|
|
Rank: Sports Guru
Groups: Member
Joined: 9/9/2007
Posts: 1,682
Location: Sydney
|
join up these two parts : http://www.pretorianews.co.za/index.php?f ArticleId=4229513 ifnot4me wrote:That is the AFL's stated aim. And it is a realistic figure
How is it realistic?
The joining together of four organisations is NOT the unification of the people
Yes and the afl is doing a better job by teaching 10 kicked how at kick a ball
Im talking about in Australia, which is what all soccer fanatics in Australia are concerned with at the moment
Who is concerned? The average attendance at the A-league is 15,000, what is the NRL
Please stop making things up to try prove your point
It is realistic because they have done an *****ysis on it, and would have come up with these numbers based on the population of the areas they will visit among other figures as well. I dont get the second comment. What are you trying to say? Soccer fanatics! And what is the overall attendance figure? What am i making up? Im pointing out bits of information that may be useful in footballs push into South Africa.
|
|
Rank: Sports Guru
Groups: Member
Joined: 7/14/2007
Posts: 2,159
Location: Sydney
|
[quote=geelongAREfootball]
Im not worried that Australian soccer will collapse. I know it wont so why would i worry
|
|
Rank: Sports Guru
Groups: Member
Joined: 7/14/2007
Posts: 2,159
Location: Sydney
|
ossie wrote:
Again, irrelevant. The point is whether Aussie Rules is growing in South Africa, which it is, at a rate of 160%. Nobody here gives a toss about soccer so stop bringing it up.
We wouldnt bring it up here if your mate geelongAREfootball stopped coming into the football forum acting like a hero
|
|
Rank: Sports Guru
Groups: Member
Joined: 7/14/2007
Posts: 2,159
Location: Sydney
|
geelongAREfootball wrote:join up these two parts : http://www.pretorianews.co.za/index.php?f ArticleId=4229513 It is realistic because they have done an *****ysis on it, and would have come up with these numbers based on the population of the areas they will visit among other figures as well. I dont get the second comment. What are you trying to say? Soccer fanatics! And what is the overall attendance figure? What am i making up? Im pointing out bits of information that may be useful in footballs push into South Africa. We get over 1 million people attending each season for a competition with 8 teams. Not bad aye for a new league
|
|
Rank: Sports Guru
Groups: Member
Joined: 9/9/2007
Posts: 1,682
Location: Sydney
|
theFOOTBALLlover wrote:[quote=geelongAREfootball]
Im not worried that Australian soccer will collapse. I know it wont so why would i worry Have you ever heard the theory that things that rise fast fall just as quickly. Think of basketball. theFOOTBALLlover wrote:
We get over 1 million people attending each season for a competition with 8 teams. Not bad aye for a new league
Would be impressive for a new sport. But a new league no.
|
|
Rank: Sports Guru
Groups: Member
Joined: 6/25/2007
Posts: 5,765
Location: La La Land, apparently...
|
theFOOTBALLlover wrote:
Im not worried that Australian soccer will collapse. I know it wont so why would i worry
Deluded.
|
|
Rank: Sports Guru
Groups: Member
Joined: 6/25/2007
Posts: 5,765
Location: La La Land, apparently...
|
|
|
Rank: Sports Guru
Groups: Member
Joined: 10/9/2007
Posts: 864
Location: Melbourne
|
Fair bit has happened since I last viewed this topic...
Im hoping now that AFL does make it in SA.. would be good for the sport and Australia...
But as comments made earlier, if SA players are in our leagues in 5-6 years playing at the highest level, it will be sad for the league to think that people who have just picked up a football and knew nothing about the sport can play it...
An example would be Clarke for Collingwood... great first year, had not kicked a football previously, yet shows more skills and flare than other players who have been playing since they were kids... makes football seem to be an easy sport to play if you have fitness and can run a bit..
As for soccer collapsing... deluded are those that think that will ever happen... soccer has world appeal, something Aussie rules doesn't have.. Even if SA becomes a success (hopefully it does), it will never be the number one sport anywhere other than Australia..
|
|
Rank: Sports Guru
Groups: Member
Joined: 6/25/2007
Posts: 5,765
Location: La La Land, apparently...
|
Nickk wrote:
Fair bit has happened since I last viewed this topic...
Im hoping now that AFL does make it in SA.. would be good for the sport and Australia...
