AFL we have turned players who were Australian National Team Union and League players into AFL Senior players - someone even won a game for their team once!!
It’s a bit of a rock, paper scissors game for who would be able to convert to what, depending on their sporting background. While I see it as unlikely any elite Australian Rules players would cross successfully to the world game elite level at a late age. I’d suggest really good Australian Rules players would be able able to convert to Gaelic Football the same way really good Garlic players have been able to convert the other way around. But the fact that it’s an amateur sport, means there is zero incentive to do it. Plus there would be nearly zero situations where a really talented Australian rules player during their formative years (while participating in elite AFL youth pathway programmes) would find the stars aligning, that they find themselves in Ireland with the opportunity to give it a go.AFL we have turned players who were Australian National Team Union and League players into AFL Senior players - someone even won a game for their team once!!
We've turned many Irish Gaelic Footballers into AFL Premiership Players and likely continue to do so.
The Gaelic boys can also convert to the world game - players like Seamus Coleman, John O'Shea, Neil Lennon and on and on and on transitioned to the world game.
The NFL has seen Australian's take over their punting position, so at least one position in American Football is easy to play for people not experienced in their game.
Yet no way on any highway can I ever see an Australian AFL/NRL/RU or an American having grown up playing gridiron, then at the ages 18-19-20 - or whatever age you can throw at me - will likely NEVER play Professional Football in the EPL, La Liga, Germany, Italy or even our Australian National team.
Sorry, I just can't see anyone from here doing that the same way a Zach Tuohy, Tadhg Kennelly, Jim Stynes - Wow, he even won a Brownlow lol, have been able to transition easily into our great game.
Here's a brilliant find if I say so myself
Xabi Alonso has an All Ireland football medal. His spell in GAA may have been brief but at the age of 15, Alonso went to Kells, County Meath, on a school exchange programme to learn English. There he helped the local Kells junior Gaelic Football team win an All Ireland Junior club title in Keating Park, Cahersiveen.
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Perhaps with all your knowledge of the situation you could explain your reasoning further?
My reasoning to suggest A-League is a Joke?
Too true, lots of kids playing, but few have interest in A League, and that wont change for a long time.
INtersting article. No real data per capita etc. I get out of it that he's suggesting the only ones that want to attend are loud fans who think they are the spectatcle that like lighting flares and damaging seats. And that no one wants to watch the game on TV.........seems a super sustainable model for the future of the game hey?
Why A-League crowds are better behaved than NRL, AFL and cricket
The hysteria about soccer crowds ignores the truth about what happens in other codes.www.theage.com.au
For context, can you share screen shots of any of these messages?
Probably an irate emotionally redlining Arsenal fan who is livin on the edge as the Gunners might tease their fans all the way to heartache come the seasons end after sitting pretty for the majority of the season so far.............
