Talking Footy

Nothing more Australian. Great to see isn't it.

WHEN a celebrity lands in Australia, it's part of the standard itinerary to visit an AFL club and pull on a jumper for a photo shoot.

It shows they are one of us, or something like that.

The latest example is US rapper Snoop Dogg, who is now an honorary Gold Coast Suns fan.



From singers to actors, stars from other sports and international leaders, here is our hall of fame.


Former Foreign Minister Alexander Downer presents US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice with an Adelaide Crows jumper during a visit to the White House in 2005. Source: News Limited


Members of One Direction appeared in Hawthorn jumpers during their Melbourne show in October last year. Source: Instagram


In 2011 Heritier Lumumba (then known as Harry O’Brien) met his hero, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and gave him a Collingwood jumper. With No.8 on the back, of course. Source: News Limited


Collingwood has a proud tradition of attracting celebrity supporters including Robe Lowe, Miranda Kerr and former PM Paul Keating. This could be the weirdest. Source: News Limited


Richmond convinced Seth Rogan (left) to put on a Tigers jumper when he was here last year to promote his film This is the End. Don’t think it sold too many extra tickets. Source: Supplied

How embarrassing that they feel they need to shove it down peoples throats all the time whether they like it or not and then have to talk about something they have nfi about.

Now that's insecure!

What a great and unique symbol of Australia to offer overseas guests is the jumper of the great Australian game.
Nothing symbolises Australia more than this game wrt all the cultures of Australia including aboriginal culture.
In fact it's the only symbol. It's the only truly Australian product left. Think about it. There's nothing left that symbolises Australia that includes all Australians.

ParraEelsNRL wrote:

How embarrassing that they feel they need to shove it down peoples throats all the time whether they like it or not and then have to talk about something they have nfi about.

So where are the efforts by the NRL to do the same thing?

Thought so.

conversation with everyone of these folk from overseas went something along the lines of this

so.... which basketball team is this ?? :P

No NO .... they're a football team






ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...............
so.... why are they wearing basketball uniforms ? >


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other conversations


here
have a kick of this sherrin

Sharon .... who's Sharon & why are we kicking her

Yes
we fist the ball to transfer it between players

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

you guys look like you fist a lot
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lets face it
the worlds tiniest sport can goad all the overseas celebs they want into photo ops

they mean nothing
very much like the sport does to more then half of this country ... & the rest of the world

cos789 wrote:

What a great and unique symbol of Australia to offer overseas guests is the jumper of the great Australian game.
Nothing symbolises Australia more than this game wrt all the cultures of Australia including aboriginal culture.
In fact it's the only symbol. It's the only truly Australian product left. Think about it. There's nothing left that symbolises Australia that includes all Australians.

Dave counters this with an imaginary conversation in his head.
Must be going around and round and round and round......

cos789 wrote:

What a great and unique symbol of Australia to offer overseas guests is the jumper of the great Australian game.
Nothing symbolises Australia more than this game wrt all the cultures of Australia including aboriginal culture.
In fact it's the only symbol. It's the only truly Australian product left. Think about it. There's nothing left that symbolises Australia that includes all Australians.

it is a Victorian abortion
so say more then half of the only country on earth this bumbling mess is played

the rest of the world is completely unaware of this sports existence ................. so that's a good thing as it means these bumbling clods can't embarrass our Nation on an international stage

the closet we get is some Irish Pig & potato farming amateurs running rings around them every couple of years :_<> :_<> :_<> :_<>

NRLCrap1 wrote:

ParraEelsNRL wrote:

How embarrassing that they feel they need to shove it down peoples throats all the time whether they like it or not and then have to talk about something they have nfi about.

So where are the efforts by the NRL to do the same thing?

Thought so.

we're not look at me .... look at me ........desperados like the VFL

the VFL's pathetic insecure fans need constant validation about their imaginary position on the world stage
their imaginary overseas players
& imaginary interest in their game by overseas celebs

we're comfortable with our lot in the world

which is way ... way ...... waaaayyyyyy... up the totem pole of world sports ...... from your sad little fumbles & bumbles

In your dreams, Dave. YOUR abortion is the one that's on the nose across most of the world. The love for AFL is ever increasing and you are in.........a river in Egypt.

Comfortable with your lot? That's not a good thing. That's a bad thing. And it's true insecurity, because a sport that doesn't evolve and expand is a sport that is doomed.

NRLCrap1 wrote:

ParraEelsNRL wrote:

How embarrassing that they feel they need to shove it down peoples throats all the time whether they like it or not and then have to talk about something they have nfi about.

So where are the efforts by the NRL to do the same thing?

Thought so.

Just for you CRapp1,
FYI the first one is just for South Sydney, and they trump the whole AFL.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entert ... 365?page=1
1. oprah 2. Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid 3. snoop 4.Ben Affleck and the list goes on lol.

here is some more...
heres a youtube clip of ryan giggs(man united) meeting australian rugby league captain.


manchester united at the state of origin
http://images.smh.com.au/2013/07/18/457 ... 20x349.jpg

the major difference is that there would be ALOT more overseas celebs would know more about rugby league and nrl than the AFL, all they no about the AFL is some odd looking singlet they are handed.

214Four wrote:

NRLCrap1 wrote:

ParraEelsNRL wrote:

How embarrassing that they feel they need to shove it down peoples throats all the time whether they like it or not and then have to talk about something they have nfi about.

So where are the efforts by the NRL to do the same thing?

Thought so.

Just for you CRapp1,
FYI the first one is just for South Sydney, and they trump the whole AFL.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entert ... 365?page=1
1. oprah 2. Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid 3. snoop 4.Ben Affleck and the list goes on lol.

here is some more...
heres a youtube clip of ryan giggs(man united) meeting australian rugby league captain.


manchester united at the state of origin
http://images.smh.com.au/2013/07/18/457 ... 20x349.jpg

& the obvious difference here is Ryan Giggs ... IS a massive Rugby League fan
grew up with the game but wasn't big enough to play it so he chose soccer
same with about 6 other Man U players.. & scores of other Celebs throughout the UK .. they don't need to be in staged .. fake .. crap ... photo ops

their love of our game is genuine

NRLCrap1 wrote:

In your dreams, Dave. YOUR abortion is the one that's on the nose across most of the world. The love for AFL is ever increasing and you are in.........a river in Egypt.

Comfortable with your lot? That's not a good thing. That's a bad thing. And it's true insecurity, because a sport that doesn't evolve and expand is a sport that is doomed.

a basketball singlet said Barak Obama .. thanks Julia .. lets go shoot some hoops

Oh Barak said Julia
its a Football jumper

say whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ?? >

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a national embarrassment tis the Victardian game
the less the world knows about it
the less we'll get laughed at :_<> :_<> :_<> :_<>