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AFLW 2024 - Round 8 - Chat, game threads, injury lists, team lineups and more.
When I was travelling through europe earlier this year, nearly every day someone I was talking to in a pub would ask me about AFL. Mostly it was people saying they have watched some matches and loved the pace, the skill and the high scoring
When I was travelling through europe earlier this year, nearly every day someone I was talking to in a pub would ask me about AFL. Mostly it was people saying they have watched some matches and loved the pace, the skill and the high scoring nature.
Occasionally I've run into die hard fans. One French guy was a mad Bombers fan and told me all the scores from the weekend before.
I am the first to admit that the claims about AFL's global growth have elements of exaggeration. Look at my post above.
However, it is not nearly as miniscule as the soccer fanboys would have us believe.
I can see AFL overtaking both forms of rugby in europe in the next 10 or so years, and in our lifetime it will be the world's biggest sport.
However, it is not nearly as miniscule as the soccer fanboys would have us believe.
I can see AFL overtaking both forms of rugby in europe in the next 10 or so years, and in our lifetime it will be the world's biggest sport.
I can see AFL overtaking both forms of rugby in europe in the next 10 or so years, and in our lifetime it will be the world's biggest sport.
Impossible......To play AFL you need alot of space and most parts of the world there isn't enough space to play AFL. That is where soccer has the advantage, a group of kids can play soccer with a little tennis ball in a small car park, if they have to.
Yeah same Tony. Got sick of having to say "No, it's NOT rugby" to people in England every time it came up.
Every person I met overseas had never heard of it and the one that did thought I was talking about Rugby...
How does expanding the game overseas help us?
I think its just the AFL exercising growth for its own sake and stroking their own egos at the same time.
Is the ultimate aim to relegate Australian footy to 2nd rate status with all our best players playing for rich overseas club, just like soccer?
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nobody really follows soccer in europe anymore..
of course it's an exaggeration, but our great game is catching up at an alarming rate, and will surpass soccer before long
... and in our lifetime it will be the world's biggest sport.
Not a bad story on 60 minutes, but the AFL has done very little in regards to developing the game internationally. 99.9% of the work has been done by the blokes on the ground, both expats and locals - they are the ones busting their gut week in, week out to recruit players, organise training, source uniforms and footballs, coach, umpire, put up posts, mark grounds and the list goes on!
If not for their efforts, there would be no story.
Even if that was to happen it is a long looooooooooooooong way off. Like, not in my lifetime long.
When I was travelling through europe earlier this year, nearly every day someone I was talking to in a pub would ask me about AFL. Mostly it was people saying they have watched some matches and loved the pace, the skill and the high scoring nature.
Occasionally I've run into die hard fans. One French guy was a mad Bombers fan and told me all the scores from the weekend before.
I am the first to admit that the claims about AFL's global growth have elements of exaggeration. Look at my post above.
However, it is not nearly as miniscule as the soccer fanboys would have us believe.
I can see AFL overtaking both forms of rugby in europe in the next 10 or so years, and in our lifetime it will be the world's biggest sport.
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nobody really follows soccer in europe anymore..
of course it's an exaggeration, but our great game is catching up at an alarming rate, and will surpass soccer before long
Perhaps, but the question remains, what is the ultimate aim of trying to get the rest of the world playing AFL?
AFL is never going to be the world's number 1 sport or anything close. Except I can see it developing into an underground following sport/ even become a minor sport (like I don't know basketball or something here) in other countries. If this happens, Australia will still be the number 1 league and the best players will still play here. The only implications are really more money pumped into the game from tv rights and merchandise and also probably the occational player from Sweden or Italy or something who makes it big here.
I love footy - but let's not get carried away!!
recently joined, Supports Western Sydney.
I smell Troll
isn't peter bell asian?