It’s so fun watching Americans watch afl because these guys don’t see this but we see it on the tv every Thursday

It’s our humour dude 👍🏼 it means we love you

@gabebabe1

26 күн бұрын

And also they’re a bit soft

@wilsonperez2668

25 күн бұрын

Yeah, you bloody drop kick...

I played AFL growing up. I'm 24 now and I still remember being scared of the big tackles as a kid. I told my Dad this and he simply said, "son, sometimes you just gotta put your body on the line". and so I did lol. I still have a broken nose from AFL I will never forget this tho... My grandparents lived a state away when I was 16. They made it to one of my games. I usually played half back flank (defence) but my coach put me in full forward (offense). I made my Grandpa proud by making a great play for a goal that he raved to me about after the game. My pa played AFL growing up and my old man almost went pro. In an over 18s grand final, he got the best man on ground award

@timbozelle6165

24 күн бұрын

You never played AFL growing up, you played Aussie rules

@rem9750

24 күн бұрын

@timbozelle6165 oh sorry Mr technical. I played footy Fuck me, you must be insufferable...

@off1k

23 күн бұрын

@@timbozelle6165 Technically it's Australian Football, Aussie Rules is something the Rugby League fans pushed decades ago that seem to stick. Rugby League fans call their game Football or Footy as well.

@Dethek

17 күн бұрын

ha my Dad taught me the same thing - if you go in harder than the other person, you won't get injured. Years of AFL later, never had a (worthy to mention) injury!

@chillinedits_

16 күн бұрын

@@Dethek my dad taught me that if your not injured, you didnt go hard enough.

Concussion has become a big issue in our game of late with several high profile players having to retire early because of concussion issues.

Awww you are the best! I loved your reaction to the other vid the other day. You could definitely play AFL!! You are perfect for it!!! Thank you for liking our nations most popular sport ❤

Most of these bumps are illegal now but back in the day this was all legal. Nice reaction mate

@bon7572

27 күн бұрын

Flip G'day mate.. Go Bombers ✊😁 🔴⚫

@flip8702

27 күн бұрын

@bon7572 G'day Bon it's a small world buddy 🤣 I'm enjoying this chanel. Go Bombers ✌️

Those bumps and hits .i agree with your assessment. Its good to see a clear look at our game.not its just violent .

Dude you've stumbled onto some good content. Us Australians get off on watching Americans react to AFL. Not sure why but always seems to get the most views

lol your reactions are hilarious. I can only assume you could also do some damage like these ppl 😅😅

@KingFamilyReacts

28 күн бұрын

🤪🤪🤪🤪

If you want to see more brutal hits, check out a show called buffs biffs and bralwers. That show highlighted how savage afl used to be

Check out Mount Panorama Bathurst there is nothing like it . I think youll apreciate the insight to our favourite race .here in aus

Love yourreaction to our great sport your switch on

@RossWhite-wj9gu

24 күн бұрын

I played top level

Let the bodies hit the floor 😂😂😂😂

@KingFamilyReacts

28 күн бұрын

Yeah bro!!!!

would you believe it was even worse in the 80's, the AFL only started getting tougher on the biffs in the late 90's (bigger penalty's). As well as bringing in the "Blood Rule", if a player is bleeding, they must leave the field and be patched up etc before they may be put back on the field. The gut in the white and red jumper (swans) he was a great player but known to be a "tough" player so not unusual to see that. The guy in yellow was indeed an umpire.

You should check out the greatest season ever played, Dustin Martins 2017 highlights. That season he won every major award available including the Brownlow ( our MVP ), the Norm Smith Medal ( best player in the grand final ), the Coaches best player of the year and all of the media awards for that season. You will not be disappointed. Loving your work, keep it up

This is mild compared to back in the day! Check out 10 Top AFL Enforcers/villians👍

@kennnnys

7 күн бұрын

Plugger, lethal, the duck, ablett, Muir, Rhys Jones were all absolute beasts.

