Football - Australian Rules

In a word, yes. Now I'm not saying that the league's top management decides at the beginning of a season which teams will make the playoffs as if it were pro wrestling and I'm not saying individual players purposely throw games but there are other ways to go about it.

Consider: On any given Sunday there are tens of thousands of dollars being bet on NFL games in Atlantic City and in Vegas. Referees don't get rich being an honest referee and if you're a mafia don with $500,000 riding on the Patriots covering the point spread you can afford to spare $10,000 in an envelope to the game's head referee to make sure that certain calls go a particular way and make sure that the Patriots cover the spread. Ever notice how poorly officiated games are nowadays? And ever notice that they never affect both teams haphazardly or randomly? More times than I can remember I've sat through an NFL game whether it's regular season, playoffs or Super Bowl and seen a pattern of consistently bogus calls going against one team while the refs totally ignore what should be penalties against the other, sometimes even for the same exact infraction or supposed infraction. I have seen the refs go out of their way to FIND something to call against a team to negate big plays and oops just happen to be looking the other way when the other team does it. Time and time and time again. So yes, the league is most certainly rigged and the corrupt referees being paid on the side by Guido and Luigi to make sure this or that team covers the spread or gets the upset are the ones to blame and who should be audited by the IRS every year automatically. And the situation seems to be getting worse, about to the point where it makes it difficult to watch.

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As of the 2010 season, St. Kilda have been in 7 Grand Finals:

1) 1913 - Fitzroy defeated St. Kilda 56-43

2) 1965 - Essendon defeated St. Kilda 105-70

3) 1966 - St. Kilda defeated Collingwood 74-73

4) 1971 - Hawthorn defeated St. Kilda 82-75

5) 1997 - Adelaide defeated St. Kilda comfortably

6) 2009 - Geelong defeated St. Kilda by 2 goals

7) 2010 - Collingwood vs. St. Kilda [as yet - result unknown]

He has taken female dates to the Brownlow count, yet this was a while ago... There is definitely speculation but does it really matter?

Nothing I'm aware of.

You have to either win or come 2nd in the championship to gaurantee yourself a place in the premier league, however if you come 3rd, 4th, 5th or 6th you're automaticly entered in and have to win the play-offs, it is a cup with 4 teams in and the winner plays premier league football next season.

Full forwards, flank forwards [forward pockets], half forwards, centre-half forwards, rucks, ruck rover, rover, left wing, right wing, centre, half back flanks, centre-half back, full back, flank backs [or back pockets]

There is no standard size for an Australian Rules ground.

The 2011 AFL Laws of the Game document states the following:

The playing surface shall be

1: Oval in shape

2: between 135 metres and 185 metres in length; and

3: between 110 metres and 155 metres in width

In 2008 Chris Judd and Gary Ablett Jnr both donated their hair to create the AFL guernseys we see today. It was extremely generous.

Sydney won the 2005 grand final by 4 points

After some research, I believe the answer to be that there are 3 different people who answer to achieving the most premierships as VFL-AFL players and coaches:

The first was Jock McHale, who won 2 premierships solely as a player for Collingwood - the first being in 1903 - his first year at the club. He then went on to coach Collingwood to a record 8 premierships = 10 total premierhips.

The second was Norm Smith, who played for Melbourne Football Club from 1937. He played in 4 premierships for the club. Later he went on to coach 6 premierships over an 11 year period = 10 total premierhips.

The third was Ron Barassi, who played for Melbourne, winning 6 Premierhips as a player only with that club. Following his time at Melbourne, he accepted a coaching opportunity with Carlton, which club won 2 premierships during his short stay with the club. He then went on to coach North Melbourne for a further 2 premierships = 10 total premierships!

However, of those premierhips, some won by Ron Barassi and Jock McHale were achieved as playing coaches.

They do run a fair bit: they lead and form options for players kicking into the dangerous forward line. But they wouldn't run as much as the average center man.

During the 2009 Grand final broadcast, a commentator stated that St Kilda captain, Nick Riewoldt, who leads and presents from the forward line, was 'measured' at covering about 3.7 Kilometres [just over 2.3 miles] per game. Of course, that is not flat even running: it includes considerable stop-start, weaving, change-of-direction and pace and leaping for the ball. Overall, the actual strain on the muscles might be equal to nearly 10 kilometres!!

Of course, this is not characteristic of a forward, as Nick Riewoldt is known for his tremendous work-rate, and Geelong played 3 players on him during the course of the final - which worked!

the avaerage AFL salary cap is about $200,000 AU a year. But the better and more highly prized a player is, the more they get paid. Gary Ablet Jr and a few other players have signed multi million deals to play for a certain club and be contracted for 3 years. Players like Gary Ablett, Chris Judd and others earn around 800,000 a year to receive the contracts worth millions. Anthony Koutafides was one of the most highly paid players at around 1 million a year.

