The young male of southern Australia

[Xman]

Erm just because tadg didn't receive an all Australian selection don't mean he wasn't one of the best by a long shot

I just checked. He was injured all of 2011 but I think you'll find amateur Canadian rugby players are seen as pretty awesome when they play in the AFL.

Pyke played in all 25 games for the Swans' 2013 season. He took 52 contested marks, more than any player in the competition except Travis Cloke,[19] and he was the Swans' fourth-leading goal kicker with 28.[26] Pyke's success on the field led former Sydney coach Paul Roos to hold him out as a contender for the 2013 All-Australian team.[27] It was to be his best season.

Like I said he Showed em all how to take contested marks in 2013. And Paul Roos AFL legend thought he shoulda been an all Australian

Canadian amateur rugby union players wouldn't make the first division in any rugby league team in Sydney. But they're def a good chance of making the swans!! :_<> it's fukkin true! It's all true!!! :_<>

he had 1 year where he, a ruckman with no direct defender, took around 2 contested marks a game. He never got anywhere near all-Australian. He didnt poll a single brownlow vote.

Yep, crushed it!

You think me and the members are gunna take your word on this above AFL legend Paul Roos? this guy has one marble left in his head folks

You'd take his coach over the people who vote for the awards?
I dont vote for the brownlow or the All-Australian

[Xman]

Mike pyke came from Canada because there was no chance for much of a career there. He waltzed into the swans got a premiership, showed the league how to lead the way in contested marks, gained the respect of AFL legends and basically became a good footy player without the need for a youth playing the game.

Tadg Kennelly came from Ireland without getting paid much for his footy there. Waltzed into the swans and earned 750k per season, such was his value to the AFL

Kennelly played a game that is similar to Aussie rules so picking up the game wasnt a challenge. he was also a standout in his country. Great athletes can play more than one sport

[King-Eliagh]

I said pyke showed em and he did. You're just upset I'm right and trying to pretend you're code is better than it is. Sorry Xman but I must say it how it is. Many a foreigner without experience can beat the southern aus male into the AFL and play at a high level in the AFL with less than a tenth the playing experience. It's true. But it's not so true when you look at the other pro team sports.

[Xman]

I said pyke showed em and he did. You're just upset I'm right and trying to pretend you're code is better than it is. Sorry Xman but I must say it how it is. Many a foreigner without experience can beat the southern aus male into the AFL and play at a high level in the AFL with less than a tenth the playing experience. It's true. But it's not so true when you look at the other pro team sports.

Pyke showed them by polling no brownlow votes, so he was never in the top 3 best on ground, and never being awarded All Australian as a ruckman.

Yep, showed them good

[NRL&NFLweLaughATafl]

So now I've shown you there are other sports where you have variable scoring results according to accuracy you've changed to football codes.

If youre looking for reward for failure how about a game that allows 5 failed attempts to get past the opposition

Is not variable scoring. It is all done to make it as easy as possible to score in AFL.

No other code has a larger goal kicking areas than AFL.

As for tackling your opponent numerous times before scoring. That happens is RUGBY UNION, RUGBY LEAGUE & GRID IRON.

Tell me. How often would AFL players score if they had goals like Rugby or Soccer?
You guys would have a 70% reduction is goals.

it is variable scoring and the purpose was to reduce the likelihood of draws.

Scoring a point is actually seen as a disadvantage, not a reward. In fact defences regularly concede points to retain possession and lessen the chance of a goal being scored against them. Only last Saturday night Richmond needed a goal to win the game after the siren, a point would have lost them the game so it was no reward.

I would much much much prefer a higher scoring game than a game that is very difficult to score like soccer or hockey. At least the better team is more likely to win in a higher scoring game because their dominance can more easily be translated to the scoreboard. The number of times a team dominates in soccer only to lose by a poor ref decision or a flukey goal turns me right off the sport.

Football is a far more skilled game than AFL though. This is why scores are so much lower.

If AFL is so worried about draws, they just have to introduce golden point. No excuse for giving away points for poor accuracy.

[Xman]

So you think a game which is harder to score and therefore scores less shows its more skilful? Thats pretty stupid logic

[King-Eliagh]

I said pyke showed em and he did. You're just upset I'm right and trying to pretend you're code is better than it is. Sorry Xman but I must say it how it is. Many a foreigner without experience can beat the southern aus male into the AFL and play at a high level in the AFL with less than a tenth the playing experience. It's true. But it's not so true when you look at the other pro team sports.

Pyke showed them by polling no brownlow votes, so he was never in the top 3 best on ground, and never being awarded All Australian as a ruckman.

Yep, showed them good

And being the second best mark in the comp, which is what I said he showed em about He showed em good!

Positions Vacant: AFL player No relevant experience necessary

Look lets be fair here. The AFL has expanded during the last decade or so so the quality player pool has thinned considerably. I'll give you that excuse guys.



But then again, I'm not sure but I have an inkling its not a new thing that randoms have made it to the top level in the AFL without a smidgeon of playing experience compared to the southern Australian youth who try and do make it to the top... Would I be right in thinking that xman? Or is it just since the player pool thinned significantly after poor expansion planning?

