You guys will love this one -

[Xman]

In reality your sport is a meaningless sport played by a few hundred thousand people worldwide and watched by a couple of million. That is your position in the world, I would accept it and know your place.

The beauty of it is, we do. Whats fun is watching you people blow a gasket at how irrelevant you are here in Australia, like you have some predetermined right to be respected here because of how big you are elsewhere.

Wookie, sorry mate don't give a toss, would rather your corrupt organisation wouldn't try to actively destroy my preferred game but hey, you guys are getting desperate. You play your little game in Victoria, the rest of us can play it everywhere.

Tin foil hat post at its best. You may want to check your geography to see there are 8 teams located outside Victoria

And I'm guessing 3/4 of the players are from Victoria. Call it tin foil hat, call it long suspicions, call it opinion based on evidence. The easiest one to cite would be the memo from the court case of C7 sport, how they bought the old NSL TV rights and then didn't show it to protect the AFL.

10 of the top 20 drafts last year came from outside Victoria, so i'd suggest your guess is wrong

If C7 wanted to promote the AFL, their premiere sport, at the expense of soccer, isnt that their actions and not the AFL's?

[post_hoc]

In reality your sport is a meaningless sport played by a few hundred thousand people worldwide and watched by a couple of million. That is your position in the world, I would accept it and know your place.

The beauty of it is, we do. Whats fun is watching you people blow a gasket at how irrelevant you are here in Australia, like you have some predetermined right to be respected here because of how big you are elsewhere.

Wookie, sorry mate don't give a toss, would rather your corrupt organisation wouldn't try to actively destroy my preferred game but hey, you guys are getting desperate. You play your little game in Victoria, the rest of us can play it everywhere.

Tin foil hat post at its best. You may want to check your geography to see there are 8 teams located outside Victoria

And I'm guessing 3/4 of the players are from Victoria. Call it tin foil hat, call it long suspicions, call it opinion based on evidence. The easiest one to cite would be the memo from the court case of C7 sport, how they bought the old NSL TV rights and then didn't show it to protect the AFL.

10 of the top 20 drafts last year came from outside Victoria, so i'd suggest your guess is wrong

If C7 wanted to promote the AFL, their premiere sport, at the expense of soccer, isnt that their actions and not the AFL's?

wow and you accuse me of tinfoil hat LOL, I have a bridge in Sydney, great location on the Harbour you interested in buying it?

[Xman]

diddums. Even with FTA your code will never compete with RL or AFL in Australia. Not even close

[NRL&NFLweLaughATafl]

you mean the one that dominates the pissant sport that is professional soccer in australia right? the one thats so piss poor even soccer followers in this country dont follow the national league?

Lol, Yea mate, the AFL is a meaningless sport, a couple of million people in Australia give a fuck about it, no one else does. More people watch rugby league, rugby union and Football so like I said the AFL is a meaningless sport.

Yeah keep pinning your credibility to what happens OS - like I said if they had the choice that boring ass bandit sport would be dead - but due to ignorant attitudes like yours it survives. What a vile corrupt sport!!! What sport needs to get money off 8 yr olds so it can pay its professional league??? Only soccer!!!

I am really sorry that your sport is a joke internationally, I am sorry that your sport has no one outside of 4 states that actually give a toss about it. I am sorry that your sport has less people interested in watching it in the world than the sports you call boring such as Union, League and Football (think that says more about you than the rest of the world) I am truly truly sorry that less people are interested in playing your sport than Football Nationally and less interested in playing your sport in two of the largest states in NSW and Qld.

In reality your sport is a meaningless sport played by a few hundred thousand people worldwide and watched by a couple of million. That is your position in the world, I would accept it and know your place.

Well said. The funny thing a lot of these AFL fans don't realise is that more poeple in Australia play real football (soccer) than AFL.

You look at the stats in Australia. Soccer is the most paricipated team sport in the country by miles.
Yet AFL keeps making out it is number one.
If you count all forms of soccer in Australia. Indoor & outdoor competitions. Player numbers are at 650,000.
While AFL is round 224,000.
(Physical recreation Australia report numbers)

SO BASICALLY SOCCER HAS ALMOST 3 TIMES THE NUMBER OF PLAYERS IN AUSTRALIA AS AFL.
Really shows the delusions of you AFL fumblers.

[post_hoc]

you mean the one that dominates the pissant sport that is professional soccer in australia right? the one thats so piss poor even soccer followers in this country dont follow the national league?

Lol, Yea mate, the AFL is a meaningless sport, a couple of million people in Australia give a fuck about it, no one else does. More people watch rugby league, rugby union and Football so like I said the AFL is a meaningless sport.

