Quote from: Tank on August 29, 2011, 10:00:48 AM
I'm sure I'll get flamed for this, but I've always hated American Football.  I'm a rugby man, and I always saw the NFL as a load of 'girls' who thought they were hard, but had to wear helmets and body armour!  They've basically stolen the game of rugby, changed a few rules around, and put make-up on.    Anyway, morning all!

Oh dear - that's thrown the brown stuff into the rotating thingy

Quote from: Tank on August 29, 2011, 10:00:48 AM
I'm sure I'll get flamed for this, but I've always hated American Football.  I'm a rugby man, and I always saw the NFL as a load of 'girls' who thought they were hard, but had to wear helmets and body armour!  They've basically stolen the game of rugby, changed a few rules around, and put make-up on.    Anyway, morning all!

Dwayne Johnson (aka The Rock) lived in NZ and played rugby there before moving to the US and playing ball there.  He reckoned rugby was a harder game than gridiron and having mentioned the hardness of rugby to his college roomies would then show the Bledisloe Cup games as an example...  the example of the combined scrum weight and power was usually enough to convince.

Having said that, gridiron is much more tactical than you would imagine at first blush and that is one of the attractions to me.

I wish these 'rugger' people would stop trying to hijack Poliss's thread
Half the attraction of gridiron is what goes on away from the ball i.e. blocks being thrown, runs being made by the running backs etc.
The only thing rugger players do off the ball is take lumps out of each other while the refs not looking

 

I'm sure that once you get into it that it's a good game, and there's more to it than I've noted.

Questions from a limmey like me refrence NFL:

Why is it called gridiron?

Why do some players have black lines under their eyes?

Why do they wear armour yet rugby blokes dont?

Why do they call it football when they hardly use their feet?

Thanks

Gridiron refers to the markings on the field which are similar to a gridiron cooking implement.

The black lines under the eyes are supposed to reduce glare. Same principal as the P51 Mustang.

Rugby blokes are increasingly wearing armour too. If you dive tackle a player without the pads you'll probably break your collar bone.

The full name of Rugby is Rugby Football. Aussie Rules is called football too and they mostly use their fists. 

Thank You. I know nothing about the game but I would support the Green Bay Packers cos they sound cool.

It's can get a tad cold up in Green Bay. In 1967 they had the infamous Ice Bowl where the temperature went down to -15 degrees Fahrenheit (-26.1 degrees Celsius). Tampa Bay is much warmer. 

Quote from: poliss on August 29, 2011, 04:17:45 PM
Aussie Rules is called football too and they mostly use their fists. 

Point of order Mr Speaker - Manly and Melbourne are both Rugby League teams and after thier "football" match last week 10 are going to the tribunal to get suspended for fighting.

Aussie Rules, while having only a few, does require the use of the feet to score the major points unlike all other codes of "football" except soccer (or football without the "" makes - but it is boring with 90 mins followed by 30 mins followed by a penalty shoot out - just toss a coin before the game and go to the pub eh?)

You misunderstood sir. The main form of passing in Aussie rules appears to be the 'handpass' which involves using the fist.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do2plgdfYYw

Best finish to a game for a while - well if you are looking for the biggest Home and Away game rather than finals game and you are an Essendon Supporter (like me  )  90000+ at the MCG, ANZAC Day and a nail biter - I wasn't there but I was watching and it was agony - then I went nuts jumping around the lounge room, scaring dogs and kids who all thought I had gone mad! 


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8T2cW1V6XY

Always nice to see Tony Romo make a hash on the vital play of the game. 
My team will be lucky to win a quarter, never mind a game, with Manning out for the season.  :'(

Great fan of the NFL. Supported Houston Oilers until they became the Titans. Now support Kansas City Chiefs.

Sorry to bump this thread but I have the day off tomorrow as I will be watching Superbowl 46 - New York Giants V New England Patriots until the wee small hours (unless I fall asleep when Madonna is on at half time)
Anyone else watching??

i'll be watching, always watch the superbowl, and i am a little bit of a patriot,,,,,,