Either way I guess its fukked but which fukked is less fukked I don't know so please lets discuss and work this out

[Xman]

Taking the second most contested marks is being the second best mark in the league you great dick.

You really have no idea for someone who claims to have played

[King-Eliagh]

Sorry I meant contested. Doesn't matter because the fact of the matter is mikey pykey boy rocked up, had no experience, played awesome, gained his legend coaches utter admiration, showed the league how to take contested marks, kicked plenty of goals and generally played better than most on the paddock

And poor xman just cant cope that outsiders can come and be highly successful in a sport without needing experience playing the sport as a youth.

In fact any kid who knows they wont make it to the top in their sport come the time they hit 28 should seriously consider switching to get some big bucks and have a bit of fun with the skimpy short wearing lesser athletes in the AFL. I'd recommend it to anyone. Cox, the American engineering student who probably wasn't getting the best marks at uni so decided to give AFL a go, for example kicked the winning goal today against geelong.

Its a piece of piss really. You just need to give it at most a few years of practise and you'll be up there with the best southern aus men in the AFL business...such appears to be the lesser genetics of the southern aus male.

[King-Eliagh]

To give an example of someone who's not keen on putting in 30hours gym time per week. Me for example. Rocked up to Alice springs with no experience and before i'd played 7 games id already received a best on ground, playing at a level higher than all the other fellas who weren't keen on the gym for 30hours p/week but had been playing the game all their lives none the less!

[Xman]

Sorry I meant contested. Doesn't matter because the fact of the matter is mikey pykey boy rocked up, had no experience, played awesome, gained his legend coaches utter admiration, showed the league how to take contested marks, kicked plenty of goals and generally played better than most on the paddock

And poor xman just cant cope that outsiders can come and be highly successful in a sport without needing experience playing the sport as a youth.

In fact any kid who knows they wont make it to the top in their sport come the time they hit 28 should seriously consider switching to get some big bucks and have a bit of fun with the skimpy short wearing lesser athletes in the AFL. I'd recommend it to anyone. Cox, the American engineering student who probably wasn't getting the best marks at uni so decided to give AFL a go, for example kicked the winning goal today against geelong.

Its a piece of piss really. You just need to give it at most a few years of practise and you'll be up there with the best southern aus men in the AFL business...such appears to be the lesser genetics of the southern aus male.

he was offered a contract in 2008 but didnt have a decent season until 5 years later. So lets not go making shit up KE. He played a ruckman which is suited to tall players, and he clearly had the athletic ability. He took 5 years to really become good enough to play a full season. 5 years is as long as some junior players would play prior to being drafted at 18, so its more than enough time to learn the game.

Cox is an athletic 6'11" player. All he needed to do was learn how to kick and he was always going to be a useful ruckman at that size. The fact that the AFL allows athletes of different sizes to play is a credit to the game, not a negative

[Xman]

To give an example of someone who's not keen on putting in 30hours gym time per week. Me for example. Rocked up to Alice springs with no experience and before i'd played 7 games id already received a best on ground, playing at a level higher than all the other fellas who weren't keen on the gym for 30hours p/week but had been playing the game all their lives none the less!

funny. I played RL last week and starred at it, getting best afield with no practice or training. What an easy game

[King-Eliagh]

Now now, there's no need to lie xman. you grew up playing AFL, hence you couldn't play rugby league to save yourself!!!

[Mal]

Sorry I meant contested. Doesn't matter because the fact of the matter is mikey pykey boy rocked up, had no experience, played awesome, gained his legend coaches utter admiration, showed the league how to take contested marks, kicked plenty of goals and generally played better than most on the paddock

And poor xman just cant cope that outsiders can come and be highly successful in a sport without needing experience playing the sport as a youth.

In fact any kid who knows they wont make it to the top in their sport come the time they hit 28 should seriously consider switching to get some big bucks and have a bit of fun with the skimpy short wearing lesser athletes in the AFL. I'd recommend it to anyone. Cox, the American engineering student who probably wasn't getting the best marks at uni so decided to give AFL a go, for example kicked the winning goal today against geelong.

Its a piece of piss really. You just need to give it at most a few years of practise and you'll be up there with the best southern aus men in the AFL business...such appears to be the lesser genetics of the southern aus male.

he was offered a contract in 2008 but didnt have a decent season until 5 years later. So lets not go making shit up KE. He played a ruckman which is suited to tall players, and he clearly had the athletic ability. He took 5 years to really become good enough to play a full season. 5 years is as long as some junior players would play prior to being drafted at 18, so its more than enough time to learn the game.

Cox is an athletic 6'11" player. All he needed to do was learn how to kick and he was always going to be a useful ruckman at that size. The fact that the AFL allows athletes of different sizes to play is a credit to the game, not a negative

I agree Caitlan X......Man. It think it's a great credit that rabble ball gives these otherwise useless athletes a chance to star in a game they no nothing about. They have failed at every other sporting pursuit they have attempted but simply walk into rabble ball and hey presto.......STAR.......!!!!!!!

How funny is that????????? LOLOLOLOLOLOL

[Xman]

Please point me to one of these 'Stars' that have come from useless athletes at other sports...

Or is this you lying again?