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Re: More evidence for the toughest code
Posted: Sat May 09, 2015 11:32 am
by NRL4life
And so it begins...
Re: More evidence for the toughest code
Posted: Sat May 09, 2015 12:02 pm
by AFLsforPussies
Xman wrote:AFLsforPussies wrote:Does'nt matter if you can't kick straight you still get a point
nice logic. If two players both had 10 shots at goal the one who kicks more goals wins, agree? Doesnt that suggest it does matter if you can kick straight? :_<>
You can drop the ball as much as you like, no penalty. Just pick it up again lol
Incorrect again. If you catch a kick that has traveled over 15 metres its called a mark which means you can have a possession without fear of being tackled. Furthermore if you are tackled and simply drop the ball instead of disposing of it legally you are penalised. In RL you can drop the ball all you like too, as long as it doesnt go forwards :_<>
If you actually catch the ball it is seen as amazing so you get to stop the game and get a free kick at goal lol
Yes its called a mark. It is one of the only times the game stops. Other than that the ball is always in play which means players are always at risk of being dispossessed. There is no offside rule in AFL to protect players
IF YOUR SKINNY GANGLY AND LANKLY WITH POOR SKILLS PLAY AFL.
if you are fat, slow, and stupid, and cant kick over a jam tin play RL
But I'll have a go for RL:
- while attempting to run past the defense you can get caught with the ball up to 5 times yet still retain possession. 5 times! Talk about reward for failure. In the AFL if you get caught with the ball you must dispose of it or you are penalised
- RL has nominated kickers. Its fairly obvious the rest of the side cannot kick to save themselves. Add to that rarely ever are their kicks under time pressure, and they are never required to kick with the non-preferred foot
- To score in RL all you need to do is fall over and put the ball down. Skillz
- To score a conversion the kicker only needs to kick from the 20m line out from the goals. Most 10 year olds could kick the distance
THEY MIGHT BE THE RULES TO AFL FANS, BUT IT STILL LOOKS LIKE A BUNCH OF SKINNY WHITE GUYS FALLING OVER EACH OTHER WITH NO SKILLS WHAT SO EVER TO EVERYONE ELSE.
=D>
LOL AFL what a dumb game. No wonder it can't get support outside of Australia.
Re: More evidence for the toughest code
Posted: Sat May 09, 2015 12:07 pm
by AFLsforPussies
Xman your goal kicking arguement is a joke.
NRL has a cross bar to get over AFL has'nt.
Field goals in NRL can be kicked from anywhere with the threat of being tackled.
AFL= Bigger goal area and no cross bar, common sense says it is is much easier to score.
Re: More evidence for the toughest code
Posted: Sat May 09, 2015 12:13 pm
by Xman
plenty of games struggle for support outside their traditional heartland. Its not necessarily a reflection on the game. I can understand why RL supporters find it messy. Just like many AFL supporters find RL 1 dimensional and boring. Theres only so many times you can watch one person run head on into 3 people for absolutely no apparent reason. Then theres the lack of ball skills. The only real ball motion is a small throw backwards which is received by a player completely on their own with no direct opponent.
Re: More evidence for the toughest code
Posted: Sat May 09, 2015 12:16 pm
by Xman
AFLsforPussies wrote:Xman your goal kicking arguement is a joke.
NRL has a cross bar to get over AFL has'nt.
Field goals in NRL can be kicked from anywhere with the threat of being tackled.
AFL= Bigger goal area and no cross bar, common sense says it is is much easier to score.
The AFL doesnt need a cross bar because defenders can stand right on the goal line, so for most goals the kick needs to travel through the goals at about 10ft height anyway.
Field goals? How many of them do you see in a game? 1? Most are from straight in front of goal and barely 20-30 metres out anyway. Where's the challenge?
And dont compare width of scoring zones either. The AFL's is 21 metres, the NRL's scoring zone is the width of the ground
Re: More evidence for the toughest code
Posted: Sat May 09, 2015 12:35 pm
by AFLsforPussies
Xman wrote:AFLsforPussies wrote:Xman your goal kicking arguement is a joke.
NRL has a cross bar to get over AFL has'nt.
Field goals in NRL can be kicked from anywhere with the threat of being tackled.
AFL= Bigger goal area and no cross bar, common sense says it is is much easier to score.