@TheStarcruiser

7 күн бұрын

@@kennnnys I wish they were still here!!!👍

@jocelynohalloran3550

4 күн бұрын

Agreed. Used to be so much worse. When all these new rules came in I remember a lot of people say that the game has gone soft. I agree to some degree but now that I’m a mum and my daughter plays, I’m glad it’s “gone soft” and in her league (under 17s) there’s still a lot of concussions and injuries.

Not only are there Australian football teams in Georgia. I know of a couple of other KZreadrs from Georgia that are into AFL. I won't post a link, but you can search them out yourself. One is "Chaz", who covers AFL as well as other sports & the other is "Steez and The Don AFL", their channel is 100% dedicated to AFL. They also started their own Australian football team in Grovetown, where they are from called "The Pirates." (I have no idea how far that is from where you are). Anyway, check them out or even reach out, I'm sure they'd love to hear from you. I never managed to convince any of them to root for my team, The Western Bulldogs. Maybe you will see the light! You're American, the Bulldogs are Red, White & Blue. You know it only makes sense!

@Duchess_of_Cadishead

19 күн бұрын

Absolutely. Bulldogs, through and through. Woof woof.

"soccer.. that's from somewhere else" 🤣... Love it mate. Keep up the reacts, there's much to see here. AFL is a great game, I grew up playing it and Soccer during the winters and Cricket and Cross Country/Athlets during the Summer. AFL is like a religion in Victoria, it is now played all over Australia but primarily a Victorian based sport.

@trainco1643

11 күн бұрын

I would say invented in Victoria but primarily based in pretty much every other state and territory except NSW and QLD

Without padding there is potential for serious damage, though these are mostly unintentional contacts. Maybe you and your boys can go to a Atlanta Kookaburra game, I imagine the tickets aren't as pricey as the more well known and popular sports. Looking forward to seeing your reaction to Rugby, they can get very rough as well.

@DaveOz-mx5oh

27 күн бұрын

The head is protected by the rules, and it's not head-on like NFL or rugby. There is far less brain damage (CTE) in AFL as a result

There's a league in the US. The USAFL. It's a mix of Aussie expats and Americans. You should see if there's a team near you.

No no no..the 50 greatest marks ...it's insane....+ do the official AFL rules...ya Goofy m8te from Australia...

@CLAWCUZBRO

28 күн бұрын

no no no ..the best of buddy and eddy lol

Eddie Betts is an AFL football legend, smaller roving crumber who can kick goals in the forward line from the most difficult angles on field, and convert contested possessions into goals and assists. Eddie played for the Adelaide Crows and Carlton, and is now retired from playing and a commentator for Fox Sports. He's also an indigenous person. AFL has developed from an indigenous heritage and Eddie continues to advocate for indigenous rights. Spectacular on field and off, supporters of AFL love Eddie Betts and he will no doubt go down in the history of the sport as one of the all time greats.

@dianaperry1929

26 күн бұрын

Also off the field,Eddie is a great family man,role model to kids and is also very generous with his time helping fundraising for communities….He is a star that shines bright in my eyes…❤ to Eddie

@user-zo1er7jk1f

25 күн бұрын

Andrew Mc,cloud,,ran rings around Mr Betts…

@davidhines68

19 күн бұрын

Eddie is also one of the most beloved AFL players of all time. Doesn't matter which team you go for, you like Eddie.

Too bad you reacted to the wrong best hits video but so many seem to react to this one. Not sure if someone is suggesting this particular video or it's the one that's top by KZread. This one isnt too bad (first 2 hits are great and the last caused a broken jaw) but a few very silly hits in there like the umpire (ref) collision and the punches. "Here comes the BOOM! (AFL'S BIGGEST HITS!)" uploaded by Darcy Laffy "BIGGEST AFL HITS EVER!" uploaded MIDA "BEST/WORST AFL BUMPS (2017-2023)" uploaded by Punkspike for modern hits/collisions These are far better hits videos. Best video of Eddie Betts is "Eddie Betts The Pied Piper" it shows a bit of everything (goals, marks, tackling) not just goal and is very well edited video. 6:52 you cant hit/block/tackle a player marking (catching) a ball, you can attempt to spoil or mark yourself. A spoil is attempt to punch the ball away. 9:55 That was pretty much the perfect placement for a knockout punch, it was on more of the chin than you thought, it didn't knock him out though. He punched him because Ballentyne is a pest.

