Attention Matty Norwood!

[Bob B]

in conclusion if you want to continue this it may turn into melee for which you will all recieve 4 weeks on the sideline for some ballroom dancing.

You may all laugh, but 8 years of training, numerous interstate competitions, and some high level exams in the New Vogue style, I think I could take you all down.

*edit* It's been 14 years since my last competition though.

Yeah, I want to laugh BACON ................. HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HE, HE, HE, HE, HO, HO, HO, HO, HO.

Oh!!!! That feels much better thank you.

Of course you are trying to be a funny man with such rediculous comments as to taking anyone down.

Care to try it on your best day with me??? I don't think so.

[Bacon]

Correct Bob. I wouldn't want to dance with you.

If I could locate any of my old partners, then maybe then I'd take you on. In fact, I've got 3 girls on facebook that I used to dance with.

[mr_niceguy_1979]

The situation happens every NRL game where players aren't actually trying to get past their tackler, but much the same as touch football, are trying to get the tackle over as quickly as possible to ensure that the ball is played as quickly as possible and they can move the ball down the field as quickly as possible and catch the defending team off guard. Players are half-way to the ground before they are even tackled in the first few tackles. Its tactically (besides kicking) exactly the same as touch football.

This is true, self imposed touches (tackles) are a vital tactic in touch football (at the highest level) and showcase it as a sport which requires high speed and agility. I don't think rugby depends as much on these skills as touch football does, as rugby is more bashing and crashing through the defensive line. So tactically they are very different games.

[bennymacca]

as rugby is more bashing and crashing through the defensive line.

matthew's point is that rugby league isn't like this a lot of the time. a lot of the time, the take the tackle because it means they can spread the ball wide in the next phase more easily

[Shreky]

This thread has gone far from it's original point of bagging out Matty about Richmond to a reasonable conversation topic.

I would firstly like to say that not all league players are bad spellers. I played league in my highschool team and we were state champs for 3 years in a row or something like that. Apparently they still are too.

Secondly the difference between Rugby and Australian Rules isn't all that great. It's mainly just in the fine details such as a tackle in Rugby is allowed to be around the legs, tripping the player yet in Australian Rules you're not allowed to trip. I've played both and the difference between the two, when swapping from one to another is mediocre. They both teach you how to run with a ball, tackle, dodge etc and so all the skills are basically transferable from one code to the other.

Matty at least when a player in an AFL game is tackled they are actually trying to get away from the tackler.

The situation happens every NRL game where players aren't actually trying to get past their tackler, but much the same as touch football, are trying to get the tackle over as quickly as possible to ensure that the ball is played as quickly as possible and they can move the ball down the field as quickly as possible and catch the defending team off guard. Players are half-way to the ground before they are even tackled in the first few tackles. Its tactically (besides kicking) exactly the same as touch football.

In union and Australian rules, players actually avoid being tackled if they can help it.

You're right however the tactics are still very similar. In Rugby they want to get tackled so they can play the ball and continue on as quickly as possible. In Australian Rules although they may not want to actually be tackled they still use similar tactics such as drawing the player before passing to a team mate. These tactics have the same goal in mind, to spread the opposing teams defenses as wide as possible.


The differences between the codes may appear to be great when not paying much attention, but when thought is put into the similarities stick out like a sore thumb.
So what I am saying is that you're arguing of very minute details.

Oh and by the way... GO THE CROWS!

[Matty Norwood]

ok crows rule are we all happy now

[AceLosesKing]

ok crows rule are we all happy now

Nah we're not, cos they don't - its universally known they suck.

[Shreky]

ok crows rule are we all happy now

I am

ok crows rule are we all happy now

Nah we're not, cos they don't - its universally known they suck.

Jeez AK. Westcoast win one game and suddenly you've got a lip on you

[AceLosesKing]

ok crows rule are we all happy now

Nah we're not, cos they don't - its universally known they suck.

Jeez AK. Westcoast win one game and suddenly you've got a lip on you

Nah, its 4 now

[maccatak11]

similarities and carp between sports

Yes there are very many similarities, but that is the same for all field invasion sports, including football, rugby and soccer and even some court invasion games like basketball, netball and handball.


There are certain priciples of attack and defence that apply to all invasion games - no matter which one we are talking about.


So yeah, although i have banged on in recent posts about all the differences between rugby and Australian rules, all invasion games have a set of basic tactical principles that ensure success.

Perhaps this is why some athletes are proficient at many sports, not because they possess the specific techniques required for success in each sport, but because they are expert in many 'game sense' aspects of sport that are easily transferable across different codes.


As for those who are good at both cricket and footy, well they can just go and get knotted (glad i said that, was sounding way too much like a uni essay )