Your interest in the AFL?

[TheSaviour]

Grant it I live in America...I was so passionate as a kid, honestly now I couldn't give a shit about anything related to this sham sport. Haven't seen St Kilda play in years, Don't know any players anymore...Just seems like the sport is a load of boring garbage, that a bunch of boring melbourners just prop up.

 

[Iason]

The last one is my favorite.

 

[invinciBlues]

Haven't seen St Kilda play in years

Probably for the best then.

 

[West123]

I used to like Premier League but then I got over staying up all night to watch nil all draws. What's your point?

 

[Kummerspeck]

Waned slightly from when I was very little, but that's the nature of getting older, I guess. Some of you guys who come on once you lose interest in the sport and start ranting like it reflects on anything other than yourself are weird.

 

[SuperCats9]

Well if I lived in America my interest would probably decline as well, as I'd start to watch more basketball, NFL and hockey.

 

[Despair]

Weird thread.

Subject line seems to propose a question, but the body of the post is just a sad lifestory.

 

[le dominateur]

Can the AFL be saved?

 

[PACatter]

Well if I lived in America my interest would probably decline as well, as I'd start to watch more basketball, NFL and hockey.

Meh.

NBA is a joke, NFL is almost there, and hockey is great... it's just hard to find a game.

If you think it's a load or boring garbage, why post on a Footy forum?

 

[IrishHawksFan]

First came across the sport when I lived in Australia a number of years ago, 3rd favourite sport after the GAA codes, The speed and athleticism of the game makes the games enjoyable to watch, think the sport would be better if there was less rucks and a sideline kick was introduced.

However I do think the Essendon scandal and the AFL's very lenient punishment for what were disgraceful and criminal acts has rightly or wrongly tainted my view on aussie football and that in turn has caused my intrest to dip a bit this season!

 

[Sidebottom2Beams]

His last attended game apparently was the 2010 GF replay, Bandwagoner.

 

[BlackHat]

Grant it I live in America...I was so passionate as a kid, honestly now I couldn't give a shit about anything related to this sham sport. Haven't seen St Kilda play in years, Don't know any players anymore...Just seems like the sport is a load of boring garbage, that a bunch of boring melbourners just prop up.

I didn't realise London was in America. I'll be damned.

 

[Stratton_Gun]

Yet you decide to post on a football forum

 

[the dog's kennel]

Haven't seen St Kilda play in years, Don't know any players anymore...Just seems like the sport is a load of boring garbage, that a bunch of boring melbourners just prop up.

Well then you are clearly the best qualified person to judge.

I bet Gil MacLachlan is running around like a headless chook at AFL HQ about the prospect of losing your support.

 

[Andrew Mc]

I didn't realise London was in America. I'll be damned.

There are a few London's in the US to be fair, just like there's a Texas in Queensland.

 

[MiloStedman]

Grant it I live in America...I was so passionate as a kid, honestly now I couldn't give a shit about anything related to this sham sport. Haven't seen St Kilda play in years, Don't know any players anymore...Just seems like the sport is a load of boring garbage, that a bunch of boring melbourners just prop up.

Alright then.

**** off.

 

[greatwhiteshark]

No matter which way you look at it there are huge numbers of people who are disenchanted with our game.
Subjects like the Rules, Interpretations of the rules, Bumps, racism, off field discretions, etc etc are all people talk about in regards to our game now.

There was only three things once that were ever discussed about footy, Did we win?, Why did we lose? and Bad umpiring.
The game has been run so badly that even the umpires are not abused anymore, the poor buggers like us have not got a clue what is happening from week to week.

Unfortunately we don't have the option to go and watch our great game elsewhere, we are stuck with this new sport and we keep supporting it because we like our clubs and the AFL know we will keep going so they will continue to stuff the sport up.

I have only half and if that the passion for the sport I once lived and breathed. I watch less footy now than ever. I dream of my great game returning but I know its gone forever now. That is sad for me but I also understand the young people know nothing different and they are who the AFL markets to.

 

[lmach]

Well if I lived in America my interest would probably decline as well, as I'd start to watch more basketball, NFL and hockey.

Three of the most boring sports you could ever watch.

 

[mehow2g]

It certainly has me second guessing, the evident amounts of corruption I wouldn't put any rumour passed them.

Essendon saga has made it easier for everyone by exposing the afl to show everyone how it operates.

 

[Iason]

Three of the most boring sports you could ever watch.

Completely disagree, especially hockey, and I like that sport the least of the three. Boring just isn't a word used to describe it.

 

[mehow2g]

Completely disagree, especially hockey, and I like that sport the least of the three. Boring just isn't a word used to describe it.

So you think hockey is the least boring yet you say you like it the least ? Wat.

 

[Iason]

So you think hockey is the least boring yet you say you like it the least ? Wat.

I have little connection to it. Grew up playing the other two.

 

[The_Sheek]

My interest has never been higher. Love watching the GC and GWS and picking out future stars

 

[I Lost My Keays]

 

[Roddy]

Mods, can we create a new folder? Called 'the game was so much better in the good old days' folder, and let the sad, whining, living in the past old sods go for their lives in there for the next century, without clogging up the main board with this utter drivel every five minutes?