@arconeagain

28 күн бұрын

Nah the best one is the villains of VFL, or whatever it's called.

@Christoff070

23 күн бұрын

Dirty Ballentyne

@klausbremner_autotelic_art

9 күн бұрын

Search for "AFL Know your enemy"

Watch MAson Cox story, he is a born Texan, had no idea what the sport was got recruited of the best and biggest team in Australia and has killed it, started slow, he had to learn the sport but now he is one of our best players and a 2023 premiership winner, most Aussie born players never get to win a premiership but a Texan/Aussie now has, FYI he has become a citizen of Australia

@Matt-wn7kg

15 күн бұрын

One of the best players??? seriously, the guy is useless, even Collingwood fans think he’s shit!!

I only suggested last video that you didn’t have to travel to the other side of the world to check out Aussie rules in person as there is a league in the US 😉

People will mislead you about AFL. People will tell you to watch the AFL fights/hard hit videos etc. This is the past and no longer part of our game due to concussion litigation. What you need to know is that is it's a game of fast paced skill, played by players who demonstrate enormous athletic abilities, it's a is 360 degree game, rather than opponent facing off against each other and it's generally high scoring and exciting. The ground is oval shaped and approximately 180m long. To best understand the game I'd recommend watching a full game...

You definitely need to do Eddie Betts best goal's. he was a freak player he retired in 2021

KFR, that pose they make after the huge hits with their hands extended upwards is called the "Fencing position", it means a concussion is a certainty and it looks very messed up. The potential for any long term damage from a CTE was why I retired from playing Rugby League at a relatively young age. I'd already had several serious concussions throughout my junior career, and I was seventeen when I was advised to stop playing. At that time I was splitting my time between my own aged group team games and I was also playing reserve grade. Reserve grade is full grown men, and I mean full grown. Shout out to the Menindee Yabbies, those buggers where brutal to play against. And yes, that meant I was playing two games each weekend. I regretfully do believe that it has affected my level of cognitive function, well, to a certain degree. But I might have dodged a bigger bullet, just in time.

Glass jaw man who is a very good afl player but has a history of broken jaws.

The fights are the best lol 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

It's an occupational hazard. These blokes are big and strong, running at full pace with eyes for the ball. There is a risk of collisions and the occasional bad decisions, even if not intentional. The issue is that some of this stuff nowadays is being pulled apart after the game with someone passing judgement on split second decisions.

you said Here Comes The Boom. then check out HCTB byron picket... so good he has his own boom. there's also a HCTB AFL video which is pretty cool. also i second the call to watch AFL The Enforcers video

most aussies know as much about nfl as American know about afl. i know both well and explain that basically every nfl play is a set piece; its all or nothing every play and the pads make sense especially since everyone has a job to do in every play; where a field game like afl has less reason for padding; as ihits are more acute but less frequent

Yeah... a few of these are illegal hits that the players got suspended for. Especially the head shots and that sling tackle. Sometimes 2 players both going for the ball just collide badly. Occasionally you just find yourself in a position where you're a sitting duck for a fair well-executed bump. There's a term in AFL called the "hospital hand-pass", where a teammate passes you the ball in a position where you're almost guaranteed to cop a hit.

@chrisking6667

26 күн бұрын

You've played the game. You understand.

Some of these things from the past have been outlawed i.e head high hits and the sling tackle where the players head hits the ground. Concussion being a problem. Remember normally players do not have pading although s few players are now wearing soft headgear..

