Insecurity rides again.

pffft AFL won't be a beep on the radar out in the West of Sydney the only code that the NRL has to worry about is the West Sydney Rovers (A-League team) even then it'll be a hard road for them especially if the Tigers, Panthers or Eels make the finals

what's the betting the new Sydney team starts with crowds of around 15k and within 5 years are drawing a higher avg than any of the Western RL teams? They said the same thing about the Swans and Lions and look how they turned out. If you've got the $'s you can make any sport work anywhere imo.

I have been in Aus for over 2 years now... I still dont understand the point of AFL... It is an absolute waste of athletic ability!!!

I watched the first installment of this year's Grand Final and to be honest it was a load of skinny blokes, with minimal skill, chasing a faux rugby ball around. It's a load of old rubbish.

The only reason I watched it was to catch up with some friends and drink a few beers.

And I needed the beers...

I've been here all my life and i still don't know what the games about.They simply don't have much rules.Just go out there and hope for the best that someone scores a goal,or get a point for missing.


If we went over to score a try and dropped the ball it is deemed as no TRY.


While in AFL they drop the ball while taking a mark and it's considered as a mark.

I'm not into AFL and I know this.They should call it scramble ball lol.....

AFL is the stephen bradbury of aussie footy codes

before the SL war came around the sport was a distant 2nd to RL. the SL war allowed AFL to close the gap

sadly for them RL has recovered and now has loads of growth ahead of it.

weve got central coast, perth, ipswich, central queensland, png and wellington all begging for nrl teams

and even without them we are number 1.

its a really good time to be a RL fan now

Whilst I agree with you dally about most of your points is RL number 1 in AUS at the moment.
I have no doubt eventually it will be but I thought at this moment aeriel ping pong is the number 1 code.
And as for your last sentence it's ALWAYS good to be an RL fan.

I don't understand this "we've got the number one sport in Australia" bragging. You should like your sport whether it's popular or not.

I put it in the same box as the "I've got the latest iPhone". So what, you spent some money. Anyone can do that.

Where u from mate?

Thats a statement you seldom see on here




I blocked the pommie clown a few months back so I can't see what he says unless someone quotes him... but from the few quotes I've seen nothing much has changed

England, however I do watch NRL in Australia and New Zealand. Possibly going to Brookvale and Mount Smart in 2011.

When I went to a derby game here in Perth everyone around me kept yelling "BALL"! No idea why or at who. Dally your a self confessed AFL fan what does that mean?

For all its faults as a game you have to admire their administration. Whilst we scratch around trying to find enough money to keep current clubs solvent they can afford to throw hundreds of millions at developing their game in new areas. For a fraction of that we could have a 20 team truly (inter) National comp by now. Hopefully the IC can eventually take us to where AFL is now.

Number One in the Legend In Your Own Lunchtime meaning of the term.

AFL has the money and the crowds. Fullstop. Everything is But yeah but no but yeah etc Vicki Pollard BS.

That said, getting the Commission up & going will be a major step in the right direction.