Australian Rules Football (AFL) 2013 Season - Page 3

**GA_Eagle** · 09-23-2011, 09:43 AM

Its been a very long time since I played, but we used a play one day a week at soccer practice (if we won) instead of our normal practice stuff. My coach used to play and thought it was something fun to do.

Anyway, its a blast to play. Never watched a game but I would if I came across one.

**Dogphins** · 09-23-2011, 09:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GA_Eagle

Its been a very long time since I played, but we used a play one day a week at soccer practice (if we won) instead of our normal practice stuff. My coach used to play and thought it was something fun to do.

Anyway, its a blast to play. Never watched a game but I would if I came across one.

Supposidly, ESPN2&3 televise the games...

ESPN3.com: Subscription, 3 games a week
ESPN2: Subscription, 4 games during the season
ESPN Classic: Subscription
MHz Worldview: Subscription, "Game of the Week" (one-week delay)

**Leon** · 09-24-2011, 02:59 AM

OMG I love Australian football from the few games that I've seen. If they'd broadcasted it more than once a month at 2 AM in the morning, I might follow it. It might actually overtake regular football for me if i could watch it more often

**Dogphins** · 09-24-2011, 04:25 AM

2011 AFL SEASON

FINALS: WEEK 1: HIGHLIGHTS

GEELONG VS. HAWTHORN

COLLINGWOOD VS. WEST COAST

ST. KILDA VS. SYDNEY

CARLTON VS. ESSENDON

**Dogphins** · 09-27-2011, 06:52 AM

2011 AFL SEASON

FINALS - WEEK 2

First Semi Final

Fri, 16 September: Hawthorn 19.8 (122) def. Sydney 13.8 (86) MCG (Crowd: 55,198)

Second Semi Final

Sat, 17 September: West Coast 15.11 (101) def. Carlton 15.8 (98) Patersons Stadium (Crowd: 42,803)

**Dogphins** · 10-02-2011, 06:04 AM

2011 AFL SEASON

FINALS - WEEK 3

First Premilimary Final

Fri, 23 September: Collingwood 10.8 (68) def. Hawthorn 9.11 (65) MCG (Crowd: 87,112)

Second Premilimary Final

Sat, 24 September: Geelong 17.15 (117) def. West Coast 10.9 (69) MCG (Crowd: 59,455)

2011 AFL GRAND FINAL (Sat, October 1, MCG, CROWD: 99,537

COLLINGWOOD V. GEELONG

AFTER THE SIREN

POST GAME CELEBRATIONS

**Dogphins** · 03-18-2012, 06:53 AM

AFL SEASON 2012 LAUNCH

**Dogphins** · 03-18-2012, 07:19 PM

AFL Pre-Season Competition

NAB Cup

The Australian Football League pre-season competition, which is known at present as the NAB Cup, is a competition held before the beginning of the Australian Football League (AFL) premiership season. It is currently a four round competition held before the start of the premiership season, involving the 18 AFL clubs.

Prior to 2011, the competition had been played as a simple sixteen-team knockout tournament; however, the expansion of the league to seventeen teams (and eighteen for 2012) forced a change of format. Under the current format, the first round sees the eighteen teams divided into six pools of three teams; each pool then plays a round robin of lightning matches on a single night. Each team then plays two full-length matches over the following two weekends, and the two teams with the best records over the four matches will play off in a Grand Final.

Most games, including the final, are night matches. Normal games are typically played slightly short of full length (quarters lasting 17½ or 18 minutes plus time on instead of the normal 20), and with an extended interchange bench of six or eight players to offer less physically demanding conditions for the pre-season games. Lightning matches are played over two halves of 20 minutes plus time on.

When the competition was played as a knock-out tournament, teams which had been eliminated from the preseason competition played practice matches against each other. These practice matches were known as the 'NAB Challenge', and were often played outside the major capital cities.

Particularly in the 21st century, the pre-season competition has been used as a location to trial new rule changes before they are introduced into the premiership season.

The current pre-season competition has its origins in a post-season competition which began in 1956 as the VFL Night Premiership. The Night Series was originally contested by the eight teams that missed the VFL finals. After a hiatus, the Night Series returned in a completely new format, as a mid-season competition with some pre-season games, and able to be contested by teams from outside the VFL. Eventually, as this format fell out of favour, the entire competition was switched to the pre-season.

As such, even though there are three completely different eras of the Night Series/Pre-Season, all three formats are considered to be historically equivalent; that is, a team will usually speak of its night premierships and pre-season premierships collectively, despite the widely different formats under which they were won. In all three formats, the night or pre-season premiership is considered significantly less prestigious than the main competition premiership.

