Dr J was because of playing that game.

 

[CrowsB4hoes]

They do?
Don’t think I’ve ever seen one in SA?
James NBA, absolutely.
Crows jumpers? 10 000’s in fact you’d see more crows jumpers interstate than you’d see Messi jumpers in SA.
It may be popular elsewhere but australia it’s not, soccer hasn’t just been around for a few years, it’s been around forever and it’s not taking off now or ever.

At my kids school every uniform free day most boys wear some sort of sports top and more soccer tops than AFL. Messi PSG tops are very popular.

 

[GreyCrow]

AFL not worried about soccer in Oz?

Releases round 1 fixture at 6am when - hmm Aus v Arg on the world stage

 

[Samcro24]

AFL not worried about soccer in Oz?

Releases round 1 fixture at 6am when - hmm Aus v Arg on the world stage

I set my alarm for 6 to see the fixture

 

[cleanhands]

They do?
Don’t think I’ve ever seen one in SA?
James NBA, absolutely.
Crows jumpers? 10 000’s in fact you’d see more crows jumpers interstate than you’d see Messi jumpers in SA.
It may be popular elsewhere but australia it’s not, soccer hasn’t just been around for a few years, it’s been around forever and it’s not taking off now or ever.

If it ever does I won’t be here to see it… thank god

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

So do we play Geelong at the Cattery?

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

I've seen lots of kids at school wearing AFL Round 1 Fixture Release tshirts on casual day

 

[1970crow]

You’re getting sports confused with leagues again

what's the risk again then?

 

[1970crow]

Imagine someone trying to argue with me about round ball football mate

So your son's interests and those of his mates might not be reflective the greater population and more reflective of your household courtesy of your keen interest in the world game?

 

[1970crow]

Yes, I understand & appreciate what you're saying .....but Soccer Clubs are still broke .....young stars leave Australia at the first sign of opportunity

It's still fact ....2nd rate competitions can never compete with Indigenous National Sports ......has Soccer impacted the American NFL ?

Now that Beckham has signed for LA, you wait, soccer will take over the USA. NFL is done, basketball at risk, baseball might struggle through.

 

[CrowsB4hoes]

what's the risk again then?

The risk?

 

[Punchy Bassett]

So your son's interests and those of his mates might not be reflective the greater population and more reflective of your household courtesy of your keen interest in the world game?

Um that post you quoted was from a totally different topic, try again.

 

[Punchy Bassett]

What unique insights would that give you?

A **** ton more than you.

 

[1970crow]

The discussion isn't about where we are now. Its about where we will end up.

Gentle reminder that the US will host the World Cup in 2026.

we understand the discussion because we've had it multiple times before. Seems like every few years there's people that all of a sudden become experts in the certain takeover of AFL by by soccer. I'd say it's a full moon type thing, but that's monthly, but it does seem similar in terms of reliability. Did we have olympics this year? Maybe it follows the olympics cycle.

 

[1970crow]

Nope but it's growing massively in America cause NFL fans aren't closed minded dickheads and see it as more sport to jump onto.

Go and check out the USA squad for the World Cup, multiple players based in the big 5 European leagues.

So fans can follow both sports in the USA, so it's not a risk to the local product there? But the AFL audience isn't open minded enough to follow 2 codes and so it's not growing here? Have you not just defeated your own argument?

 

[1970crow]

And that is the problem

A fan can follow multiple sports around the world through to its best leagues

Just because someone supports Chelsea or Liverpool it doesn’t mean they’ll follow an inferior domestic product.

This is the same demented logic that led us to invest in e-sports and baseball

Which is another self defeating argument made by these guys. The ever-diminishing size of the planet. You don't need to give a crap about a busted arse local league when you can tune into best product on the planet for next to nothing.

 

[1970crow]

Soccer was the no.1 participation sport in Australia in the 1970’s

This is a very slow burn

Kid participation has been a recurring thme too. AFL isn't stupid, it sees the competition which is why it changed kids rules to be less combatative. But seeing and engaging in competetion isn't the same is forecasting certain doom. I think there's a few around here that might not catch the nuance. Just saw a coke add on TV, they're obviously shit scared of Pepsi, they know they're done, will go the way of Mom n Pops Soda in 2 decades, you wait.

 

[1970crow]

Soccer was the no.1 participation sport in Australia in the 1970’s

This is a very slow burn

for boys. Pre-googling, reckon the biggest overall has generally been netball.

post googling - it's soccer.

 

[1970crow]

The risk?

what is it that's being discussed? Why is it that the AFL is crapping itself about soccer? You know, the genesis of the entire discourse.

 

[AFC979810]

AFL not worried about soccer in Oz?

Releases round 1 fixture at 6am when - hmm Aus v Arg on the world stage

Ha ha ha. Its rather comical.

 

[1970crow]

Um that post you quoted was from a totally different topic, try again.

soccer's domination? Um, try again, it's the same discussion, I've just used a subsequent statement from you to provide some potential qualification to an earlier one.

 

[Mr_Moogle]

Been watching the world cup and I noticed that the sport is basically identical to how it was when I was a kid. There doesn't appear to have been transformational rule changes that everybody hates. It's also nice that the commentators aren't a bunch of w***ers who treat their job like it's a social club for has-beens or a chance to do comedy.

 

[AFC979810]

Soccer has never overtaken any dominant national game anywhere in the world

People flock to supporting the best leagues, they never migrate en masse to a domestic competition

What countries could it have taken over a dominant sport? USA/AUS/CAN?

 

[1970crow]

I set my alarm for 6 to see the fixture

Hard not to when they'd advertised it so heavily.

 

[CrowsB4hoes]

what is it that's being discussed? Why is it that the AFL is crapping itself about soccer? You know, the genesis of the entire discourse.

Funny to term it risk but anyway the AFL strategically released round 1 fixture this morning. At 6am. On a Sunday. But yeah they’re not rattled.