Comments on: AFL- Australian Rules Football Highlights (Best All Time Goals and Marks)

By: jrev37

jrev37 — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:59:16 +0000

what the hell is this nonsense.
nah i prefer american football, sorry.

By: rexyoutub

rexyoutub — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:28:20 +0000

haha no they didnt
ur full of shit
aussies fuck u up cunt
just like mundine beat mayweather
NFL is a pussy kunt
its shit.
fat people make it to the big time
so just shut up mate
were all tank.

By: freddypickle

freddypickle — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:46:42 +0000

Of course there’s more concussions in the AFL because NFL players wear helmets (to protect against things like concussions).

There’s a point you’re missing: American football is more dangerous, which is why they have to wear pads and helmets. Without the pads/helmets there would be career ending injuries every single game and deaths every other week. Back in the day before protection, players died all the time playing American football.

By: TheGirst

TheGirst — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:38:33 +0000

im not trying to compare the two sports anyway. just trying to say that players from AFL could handle getting hit in the NFL, as well as an NFL player. obviously an offensive lineman would steamroll any AFL player. if a QB can get hammered and get back up, an AFL player could. same with a WR.
i was saying until an NFL player plays in an AFL match you’ll never know if they can handle things like hard head contact, etc (not at all saying they cant, just wondering) that is my point

By: TheGirst

TheGirst — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:24:53 +0000

also, i wasn’t saying Hall, Franklin or Goodes should play around the line of scrimmage on the huge players. i said WR or CB type of roles and believe me, they can take the hits with pads on.
AFL players don’t get hit a couple of times a game, they get hit all throughout. many more times than NFL players. we have a ‘position’ called on-baller, who follows the action all over the ground and will make it to most contests. they are as tough as they come. they easily take as many hits as NFL tackles

By: TheGirst

TheGirst — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:16:33 +0000

there’s a point you’re missing. it doesn’t matter how big you are. a knee to the head, from two men running full speed towards each other is gonna hurt, whether it’s coming from a big man or not. i have no doubt there are far more concussions and head injuries in AFL, than NFL. players suffer huge blows, get their wounds treated and come back on. happens almost EVERY game.

By: freddypickle

freddypickle — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:45:21 +0000

I’m sure every receiver in the NFL would trade getting smashed once or twice a game by guys the size of high schoolers WITHOUT pads to being smashed a dozen times by guys the size of behemoths WITH pads.

Like I said, Terrell Owens is the size of Barry Hall. If the idea of getting smashed by a wide receiver without pads gives AFL players some thought, just imagine if the guy was the size of an NFL linemen (200cm and 160kg).

You can’t compare the two sports fairly.

By: freddypickle

freddypickle — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:41:08 +0000

Aaton Sandilands is 211cm, or 6′11″ and 125kg or 275 lbs. He’s about the size of a lineman and every team in the NFL has about a dozen guys his size (though usually ALOT heavier at that height).

The point I’m trying to make is that the positions in American football are much more specialized. Comparing the two sports is like comparing apples and oranges.

By: TheGirst

TheGirst — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:42:25 +0000

By the way, I’m not saying NFL players couldn’t play AFL either.I’m sure some could, if they could learn to kick, all they would need is to get thier fitness up and i’m sure they’d be great.
they might take a while to adjust to getting smashed from all sides in the air and colliding without pads though.

By: TheGirst

TheGirst — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:34:59 +0000

those two players at 3:08 are Jonathan Brown and Nick Riewoldt. both are as big or bigger than Barry Hall. He isn’t the biggest player in the AFL by any means.
Also, players like Lance Franklin and Adam Goodes would make great wide recievers. they are big, fast and can certainly ‘catch’ the ball in contested situations as one of the main skills in AFL is exactly that.
It’s a bit of a generalization to say no AFL players could play NFL. Defenders in AFL would also be great as cornerbacks, im sure