The 2010 Australian Football Thread

[BB61]

Another year of the great game known as "footy" begins on Thursday night with Richmond and Carlton meeting at the MCG. For the first time in, well, ever, live footy will be available each week on ESPN 360. Three games will be available each week, including a couple on ESPN2. All LIVE.

So, yeah, there's no excuse for you all not to be staying up late and watching this season.

Meanwhile, I'll be playing for the Philadelphia Hawks again. Season starts in May and ends in Louisville for the 2010 USFooty Championships. Support your local team, and get involved.

ETA: Oh, and I think the Cats, in spite of their rough performance in the NAB Cup, will repeat.

[DEAD!]

I'm looking forward to the season. I just hoping tsn.ca will show a couple of games online as I don't have TSN2.

http://www.afana.com/drupal5/tvsched

.... oh and GO BOMBERS!

[Frenchie]

I'm looking forward to the season. I just hoping tsn.ca will show a couple of games online as I don't have TSN2.

http://www.afana.com/drupal5/tvsched

.... oh and GO BOMBERS!

Dude! spend a few bucks and get TSN2!!! Or come over to my place... as long as you don't wear Bombers' gears

[Gregmond]

It might just be that as a Tigers fan, I am less excited, but this season is the least interested I have been for years!

I even cancelled my membership (season tickets) after 15 straight seasons.

[Primal]

It might just be that as a Tigers fan, I am less excited

I'm fairly sure you get long service leave after 15 years of putting up with Richmond.

(or is it danger pay? I forget.)

[scooter13]

Good luck with the Hawks again this year, Brian. Sorry I won't be able to come out and watch now.

GO CROWS!

[goalieboy82]

North Melbourne will be premiers, just you wait and see!

[friarcanuck]

For those in Toronto, the High Park Demons' season is starting up soon. We've begun pre-season training at Humberside CI north of High Park on Wednesday nights at 6:30-8:30. Why watch Australian football when you can actually play the game right in your backyard?

New players are always welcome and absolutely no experience is necessary. If you are interested, let me know. Details can also be found on our website or our Facebook page.

[BB61]

So for those of you who want to actually see how awesome Australian Football really is (and it's really, really awesome, trust me), ESPN2 will be airing the Carlton Blues - Hawthorn Hawks match LIVE at Midnight EST.

I'll be watching it at home in GLORIOUS HD.

[TFoA]

So I caught half of the Carlton-Hawthorn match last night (couldn't stay up for the entire thing, I'd had a long & tiring day so I couldn't hang. ), & I gotta tell you, it was mad exciting. Man, the physicality, the attitude, the skill, & the pace, it was all pretty cool to watch. After seeing that, I'll definitely try to keep tabs on what's going down in the world of Australian football.

Also, Carlton is now following me on twitter, so I guess that'd be a good team to pull for.

[Seadragon76]

I watched the game as well myself and boy, Carleton just didn't show up for that game but Hawthorn did show up. It wasn't close by any means, but at least the Blues made it interesting for a little bit.

[BB61]

So I caught half of the Carlton-Hawthorn match last night (couldn't stay up for the entire thing, I'd had a long & tiring day so I couldn't hang. ), & I gotta tell you, it was mad exciting. Man, the physicality, the attitude, the skill, & the pace, it was all pretty cool to watch. After seeing that, I'll definitely try to keep tabs on what's going down in the world of Australian football.

Also, Carlton is now following me on twitter, so I guess that'd be a good team to pull for.

And maybe come back to the WAFA?

[TFoA]

So I caught half of the Carlton-Hawthorn match last night (couldn't stay up for the entire thing, I'd had a long & tiring day so I couldn't hang. ), & I gotta tell you, it was mad exciting. Man, the physicality, the attitude, the skill, & the pace, it was all pretty cool to watch. After seeing that, I'll definitely try to keep tabs on what's going down in the world of Australian football.

Also, Carlton is now following me on twitter, so I guess that'd be a good team to pull for.

And maybe come back to the WAFA?

It would be cool since I'd actually know what's going on the next time around.

Also, I found a nifty link. The Game Analyser lets you watch all of the AFL games in their entirety, with the most recent round coming 12 hours after the game's completion. I'm surprised that with the video clips being subscription-only to international fans, that they have this for free.

Either way, I'm taking full advantage of this. Time to get caught up.

[DEAD!]

