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This video is a brief explanation of the rules of Australian Rules Football or Aussie Rules as it is commonly called. Due to the time constraints of YouTube I have only covered the major rules, however this should be enough to help you follow the game. You may need to pause the video occasionally to read the text. I have also added numerous short videos to further illustrate aspects of the game that can be accessed in the video responses to this video.One aspect I overlooked is the punch. This is a defensive technique often used in a marking contest by a player who is out of position in relation to his direct opponent. For example if a player is caught behind his opponent as the ball is coming towards them and it is clear the player in front will mark the ball, the player caught behind will try and punch the ball away to prevent the mark. Care needs to be taken to avoid high contact.The game is played at a fast pace with players playing on at every available opportunity. This means that extremely high levels of fitness and strength are required with players regularly running 20km or more each game. Imagine running twenty 100 metre sprints over a two hour period while simultaneously trying to catch and control an oval ball while fending off attacks from 18 other players and you will begin to understand what is required of an Aussie Rules Footballer.History:Aussie Rules is the world's oldest football code being codified in Melbourne Australia in 1858 and was partly inspired by the aboriginal kicking/catching game called Marn Grook. This means the games origins are potentially tens of thousands of years old. The Melbourne Football Club is the worlds oldest being formed in 1859. The first night game was played in 1879.Year first codified:AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL: 1858ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL (SOCCER): 1863RUGBY UNION: 1871AMERICAN FOOTBALL: 1876GAELIC FOOTBALL: 1885RUGBY LEAGUE: 1895Just remember: Aussie Rules is not a religion, it is far more important than that.UPDATE: Fraser Gehrig (the 'G-Train') received a one week suspension for punching an opponent based on the video evidence.Links: http://afl.com.au/ http://afl.com.au/Portals/0/af... http://au.sports.yahoo.com/afl... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

Channel: Sports
Uploaded: April 15, 2007 at 6:51 am
Author: mddawson1

Length: 09:58
Rating: 4.61
Views: 86558

Tags: AFL  Aussie  Australian  football  footy  grook  marn  rules  

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south6bt (August 25, 2008 at 10:40 am)
Good video man, well explained and presented.
noigmn (August 24, 2008 at 1:51 am)
Great video. I'm Melbournian so didn't really need to watch it, but it's cool to see the game we love explained simply.For the people who asked who St. Kilda are earlier, they are one of the younger teams in the comp. They can be quite exciting when they are up and running. And have some great players, ie. Riewoldt (the tall blond forward shown in the videos). Currently Geelong are the reigning premiers. If you are searching for highlights on here, Geelong would be a good place to start.
jimmyhird (August 23, 2008 at 11:31 am)
Adding to what mddawson1 said, AFL does not measure kicks or 'plays' by lengths as you do in NFL or rugby, so the length of the field is not critical to the game. The only length that matters is the 50 metre arc.
Piccinels (August 20, 2008 at 3:17 pm)
Beautiful sport. I like it! Now I know more about it :D Thanks a lot.
mddawson1 (August 19, 2008 at 5:16 am)
The ground size varies as it is usually played on cricket ovals which vary in size. Why cricket ovals vary in size I have no idea.
hacimed (August 19, 2008 at 12:52 am)
Why are some of the fields different lengths?Anyways, I don't like rugby or soccer mainly because of one main problem, they're too simple.I've never watched an AFL game before but it looks to be complex and hig scoring by the looks of this video. Also the tackling looks nice, it doesn't resemble a chaotic pile like you have in rugbyAs an American Football fan I'm going to look into the AFL more because of this video.
BenPClayton (August 18, 2008 at 10:23 am)
AntiFeminaziAus you are a moron ....i think ive made my point
willbaboon (August 18, 2008 at 3:35 am)
soooooo confusing
JAYTASTICROCKS (August 17, 2008 at 7:02 am)
its to tell the players you cant tackle him because he marked it hope that helped (:
mddawson1 (August 16, 2008 at 8:09 am)
It indicates to the players that a mark has been taken and the player cannot be tackle until the umpire calls play-on.

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