Yeah keep pinning your credibility to what happens OS - like I said if they had the choice that boring ass bandit sport would be dead - but due to ignorant attitudes like yours it survives. What a vile corrupt sport!!! What sport needs to get money off 8 yr olds so it can pay its professional league??? Only soccer!!!

I am really sorry that your sport is a joke internationally, I am sorry that your sport has no one outside of 4 states that actually give a toss about it. I am sorry that your sport has less people interested in watching it in the world than the sports you call boring such as Union, League and Football (think that says more about you than the rest of the world) I am truly truly sorry that less people are interested in playing your sport than Football Nationally and less interested in playing your sport in two of the largest states in NSW and Qld.

In reality your sport is a meaningless sport played by a few hundred thousand people worldwide and watched by a couple of million. That is your position in the world, I would accept it and know your place.

Well said. The funny thing a lot of these AFL fans don't realise is that more poeple in Australia play real football (soccer) than AFL.

You look at the stats in Australia. Soccer is the most paricipated team sport in the country by miles.
Yet AFL keeps making out it is number one.
If you count all forms of soccer in Australia. Indoor & outdoor competitions. Player numbers are at 650,000.
While AFL is round 224,000.
(Physical recreation Australia report numbers)

SO BASICALLY SOCCER HAS MORE THAN 3 TIMES THE NUMBER OF PLAYERS IN AUSTRALIA AS AFL.
Really shows the delusions of you AFL fumblers.

I think it is because of their melbourne focus, they simply can't fathom how little impact the game has in NSW and Qld

[NRL&NFLweLaughATafl]

Yeah they are all in their little AFL bubble and think everywhere else has the same sporting tastes in Australia.

You just have to look at the impact The Wanderers have had in Western Sydney compared to the Giants.

[leagueiscrap]

you mean the one that dominates the pissant sport that is professional soccer in australia right? the one thats so piss poor even soccer followers in this country dont follow the national league?

Lol, Yea mate, the AFL is a meaningless sport, a couple of million people in Australia give a fuck about it, no one else does. More people watch rugby league, rugby union and Football so like I said the AFL is a meaningless sport.

Yeah keep pinning your credibility to what happens OS - like I said if they had the choice that boring ass bandit sport would be dead - but due to ignorant attitudes like yours it survives. What a vile corrupt sport!!! What sport needs to get money off 8 yr olds so it can pay its professional league??? Only soccer!!!

I am really sorry that your sport is a joke internationally, I am sorry that your sport has no one outside of 4 states that actually give a toss about it. I am sorry that your sport has less people interested in watching it in the world than the sports you call boring such as Union, League and Football (think that says more about you than the rest of the world) I am truly truly sorry that less people are interested in playing your sport than Football Nationally and less interested in playing your sport in two of the largest states in NSW and Qld.

In reality your sport is a meaningless sport played by a few hundred thousand people worldwide and watched by a couple of million. That is your position in the world, I would accept it and know your place.

Well said. The funny thing a lot of these AFL fans don't realise is that more poeple in Australia play real football (soccer) than AFL.

You look at the stats in Australia. Soccer is the most paricipated team sport in the country by miles.
Yet AFL keeps making out it is number one.
If you count all forms of soccer in Australia. Indoor & outdoor competitions. Player numbers are at 650,000.
While AFL is round 224,000.
(Physical recreation Australia report numbers)

SO BASICALLY SOCCER HAS ALMOST 3 TIMES THE NUMBER OF PLAYERS IN AUSTRALIA AS AFL.
Really shows the delusions of you AFL fumblers.

lol what are the age groups? soccer dominates at junior levels but falls away very fast when they reach the latter teenage years!

while your there posting & paying out the AFL participation numbers, post the NRLOLs numbers there as well

[NRL&NFLweLaughATafl]

you mean the one that dominates the pissant sport that is professional soccer in australia right? the one thats so piss poor even soccer followers in this country dont follow the national league?

Lol, Yea mate, the AFL is a meaningless sport, a couple of million people in Australia give a fuck about it, no one else does. More people watch rugby league, rugby union and Football so like I said the AFL is a meaningless sport.

Yeah keep pinning your credibility to what happens OS - like I said if they had the choice that boring ass bandit sport would be dead - but due to ignorant attitudes like yours it survives. What a vile corrupt sport!!! What sport needs to get money off 8 yr olds so it can pay its professional league??? Only soccer!!!

I am really sorry that your sport is a joke internationally, I am sorry that your sport has no one outside of 4 states that actually give a toss about it. I am sorry that your sport has less people interested in watching it in the world than the sports you call boring such as Union, League and Football (think that says more about you than the rest of the world) I am truly truly sorry that less people are interested in playing your sport than Football Nationally and less interested in playing your sport in two of the largest states in NSW and Qld.

In reality your sport is a meaningless sport played by a few hundred thousand people worldwide and watched by a couple of million. That is your position in the world, I would accept it and know your place.