Forget Eddie he only kick goal in difficult angles, Check out Cyril Rioli is the highlight reel.

@kennnnys

7 күн бұрын

Ryoli was overated.

If you like AFL take a look at the Australian NRL. There is a KZread video by Australian Actor Russell Crowe explaining Rules to NRL. We had 4 teams when to Vegas earlier this year to play the first 2 games of our season. It was recent in Vegas so well that it has already been added into our competition for the Vegas 2025.

If it doesn't have Nick Reiwoldt going back with the flight - it ain't the video of best hits of all time

AFL came from Gaelic football and they even have crossover games that use a combined ruleset

That's nowhere near the most brutal AFL hits video going around. Love the reaction though! Keep it up buddy!

Welcome to the greatest sport on earth mate. There’s also a comp in the US called the USAFL, which continues to grow year after year and I think there’s actually college teams being started up as of this year. Check it out!

A note on your disclaimer about being soft: part of Aussie culture is taking the piss or mocking/teasing each other. Usually it's meant in a joking and friendly way.

trust me in australia we actually get taught how to tackle unlike some countries and that one at 11:20 was definitely intentional

If you wanna see one of the greatest players of all time look up Tony Modra, there is a video on YT that's a compilation of his greatest moments, guy is a legend and he was a speccy machine.

As an Aussie that’s hard the opportunity to try both AFL & Gridiron (NFL), the hits are both hard, but different. I was surprised at the intensity of the impact from the Linebacker position- it’s like a 300+ pound short distance powerfully explosive impact every play. There are reasons they wear helmets with a special support at the back base of the skull, every play your neck snaps back. NFL isn’t soft even with pads….depending on position. AFL, it’s a massive unprotected hit, but nowhere near as frequent. Definitely more prone to CTE & the long term effects. For size comparison, I’m 6’4”, but when I tried AFL, I was about 210 pounds at most. When I tried NFL I weighed around 235/240 pounds. At 48yo now & someone who’s tried many sports (most time with basketball & rugby league), no matter what the sport, the body doesn’t hold up anymore haha.

You should review bathurst 1000

NFL players arent soft . They use their helmets and pads like weapons and go harder because of that protection . But its a different sport as you mentioned you have to have cardio as well while the NFL have to be bigger and stronger with short sprinting ability. A lot of these shots would have resulted in severe penalties . AFL is trying to limit concussions to.

What's most interesting socially and culturally is what Australian Gen X etc.were brought up watching on tv in black and white, before social media and internet, with no parental supervision or guidance.

Man we have this here in the states, obviously not AFL level but check out your local team at USAFL. The nationals is the largest footy tournament in the world.

@josephbloe4412

26 күн бұрын

If you want to play they'll get you on the field my man.

A lot of those moves were not legal. Do watch Eddy Betts, he was one of the great gentlemen of this game. He is still alive. He was a shorter player and they usually played around the centre but he could also jump and fly high like he was 7 feet tall and kick a goal from anywhere. He is Aboriginal and it is said this game came partly from one they played first.. He played for my team for awhile but he is a rare player that I would watch play for any team and did. Another great one to watch is Buddy Franklin scoring his 1000th goal. See what happens and they have made it harder so it probably will never happen again. I have only seen Plugger and Buddy do it and the fans from both teams celebrate those times. I wasn’t mean or say you were soft. You do know to be insulted by an Aussie means you are liked? We all have a warped sense of humour. You need to listen to a Kiwi, New Zealander and an Aussie going at it. We are just like siblings and half of them live here but if anyone else in the world has a go at either of us we stand together. We always have so many of what you took as insults were not. They like you. Thank you.

That right. They all signed up for footy. My son was knocked out during a under 16s game. He was annoyed he couldn't play the following week.

