Let me explain it to you...in simple terms..
To people who grew up in RL states ...that is what they follow.
People who grew up in AFL states that is what they follow.
A few will watch the other sport & will like it ,but most think the other sport is boring ,a fumbleathon,too structered ...etc.
The problem is the over the top supporters of AFL who think the following crap is true.
Our game is a national game ...wrong.Over half the population dont like it.
our game is the indigenous game...wrong(you even have loons calling RL or soccer fans UN AUSTRALIAN for not following it).
Our game is taking over the world..Wrong..not ONE professional comp outside OZ.
You only have to watch ONE game live & you are hooked for life...YER right.
If you build an AFL stadium....people will flock to it.Buid it they will come...
Our games players are no where near as badly behaved as NRL players...WRONG.
Most AFL fans seem to get their info from BF or a very biased media...& have no idea about the world outside Victoria,they are experts on the sporting landscape in QLD but have never been here.
We have had AFL teams in NSW & QLd for about 30 yrs & apart from a few converts it is still mainly expats who attend or watch(ratings are appalling),yet we constantly have the product shoved down our throats when most are not interested in it.
The majority of people in QLD & NSW are not interested ,& the more we hear about TAKING OVER etc the more we resent ...
Show me where the NRL carried on like that when the Storm started in MEL.
One code is ARROGANT,PUSHY,OVER THE TOP..& that pisses people off very very quickly.
On this site we have had a few threads about 10-12 about Izzy & the AFL(some started by trolls),& suddenly RL is dying,we are scared ,we are insecure...yet on Big Footy there is NINE pages...Yes PAGES.of anti Soccer (W/C) rants ,ravings etc.
Who is insecure & threatened?
It is the high & mighty attitude of deluded AFL fans (& there are alot of them)that don't help the situation.