wisconsinrules Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 What template are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTL Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Come on now... Australia at an 8 seed? They could have all of the rugby (union AND league) players that didn't make their teams. That would at least put them as a 3 seed. Even without them, I think they deserve be than an 8 seed, give em at least a 5 haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibimatty Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 We might need an out-fielding cricketer to throw the ball like a quarter-back though! And a few Aussie Rules defenders to play in the secondary! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancealot Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Come on now... Australia at an 8 seed? They could have all of the rugby (union AND league) players that didn't make their teams. That would at least put them as a 3 seed. Even without them, I think they deserve be than an 8 seed, give em at least a 5 haha Actually 8th seed for Australia is the one of the few that is about right. Speaking from experience, rugby players don't make great football players they run and tackle too high and don't hold the ball properly/secure it in trafic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTL Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Come on now... Australia at an 8 seed? They could have all of the rugby (union AND league) players that didn't make their teams. That would at least put them as a 3 seed. Even without them, I think they deserve be than an 8 seed, give em at least a 5 haha Actually 8th seed for Australia is the one of the few that is about right. Speaking from experience, rugby players don't make great football players they run and tackle too high and don't hold the ball properly/secure it in traficI still feel like playing at a professional level of a sport so similar to American football would give them a little bit of an edge, and isn't high tackling a penalty in rugby?And just out of curiosity, how popular is American football in Australia? I mean I know it's not a power sport or anything, but are any of the games ever televised (NFL or local)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibimatty Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Yeah, we get gridiron on pay-tv, the NFL on our Aussie Fox Sports channel and college on Foxtel's ESPN. It's not as big as it is in England, but you will get a few Superbowl parties around the place. You'll find a fair amount of community meet-ups on social networks advertised. The Superbowl is the game which can make it to the sports report on the evening news, but all of the NFL season games will be on the dedicated sports programmes later on in the show during the international round-up, along with the NBA results. NHL and MLB has a smaller coverage in the news shows, but all "big-four" US major sports' leagues are featured on Foxtel's "Fox Sports Australia" channel. There are gridiron competitions in every State of Australia, under NFL rules, and there is a national championship where the State representative teams play each other. I used to go to the W.A. State final "the Perth Bowl" a few years ago, it was the game where the whole gridiron community would come together. At least that's how it used to be, I don't know what the set-up is here nowadays.The mainstream here hasn't really heard of the local competitions or college ball or the CFL. They don't really know that there are other "Bowls" in college ball besides just the pro Superbowl. I also think the only team most mainstreamers would know off hand is the Dallas Cowboys. I think if you asked them what the San Francisco 49ers or the Denver Broncos played, they would guess NFL though. I would say the most famous American brands here would be the Chicago Bulls and the New York Yankees followed possibly by the Dallas Cowboys, LA Lakers and LA Galaxy, because of Beckham.Yes tackling high is illegal in both rugby and rugby league; the pointed shoulder charge has also been removed from both games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTL Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 You are awesome. I've always wanted to know how Australians feel about American sports from the perspective of an actual Australian, I've always liked their culture and I want to go there when I get a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTL Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Yeah, we get gridiron on pay-tv, the NFL on our Aussie Fox Sports channel and college on Foxtel's ESPN. It's not as big as it is in England, but you will get a few Superbowl parties around the place. You'll find a fair amount of community meet-ups on social networks advertised. The Superbowl is the game which can make it to the sports report on the evening news, but all of the NFL season games will be on the dedicated sports programmes later on in the show during the international round-up, along with the NBA results. NHL and MLB has a smaller coverage in the news shows, but all "big-four" US major sports' leagues are featured on Foxtel's "Fox Sports Australia" channel. There are gridiron competitions in every State of Australia, under NFL rules, and there is a national championship where the State representative teams play each other. I used to go to the W.A. State final "the Perth Bowl" a few years ago, it was the game where the whole gridiron community would come together. At least that's how it used to be, I don't know what the set-up is here nowadays.The mainstream here hasn't really heard of the local competitions or college ball or the CFL. They don't really know that there are other "Bowls" in college ball besides just the pro Superbowl. I also think the only team most mainstreamers would know off hand is the Dallas Cowboys. I think if you asked them what the San Francisco 49ers or the Denver Broncos played, they would guess NFL though. I would say the most famous American brands here would be the Chicago Bulls and the New York Yankees followed possibly by the Dallas Cowboys, LA Lakers and LA Galaxy, because of Beckham.Yes tackling high is illegal in both rugby and rugby league; the pointed shoulder charge has also been removed from both games.You are awesome. I've always wanted to know how Australia feels about American sports from the perspective of an actual Australian, I've always liked their culture and would like to go there when I get a chance. Hopefully American football will grow there and Australian football will grow here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancealot Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 He is pretty much spot on, but over the last couple of years they have started showing games on free to air TV, 4 or 5 live games a week. As far as I know all of the leagues are run under NCAA rules (well at least says league and the national championships are) When I said they tackle high I didn't mean shoulder height I meant above waist hight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibimatty Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 NCAA rules? That's interesting, are the hash-marks wider on the field? I prefer college ball anyways, I should try and get back into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTswag187 Posted March 27, 2014 Author Share Posted March 27, 2014 Thanks for all the feedback, it's very helpful. updates, Sweden and Denmark are coming soon. For now here's the bracketwhite numbers for seeding obviously wasn't the best of ideas, if you need a better look click on the imageI never got this... why isn't the winners of the plug-in games seeded last?because Denmark and Sweden have decent football teams.updates and Denmark are coming this weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTswag187 Posted March 30, 2014 Author Share Posted March 30, 2014 Stay tuned for the rest of the day because updates are in the works. For Denmark I kept their current helmet and just cleaned up there current look while making it more "2014" and less "2006".Denmark: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxon#08 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Fantastic job on Denmark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTswag187 Posted March 31, 2014 Author Share Posted March 31, 2014 bump, and updates are coming are done. I'll put them up tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTswag187 Posted March 31, 2014 Author Share Posted March 31, 2014 seriously? no feedback on Denmark? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibimatty Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 It's a good kit!If you wanna do a retro, how about a tribute to the 1992 Euro Champions outfit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTswag187 Posted April 1, 2014 Author Share Posted April 1, 2014 Here are the updates for Italy and Spain. With Spain I decided to keep the light blue because the vote was close and I like it. I'm also not sure which helmet you like better(red or blue), but I'll have a poll up for that. Expect Sweden sometime this week. I'm also still taking more feedback on Denmark. Italy:Spain: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxon#08 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Italy looks so much better. With Spain, maybe just put the light blue uniform as only an alternate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTL Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Italy looks great. For Spain's helmet, I feel the blue only works when it's worn with it's own jersey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DS729 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Italy looks so much better. With Spain, maybe just put the light blue uniform as only an alternateIsn't that what it already is? I'm pretty sure the Red is the home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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