1988–present: Pre-season cup

In 1988 the competition moved entirely to the pre-season and winning teams subsequently became known as the "pre-season premiers".

In 1992 the competition introduced the Michael Tuck Medal for the best player in the grand final.

Between 1988 and 2010 (except for between 2000 and 2002) it was run as a knock-out tournament where winning teams move through to the next round and losing teams are eliminated. During 2000–2002 a round-robin format was trialled. The sixteen teams were divided into groups of four and played their round robin matches over three weeks. The winner of each group then progressed to the semi-final stage of the competition.

In 2011, with the addition of the Gold Coast Suns and Greater Western Sydney Giants, first round of the NAB Cup was changed to feature six rounds robin of three teams each, with all three matches played under the lightning format. The winner of each of the six groups, and the two teams with the next best records, advanced to an eight-team knock-out tournament of full-length games.

From 2012, all teams will be scheduled with four matches over three rounds – two lightning matches, as in 2011, then two full-length matches – and the teams with the best record over the four matches will face off in the Grand Final.

New rule trials

The pre-season competition has been a place where the AFL has trialled new rules. The NAB Cup has the intentions of being modern and promoting a fast-paced pre-season competition.

Most of the rules are included as a trial to determine their appropriateness for the regular season, with the obvious exception of the Supergoal. However, the shortness of the pre-season makes it difficult for the AFL to evaluate how coaches will tactically handle rule-changes it makes.

New rules introduced/trialled include:

2003
Nine points for a goal kicked from outside of the 50 metre arc, known as a Super Goal.
Three points for a deliberate rushed behind.

2005
After a behind is scored, no requirement to wait for the goal umpires to wave their flags before kicking out .
Extra players on the interchange bench, although this is intended mainly so that coaches can try extra players, and ensure that none are over-worked, during the pre-season.
A larger centre circle.
4 field umpires
Umpires coming in 10m from the boundary line to throw in the ball.
Play on if the ball hits the goal post and bounces back into the field of play.

2006
Play on called for backward kicks, except when that kick takes place within the attacking team's forward 50m.

2007
Video replay umpire for goals. Ability for goal umpire decisions to be overruled by video umpire.
All nine umpires able to pay free kicks (includes boundary and goal umpires) (Trialled only in Melbourne vs Hawthorn Round 1 NAB Cup 2007)
Play on called for backward kicks, only in the defensive half of the field.
Kick must travel 20m to be paid a mark.

2008
Eight players on the interchange bench, only 16 interchanges permitted each quarter.
2.5m x 6.5m "no-go" area around the centre bounce, where players are prohibited before and during the bounce until the umpire clears the area.
Centre bounces only at the start of a quarter and after goals, ball is thrown up otherwise.

2009
A line going through middle of ground
Kick must go 20 metres for a mark
If the ball is hand-passed or kicked for a rushed behind the opposition receives a free kick (this rule was later introduced in the 2009 AFL season).

2010
Players can determine if there is an advantage in play
18 minute quarters

2011
A Super Goal is no longer awarded when a 50m penalty moves a set shot from outside 50m to inside 50m; instead, the player either chooses to take a nine-point shot from the 50m line, or a six-point shot from inside 50m.

AFL pre-season cup winners

(Since 1990)

Year - Winner - Runner-up

1990: Essendon d. North Melbourne
1991: Hawthorn d. North Melbourne
1992: Hawthorn d. Fitzroy
1993: Essendon d. Richmond
1994: Essendon d. Adelaide
1995: North Melbourne d. Adelaide
1996: St Kilda d. Carlton
1997: Carlton d. Geelong
1998: North Melbourne d. St Kilda
1999: Hawthorn d. Port Adelaide
2000: Essendon d. North Melbourne
2001: Port Adelaide d. Brisbane Lions
2002: Port Adelaide d. Richmond
2003: Adelaide d. Collingwood
2004: St Kilda d. Geelong
2005: Carlton d. West Coast
2006: Geelong d. Adelaide
2007: Carlton d. Brisbane Lions
2008: St Kilda d. Adelaide
2009: Geelong d. Collingwood
2010: Western Bulldogs d. St Kilda
2011: Collingwood d. Essendon

09-23-2011, 09:43 AM	#17
GA_Eagle R.I.P. Scott All Pro Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Atlanta metro Posts: 8,112 Reputation: 1033 : $103928	Its been a very long time since I played, but we used a play one day a week at soccer practice (if we won) instead of our normal practice stuff. My coach used to play and thought it was something fun to do. Anyway, its a blast to play. Never watched a game but I would if I came across one. __________________