Well said. The funny thing a lot of these AFL fans don't realise is that more poeple in Australia play real football (soccer) than AFL.

You look at the stats in Australia. Soccer is the most paricipated team sport in the country by miles.
Yet AFL keeps making out it is number one.
If you count all forms of soccer in Australia. Indoor & outdoor competitions. Player numbers are at 650,000.
While AFL is round 224,000.
(Physical recreation Australia report numbers)

SO BASICALLY SOCCER HAS ALMOST 3 TIMES THE NUMBER OF PLAYERS IN AUSTRALIA AS AFL.
Really shows the delusions of you AFL fumblers.

lol what are the age groups? soccer dominates at junior levels but falls away very fast when they reach the latter teenage years!

while your there posting & paying out the AFL participation numbers, post the NRLOLs numbers there as well

If you read properly I said Soccer is the most participated team sport in Australia so obviously that includes rugby league

And the fact is Soccer beats AFL in EVERY AGE GROUP AND SEX.
Men, Women, Boys, Girls. Yep Soccer is ahead of AFL in Australia.

Rugby League never pretends to be the most participated sport in Australia so there is nothing to defend. But AFL does, when in reality it gets it's arse kicked by real football with player numbers by almost 3 times.

[leagueiscrap]

you mean the one that dominates the pissant sport that is professional soccer in australia right? the one thats so piss poor even soccer followers in this country dont follow the national league?

Lol, Yea mate, the AFL is a meaningless sport, a couple of million people in Australia give a fuck about it, no one else does. More people watch rugby league, rugby union and Football so like I said the AFL is a meaningless sport.

Yeah keep pinning your credibility to what happens OS - like I said if they had the choice that boring ass bandit sport would be dead - but due to ignorant attitudes like yours it survives. What a vile corrupt sport!!! What sport needs to get money off 8 yr olds so it can pay its professional league??? Only soccer!!!

I am really sorry that your sport is a joke internationally, I am sorry that your sport has no one outside of 4 states that actually give a toss about it. I am sorry that your sport has less people interested in watching it in the world than the sports you call boring such as Union, League and Football (think that says more about you than the rest of the world) I am truly truly sorry that less people are interested in playing your sport than Football Nationally and less interested in playing your sport in two of the largest states in NSW and Qld.

In reality your sport is a meaningless sport played by a few hundred thousand people worldwide and watched by a couple of million. That is your position in the world, I would accept it and know your place.

Well said. The funny thing a lot of these AFL fans don't realise is that more poeple in Australia play real football (soccer) than AFL.

You look at the stats in Australia. Soccer is the most paricipated team sport in the country by miles.
Yet AFL keeps making out it is number one.
If you count all forms of soccer in Australia. Indoor & outdoor competitions. Player numbers are at 650,000.
While AFL is round 224,000.
(Physical recreation Australia report numbers)

SO BASICALLY SOCCER HAS ALMOST 3 TIMES THE NUMBER OF PLAYERS IN AUSTRALIA AS AFL.
Really shows the delusions of you AFL fumblers.

lol what are the age groups? soccer dominates at junior levels but falls away very fast when they reach the latter teenage years!

while your there posting & paying out the AFL participation numbers, post the NRLOLs numbers there as well

If you read properly I said Soccer is the most participated team sport in Australia so obviously that includes rugby league

And the fact is Soccer beats AFL in EVERY AGE GROUP AND SEX.
Men, Women, Boys, Girls. Yep Soccer is ahead of AFL in Australia.

Rugby League never pretends to be the most participated sport in Australia so there is nothing to defend. But AFL does, when in reality it gets it's arse kicked by real football with player numbers by almost 3 times.

post the stats thickshit no2

AFL fans never claim to be the sport with the most participation numbers in Australia,

[NRL&NFLweLaughATafl]

you mean the one that dominates the pissant sport that is professional soccer in australia right? the one thats so piss poor even soccer followers in this country dont follow the national league?

Lol, Yea mate, the AFL is a meaningless sport, a couple of million people in Australia give a fuck about it, no one else does. More people watch rugby league, rugby union and Football so like I said the AFL is a meaningless sport.

Yeah keep pinning your credibility to what happens OS - like I said if they had the choice that boring ass bandit sport would be dead - but due to ignorant attitudes like yours it survives. What a vile corrupt sport!!! What sport needs to get money off 8 yr olds so it can pay its professional league??? Only soccer!!!

I am really sorry that your sport is a joke internationally, I am sorry that your sport has no one outside of 4 states that actually give a toss about it. I am sorry that your sport has less people interested in watching it in the world than the sports you call boring such as Union, League and Football (think that says more about you than the rest of the world) I am truly truly sorry that less people are interested in playing your sport than Football Nationally and less interested in playing your sport in two of the largest states in NSW and Qld.