*all prices in Australian dollars

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Old? Well, Vic Cumberland, whose stopped playing AFL 5 times to play with Sturt, was the oldest afl player ever, The Melbourne and St.Kilda Hall of Fame inductee was 43 years old when he said he'd hang to boots up in 1920.

Sorry mate but your wrong! Vic Cumberland played before the AFL came into being, (it changed from the Victorian football league to become the AFL {Australian FL) in 1990)! Hawthawns Michael Tuck was the oldest ever AFL/VFL player, he was 38years, 95 days when he retired from AFL Footy!

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Sorry guys, but your both wrong, try Craig Bradley 38 years 291 days. Retired 2002.

2009:

Gary Ablett Jnr.

As opinions vary considerably on these kinds of topics, the only genuine place of resort to answer a question such as this in the AFL is the official AFL itself ... the official best and fairest player recognized as such by the AFL is the player who last won the much-coveted, Brownlow Medal, and that was 'Gary Ablett Jnr' - last year in 2009.

At the moment - Gary Ablett Junior

2010:

'Buddy' Franklin OR:

1. - Dane Swan (Collingwood) 2. - Chris Judd (Carlton) 3. - Nick Riewoldt (St. Kilda) 4. - Leigh Montagna (St. Kilda) 5. - Jonathan Brown / Adam Goodes (Brisbane / Sydney). Another very strong contender is Gary Ablett Jnr - finished 2nd; with Dane Swan 3rd.

Chris Judd it was who eventually won the coveted Brownlow Medal.

2011:

OPINION 1:

Dale Thomas has been travelling brilliantly most of this year.

In my view, the other player to watch is Chris Judd - for a possible second medal in a row!

OPINION 2:

These are my top 25 players in the AFL as of the 23/8/2011:

1. Chris Judd

2. Scott Pendelbury

3. Gary Ablett Jr

4. Dane Swan

5. Buddy Franklin

6. Adam Goodes

7. Luke Hodge

8. Marc Murphy

9. Cyril Rioli

10. Paul Chapman

11. Brenden Goddard

12. Matthew Scarlett

13. Jobe Watson

14. Dale Thomas

15. Joel Selwood

16. Matthew Boyd

17. Jack Reiwoldt

18. Aaron Sandilands

19. Nick Dal Santo

20. Brett Delideo

21. Bryce Gibbs

22. Lenny Hayes

23. Scott Thompson (Adel)

24. Travis Cloke

25. Andrew Swallow

melbourne deomons because they got the woodern spoon

During play, an AFL match goes for at least 80 minutes. The game can be disrupted by ball-ups, boundary throw-ins, free kicks, and after goals and behinds are scored, which extends play time. With all that considered, average AFL matches go for 100-120 minutes. But including when they are not playing, because of possible injuries and the breaks that occur between every quarter, it lasts up to 3 hours. Television broadcasts cover the game for this long, but may extend it for an extra 30-60 minutes if they televise previews, reviews, interviews, and, if the match is a particularly special one (e.g. Anzac day), entertainment and ceremonies, before and/or after the game.

Wissahickon Skating Club was created in 1956.

Jonathan Brown for the Brisbane Lions won the Coleman Medal for kicking the most goals in 2007. He kicked 77 goals total.

Carlton has won 16 Grand Finals.

Although Essendon has also won 16 premierships, it has won only 14 grand finals in this achievement. The premierships of 1897 and 1924 were decided by a round robin finals series and no grand final was played in those years.

Sydney Roosters have won 14 premierships in Rugby League. (1911, 1912, 1913, 1923, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1945, 1974, 1975, 2002)

there are three ways to score one is by a touchdown (6 points) another is by a field goal (3 points) (point after touchdown[PAT]=1 point) and another way to score is by safety (2 points) THERE YOU GO :] __________________________________________________________ actually that's not AFL. there are no touchdowns or field goals. in AFL there are two ways to score. If the ball is kicked through the two large posts, it is a goal, worth six points. If a ball is kicked through a large post and a small post, it is a behind, worth only one point. or, if the ball is touched, hanballed, or put through the large posts by the opposing team it is a behind instead of a goal.

Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, Geelong, Hawthorn, Melbourne, North Melbourne, Richmond, St. Kilda, Western Bulldogs = 10 teams.

There are ten Victorian sides playing in the AFL as of 2011.

Richmond has won the VFL/AFL Premiership ten times in all thus far. The club won its last premiership in 1980.

It would appear gauging from the club's more recent performances that it may yet still be quite some time before the feat is repeated.