According to Dr Nathan Gibbs, the former Roosters and Rabbitohs top-grade forward ''Physically, AFL is a two-hour running game where two things happen,'' says Gibbs. ''Firstly, the total distance you run is further than in an NRL game. Secondly, you run at a higher intensity during the game. AFL is a man-on-man game. You have to go with your opponent. In rugby league, there are lots of times you can have a rest. You can sit in the defensive line where the ball isn't. The Storm are encouraging Inglis to run two kilometres a game. In AFL, he must run 14km."leeroy*NRL* wrote: ↑Mon Apr 16, 2018 4:13 pmgood point>pussycat wrote: ↑Mon Apr 16, 2018 2:55 pmIf some one can only run for 10min before having to put his hand up for a spell, than its idiotic to compare them to a person who runs 10km. Making 40 tackles along the way and experiencing about 70 collisions with a grater G-forces than astronauts experience. with just a 10min break midway through.
Rugby league tests the body in multiple ways
fitness, stamina, strength, mental, physcially, skill.
According to K Hunt "I would say [AFL i]s tougher than rugby league where you can be outside the play having a rest.
Again, according to K Hunt "The AFL was a fantastic challenge for me. It was the hardest challenge going around and I am happy I went for it."
This is why the differences in interchange between AFL and NRL are irrelevant. RL allows regular resting periods and far less running, both in intensity and distance. Basically they dont need interchanges