09-24-2011, 04:25 AM	#20
Dogphins Moderator Blue Chipper Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 2,284 Reputation: 203 My Mood: : $24599	2011 AFL SEASON FINALS: WEEK 1: HIGHLIGHTS GEELONG VS. HAWTHORN COLLINGWOOD VS. WEST COAST ST. KILDA VS. SYDNEY CARLTON VS. ESSENDON __________________ "Metal brothers raise your hands, together we are strong Spread the Metal through the world, we will carry on Never do what they say, walk against the wind Heavy Metal never dies"

09-27-2011, 06:52 AM	#21
Dogphins Moderator Blue Chipper Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 2,284 Reputation: 203 My Mood: : $24599	2011 AFL SEASON FINALS - WEEK 2 First Semi Final Fri, 16 September: Hawthorn 19.8 (122) def. Sydney 13.8 (86) MCG (Crowd: 55,198) Second Semi Final Sat, 17 September: West Coast 15.11 (101) def. Carlton 15.8 (98) Patersons Stadium (Crowd: 42,803) __________________ "Metal brothers raise your hands, together we are strong Spread the Metal through the world, we will carry on Never do what they say, walk against the wind Heavy Metal never dies"

10-02-2011, 06:04 AM	#22
Dogphins Moderator Blue Chipper Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 2,284 Reputation: 203 My Mood: : $24599	2011 AFL SEASON FINALS - WEEK 3 First Premilimary Final Fri, 23 September: Collingwood 10.8 (68) def. Hawthorn 9.11 (65) MCG (Crowd: 87,112) Second Premilimary Final Sat, 24 September: Geelong 17.15 (117) def. West Coast 10.9 (69) MCG (Crowd: 59,455) 2011 AFL GRAND FINAL (Sat, October 1, MCG, CROWD: 99,537 COLLINGWOOD V. GEELONG AFTER THE SIREN POST GAME CELEBRATIONS __________________ "Metal brothers raise your hands, together we are strong Spread the Metal through the world, we will carry on Never do what they say, walk against the wind Heavy Metal never dies"

03-18-2012, 06:53 AM	#23
Dogphins Moderator Blue Chipper Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 2,284 Reputation: 203 My Mood: : $24599	AFL SEASON 2012 LAUNCH __________________ "Metal brothers raise your hands, together we are strong Spread the Metal through the world, we will carry on Never do what they say, walk against the wind Heavy Metal never dies"

09-24-2011, 02:59 AM	#19
Leon Senior Member All Pro Hit The Jackpot 2 Champion! Celebrity Bash Champion! Basketball Champion! Archery 2000 Champion! Power Driver 2.0 Champion! Stage Of Play Baseball Champion! Yeti Pengu Throw Champion! Maze Builder Champion! Qix Champion! Tournaments Won: 2 Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 9,600 Reputation: 978 : $19214	OMG I love Australian football from the few games that I've seen. If they'd broadcasted it more than once a month at 2 AM in the morning, I might follow it. It might actually overtake regular football for me if i could watch it more often