The AFL doesnt need a cross bar because defenders can stand right on the goal line, so for most goals the kick needs to travel through the goals at about 10ft height anyway.
Field goals? How many of them do you see in a game? 1? Most are from straight in front of goal and barely 20-30 metres out anyway. Where's the challenge?
And dont compare width of scoring zones either. The AFL's is 21 metres, the NRL's scoring zone is the width of the ground
There has been field goals from close to half way in Rugby League and over a crossbar. That is further than 21 metres. Few AFL players would achieve this lol..
Re: More evidence for the toughest code
Posted: Sat May 09, 2015 12:45 pm
by Xman
what? Many AFL players can kick goals from well outside 50m which carry over the players on the goal line. This would happen pretty much every game, not once in a while like in RL
Here's but one example, kicked from over 70m out, and sailed well over the umpires head
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jme9aV6A-eA
Same guy, similar distance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yK2kf813e4
Re: More evidence for the toughest code
Posted: Sat May 09, 2015 1:25 pm
by Raiderdave
And yet the bumbling wankers miss from 5m out directly in front with no one near them
:_<>
Least skilled sport on the planet is derpball
Re: More evidence for the toughest code
Posted: Sat May 09, 2015 1:30 pm
by AFLsforPussies
Xman put a crossbar in your AFL matches and remove the extra goals.
How many AFL players would score goals??
Sure those videos show some great kicks but AFL scores would be so much lower if they had a crossbar and no extra side goals.
Re: More evidence for the toughest code
Posted: Sat May 09, 2015 2:07 pm
by Xman
what does a crossbar achieve? Both goals in that video still would have gone over any crossbar. Almost every set shot at goal in the AFL would go over a crossbar because if they didnt they wouldnt clear the defenders.
Furthermore, Why make it lower scoring? the conditions are the same for both teams. Its like saying you should make cricket ovals bigger or put in more fielders so teams dont score as much. Why? Its a contest to see which team score the most, no matter what the conditions
Re: More evidence for the toughest code
Posted: Sat May 09, 2015 8:22 pm
by King-Eliagh
Apparently AFL set shots at goal have been steadily going down in % of made shots the last 15 years. From 65% down to 60%
The rl lads have a higher % with the ball from the sideline!
Re: More evidence for the toughest code
Posted: Sat May 09, 2015 8:23 pm
by King-Eliagh
And they're tougher
Re: More evidence for the toughest code
Posted: Sat May 09, 2015 8:45 pm
by Xman
King-Eliagh wrote:Apparently AFL set shots at goal have been steadily going down in % of made shots the last 15 years. From 65% down to 60%
The rl lads have a higher % with the ball from the sideline!
but only 20m out
Re: More evidence for the toughest code
Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 1:21 pm
by AFLsforPussies
Xman wrote:what does a crossbar achieve? Both goals in that video still would have gone over any crossbar. Almost every set shot at goal in the AFL would go over a crossbar because if they didnt they wouldnt clear the defenders.
Furthermore, Why make it lower scoring? the conditions are the same for both teams. Its like saying you should make cricket ovals bigger or put in more fielders so teams dont score as much. Why? Its a contest to see which team score the most, no matter what the conditions
Those goals you showed are a rarity. There have been field goals done that far away in rugby league too.
The fact is plenty of goals in AFL would not be scored if there was a crossbar.
The reason there is no crossbar in AFL and an extra set of goals, is because AFL players would lack the skill massively to get many points.
AFL is without a doubt the EASIEST football code to score points.
No other code has extra side goals incase you miss.
And no other football code has scorlines as high as AFL does.
This more than shows how easy AFL is to score in.
The skill required in scoring in AFL really is very low at best.
This probably one of the reasons AFL can't get a following in any other countries. People would see AFL as a no skill game.
Re: More evidence for the toughest code
Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 1:25 pm
by AFLsforPussies
Xman wrote:King-Eliagh wrote:Apparently AFL set shots at goal have been steadily going down in % of made shots the last 15 years. From 65% down to 60%
The rl lads have a higher % with the ball from the sideline!
but only 20m out
And no crossbar in AFL. Such a joke your goal set up.
Did you know AFL has the biggest kicking goal area of any sport.
Bigger than Soccer, Union, Hockey, League, Grid Iron.
No other sport comes close to those huge AFL goal areas. And you fools call AFL a game of skill??? =D>