In reality your sport is a meaningless sport played by a few hundred thousand people worldwide and watched by a couple of million. That is your position in the world, I would accept it and know your place.

Well said. The funny thing a lot of these AFL fans don't realise is that more poeple in Australia play real football (soccer) than AFL.

You look at the stats in Australia. Soccer is the most paricipated team sport in the country by miles.
Yet AFL keeps making out it is number one.
If you count all forms of soccer in Australia. Indoor & outdoor competitions. Player numbers are at 650,000.
While AFL is round 224,000.
(Physical recreation Australia report numbers)

SO BASICALLY SOCCER HAS ALMOST 3 TIMES THE NUMBER OF PLAYERS IN AUSTRALIA AS AFL.
Really shows the delusions of you AFL fumblers.

lol what are the age groups? soccer dominates at junior levels but falls away very fast when they reach the latter teenage years!

while your there posting & paying out the AFL participation numbers, post the NRLOLs numbers there as well

If you read properly I said Soccer is the most participated team sport in Australia so obviously that includes rugby league

And the fact is Soccer beats AFL in EVERY AGE GROUP AND SEX.
Men, Women, Boys, Girls. Yep Soccer is ahead of AFL in Australia.

Rugby League never pretends to be the most participated sport in Australia so there is nothing to defend. But AFL does, when in reality it gets it's arse kicked by real football with player numbers by almost 3 times.

post the stats thickshit no2

AFL fans never claim to be the sport with the most participation numbers in Australia,

Yes you do lol... you fumbler delusionals claim to be number one at everything when you get beaten by in loads of things.

I gave you the facts and the source. Prove me wrong halfwit.

Do you really think you will find a source with more women AFL players than women Soccer players in Australia?

Do you really think more grown up men would play AFL over Soccer here? Your kidding bro.

I played soccer in high school as well as league. Do you know how many soccer teams we had in the 14s alone. 3 teams. Is even more for that school now.

[Swans4ever]

Yeah were some crazy scenes between Russia and England last week in France.

And who the fuck cares!

Pretty much the whole world cares and a lot more than the little one nation code called AFL.

What happens when the two biggest football hooligan nations play each other.

I thought were talking about football in Australia - but apparently your only interested in what happens OS - I guess that's why you follow the NFL (a game which has to be the most boring sport ever invented 5 seconds of play 15 min of talk!). You really have issues with your self esteem if the only way you can appreciate a sport is if it's played OS! And watching a sport like soccer where the most exciting part of it is how the crowd dismember each other has got to be beneath watching paint dry!

[post_hoc]

I've actually posted this before, but clearly some of you AFL types either are a bit slow or refuse to accept (I dont count Swans in that category, because I know I posted it and he actually said he learnt something knew so I tip my hat to him)

From the ABS children in sport are up to the age of 14
Senior is considered 15 and over
I have also only included outdoor Football and not Futsal

Sport, and Participation numbers

Football Junior 397,600
Senior 438,800
Looks like evidence to me, not seeing the drop off from kids to seniors LOL

AFL Juinor 226,500
Senior 224,000

Looks like a drop off

So, leagueiscrap can you admit you were wrong? or is this a but but moment?

[Xman]

I wouldnt call participation a true indication of the number 1 sport.

http://www.roymorgan.com/findings/6123- ... 1503182151
According to a Morgan poll the top participation sports for Australian adults are swimming, cycling, bush walking, soccer, dancing, tennis, basketball and netball.

Most of these sports can be played at a very casual level at almost any age except maybe elderly. High impact sports combined with high aerobic fitness like Aussie rules and RL really can only be played by people in peak condition around their 20's and early 30's.

As far as actual fans go the AFL is clearly the number 1 code in Australia. Crowds, ratings, and memberships all point this way. In this respect soccer doesnt even come close

[ParraEelsNRL]

AFL never stops screaming it's number 1 at everything, where the fuck does wookie get his info, doesn't he watch TV, listen to the radio or have the net, the AFL shove their brand down our throat unmercifully about how they are the biggest and the best yet this fucking clown says he can't see it and has never seen it, wookie is a dumb kent, a liar and a fraud who pretends he knows it all.

He knows fuck all, just read his articles at the roar comparing RL and AFL, he never got a single rl thing right, yet it's all truth eh?

Fucking drongo.

[ParraEelsNRL]

And don't reply you pussy kent, you are a wimp and a liar, you fudge shit to make the AFL look better, who can forget all the TV ratings that were always missing, esp the RL ones yet his ratings were supposedly right all the time with AFL in front but when the real ratings came out and showed the opposite, the real figures were wrong, aye wookie, yours were the real figures eh?

Drongo.