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I've never read an article in the Mail&Guardian talking about how big aussie rules is in South Africa.
And why would you?
I've never seen an article about the growth of other codes around the world either.
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I've never read an article in the Mail&Guardian talking about how big aussie rules is in South Africa.
It was a social thing and excuse for a bit of that feeling of home.
Putney in 2007 & 08. I tore my ACL in a lunch time soccer game in 09 but still watched a few games and used to drink with my former team mates at the Slug until I moved back in 2012.
He hasn't got a link because there isn't one.Hahaha. So what are the numbers in these Southern Hemisphere countries? Remembering you're the one who mentioned half of Europe.
Still waiting for a link to back up you're posts. I'd love to be proved wrong, I love the game but outside of Australia and Nauru it's not even drawing numbers.
Geez for such an expert you're so quick to dismiss other people's experience, Tell me again what your experience is?What league was that ? The social league? Is that where you met your danish friends Hahaha.
Can anyone shed any light of any comps in London?
About 1% of Ireland's population plays Gaelic. Nearly 3% of Australians play AFL. Massive difference. I'm unsure on the population of the 27 countries of soccer, but I'd guess we're ahead per capita for them as well.If you could work that down to population per player that would be better.
Id say the Irish would have us.
I played Conference.
He's never played the game and he's never left Australia. He has no links. He's talking 100%tosh.Geez for such an expert you're so quick to dismiss other people's experience, Tell me again what your experience is?
I played Conference. Hung out with fellow players from the Premiership and social leagues.
I never said they were Danish, they were Australians (2 from Adelaide, 1 from Katherine, 1 from Albury) who played and lived in Denmark.
The blog only quotes 650,000 Australian Football players registered within Australia. (Other sources are higher)
They've completely neglected the 100k+ players that are registered overseas as playing Australian Football on an oval.
I don't believe those participants in other forms of AR are included.
Cricket Australia would love people to believe this.
No, it's not the most popular American sport in pretty much all of the U.S. . Competes with basketball, baseball and ice hockey
About 1% of Ireland's population plays Gaelic. Nearly 3% of Australians play AFL. Massive difference. I'm unsure on the population of the 27 countries of soccer, but I'd guess we're ahead per capita for them as well.
Read this and weep Ha Ha HaAnd why would you?
I've never seen an article about the growth of other codes around the world either.
Chip I know Ireland and the GAA so turst me on this.
Participation is about 180,000 for football all in About 3,000 adult teams with about 60,000 players and about twice as many youth/juvenile.
Hurling has about 100,000 participants.
Let me rephrase that.And why would you?
I've never seen an article about the growth of other codes around the world either.
The international GAA figures are primarily the USA. s**t loads of clubs. There's historical reasons for that. About a 1/4 of the US population traced its heritage to Ireland about 20 years ago. It may have declined a little with the influx of hispanic populations, but the Irish are still culturally important in the wider scheme. America is still highly revered in Ireland.The world wide numbers are hard to categorise, as clubs and players are generally lumped together into the general GAA figures. This article suggests that 20% of the GAA clubs in the world are located outside Ireland. With all this in mind, my best guess is Gaelic football accounts for about 130,000 players around the world.
Let me rephrase that.
I've never read an article about anything to do with aussie rules in the Mail&Guardian. Looking at one of the Danish tabloids I see one article about aussie rules - the death of phil walsh, complete with a file photo of Lleyton Hewitt doing the crows jumper proud. Gotta love those Slowdowns.
http://www.bt.dk/oevrig-sport/tragedie-rammer-australsk-fodbold-traener-draebt-soennen-anholdt
It's always an aussie telling you how huge the game is overseas because he can scratch together 15 expats in some random country and got a game up. Without goal posts. The road is out of bounds on that side, the creek on that side.
Time to call overseas expansion for what it is - australian news for australian readers. Don't criticise the game at home, we have these magnificent tales of foreign conquest to tell! It's a complete fabrication.
The international GAA figures are primarily the USA. s**t loads of clubs. There's historical reasons for that. About a 1/4 of the US population traced its heritage to Ireland about 20 years ago. It may have declined a little with the influx of hispanic populations, but the Irish are still culturally important in the wider scheme. America is still highly revered in Ireland.
A troll - cute. I live in Europe on and off. Heading back over for a year next month. I'll check back here in a month and ask you for instructions on where to go looking for aussie ruels information, seeing I won't get it in the local print or television media.And your a troll.
Theres plenty of news out there about overseas footy if you can be bothered looking for it. And theres plenty of ignorant people out there who think its just a bunch of expats running around in the park because they cant or wont do any research on the matter before trolling australian football fans.
Expansion isnt about column inches. it never has been. Like any minority sport in foreign territory, news articles are going to be few and far between.
Go to America. Go to Ireland.You of course have supporting data for this, or just guesswork?
A troll - cute. I live in Europe on and off. Heading back over for a year next month. I'll check back here in a month and ask you for instructions on where to go looking for aussie ruels information, seeing I won't get it in the local print or television media.