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- b on Attendance not worrying Demitriou Andrew Demitriou says he's not concerned Neither is the rest of the public HAHAHAHA. more
- Jason on Attendance not worrying Demitriou Football has become a very soft game and is nothing like traditional VFL. A game that was once played by men as a contact ... more
- Mylene on Attendance not worrying Demitriou There's an extra team in the competition and a every team gets a by. Factor that in and there's actually more people ... more
- gbh on Time to punish abusive AFL fans? Grow a pair, Seb. more
- Taking the Mikie on Time to punish abusive AFL fans? It is unAustralian NOT to abuse the umpire at an AFL game. But one should do so politely, caringly, without malice or foul ... more
- col on Demetriou 'doesn't get it' Can we the people of the game get rid of Demetriou more
- col on Time to punish abusive AFL fans? Hey Demetriou start selling good food at the footy and the behavior will change, Sell crap and you get crap more
- Enoch Powell on Time to punish abusive AFL fans? In this country we are free to yell and scream if we want to, please don't try to take this right away from us, it is bad ... more
- Mark on Demetriou 'doesn't get it' Adolf Demetriou should be a dictator in the Middle East.The play is very fast now and things happen in a split second. I am ... more
- ian on Demetriou 'doesn't get it' Get a real job andy,you get paid more than a P/M what a joke. more
- Susan on Demetriou 'doesn't get it' Join the sad fans who are mourning the death of the tackle this week and wear a black armband to your game. All games, not ... more
- Chris on The tackle heard around the world The match review panel is a joke the tackle itself was within the rules of the game, whether an injury is sustained from the ... more
- Ken of Euroa on The tackle heard around the world Australian Rules Football is the greatest game in the world. We have a well run competition with great stadiums and amazing ... more
- brendan cohen on The tackle heard around the world That was a perfect tackle.If the AFL uphold the suspension, then the AFL should be dissolved; and all the footballers should ... more
- Pedro on The tackle heard around the world WHO CARES, last week this mob were back stabbing the coach!! more
- Matt - proudly Un-Australian on The tackle heard around the world "Heard around the world"...hahahaha sorry to break it to to old white bogans from 3AW but nobody around the world has heard ... more
- Kelli Mcleod on The tackle heard around the world The AFL have no credibility. Inconsistent tribunal decisions, three weeks for a good tackle is a disgrace. Umpires on ... more
- Steve on The tackle heard around the world If this was a North player Mitchel would not have given it air time... more
- Simon on The tackle heard around the world I barrack for St. Kilda and I think that Jack Trengrove was VERY stiff with this decision. His tackle was a perfect example ... more
- Harvey on North Melbourne getting left behind Congratulations, another person taking an easy pot shot at my club. I'll think you'll find that we're doing everything that ... more
AFL v World Cup: 3AW Debate
ABOVE: 3AW Football's Brian Taylor and Soccer Media Commentator Roy Hay have the same debate raging around sporting clubs and pubs across Australia. Should the AFL step aside for the World Cup or is FIFA and the FFA showing no respect?
This debate comes on the back of AFL boss Andrew Demetriou saying Etihad Stadium is off limits for Football Federation Australia, which has led to the FFA saying they will remove Melbourne from its proposed World Cup matches (should Australia win its bid, of course).
World Cup could 'kill clubs'
AFL boss Andrew Demetriou speaks to 3AW's Neil Mitchell about te very
real prospect of an entire AFL season being cancelled if Australia
successfully wins its bid to host the soccer World Cup. Would this
'sacrifice' be worthwhile?
Blog comments
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81,000 people at Stkilda v Collingwood home & away game.Say no more a soccer game in Melbourne would be lucky to attract 81 people and that would include the players. All you people raving on about how good soccer is why dont you go to watch it? At least AFL fans put their money where their mouths are and turn up to games!so if you are a REAL supporter do the same not just talk dribble once every few years when the world cup comes around!
Darrell Thursday 22 July, 2010 - 8:41 AM -
Shag
Seriously mate. I am a massive AFL fan(go Demons!) but to at any stage think we ever will be called the World Game is off this planet.
Football(soccer) has world wide appeal.
What we have is a truly unique AUSTRALIAN game. We should be happy with that. Just as the Yanks have gridiron.
What you say is correct re pansies etc. To me this is the whole reason "soccer" wil never take hold in our country. We do not condone the "diving" and "theatrics" that pollute soccer. Australian footballers are more likely to stand up and be too proud when they should be seking medical assistance than rolling around the ground when they have brokeb a fingernail like some EUROPEAN soccer starts.
I state this last piece because like all Australians I love the Socceroos and I feel that they uphold the Aussie standard by not diving every time they are tackled.MoDazla Tuesday 13 July, 2010 - 10:16 AM -
I'm sick to death of all these total idiots assuming English Football is the World Game, if anyone knows the history of the game, they will know it started in England and a variation of it in old Roman times and spread to the rest of Europe and the colonies. AFL is an older game and will spread as well down the track, you wait and see, people like to watch players going at it and not being total pansies for a win, if I was the coach of a football side and they dived, I would sack them on the spot, you play to win but you have to do the right thing. AFL, NRL and English Football all have fools, but I enjoy watching them all, I'm not having a go at anyone, but I despise all the bull---t associated with the World Cup, it seems like a total farce, with Sepp and the Refs, go the Orange Boys and hope the Octopus is wrong.
Shag Saturday 10 July, 2010 - 8:30 PM -
Martin, it is true Aussie Rules is played in many countries - but that is only a very recent development and the numbers are just over 50,000 which is still small globally. The International Cup of Australian Football is every 3 years (next 2011). The problem with the current FFA World Cup bid is it was blatently unfair to the AFL, NRL and ARU - which is why the federal govt. has taken over it.
pH Wednesday 6 January, 2010 - 9:05 PM -
AFL think they are able to take on the world but, it is not the case. On a world stage soccer is much larger than AFL.AFL will be lucky to cut it in Western Sydney, you watch that club sink before 2020.
Sandy Saturday 2 January, 2010 - 8:07 AM -
martin i think what u said is just absolute rubbish. football is the "real football" or as u like 2 say it, (soccer), and no it isnt a miner sport in asutralia its the biggest junior played sport in the country so get your facts right.
Billy Monday 21 December, 2009 - 10:49 PM
