Why do they call NRL footy?

[King Bomber]

I hate rugby league (altough I dont mind the storm). That game is so crap and hard to follow. Its just huge tossers that run into eachother and stick their finger up their arses. Why do those Marti Gras town Sydney idiots call it footy? Its a throwing game.
Rugby sux. AFL RUUUUUUUUULZE!
Go Bombers!

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Bombers blitz again - nobody can stop us. Premiers, Premiers again.

 

[WCE2000]

rugby league waas a great game and ruined by corporate money and big business.

a lesson that the AFL must learn from and make sure it doesn't happen to another great game.

 

[Stegelator]

its funny that people actually like the game but they actually say the same for us i went on a rugby website and said afl is better and they went phsyco anyway speaking of hopoate anybody want to hear a few hopoate jokes????

 

[35eye]

Same as soccer. Why do we call it soccer, they call it football. Do Americans use the term Grid Iron yet call it football?

Total confusion.

We should be the only ones calling it footy though. Those drugby @rse bandits should go get their own name.

Would I like to hear some Hopoate gags? Hell yeah!

 

[Stegelator]

Looks like the John Hopoate jokes have gone into overdrive
already. Here's a sample of what's on offer:

(In case you aren't aware John Hopoate is the footballer who has
disgraced himself recently by jabbing other football players in
the backside with his finger as he was tackling them. Quite a
strange quirk I must say!)

"It seems unfair that the other 2 guys got 6 months for cocaine
and Hopoate only got 12 weeks for crack!"

"Hopoate is getting a job at West's leauge club bar for the 12
weeks suspension - he'll be going around pushing people's stools
in."

"Who is Hopoate's favourite artist - Picasso"

"Hopoate is going to take up boxing - he wants to get into
Anthony Mundine's ring!"

"What's the difference between Hopoate and Liberace - Liberace
didn't have as many rings on his fingers"

"Rumor is that Hopoate is opening up a new dating service for
footballers!"

 

[Stegelator]

More Hopoate Jokes!

Did you know John Hopoate has been invited to join the Footy
Show, he will have his own segment called "Hopoate's Update".

Hopoate's actions have not only been a disappointment to his
club, he's wreckedum.

As the Tigers were not going to well in their last game, the
coach told them at half time to get their fingers out, and go and
get the bums.