Which football code is your favourite?

[Falcon Freak]

Is soccer a growing threat or is it just flavour of the month?

FF

[herbs]

Fave is football/soccer, then a very close 2nd is Aussie Rules, then Union. League just blows.

[EF, What else?]

Originally Posted by herbs

Fave is football/soccer, then a very close 2nd is Aussie Rules, then Union. League just blows.

What the hell are you doing living in QLD then?

i like most of them.... cept league...and cricket

I tend to think soccer is the flavor of the month, and rightly so... played in more countries than anything else...

and who does not like a world cup!! of anything...

[FTE217]

It's flavour of the month FF...$$$$ is the issue,Football/soccer clubs ( no pokies etc) arn't enough to support from the grass roots like nrl/aru/afl have.
Lowy and admin need to get this resolved then this will help keep players which before would leave the game for others as mentioned. This will build the local National comp well as well as overseas players added as draw cards.
Since making the cup this can slowly happen now,I have waited 20+yrs for this and I'm finally seeing the foundations being built !

Watch off/on the other codes but not much.

[xr8man83]

: gotta go the NRL and up the maroons

[Tee]

i prefere football(soccer) an i also like to watch the 6 nations rugby that we have over here in the UK etc

Hey TEE, do forget hurling......

[Steffo]

Rugby League. By far.

[MethodX]

Soccer and Aussie Rules

[MRJUCY]

Football by a large margin over league

Can't stand Rugby or that victorian game

[red_hotxr6]

Rugby league, i acnt stand the way soccer players hug and climb all over one another when a goal is scored. Its like they have just discovered a cure for the flu.And the way the guy who scores the goal he has to quickly take his shirt off and run 400 metres before all of his team mates mob him.

[Dazza XLT]

Go Rugby League!

[Miss_XR6]

gotta love the union... Wallabies all the way

[Racecraft]

Football, League, Union in that order... Don't care for AFL

[TheSneakiness]

League, Union.

Don't care for AFL, don't like Soccer.

[AdzT3-146]

Football(soccer) just ahead of AFL. then Union, League, but don't really care for union or league.

[fiery]

AFL.......

don't understand that other form that Queenslanders seem to get excited over (rugby) e

[Mrs Coyote]

League League and League THE ONLY FOOTBALL

[falcon91]

AFL then Aussie Rules then Aerial ping pong. Soccer is played by heaps of little kids 6-10 and then they seem to switch to another code! Probably don't like running around like a headless chook for 90 mins and STILL being no score.
C'arn the Crows!!!!

[CongoAU2]

Real Football for me. People seem to quickly forget that That there are more people registered in Australia playing soccer than any other football code. At least it is played everywhere else in the world AFL will never be played around the world like soccer and will slowly die off around AUS if the soccer continues to grow the way it has.

Must say it has been a long time coming. A lot of the credit has to go to Lowy And O'neil for the raqpid transformation of the game and not just Hiddink i think.

[herbs]

Originally Posted by CongoAU2

Real Football for me. People seem to quickly forget that That there are more people registered in Australia playing soccer than any other football code. At least it is played everywhere else in the world AFL will never be played around the world like soccer and will slowly die off around AUS if the soccer continues to grow the way it has.

Must say it has been a long time coming. A lot of the credit has to go to Lowy And O'neil for the raqpid transformation of the game and not just Hiddink i think.

If any code is going to suffer, it'll be league or union, AFL is growing, however, the poor publicity and generally little appeal of league outside its heartland mean it won't grow past NSW and QLD. Union relies on the international games, its grassroots levels are horrendously poor.

EDIT: AFL does have overseas leagues, although they aren't huge, oh and also, they aren't made up of solely expats.

[EF, What else?]

Originally Posted by herbs

If any code is going to suffer, it'll be league or union, AFL is growing, however, the poor publicity and generally little appeal of league outside its heartland mean it won't grow past NSW and QLD. Union relies on the international games, its grassroots levels are horrendously poor.

EDIT: AFL does have overseas leagues, although they aren't huge, oh and also, they aren't made up of solely expats.