Most of these result in suspensions and fines nowadays. Head is sacrosanct. It’s resulted in retrospect suicides and dementia. It’s ruled out of the game. Very strict this season. Biggest restrictions are jumping and hitting in the head, and slam tackles. But accidental head clashes will always happen ( between teammates too as you can see ) go blues. In retrospect, that punch woulda ruled him out for a season these days. Watch a close game without knowing the results if you get the chance. Best game in the world. G

Don't know if you have been told but checkout videos of Mason Cox who plays for Collingwood. He is a 6ft 11 guy that was born and bred in Texas.

Ballantine was an agitator and I'm sure many defenders wanted to punch him. Not suprised to see the flop though, it's becoming part of the game just like all pro sports. The AFL has outlawed the dling tackle and you'd be surprised how players have changed their techniques. Also, a lot of former players are complaining about the effects of concussion post career..

there's a lot of talk and changes in regulations for concussion in AFL, so it's a bit concerning seeing it used like a promo

check out 1987 grand final: cracked ribs, paybacks, full on.... 70s & 80s were full on, where objective was to hurt your opponent... these days its all illegal....

These clips are from the good old days. No-one is allowed to do this stuff anymore. Not unless they are prepared to be suspended for many weeks!

Hits above the shoulders are an illegal hit, same with tackling, arms above the shoulders or below the knees are illegal. Also when tackling if you dump the opponents head into the ground its called a ‘dangerous tackle’ bumps above the shoulders and dangerous tackles are potentially reportable and may coming with game suspensions for the player.

Nothings a good a Darren Milburn running right thought Stephen Silvagni Check that one out,as hard as a hit as you will see in any sport

The glass jaw guy is known for irritating people until they blow up, then over-acting when something happens. A lot of these arent that bad - Ive seen far worse. Unless they hit the ground and start doing boxing motions in the air, it isnt that bad.

please check out the national rugby league as well

Yeah they aren't allowed to bump like that any more in AFL. They get suspended for at least 2 or 3 games for most head high contact these days

@DrewArmstrong-uy7il

11 күн бұрын

You can still bump big but you will be rightfully crucified if you get the head

A lot of early footage , 60, 70,80's have bigger hits. In part due to less umpires on ground and less cameras on ground and back then the positioning of the players was more rigid than it is in today's football.

Concussion and CTE is also very serious in AFL, and our rules are to “protect the head”. The rules have changed significantly over the past five to ten years… but there will always be dickheads out there that feel the need to throw hands and head-hunt an opponent. Unfortunately there’s also a lot of inconsistency with the tribunal dishing out suspensions. One of these hits might get 2 weeks whereas another receives a 5 week suspension. If an unnecessary (and avoidable) hit causes concussion or, worse yet, the retirement of the other player… punishment should be far worse than a few weeks holiday.

You’ll love our sport once you give it some more attention bro.. it’s awesome.. don’t listen to the criticism you are broadening your perspective on life by learn about things you don’t know about.. anyone who abuses you for that isn’t worth your time addressing..

You are right that punch was a flop the guy posed he should have been really knocked he was such an annoying player I'm sure many would have wanted Ballantyne to be knocked out 😅

Yeah that's the ref who went down. AFL has also outlawed indiscriminate hits on players more recently, due to the subsequent medical repercussions of concussion. The player will be out for about 3 weeks now to recover, and there's far more scrutiny on the other player's intention and eyes on the ball at the AFL tribunal for misconduct. So these hits and bumps are mostly from a past era.

U gotta watch AFL best marks of all time or the history if afl

Go Kookaburras, I look forward to more.

Should have done here comes the boom

Say OZ them ad tralian next to it

The sheilas are just as brutal as the Blokes.

