Tag Archives: AFL
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This Day In Sports History (January 15th) — Super Bowl I
It was on this day that the first ever Super Bowl took place. At the time, it was referred to as the First AFL-NFL World Championship Game. The First ever Super Bowl was played in Los Angeles, California, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The two teams taking part in the game were the NFL [...]
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This Is What A “Football To The Groin” Looks Like In Australia (Video)
In America, watching someone get hit in the groin with a football is awfully funny and entertaining, as both Hans Moleman and Brett Favre have proven in the past. And apparently, getting hit in the groin with a football is just as funny and entertaining in Australia, as was proven by Hayden Ballantyne when he [...]
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Melbourne’s Jeremy Howe Gives Us This “Mark Of The Year” Candidate (Video)
Every year the AFL hands out an award for “Mark of the Year.” Last year Andrew Krakouer defeated Andrew Walker’s incredible leaping grab by one percent of the vote to earn the honor. This year, it appears as though that award could go to Jeremy Howe. The Melbourne forward is certainly the front-runner at the [...]
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Two Gruesome Leg Injuries From The AFL (Videos)
It was not a good weekend for the legs of Aussie Rules Footballers, as Robbie Gray of the Port Adelaide Power and Gary Rohan of the Sydney Swans both suffered frightening leg injuries that will end their respective seasons. Rohan’s injury came during Sunday’s match against North Melbourne, as an opposing player rolled up on [...]
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AFLer Luke Breust Nearly Gets His Head Taken Off (Video)
For the first time in a while we bring you a vicious head shot that did not take place during a hockey game. Instead, this violent collision occurred during an Aussie Rules Football match between Hawthorn and Adelaide, as Luke Breust of the Hawks was attempting to keep his eye on the ball while running [...]
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Eric MacKenzie Knocked Out By The Ball During AFL Game (Video)
Most Aussie Rules Footballers are probably under the impression that the hardest hit they will ever take during a game will almost certainly come from a member of the opposing team. As Eric MacKenzie found out, that isn’t always the case. The West Coast Eagles player was knocked unconscious after being hit by a ball [...]
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Melbourne’s James Strauss Suffers A Nasty Leg Break (Video)
In a rough sport like Australian Rules Football, horrific injuries are nothing new, however, oftentimes those injuries occur when two players collide with one another during a bone-crushing tackle. Not when one of those players goes up for a marking contest against a member of the opposition. Unfortunately, on this occasion it was a marking [...]
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Here Is The Best Catch You Will See In Any Sport Today (Video)
No, this catch does not come from a Major League Baseball game, a Minor League Baseball game or a Canadian Football League game. Instead, we had to travel across the Pacific Ocean to bring you this incredible catch, which took place during an Aussie Rules Football match between Essendon and Carlton on Saturday. With his [...]
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What Did I Do? (GIF)
That is Barry Hall of the AFL’s Sydney Swans – now with the Western Bulldogs – delivering a knockout punch to the chin of West Coast Eagles defender Brent Staker a few years back. While most would call this type of act a “cheapshot,” the Australian media prefers to refer to them simply as “brain [...]
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The Aussie Rules Sex Scandal, According To Taiwanese Animation (Video)
Yesterday we received news of a developing sex scandal that has taken the Aussie Rules Football League by storm. However, at the time we didn’t necessarily feel the need to make any mention of it on our website. After all, it seemed like just another one of your typical sex scandals that we have heard [...]
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Seattle Green Goblins Lose To Bears On Day Of NFL Uniform Insanity
Total Pro Sports – Before you begin attempting to adjust your screen, we should probably tell you that the jerseys worn by the Seattle Seahawks players in this picture are really the fluorescent lime green that they appear to be. Unfortunately, not even their blinding uniforms could distract the Chicago Bears on a week of [...]
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Chick Dumps Beer On Aussie Rules Footballer
Total Pro Sports – Another tragedy has occurred at a sporting venue. We have spoken before about the misfortunes of wasted beer. Shane Victorino was the victim of such circumstances last week, and Angels fans are no strangers to these this type of behavior as well. Now football fans from “The Land Down Under” are [...]
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Football: The Word Game
Total Pro Sports – After spending time in both Europe and Australia over the past two years, it became surprising to learn how important the game of “football” is all over the world. However, to many North American’s, the term “football” is synonymous with the National Football League (NFL). As many of our educated readers [...]
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Arena Football Suspending Operations
Total Pro Sports - With no shock here the Arena Football League or otherwise known to most as the AFL are thinking about suspending operations and close their doors come the 2009 season. With the struggles that the NBA have shown with their decline in attendance and the NHL’s Phoenix Coyotes soon to file for [...]
