The volleyball analogy is fine. It’s exactly what I would refer to in explaining a handball to someone.

Mate, Aussie's can be very blunt and are very passionate about sports and our country. Don't take it personally. Those that try and tell you how to do your channel, well, screw them. It's your channel! Keep up the good work!

That last mark you’ll notice a single camera flash in the crowd as he took it, well channel 9 forty show tracked the people down and flew them to Melbourne and had their pic blown up into a poster, they caught it at the perfect moment the ball was in his hands about 12ft off the ground

@Reneesillycar74

23 күн бұрын

Haha I was admiring the timing of the flash. Thanks for the info ✌🏼

I was at a gym . In a corner of the room, a guy (probably a local football player) was practising his jumps on stackable small platforms. I watched him jump, feet together, in vertical leaps going higher and higher and higher . . . to an incredible height, with no assistance. I was absolutely gob-smacked at his physical ability !

For mark number 33, you asked a few questions. The ball would have been kicked by the catcher's teammate, and they are the attacking team. The defenders would usually be trying to punch the ball over the goal line in that situation, whereas the attackers are trying to catch it. The ball hadn't yet crossed the goal line when it was caught, so basically the catcher would now have a free kick from right in front of the goal - an almost guaranteed 6 points.

@aggimaggi7246

22 күн бұрын

It's worth mentioning that if the ball gets touched before it goes over the goal line then it's only worth a point rather than six, which is why the defenders would be trying to touch it. The attackers would be trying to mark it to get another shot at goal.

I love the AFL reactions. I lived in Australia in the mid 1990's. I might have been in the crowd on a few of those clips. I tried to catch a footy game whenever I could. Some of the traditions that happen in the crowds are also funny.

You’re right about being a spectacular part of the game . Hence the term specky . I’m an Aussie and it still amazes me , it nvr ceases to be a highlight of the game . Enjoy the AFL rabbit hole mate . You should try and watch a game for perspective now. The footy season is 6 games into a 23 round season 😊 . The underhand volleyball pass is call a handball

Love your reactions mate Unfortunately some just can't help but be negative. Keep doing what you do 🫶

ANZAC Day round starts Wednesday night. It’s like our Memorial Day or Veterans Day I guess. If you check out some football from this weekend, check out the pre-game ceremonies from Wednesday night (Melbourne vs Richmond) and the big one Thursday afternoon (Collingwood vs Essendon). Spine-tingling.

Mate, thank you so much for showing such passiion and appreciation for our game. Good stuff! I see the crowds ... I see you. We have a saying DownUnder: if they do not abuse you - they don't love you. This is Aussie Rules. Kudos to you! All the best from Melbourne.

They can’t be looking back, they are trained to look forward to take the ball coming at them. So it is always a surprise when someone uses you as a ladder. Some take it well and some get nasty. No point in getting mad when it is a part of the game and that person on the bottom will do the same thing to another player. The best players see the funny side and usually like people and they have manners. These are the greats I remember. Thank you.

Take note of Bartell and Brown's marks ..... running with the flight of the ball INTO a pack ready to mark themselves.... that takes REAL courage ( or idiotic fearlessness !)

@Roddrummer

19 күн бұрын

Bartell's is underrated, it's every bit as courageous as Brown or Reiwoldt's, but more spectacular (and I don't like Geelong)

You just have to walk past any schoolyard during the footy season to see how much everyone loves this part of the game. You can't walk past a sports field in winter without seeing groups of kids kicking balls to each other and jumping on each other's shoulders. ... and bro, you do your channel your way. If you've never seen it before, Aussie Rules footy is a weird sport. I just love seeing Americans get into it.

Time for the top 50 goals! Even more crazy than the best marks imo… maybe because it’s a lot more varied.

Those people who are complaining about your reaction videos have a choice to watch them. I cant see what their issue is, i thought you do great work man. Those people complaining are what we would refer to in Australia as "whingers". The only thing theyre good at is "having a whinge". Keep up the great work!

I had a great weekend. Awesome win over The Power for the mighty Magpies!! Don’t sweat the negative commenters.