What you need to understand is the skill and fitness of this game! To kick and an oval ball to spin perfectly from top to bottom of the ball called a drop punt! On tight angles the kick what they call a banana were the make it spin top to botton but spinning sideways like a helicoper blade so it swings like a a boomerang! To jump on another persons shoulders and mark or grab a perfectly spinning ball 50 meters long and the fitness to run up and down a 200 meter long ground like basketballers do on a small court is best in the world! Its the most highly skilled most fittness required team sport on earth! And finnally the tuffness these players were no protection NONE! And 2 players hit the each other running at full speed is shockily dangerous! So its the most dangerous sport on earth! Why the rest of the world does not love it is very sad! The u.s has amazing athletes if they played this game it would be electricity! And the we get the biggest crowds on a earth 80thousand is a weekly attendance some games!! Its the greatest team sport on earth in skill fitness and tuffness! thanks for showing our game to the world! But I its truely understanding the SKILLS INVOLVED TO KICK AN OVAL BALL TO SPIN PERFECTLY is the greatest skill on a earth! And a few of them our retired players have become punters in top NFL teams! We can kick an oval ball at 75 to 80 meters! Thats shows also how fit you have to be as our retired players have long careers in NFL!! God bless all 🙏❤

React to some nrl hits !

no padding required

Hi, you have some good reactions watching these, you could try watching the AFLW womens biggest hits, our girls hit just as hard as the guys. and womens NRLW rugby girls are just as hard at hits as the guys

some the hits can get him suspended 6 weeks depending on hit

CHeck out afl “ here comes the boom “

Check out 50 greatest marks of all time.

You need to watch AFL pre 2000's or even 90's before the game got soft 😂

You're not soft. You're just American.

@wilsonperez2668

25 күн бұрын

North American, please differentiate... 😅

head high contact is not aloud

This kid goes to my school

When I was kid in the 70s and 80s, most of these would have been pretty normal and might not even attract a free kick. But the AFL has cracked down on this as the long term effects of head injuries have become better known. Other than the couple of accidental ones, these would have resulted in suspensions for several games. The very first one is Jordan Lewis. He survived the ordeal and coached my son's team for a while. Here's a video of the best marks (catches) of 2023: kzread.info/dash/bejne/nKFrssNwn5bOnJc.html

Most of these aren’t within the rules and would have resulted in a player being suspended.

Don't worry about mean comments it'll just be the Collingwood supporters 😅

If we call you soft mate don’t take it to heat us aussies just like taking the piss which means just a bit of banter

CTE worldwide !!!

So true it was a flop 🤣

this is a good example of some old school hits ( kzread.info/dash/bejne/ioGolc1_mcnVaJM.html )

I don't consider these 'best' hits. I consider them just plain sickening. As a parent you never want to see your kid go down to one of these but the AFL are now taking action because of all the concussion injuries caused by them, That being said, it's still the best game.

I've seen a lot of Americans taking shots at Aussies too. At the end of the day, people who take shots are just "shit" people no matter what country they are from.

Ur not allowed to dump tackle when you have both of his arms pinned in it is a dirty tackle

Some bad hits, and most were illegal. Hits aren’t the highlights though. Best goals, best marks, and highlights from classic games with close finishes are the best to watch.

Come down the AFL Rabbit Hole bro - you MUST react to this ole school crazy hits....best AFL Hits video going at moment - AFL Know Your Enemy - kzread.info/dash/bejne/pYarxtiRiamaeps.html

Umpires or Umps not referees

The guy that you said flopped is hated by most opposition players and most supporters. Why? Because he's the dirtiest player in the league, does everything behind the play and then plays the victim when the opposition retaliates.

NFL is a great game it's definitely not soft .but AFL is on a different level than the NFL .it's the 360 degree full contact you don't have time to brace best game played by the best athletes on the planet .that pay Tom Brady 100s million to do what these guys do by foot

Hey m8 just watching your intro - when pple wonder why Americans havent heard of AFL or that there is a US league - ignore it - the US league is miniscule compared to the the other codes in the US - and as for physicality - lack of pads etc - ignore that too - the idea in AFL is to avoid contact as much as possible - in NFL most of the game is heavily front on, deliberate contact, over and over and over. It's not the same thing. Elite AFL players would get mauled in NFL and NFL players couldnt run out a quarter in AFL - they simply have different athletic requirements.

Dude you need to have yourself in the window and the video full screen