Thread: Advice from Mexicans?????

Originally Posted by Bigbjorn

Ian is right on the money. When I was a young bloke what is now called AFL in Qld was "Melbourne football" as it came from there and Victorians were considered inferior people who knew no better. Also known as poofta ball, girl ball, and considered a suitable sport for sickly boys or for girls. Soccer was wog ball. you just looked at the team names and player lists to know why. Rugby League was football.

How times have changed. Afl (Australian FOOTBALL League) is bigger and better and more professional than Nrl (National RUGBY League) these days. Its big in SA and WA as well, and has been for a very long time. The thing I like most about afl and it's fans, is we/they don't **** can RUGBY and come up with crap like gayfl, just goes to show the mentality of the rugby crowd.

Anyway, I wish Jonesfarm son all the best, and hope he makes the most of this experience.

Originally Posted by Bigbjorn

Here is a link to the "they dont do that in Darwin" Northern Territory Rugby League. Seven clubs in Darwin, three in Katherine, four in Alice, one in Gove.

Northern Territory Rugby League - Wikipedia

Is that all?
Northern territory football league (afl) has 15 clubs and has been around since 1916.

Originally Posted by Vern

The thing I like most about afl and it's fans, is we/they don't **** can RUGBY and come up with crap like gayfl, just goes to show the mentality of the rugby crowd.

When I told people in Victoria that I played rugby I used to get called a bum sniffer ...

Originally Posted by Arapiles

When I told people in Victoria that I played rugby I used to get called a bum sniffer ...

Haven't heard that one before.
How long ago was this??
I now reside in northern NSW, and work with a lot of qldr's, when discussing "football", they ALL say gayfl, or aerial ping pong, they back pedal very quickly when I just say that I don't follow rugby as I have never been around it and don't understand the rules (That's as insulting as I get) then they go on to tell me they played afl in school or their kids play it etc..and like/love it. Funny bunch those bum sniffers

I’d say take some time to get your head around it. I’d start with calling the Suns.

Getting invited to the academy is the first small step....it mega competitive but at lease he is the system, hard part will be doing enough to stay in the system.

Not many of any QLDer or NTers get a look in at the clubs in Victoria....he should focus on the suns 100% and try and get some games against the southern teams.

I’m on the north side of Brisbane....hit us up if he needs a hand or anything sorted in Brisbane.

Good luck to him.

Bum sniffer's an old one Vern, been around for thirty years at least.
AFL started to gain popularity about the same time, mainly due to the number of southerners moving north. It was introduced to State schools as it was considered less of a contact sport than League. Traditionally State schools played Leage whilst private schools played Union.
Don't stress too much overthe lighthearted digs. Cross country basketball was another one for VFL.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Bum sniffer's an old one Vern, been around for thirty years at least.
AFL started to gain popularity about the same time, mainly due to the number of southerners moving north. It was introduced to State schools as it was considered less of a contact sport than League. Traditionally State schools played Leage whilst private schools played Union.
Don't stress too much overthe lighthearted digs. Cross country basketball was another one for VFL.

Also commonly called "kick and giggle".

Just to elucidate ,....no one plays A.F.L.
The game is Australian Rules, and there are hundreds of Associations, Unions , Leagues, through out the world where this game is played.

The AFL is the premier competion in Australia , with 2 teams in W.A, 2 in S.A.,2 in Qld, 2 in N.S.W, 8 in Victoria, and sadly ,none in poor little Tassie