But as comments made earlier, if SA players are in our leagues in 5-6 years playing at the highest level, it will be sad for the league to think that people who have just picked up a football and knew nothing about the sport can play it...
An example would be Clarke for Collingwood... great first year, had not kicked a football previously, yet shows more skills and flare than other players who have been playing since they were kids... makes football seem to be an easy sport to play if you have fitness and can run a bit..
As for soccer collapsing... deluded are those that think that will ever happen... soccer has world appeal, something Aussie rules doesn't have.. Even if SA becomes a success (hopefully it does), it will never be the number one sport anywhere other than Australia..
That took you 2 hrs to write?
|
|
Rank: Sports Guru
Groups: Member
Joined: 6/25/2007
Posts: 5,765
Location: La La Land, apparently...
|
Stunning change of tune, Nickk. Maybe you are on the happy sauce.
Having players come in from other countries and play here is fine. You think the Sth Africans care? You think it's easy? Pull on a boot and go have a kick. AFL level is ELITE. You need to be a skillful athlete at the top of your game. If people can manage to rise to the task, all power to them. The game can only get stronger.
Now, pudge-ball. Kiddies play this game. Oh yes it's played all over the world blah blah blah. Mate, it was only a couple of years ago that Soccer was on the cusp of oblivion. It took a couple of hard heads and bucket loads of cash to save it. Take a look at Rugby right now. 10 years ago, simple and safe. Now, losing money hand over fist. There are NO certainties IN AUSTRALIA. Our market is too small to carry 25 'professional sports'. 4 winter sports is a stretch. But AFL and League, being the dollar earners on TV, are safe. No one watches soccer. I haven't even seen it advertised. Is it on? No one mentioned wholesale collapse of soccer worldwide without their tongue firmly in their cheek.
Talking australia here mate.
|
|
Rank: Sports Guru
Groups: Member
Joined: 10/9/2007
Posts: 864
Location: Melbourne
|
NatTheRat1 wrote:Stunning change of tune, Nickk. Maybe you are on the happy sauce.
Having players come in from other countries and play here is fine. You think the Sth Africans care? You think it's easy? Pull on a boot and go have a kick. AFL level is ELITE. You need to be a skillful athlete at the top of your game. If people can manage to rise to the task, all power to them. The game can only get stronger.
Now, pudge-ball. Kiddies play this game. Oh yes it's played all over the world blah blah blah. Mate, it was only a couple of years ago that Soccer was on the cusp of oblivion. It took a couple of hard heads and bucket loads of cash to save it. Take a look at Rugby right now. 10 years ago, simple and safe. Now, losing money hand over fist. There are NO certainties IN AUSTRALIA. Our market is too small to carry 25 'professional sports'. 4 winter sports is a stretch. But AFL and League, being the dollar earners on TV, are safe. No one watches soccer. I haven't even seen it advertised. Is it on? No one mentioned wholesale collapse of soccer worldwide without their tongue firmly in their cheek.
Talking australia here mate. Firstly 'girls blouse'... it did not take me 2 hrs to type a response... Its called having a life, I am easily interrupted by 'other things' as my life isn't ruled by this forum...(unlike some)... My tone has changed as I've mentioned previously... If this is a success, hopefully the AFL will look at making this a more professional league... A league that is fair to ALL 16 clubs... The way the league is at the moment, it's not up to scratch... Secondly, c.ock breath... I suggest you spend less time on this forum talking c.rap and, go out and get a job (if your old enough, never know on here) and buy yourself a foxtel package... This will give you approx 14-15 games of soccer... Thirdly, someone playing football for the first time 12 months ago, amongst the elite... I consider that to be a problem as it say's to future people wanting to play the game that anyone can make it to the top of the AFL... You would hope that a sport thats been around in Australia for so long, wouldn't be that easy to become a star in...
|
|
Rank: Sports Guru
Groups: Member
Joined: 6/25/2007
Posts: 5,765
Location: La La Land, apparently...
|
Sorry mate, Mum is calling me to tea. 
|
|
Rank: Sports Guru
Groups: Member
Joined: 9/9/2007
Posts: 1,682
Location: Sydney
|
Nickk wrote:
Fair bit has happened since I last viewed this topic...
Im hoping now that AFL does make it in SA.. would be good for the sport and Australia...