03-18-2012, 07:19 PM	#24
Dogphins Moderator Blue Chipper Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 2,284 Reputation: 203 My Mood: : $24599	AFL Pre-Season Competition NAB Cup The Australian Football League pre-season competition, which is known at present as the NAB Cup, is a competition held before the beginning of the Australian Football League (AFL) premiership season. It is currently a four round competition held before the start of the premiership season, involving the 18 AFL clubs. Prior to 2011, the competition had been played as a simple sixteen-team knockout tournament; however, the expansion of the league to seventeen teams (and eighteen for 2012) forced a change of format. Under the current format, the first round sees the eighteen teams divided into six pools of three teams; each pool then plays a round robin of lightning matches on a single night. Each team then plays two full-length matches over the following two weekends, and the two teams with the best records over the four matches will play off in a Grand Final. Most games, including the final, are night matches. Normal games are typically played slightly short of full length (quarters lasting 17½ or 18 minutes plus time on instead of the normal 20), and with an extended interchange bench of six or eight players to offer less physically demanding conditions for the pre-season games. Lightning matches are played over two halves of 20 minutes plus time on. When the competition was played as a knock-out tournament, teams which had been eliminated from the preseason competition played practice matches against each other. These practice matches were known as the 'NAB Challenge', and were often played outside the major capital cities. Particularly in the 21st century, the pre-season competition has been used as a location to trial new rule changes before they are introduced into the premiership season. The current pre-season competition has its origins in a post-season competition which began in 1956 as the VFL Night Premiership. The Night Series was originally contested by the eight teams that missed the VFL finals. After a hiatus, the Night Series returned in a completely new format, as a mid-season competition with some pre-season games, and able to be contested by teams from outside the VFL. Eventually, as this format fell out of favour, the entire competition was switched to the pre-season. As such, even though there are three completely different eras of the Night Series/Pre-Season, all three formats are considered to be historically equivalent; that is, a team will usually speak of its night premierships and pre-season premierships collectively, despite the widely different formats under which they were won. In all three formats, the night or pre-season premiership is considered significantly less prestigious than the main competition premiership. 1988–present: Pre-season cup In 1988 the competition moved entirely to the pre-season and winning teams subsequently became known as the "pre-season premiers". In 1992 the competition introduced the Michael Tuck Medal for the best player in the grand final. Between 1988 and 2010 (except for between 2000 and 2002) it was run as a knock-out tournament where winning teams move through to the next round and losing teams are eliminated. During 2000–2002 a round-robin format was trialled. The sixteen teams were divided into groups of four and played their round robin matches over three weeks. The winner of each group then progressed to the semi-final stage of the competition. In 2011, with the addition of the Gold Coast Suns and Greater Western Sydney Giants, first round of the NAB Cup was changed to feature six rounds robin of three teams each, with all three matches played under the lightning format. The winner of each of the six groups, and the two teams with the next best records, advanced to an eight-team knock-out tournament of full-length games. From 2012, all teams will be scheduled with four matches over three rounds – two lightning matches, as in 2011, then two full-length matches – and the teams with the best record over the four matches will face off in the Grand Final. New rule trials The pre-season competition has been a place where the AFL has trialled new rules. The NAB Cup has the intentions of being modern and promoting a fast-paced pre-season competition. Most of the rules are included as a trial to determine their appropriateness for the regular season, with the obvious exception of the Supergoal. However, the shortness of the pre-season makes it difficult for the AFL to evaluate how coaches will tactically handle rule-changes it makes. New rules introduced/trialled include: 2003 Nine points for a goal kicked from outside of the 50 metre arc, known as a Super Goal. Three points for a deliberate rushed behind. 2005 After a behind is scored, no requirement to wait for the goal umpires to wave their flags before kicking out . Extra players on the interchange bench, although this is intended mainly so that coaches can try extra players, and ensure that none are over-worked, during the pre-season. A larger centre circle. 4 field umpires Umpires coming in 10m from the boundary line to throw in the ball. Play on if the ball hits the goal post and bounces back into the field of play. 2006 Play on called for backward kicks, except when that kick takes place within the attacking team's forward 50m. 2007 Video replay umpire for goals. Ability for goal umpire decisions to be overruled by video umpire. All nine umpires able to pay free kicks (includes boundary and goal umpires) (Trialled only in Melbourne vs Hawthorn Round 1 NAB Cup 2007) Play on called for backward kicks, only in the defensive half of the field. Kick must travel 20m to be paid a mark. 2008 Eight players on the interchange bench, only 16 interchanges permitted each quarter. 2.5m x 6.5m "no-go" area around the centre bounce, where players are prohibited before and during the bounce until the umpire clears the area. Centre bounces only at the start of a quarter and after goals, ball is thrown up otherwise. 2009 A line going through middle of ground Kick must go 20 metres for a mark If the ball is hand-passed or kicked for a rushed behind the opposition receives a free kick (this rule was later introduced in the 2009 AFL season). 2010 Players can determine if there is an advantage in play 18 minute quarters 2011 A Super Goal is no longer awarded when a 50m penalty moves a set shot from outside 50m to inside 50m; instead, the player either chooses to take a nine-point shot from the 50m line, or a six-point shot from inside 50m. AFL pre-season cup winners (Since 1990) Year - Winner - Runner-up 1990: Essendon d. North Melbourne 1991: Hawthorn d. North Melbourne 1992: Hawthorn d. Fitzroy 1993: Essendon d. Richmond 1994: Essendon d. Adelaide 1995: North Melbourne d. Adelaide 1996: St Kilda d. Carlton 1997: Carlton d. Geelong 1998: North Melbourne d. St Kilda 1999: Hawthorn d. Port Adelaide 2000: Essendon d. North Melbourne 2001: Port Adelaide d. Brisbane Lions 2002: Port Adelaide d. Richmond 2003: Adelaide d. Collingwood 2004: St Kilda d. Geelong 2005: Carlton d. West Coast 2006: Geelong d. Adelaide 2007: Carlton d. Brisbane Lions 2008: St Kilda d. Adelaide 2009: Geelong d. Collingwood 2010: Western Bulldogs d. St Kilda 2011: Collingwood d. Essendon __________________ "Metal brothers raise your hands, together we are strong Spread the Metal through the world, we will carry on Never do what they say, walk against the wind Heavy Metal never dies"

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