Talking Footy

AngloFootballLeague wrote: Fri Jul 26, 2019 3:21 pm

notaleaguefan wrote: Fri Jul 26, 2019 10:31 am

AngloFootballLeague wrote: Fri Jul 26, 2019 10:23 am

Not what anglofl leaders say.

prehaps loosen that tin foil hat dude! seems to be chocking circulation

I am only interested in the truth.

im only suggesting to loosen the hat to allow for better circulation!
and slowly come around to the truth! as it is always the most opposite as to what you league fans believe in that utopian fantasy dimension that you loons live in

So sad;
https://thewest.com.au/sport/west-coast ... 881148846z

Oh Jesus .
It's Comedy Central reading that
The word international & Aflol should not be in the same sentence unless it's a comedy show

Have a read of the first few sentences .


From the snow-covered fields of Scotland to the foot of a famous wartime airport in Germany, the West Coast Eagles are slowly taking over the world.

A look by The Weekend West into the Eagles’ international database has uncovered teams playing in the club’s blue and gold in 15 countries across the globe, including Papua New Guinea, Croatia, the US, France and Sweden.

Scotland’s West Lothian Eagles founder Mikey Allan epitomises the growing global devotion to the AFL’s reigning premiers and the game itself.

AngloFootballLeague wrote: Thu Jul 25, 2019 6:50 pm

Fred wrote: Thu Jul 25, 2019 6:47 pm

Yes for sure but players know that going in. It’s a domestic sport and our own sport. We don’t need approval from people overseas to be seen as okay or relevant.

Yeah you do - hence failed China experiment.

Wasn’t that a sponsorship thing? Anyway, the AFL may or may not care... supporters generally don’t. But like aflx. Universally panned by supporters.

AngloFootballLeague wrote: Fri Jul 26, 2019 3:21 pm

notaleaguefan wrote: Fri Jul 26, 2019 10:31 am

AngloFootballLeague wrote: Fri Jul 26, 2019 10:23 am

Not what anglofl leaders say.

prehaps loosen that tin foil hat dude! seems to be chocking circulation

I am only interested in the truth.

Truth and reality always differs from the nrl fan

notaleaguefan wrote: Tue Jul 30, 2019 9:59 am

AngloFootballLeague wrote: Fri Jul 26, 2019 3:21 pm

notaleaguefan wrote: Fri Jul 26, 2019 10:31 am

prehaps loosen that tin foil hat dude! seems to be chocking circulation

I am only interested in the truth.

Truth and reality always differs from the nrl fan

Coming from you that's comedy gold ..
Do you still think Kerry packer is buying Souths memberships even though he's been dead for over a decade

Quolls2019 wrote: Thu Jul 25, 2019 6:01 pm

leeroy*NRL* wrote: Thu Jul 25, 2019 4:55 pm

this hurts the 2 rugby codes all the time,

player talent going to union and rugby league overseas..

NRL have over 100 players playing in U.K and France in Div 1 and 2 in the English super league.

Soccer has the same issue, perhaps worse because of more options.

If the proposed USA league sides join the English championship and league 1, NRL will lose a few more.

Some ex AFL players have done very nicely in the NFL but only after their careers ended here.

Again I don’t think being professionally limited to Australia is limiting at all.

Southern Hemisphere rugby could face an even bigger threat to its player stocks in the near future as Japan looks at introducing a new 12-team professional league in 2021.

This will surely set the alarm bells ringing in New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, which are already locked in a struggle to keep their best players at home as lucrative contracts in Europe and elsewhere abound.

Salaries could be worth up to US$1 million in the proposed competition, which is being pushed by JRFU vice-president Katsuyuki Kiyomiya. It is intended to kick off in 2021 and run from September to February.

The Sunwolves Super Rugby franchise may also find a new home in the professional league. The 12 teams would be based in major cities around the country, making use of major stadiums involved in staging this year’s World Cup.

A preparatory tournament with six to eight teams is planned for next year. The Sunwolves will have played their final season of Super Rugby by then and may well be included. So far, eight of the Top League clubs have voted in favor of the concept, with the remainder expected to follow suit.

Good to see the real codes growing where AFL has failed.

NRL&NFLweLaughATafl wrote: Sun Aug 25, 2019 2:55 pm

Good to see the real codes growing where AFL has failed.

Union, yep it sure is! On the back of that rugby for ******* aka rugby league sure will ride from the success of this

Oh dear
Two different games
So there's no correlation. between growth for Rl & RU
You r jealousy is shining through .
& keep breaking the rules .
I'll lol hard when you get banned again .

Currently 37 players of Aboriginal descent listed playing In the AFL, I thought there would be more.
125 additional players either born overseas or have at least one parent born overseas, including 3 born in England.
So about 160 current players not from (in some cases) fully English backgrounds in the AFL, more than I expected.
That’s enough to field 7 teams.
Not all players will make the grade of course.
There are currently 792 players on the AFL lists.
Perhaps it should be referred to as partly anglofl.
If I get the time, I may check, I am sure that there would be many more players with at least 2 of 4 grandparents born elsewhere other than England or Australia.

Quolls2019 wrote: Tue Sep 03, 2019 8:10 am

Currently 37 players of Aboriginal descent listed playing In the AFL, I thought there would be more.
125 additional players either born overseas or have at least one parent born overseas, including 3 born in England.
So about 160 current players not from (in some cases) fully English backgrounds in the AFL, more than I expected.
That’s enough to field 7 teams.
Not all players will make the grade of course.
There are currently 792 players on the AFL lists.
Perhaps it should be referred to as partly anglofl.
If I get the time, I may check, I am sure that there would be many more players with at least 2 of 4 grandparents born elsewhere other than England or Australia.

About 50% of Australians have a parent born overseas. Using your numbers only 15% of anglofl players fit into this category. Most would be from uk. That's why it is the anglofl.

Quolls2019 wrote: Tue Sep 03, 2019 8:10 am

Currently 37 players of Aboriginal descent listed playing In the AFL, I thought there would be more.
125 additional players either born overseas or have at least one parent born overseas, including 3 born in England.
So about 160 current players not from (in some cases) fully English backgrounds in the AFL, more than I expected.
That’s enough to field 7 teams.
Not all players will make the grade of course.
There are currently 792 players on the AFL lists.
Perhaps it should be referred to as partly anglofl.
If I get the time, I may check, I am sure that there would be many more players with at least 2 of 4 grandparents born elsewhere other than England or Australia.

Where did you get that figure as I read an article that said 82 or something like that.

72 players are on AFL club lists, an historic record.
Aboriginal football players make up 10% of the AFL competition, another historic record.


Source: Aboriginal AFL statistics - Creative Spirits, retrieved from https://www.creativespirits.info/aborig ... statistics

72 players are on AFL club lists, an historic record.
Aboriginal football players make up 10% of the AFL competition, another historic record.


Areas not so good:

FL clubs employ around 1,300 employees [2]. Out of these

only 5 are Aboriginal,
only one Aboriginal person is a club executive,
none are on club boards, and
only 2 out of the 150 coaches are Aboriginal.


Source: Aboriginal AFL statistics - Creative Spirits, retrieved from https://www.creativespirits.info/aborig ... statistics

Fred, I did think there was significantly more, I did a slow count from the AFL records, yours is more like I expected, thanks.

Anglofilly.
Surprisingly few had parents (1 or both) born in England.

That’s enough non anglos to field 8 teams and a bit.