How much further can AFL grow? There is only one border in this fine country of ours, and it aint going any further then that. And having overseas leagues doesnt mean a thing, they are full of players who can't make it in any of the local sports (same as league in alot of countries before you start with the comebacks). Rugby League, don't get me started on, the administrators are so messed it up, i doubt it will ever expand. Most likely it will always be a primarily QLD and NSW comp (in that order out: ). People have been predicting the game to fall apart for decades, here and in northern England, but it's still going strong. Soccer, as much as I prefer other sports, will only grow to the point where it will replace AFL as the dominant sport in this country, it's only a matter of time unfortunately. Go to the high schools now and you'll see a new generation of kids who don't want to get a bruise, not want physical contact which means dont want to play football. Alternative? Soccer

[FTE217]

Originally Posted by EF, What else?

How much further can AFL grow? There is only one border in this fine country of ours, and it aint going any further then that. And having overseas leagues doesnt mean a thing, they are full of players who can't make it in any of the local sports (same as league in alot of countries before you start with the comebacks). Rugby League, don't get me started on, the administrators are so messed it up, i doubt it will ever expand. Most likely it will always be a primarily QLD and NSW comp (in that order out: ). People have been predicting the game to fall apart for decades, here and in northern England, but it's still going strong. Soccer, as much as I prefer other sports, will only grow to the point where it will replace AFL as the dominant sport in this country, it's only a matter of time unfortunately. Go to the high schools now and you'll see a new generation of kids who don't want to get a bruise, not want physical contact which means dont want to play football. Alternative? Soccer

You make some valid points EF but one......
I started playing Football from 5n1/2 yrs thanks to the old man. Unfortunately my last season @ 46 yrs playing O35Div 1 has been cut short due to injury.
Mate I'd like to make an offer to you ? I have a big enough house to board/feed you for a month next season,I'll cover your fees and my wife will spoil you with her european cooking and I invite you to take my place in the team for a month ! Come on it's soft game regardless of your talent, bet you won't last a month....

Hey mate don't take it wrong there are 2 sides to every argument :
Bet you

[EF, What else?]

Originally Posted by Bluedriver

You make some valid points EF but one......
I started playing Football from 5n1/2 yrs thanks to the old man. Unfortunately my last season @ 46 yrs playing O35Div 1 has been cut short due to injury.
Mate I'd like to make an offer to you ? I have a big enough house to board/feed you for a month next season,I'll cover your fees and my wife will spoil you with her european cooking and I invite you to take my place in the team for a month ! Come on it's soft game regardless of your talent, bet you won't last a month....

Hey mate don't take it wrong there are 2 sides to every argument :
Bet you

I'm assuming that by saying football you mean soccer (I'm not meaning to start a war of words, it just gets confusing thats all). Hmmm, I wouldnt last a month due to my lack of talent, I havn't played for 3years. But if its the physical side you are drawing upon, I fail to see your point, I more then held my own in Rugby League without ever having to be the agressor, I dont see why I wouldnt survive playing soccer?

[Walkinshaw]

Originally Posted by EF, What else?

Go to the high schools now and you'll see a new generation of kids who don't want to get a bruise, not want physical contact which means dont want to play football. Alternative? Soccer

Reason number 51 we need to bring back corperal punishment in schools.

"what you're scared of getting hurt? Get out there before i show you what hurt means *crack* run boy run *crack*"

Just think of the tallent we could brew

[EF, What else?]

Originally Posted by Walkinshaw

Reason number 51 we need to bring back corperal punishment in schools.

"what you're scared of getting hurt? Get out there before i show you what hurt means *crack* run boy run *crack*"

Just think of the tallent we could brew

It would be great wouldn't it :evilking:

[Ralliart]

dam it i like 2 sports i can't vote now :

[benoxr]

Aussie rules and English football.
I just dont understand the Rugby's and find them boring.
First sport I ever played was soccer.

Port Power and Man United

[kocho]

AFL by an absolute mile.

Go the Tigers!