You seem to be getting hooked! Cool👍 have fun on your learning journey. Is a great sport.

gr8 reactions mate, don't worry about the clowns criticizing, u got it right with the Volleyball underhand serve. We luv all sports here 2, I follow St Kilda Saints (not KFC!) & New Orleans Saints in NFL. I wonder if a speccy is possible in NFL when a quarterback throws a hail mary? Marks are a feature of our game. Kids, in their playtime at school, practice taking speccy's over their mates. Dads do it too at bar-b-ques & after a few beers with their mates, usually someone dislocates a shoulder! That Mark on the goal line at the start of the video, means a certain goal as the player then takes a kick at the goal directly in front. That mark #3 is HIGHLY questionable as the player, Gary Ablett, did not hold the ball for long enough. If u r ever down in Melbourne many of us will shout u a few beers and take u to games.

Love how you love our national game. Thank you for that. This is the 3rd vid I’ve watched of you reacting to afl and that means so much. The negative nancys can go jump. You don’t need them. You will always get them. Don’t waste your time defending yourself. It’s all good with us ❤

Keep doing what you’re doing mate, just ignore the fuckwits! 👍👍

Another video you may find interesting is Darryl Waltrip Bathurst V8 supercargo.

@Reneesillycar74

23 күн бұрын

One of my favourite videos 😂

When a player jumps on another player they aren't allowed to use their hands to get on the other player (this obviously makes it much harder especially considering most AFL players are 6 foot tall). Keep these reactions coming, I love seeing someone enjoying our terrific game. If you haven't already reacted to any videos about V8 supercars "this is Bathurst" with Mark Larkham is a ripper.

Mate I agree. It's a reaction video. Cheers from. Melbourne.

Do your channel your way brother. Don't worry about the haters. Love your enthusiasm.

Don't worry about the whingers; you are doing a great job, especially given this is all new to you. To explain the Jay Schultz mark on the goal line, he was a forward and the ball was kicked by his team mate. It probably would have been a goal anyway (and probably was if you look at replays of the mark on other videos), but he took the mark to make sure it wasn't touched by an opponent, which would have resulted in a behind, and maybe a bit just because he wanted to take a "specky" (spectacular mark). The key is whether the mark is completed before the whole ball crosses the back of the goal line. If it is, it is a mark. If the marks occurs entirely behind the goal line, it is a goal. If the ball is juggled, with the ball being touched on or in front of the goal line and then the mark is completed behind the goal line, that is a behind. You are correct: everyone loves these. A mark like these is probably the only time you will see a fan of the opposing team applaud the feat. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Indigenous) players tend to have an amazing flair for the game. I think it would be worth having a look at some to react to. Here are three of the best: kzread.info/dash/bejne/c4SOu7Suhq6fgbA.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/mp2Y0Luud7uygM4.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/lJ2TqMeBqKvHoco.html

Now you've been witness to the spectacular leaps, athleticism and timing of the 'speccy', now check out the 'top 50 goals of all time' for the stunning skill, hand-eye coordination and ball control these players have. Oh, and a Collingwood player by the name of Jamie Elliot took a grab just the other day that's as good as most of these, check it out.

Seeing tthe Ansett Airlines on the Advertising from the 90's... Brings back memories... They went defunct in the early 00's.

Bartel, Brown & Riewoldt were the gutsiest marks. The Silvagni mark is still the best hanger iv'e seen. It was seriously high, with a scary landing.

You might be interested in checking out the only American player in the AFL. Check out "Mason Cox - Don't Believe In Never" for his story joining the AFL

Nailed it on the head @ 8:02 😂😂that's why it's called a speccy (Spectacular Mark) aussies love to shorten every word.

Welcome to the greatest game on earth!

Rule clarification: For a goal (6 points) to be awarded, the last action on the ball has to be a kick by an attacking player. So the last thing for the ball to have been touched is below the knee of the attacker (although it may bounce along the ground before going through the goals). That's why defenders will try to touch or punch the ball when it is near the goal line. If it is touched (by either team or kicked by a defender) before crossing the line, it's a behind (1 point) regardless of which posts it goes through. Hence that's why some of the marks are on the goal line taken by the attacking team. If they catch and control the ball before it crosses the line, a mark is paid and they can get an unimpeded kick for goal, right in front. If they don't attempt a mark, they risk it being touched before going through the goals.

