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hiddink_magic
27 Feb 2003, 09:31 PM
Just wondering. I follow Hawthorn in the Australian Football League.
AndrewGK
27 Feb 2003, 09:50 PM
If I see it on TV, I watch it for a bit. Good violence is hard to turn away from ;)
Aussie Rules Football is cool stuff :)
hiddink_magic
27 Feb 2003, 09:51 PM
Originally posted by SoccerAndy5
If I see it on TV, I watch it for a bit. Good violence is hard to turn away from ;)
Aussie Rules Football is cool stuff :)
Who do you follow in the AFL?
TrooperBari
28 Feb 2003, 12:28 AM
I used to follow Essendon back in the heydays of Peter Bewick, Paul Salmon and co. Then Prime Sports went south and with no digital cable, it's a little tough to follow.
AndrewGK
28 Feb 2003, 09:33 AM
Originally posted by goaldrush
Who do you follow in the AFL?
No team in particular. I just like to watch the games.
whirlwind
28 Feb 2003, 01:11 PM
When I first got into it (late 80s), it was very different. West Coast Eagles had just formed, there were no teams from Fremantle or Adelaide... but it was great fun to watch. Then it went away on cable, and I've had only the vaguest notion of who's done what since.
I still think they should hang nets from the goalposts, though. Everyone has to watch the dude in the lab coat and pith helmet to see if it went in or not.
hiddink_magic
01 Mar 2003, 12:00 AM
Originally posted by whirlwind
When I first got into it (late 80s), it was very different. West Coast Eagles had just formed, there were no teams from Fremantle or Adelaide... but it was great fun to watch. Then it went away on cable, and I've had only the vaguest notion of who's done what since.
I still think they should hang nets from the goalposts, though. Everyone has to watch the dude in the lab coat and pith helmet to see if it went in or not.
That's funny because you have strangely linked Aussie Rules footy with Soccer.
I agree with you on the idea about hanging the nets from the goal posts.
They do that in the V.F.L.
hiddink_magic
01 Mar 2003, 12:05 AM
Originally posted by TrooperBari
I used to follow Essendon back in the heydays of Peter Bewick, Paul Salmon and co. Then Prime Sports went south and with no digital cable, it's a little tough to follow. Who is Peter Bewick?
Not meaning to be rude here TB, but the only Bewick I know of is Darren Bewick. Good on you for following Essendon back then.
Do you still like watching the Bombers on TV?
*Leeds 4 LiFe*
01 Mar 2003, 04:46 AM
Mad passionate Collingwood supporter.
AFL is a great game and deserves more international recognition.
BhoysFC1995
01 Mar 2003, 06:24 PM
which team is that for brisbane- the broncos or lions? i know one is in AFL and the other is NRL ( i think NRL is the broncos).
hey, leeds 4 life, i might be heading to the gold coast again, too bad i am "MAN U 4 LIFE" :)
Bluecat82
01 Mar 2003, 11:30 PM
I remember when ESPN used to televise Aussie Rules back in the early '80s...I supported Hawthorn in those days...and loathed - with an El Tri level loathing - Carlton.
I also had a soft spot for St. Kilda, who as I recall, were really, really bad.
Craig the Aussie
01 Mar 2003, 11:54 PM
Greatest game in the world - carn Richmond
hiddink_magic
02 Mar 2003, 05:13 PM
Originally posted by BhoysFC1995
which team is that for brisbane- the broncos or lions? i know one is in AFL and the other is NRL ( i think NRL is the broncos).
hey, leeds 4 life, i might be heading to the gold coast again, too bad i am "MAN U 4 LIFE" :)
The Brisbane Lions are the AFL team. Great team to follow
Hoggy
02 Mar 2003, 11:09 PM
Originally posted by *Leeds 4 LiFe*
Mad passionate Collingwood supporter.
AFL is a great game and deserves more international recognition.
Nick? Is that you?
Go the mighty Pies.....Alan Didak is a superstar!
TrooperBari
02 Mar 2003, 11:24 PM
Originally posted by goaldrush
Who is Peter Bewick?
Not meaning to be rude here TB, but the only Bewick I know of is Darren Bewick. Good on you for following Essendon back then.
Do you still like watching the Bombers on TV?
No you're probably right ... darn long-term memory.
Can't find them anywhere on the tube here. I don't have Fox Sports World, just the regional channel, and ESPN has apparently evolved past the point of showing the AFL (but not the World's Strongest Man ... interesting).
*Leeds 4 LiFe*
03 Mar 2003, 04:08 AM
Originally posted by Hoggy
Nick? Is that you?
Go the mighty Pies.....Alan Didak is a superstar!
It is I matey.
Go those Pies!
Nick Davis? pppfftt who needs him?
DIDAK to the rescue!
Desigol
03 Mar 2003, 04:12 PM
Originally posted by goaldrush
Just wondering. I follow Hawthorn in the Australian Football League.
I hate Hawthorn!
Go Cats!
Was big into Aussie Rules when I was a kid. Now, it's no longer shown here :(. btw, Ireland won the inaugural International Cup back in August. :)
Hoggy
03 Mar 2003, 08:13 PM
Originally posted by Desigol
I hate Hawthorn!
Go Cats!
Was big into Aussie Rules when I was a kid. Now, it's no longer shown here :(. btw, Ireland won the inaugural International Cup back in August. :)
Imagine if Australia sent a team over.
hiddink_magic
03 Mar 2003, 10:05 PM
I hear that Hoggy is a one eyed collingwood fan.
It's going to be fun when the Cats beat the Pies next week!!!!!!
Desigol
04 Mar 2003, 10:29 AM
Originally posted by Hoggy
Imagine if Australia sent a team over.
Yeah, I know! It's realy for the other Nations to develop. I saw some of the results in the games, and they make for depressing reading. Canada only managed 1 Goal and 1 Behind against the USA Revolution.