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    Expansion New Zealand Hawks v AIS/AFL Academy team

    AFL = "Australasian Football League". The game was called "Australasian Football" for a decade or so around 1890-1910 including with a carnival with Australian states plus NZ. At the time it was reported there were 100 NZ clubs. NZ played very well against the Aussie states, though as usual...
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    2010 International Rules

    Having played a few seasons of Gaelic footy - drop kicks can work well. The ball is smaller and heavier than a soccer ball and goes straighter for longer than a soccer ball. When travelling fast it is hard to catch because of the heavier mass and force, you wouldn't want to try heading it. I...
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    AFL on FTA Chinese TV

    Though the debate is pertinent to this thread. 9's makes a lot of sense for a crowded place like China....and for western Sydney, Australian primary schools etc for that matter - http://www.worldfootynews.com/article.php/20091227191919490?query=9-a-side
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    Preventing high risk concussive head injuries ..?What more can the AFL do.

    3 articles in The Age today, Chad Rintoul's is the most sobering http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/concussion-victim-calls-for-week-off-20100419-spcs.html . Also the Adelaide board has a thread - http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=694109 I'm no expert but googling around...
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    Preventing high risk concussive head injuries ..?What more can the AFL do.

    I'm not sure if in American Football there is frees awarded for high tackles and whether players sometimes duck to get hit high. What would be interesting if this is the case - is if knowing you're out of action for minimum 3 weeks if you get concussed causes players to be more cautious. If...
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    Preventing high risk concussive head injuries ..?What more can the AFL do.

    Did any of you see Catalyst on ABC TV last week - about repeated concussion in American NFL players - and all autopsied brains so far of NFL players (11 brains in all) had quite severe brain damage of the boxer "punch drunk" syndrome. The program showed that the NFL has done a U-turn on...
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    AFL planning Northern/Eastern 2nd tier comp

    It hopefully shouldn't impact on the SANFL and WAFL. I don't live in Vic and clearly the VFL-old VFA and things in Tassie both need some thought. For those reasons I wouldn't like to see it expand to an Australia wide second tier league. But for the development of the code in NSW, Qld...
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    The official rookie draft thread

    I was trying to recall if Bayanda Sobetwa was the same South African who attended the AIS/AFL camp and was almost as good as Buckley in kicking style, googled and found he was. It just goes to show the value of the overseas footy leagues (that now have over 50,000 regulars) and that...
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    9's - the "Rugby 7's" or "T20" of Aussie Rules?

    I titled this post - "9's - the 'rugby 7's or 'T20' of Australian Football" - to really indicate how just about every other major team sport has smaller versions that fill niches - particularly for social games and juniors to increase skills and participation and to take the sports to expanding...
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    9's - the "Rugby 7's" or "T20" of Aussie Rules?

    Trouble is there is virtually no 18-a-side Australian Rules Football left in primary schools, it is almost all basketball and soccer. Also you at least confirm the BigFooty slogan - "the most passionate AFL fans talk here" ....But if you hold your horses or anything else for that matter...
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    9's - the "Rugby 7's" or "T20" of Aussie Rules?

    Thanks Cos - well put and more succinct than I've been :thumbsu:
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    9-a-side needed to revitalise primary school football

    This webpage from the AFL website was pointed out to me by a commentator on my original article on www.worldfootynews.com = http://www.afl.com.au/portals/0/afl_docs/afl_hq/policies/junior_policy/AFL%20Junior%20Match%20Program%209-10%20years.pdf Essentially the AFL do have a 9's policy quite...
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    9's - the "Rugby 7's" or "T20" of Aussie Rules?

    WikipediaAFLProject - good ideas but I still think a once a year AFL weekend carnival of 9's would promote the concept best - thereafter state league carnivals and clinics in schools would have far more effect presumably. Leedawsom - interesting questions, I know I've pushed this hard on this...
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    9's - the "Rugby 7's" or "T20" of Aussie Rules?

    A person with username "Krabby Me" posted a link to the AFL's policy for short and smaller versions of the game in the comments section of http://www.worldfootynews.com/article.php/20091227191919490 The link is...
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    Should AFL do a 20/20 type game?

    10,000% correct Perry Pie about schools footy. But the AFL should do a T20 style game - but only as an annual tournament - can play multiple teams at one venue in same day similar to Rugby 7's. But main reason should be (as you imply) to promote 9's as a valid "cool" version of the game for...
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