Getting marked on is like getting dunked on in basketball, everyone likes it except for the person on the receiving end.

@KingFamilyReacts

20 күн бұрын

That is a great comment and I 💯% agree

U get it mate 😂 it's a great sport

It’s funny that every single American reactor always talks about how demoralising the action must be. Yes it can hurt and yes you don’t want it done on you but in Australia we never really talk about “posterising” someone. It’s not really part of our culture. We just celebrate the good action .

It's not demoralizing, it's an excuse for revenge. Great game.

It was his team Port Adelaide who kicked it. Jay Schultz was a forward player and as marked the ball before it went over the goal line, he can go back and take a kick. Depending on how good the kick is, if it goes thru for a goal, 6 points, if abehind 1 point. If it hits the goal post 1 point, and if it hits the behind post, it is out on the full and a free kick to the opposition. Go the Power! (Port Adelaide)

In case no one else has mentioned it...... Australian Rules Football is the 2nd oldest "oval-ball" football code in the world, after Rugby Union. It is older than American Football, older than Rugby League.....and also older than Basketball, and Volleyball.

@williamroy5840

16 күн бұрын

I thought AFL was older, isn’t it the first football code to be codified making it older than union? Edit: actually I realised that they were probably playing some form of union before they codified the sport so nvm

My friend some of those men taking the marks are 6ft 7in one 6ft 9in

Agree with you mate

This top 50 marks is old now and there’s been way better marks that would cover many of those in the video. I recommend any of the below mate, even just watching the best marks of 2010-2019 shows what current day marks look like. Why AFL is the best sport in the world A Beginners Guide to Australian Football The 100 BEST goals of 2023 Best of the decade 2010-2019: Best goals Best of the decade 2010-2019: Best marks AFL grand final 2023 highlights Top moments in AFL this decade 2010-2019 Best of the decade 2010-2019: Brutal bumps and tackles AFL Biggest bumps and hits ever Eddie Betts - the Pied Piper The best goals of Eddie betts’ remarkable career Kysaiah Pickett is a human highlight reel Get Excited: Izak Rankine’s best highlights Chad wingard Port Adelaide career highlights Cyril Rioli’s Career highlights Lance Franklin best 23 goals Jeremy howe best marks afl 2011-2019 Gary Ablett's 29 best ever moments, milestones and performances | 2020 | AFL AFL grand final 2018 highlights

hey bro thanx for mentioning you get haters most dont ,, fk em dont listen you do a great job reacting ..ol skool term for a killer mark was TAKING A SPEKKY or screamer and a classic term was YOU BUETEEEEE lol

@jocelynohalloran3550

3 күн бұрын

Was so good hearing that saying again. Loved watching the 90s marks and seeing Tony Shaw, modra, silvagni again. Brings back many fond memories.

Your comment at 8:25 100% dude

it was the opposing team that kicked it and it is called a point if he was over the line when he marked it

The only difference between an underarm volleyball serve is that you can drop the ball and then hit it. In Aussie Rules, you have to punch the ball out of your hand. If you drop the ball, then hit it, it is "incorrect disposal" and will result in a free kick

In case no-one has mentioned it - if a player takes off for a "speccy" over the top of other players but doesn't get his hand(at least) on the ball, it's a free kick for the other team (based on it being a push in the back mostly). That's another aspect of why high flyers have to get their timing right.

@michaeltestro1643

23 күн бұрын

Bullshit. Where you from?

@Michael-te6ly

23 күн бұрын

@@michaeltestro1643 Melbourne - so you think players can ride other players, miss the ball, and not be penalised....where YOU from?

See if you can find an AFL video called The Sensational Seventies. You won’t be disappointed.

You have to check out Anthony McDonald Tipungwuti highlights. Superstar

Check out one my favourite players growing up: Peter Daicos - the Macedonian Marvel.

it is a mark if the umpire decides the player has had control of the ball before it hits the ground and impact. Give or take three seconds.