So I caught half of the Carlton-Hawthorn match last night (couldn't stay up for the entire thing, I'd had a long & tiring day so I couldn't hang. ), & I gotta tell you, it was mad exciting. Man, the physicality, the attitude, the skill, & the pace, it was all pretty cool to watch. After seeing that, I'll definitely try to keep tabs on what's going down in the world of Australian football.

Also, Carlton is now following me on twitter, so I guess that'd be a good team to pull for.

And maybe come back to the WAFA?

It would be cool since I'd actually know what's going on the next time around.

Also, I found a nifty link. The Game Analyser lets you watch all of the AFL games in their entirety, with the most recent round coming 12 hours after the game's completion. I'm surprised that with the video clips being subscription-only to international fans, that they have this for free.

Either way, I'm taking full advantage of this. Time to get caught up.

The Game Analyser can be a hit or miss for me. I sometimes get the message about it not being "available" outside of Australia, but it's a great resource. I can also download a specific game using real player's download program. The video quality isn't that great, but it's reasonable. If you want higher quality there's always a bittorrent out there

[BB61]

So I caught half of the Carlton-Hawthorn match last night (couldn't stay up for the entire thing, I'd had a long & tiring day so I couldn't hang. ), & I gotta tell you, it was mad exciting. Man, the physicality, the attitude, the skill, & the pace, it was all pretty cool to watch. After seeing that, I'll definitely try to keep tabs on what's going down in the world of Australian football.

Also, Carlton is now following me on twitter, so I guess that'd be a good team to pull for.

And maybe come back to the WAFA?

It would be cool since I'd actually know what's going on the next time around.

Also, I found a nifty link. The Game Analyser lets you watch all of the AFL games in their entirety, with the most recent round coming 12 hours after the game's completion. I'm surprised that with the video clips being subscription-only to international fans, that they have this for free.

Either way, I'm taking full advantage of this. Time to get caught up.

The Game Analyser can be a hit or miss for me. I sometimes get the message about it not being "available" outside of Australia, but it's a great resource. I can also download a specific game using real player's download program. The video quality isn't that great, but it's reasonable. If you want higher quality there's always a bittorrent out there

Or if you've got $65 laying around, you can go to www.aussiesport.tv and get all the games streaming, in great quality, on a 12 hour delay.

[DEAD!]

So I caught half of the Carlton-Hawthorn match last night (couldn't stay up for the entire thing, I'd had a long & tiring day so I couldn't hang. ), & I gotta tell you, it was mad exciting. Man, the physicality, the attitude, the skill, & the pace, it was all pretty cool to watch. After seeing that, I'll definitely try to keep tabs on what's going down in the world of Australian football.

Also, Carlton is now following me on twitter, so I guess that'd be a good team to pull for.

And maybe come back to the WAFA?

It would be cool since I'd actually know what's going on the next time around.

Also, I found a nifty link. The Game Analyser lets you watch all of the AFL games in their entirety, with the most recent round coming 12 hours after the game's completion. I'm surprised that with the video clips being subscription-only to international fans, that they have this for free.

Either way, I'm taking full advantage of this. Time to get caught up.

The Game Analyser can be a hit or miss for me. I sometimes get the message about it not being "available" outside of Australia, but it's a great resource. I can also download a specific game using real player's download program. The video quality isn't that great, but it's reasonable. If you want higher quality there's always a bittorrent out there

Or if you've got $65 laying around, you can go to www.aussiesport.tv and get all the games streaming, in great quality, on a 12 hour delay.

.. aw man... I've just found $64.99 laying on the floor

[lordsketor]

And to resurrect this thread ,the AFL Grand Final was held today @ MCG with Collingwood (last flag in 1990) taking on St. Kilda (last flag in 1966), and it ended in a 68-68 draw for the first time since 1977, so we will have a replay Next Saturday.

I guess nobody wanted to win this Grand Final after all....

[Alphabet Man]

600000 emotions and then nothing!

i dont know how to feel

i dont know what to do

what am i drinking for tonight?

that bounce

argggggghhhhhhhhhh if only it kept going!

football

this is why we love it

[Viper]

I'm just trying to picture the NFL, BCS or FIFA being willing to settle draws in their respective championship games in this manner, and drawing a complete blank.

One thing's for sure, though: As tiebreakers go, this beats the hell out of penalty kicks.

[Sodboy13]

Between this and the USA-England draw, I'm ready to declare 2010 The Year of the Awesome Tie.

Next week's gonna be nuts.