But as comments made earlier, if SA players are in our leagues in 5-6 years playing at the highest level, it will be sad for the league to think that people who have just picked up a football and knew nothing about the sport can play it...
An example would be Clarke for Collingwood... great first year, had not kicked a football previously, yet shows more skills and flare than other players who have been playing since they were kids... makes football seem to be an easy sport to play if you have fitness and can run a bit..
As for soccer collapsing... deluded are those that think that will ever happen... soccer has world appeal, something Aussie rules doesn't have.. Even if SA becomes a success (hopefully it does), it will never be the number one sport anywhere other than Australia..
Whoa...good stuff mate. On the topic of Gaelic. It would be quite a spectacle to see a gaelic game take place between an a-league team and an AFL team. Would show how much skill each sport really has. And all of the Irish players in the AFL played Gaelic which has many similar skills to football. About soccer and world appeal. For some people that is the only thing that attracts them. Im attracted to football purely because of the game.
|
|
Rank: Sports Guru
Groups: Member
Joined: 10/9/2007
Posts: 864
Location: Melbourne
|
NatTheRat1 wrote:Sorry mate, Mum is calling me to tea. hopefully she feeds you well and teaches you a thing or two 
|
|
Rank: Sports Guru
Groups: Member
Joined: 9/9/2007
Posts: 1,682
Location: Sydney
|
Nickk wrote:hopefully she feeds you well and teaches you a thing or two lol
|
|
Rank: Sports Guru
Groups: Member
Joined: 6/25/2007
Posts: 5,765
Location: La La Land, apparently...
|
Nickk wrote:hopefully she feeds you well and teaches you a thing or two heheh. And by the way, mentioned elsewhere, but I had a bad auto accident a week ago today. Wrote off my car and was in hospital. So, lucky for you, once I'm on my feet you won't have to put up with this 'girl's blouse' hanging around the forum quite so much. I'm sure you won't be the only one glad to see me feeling better. Thanks for that mate.
|
|
Rank: Sports Guru
Groups: Member
Joined: 11/10/2005
Posts: 427
Location: melbourne
|
The International Federations (IFs) are international non-governmental organisations recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as administering one or more sports at world level. The national federations administering those sports are affiliated to them.
Water polo
Badminton
Baseball
Basketball
Field hockey
Football (soccer)
Handball
Softball
Table tennis
Tennis
Beach volleyball
Indoor volleyball
Basque pelota
Cricket
Croquet
Figure skating
Golf
Ice hockey
Lacrosse
Polo
Rugby union
Tug of war
so 150 years and still not recognised as a sport
|
|
Rank: Sports Guru
Groups: Member
Joined: 6/25/2007
Posts: 5,765
Location: La La Land, apparently...
|
ifnot4me wrote:The International Federations (IFs) are international non-governmental organisations recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as administering one or more sports at world level. The national federations administering those sports are affiliated to them.
Water polo
Badminton
Baseball
Basketball
Field hockey
Football (soccer)
Handball
Softball
Table tennis
Tennis
Beach volleyball
Indoor volleyball
Basque pelota
Cricket
Croquet
Figure skating
Golf
Ice hockey
Lacrosse
Polo
Rugby union
Tug of war
so 150 years and still not recognised as a sport Jeez, still coming back mate? It's okay. It's all just a dream.
|
|
Rank: Sports Guru
Groups: Member
Joined: 9/9/2007
Posts: 1,682
Location: Sydney
|
ifnot4me wrote:The International Federations (IFs) are international non-governmental organisations recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as administering one or more sports at world level. The national federations administering those sports are affiliated to them.
Water polo
Badminton
Baseball
Basketball
Field hockey
Football (soccer)
Handball
Softball
Table tennis
Tennis
Beach volleyball
Indoor volleyball
Basque pelota
Cricket
Croquet
Figure skating
Golf
Ice hockey
Lacrosse
Polo
Rugby union
Tug of war
so 150 years and still not recognised as a sport Which is why the AFL is spreading the game to South Africa in order for it to be an international sport one day and be in the Olympics
|
|
Rank: Sports Guru
Groups: Member
Joined: 6/25/2007
Posts: 5,765
Location: La La Land, apparently...
|
geelongAREfootball wrote:
Which is why the AFL is spreading the game to South Africa in order for it to be an international sport one day and be in the Olympics
lmao
|
|
|
Guest |