Some spectacular catches.🏉

@sandgroperwookiee65

23 күн бұрын

Marks 👍

@bartonbagnes4605

23 күн бұрын

@@sandgroperwookiee65 All Marks are catches, but not all catches are Marks. 😜

Generally true but not always. I have taken many marks at full back.

Please don't be disheartened by the knobheads in the comments section, it's your channel so stick to what you want to do and you will be OK. Everyone should be allowed to enjoy this great game, the more the merrier, #GoBombers

I am enjoying your afl reactions. Check out mason cox don't believe in never, the only American to play at the highest level.

@off1k

23 күн бұрын

The only American currently playing, there's been a few in the past but Mason Cox has been the most successful.

10:53,it would of been paid a Mark to bloke who took the speccy (jay shultz),he would of then got a shot on goal from about 10 metre out,usually a sure goal,but some have missed.......fuckin modra was a freak ay?,to all those blokes whod remember watching him,always used to have a blinder against the mighty nth melb,mick martyn and longmire and ross smith used to get terrorised by the mod,top bloke aswell....

You should react to a live game a good one would be this Thursday your Friday Anzac Day clash Collingwood vs Essendon it’s big game

If he Marks (catches) the ball he gets to have an uninterrupted kick. There is NO score. Because he was deemed to have Marked the ball, had control before it went over the goal line, so he has a kick. If the mark was not paid then it would have been one (1) point as it went over the goal line.

@kingfamily idk if you have already but you need to check out Conor Maynard and Anth, "Unforgettable"..it's a masterpiece of a song!!

Any one can mark after it is kicked from any team

Don't know if anyone has mentioned this, but you calling some of these marks "spectacular" is funny. The marks where players jump onto another players shoulders/back is more commonly known as a "speccy", AKA a "spectacular mark".

You do you buddy, forget the whingers. For me there's 7 marks in this video I'd instantly remove because imo they're dropped marks or fumbled after landing, when the ball comes loose before they land = dropped mark for me and shouldn't be on any top 50 of all time video. These are No49 Nic Nat, No24 Trevor Barker, No22 Stephen Silvagni and No20 Michael Roach. The other 3 are marks where the ball comes loose after they land, also are not worthy of a top 50 list. These are No45 Brent Montgomery, No35 Jeremy Howe, No03 Gary Ablett. On top of this as you mention at the start of your video, there are marks in the last 7 years that easily replace marks in this list, personally I reckon there's about 20 in recent years that better. 10:45 It was the offensive team that kicked it and marked it. Because he marked it on the goal line it was paid a mark and he would kick for goal only 5 metres out. If he had marked the ball behind the goal line, it would not have been paid but would have been a goal to his team anyway. If anyone had touched the ball before the goal line as it went through, then this is known as a "Rushed Behind" and worth only 1 point. Another note: The ball has to be COMPLETELY over the line for it to be a goal or out of bounds, the ball is the only thing that matters in this regard, not the players. Players can be outside the line, as long as the ball is inside or ON the line then everything is OK.

Number 2 was definitely the greatest mark of all time.. Go Bombers ✊🥳 🔴⚫

G'day folks. Lay off the man. He's doing his best. I still quite don't understand American football. There you go. Never cross a Yank. And I say that respectfully. You need to work together to have an understanding.

Number 2 is clearly the best mark of all time. Known as mark of the century. Number 3 wasn't a mark lol and I support that team

Lol..Relax bro. Aussies know that volleyball serve is like an AFL handball..Which we were doing almost 20 years before volleyball was invented.😉🙃

Go the mighty Brisbane lions

Todays football is nancy boy stuff , the old footy played 30 and more years ago was much better and tougher. Football has slowly turned to shit since the Woke AFL took over.

Our game is the best😊

Thumbs up mate.😊

forgive us aussies, some of us, me included, have a tad warped view of muricans... in short...you lot are insular historically. its good to see you get into AFL, and thank you for looking outside of your own country. keep it up bloke.

No.3 wasn't a mark. At no point did he control it.

AFL is king of all sport..more more more.+ Look into the USAFL...check out ya local team play n enjoy...ya Goofy m8te from Australia..and all Americans say the speccy - mark is da best anywhere lol