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[Johno6]

[The Dark Knight]

Being sent home just after lunch from work paid due to the site being declared unsafe because of the high winds. Due to the RDO tomorrow and no overtime this weekend means it's an extra long weekend!

[whufc]

I prefer footy 100 times for than soccer but I agree that soccer is he most skillful. I was always a pretty good athlete and could always walk into all sports and be pretty good at them including starting footy when I was 25. Sports included cricket, lacrosse, baseball, basketball, rugby, basically anything at PE but when I tried to play soccer I was bloody hopeless, ball would go sideways off my boot when I tried to smash it, dudes would dance around me while dribbling the ball, I was hopeless even though Id watched the game for 10+ years. Soccer is easily the most difficult sport to step into because of the skill level even if it is as boring as batshit.

Well said Wedgie... to argue AFL is more skillful is a tad off the mark... to say its boring is a personal choice and some people don't have the patience to sit and watch the game and learn to appreciate it. I had the same opinion of the game prior to getting a season ticket and seeing the EPL live every week - atmosphere at the game is 10x better than any AFL game I've been too. Many of the rivalries are many times stronger than any AFL rivalries... time + religion has played a large part in this...

Similar arguement with Test cricket - many find that boring and rather ODI.

Exactly thats my thoughts, i mainly took aim at the unskillful soccer player post more than anything else.

Watching a bloke like Eden Hazard last night you realise how skillful soccer players are.

[Squids]

Little physical contact in soccer, so when players are using these skills they know they aren't going to be crunched. People come from all angles to tackle you as well.

Only use your feet as well is soccer.


It is a lot easier to learn how to kick a soccer ball than it is to learn to kick a footy.

[whufc]

Little physical contact in soccer, so when players are using these skills they know they aren't going to be crunched. People come from all angles to tackle you as well.

Only use your feet as well is soccer.


It is a lot easier to learn how to kick a soccer ball than it is to learn to kick a footy.

ARE YOU FOR REAL!!!!!!

Having played both sports for many years the most serious sporting injuries i have seen is playing soccer.

Broken fibia and tibias at once, broken ankles, dislocated knees, sliced legs from studs, dislocated shoulders from being tripped, broken noses, split faces from elbows while trying to header, lots of head clashes, concussions.

Worse i saw was a mate who broken both bones in his forearm landing incorrectly after a dirty tackle, bone through the skin blood everywhere.

[Squids]

Little physical contact in soccer, so when players are using these skills they know they aren't going to be crunched. People come from all angles to tackle you as well.

Only use your feet as well is soccer.


It is a lot easier to learn how to kick a soccer ball than it is to learn to kick a footy.

ARE YOU FOR REAL!!!!!!

Having played both sports for many years the most serious sporting injuries i have seen is playing soccer.

Broken fibia and tibias at once, broken ankles, dislocated knees, sliced legs from studs, dislocated shoulders from being tripped, broken noses, split faces from elbows while trying to header, lots of head clashes, concussions.

Worse i saw was a mate who broken both bones in his forearm landing incorrectly after a dirty tackle, bone through the skin blood everywhere.

Compared to AFL there is bugger all.

[whufc]

Little physical contact in soccer, so when players are using these skills they know they aren't going to be crunched. People come from all angles to tackle you as well.

Only use your feet as well is soccer.


It is a lot easier to learn how to kick a soccer ball than it is to learn to kick a footy.

ARE YOU FOR REAL!!!!!!

Having played both sports for many years the most serious sporting injuries i have seen is playing soccer.

Broken fibia and tibias at once, broken ankles, dislocated knees, sliced legs from studs, dislocated shoulders from being tripped, broken noses, split faces from elbows while trying to header, lots of head clashes, concussions.

Worse i saw was a mate who broken both bones in his forearm landing incorrectly after a dirty tackle, bone through the skin blood everywhere.

Compared to AFL there is bugger all.

Take a look at this weeks AFL clubs injury list 90% if not more are soft tissue type injuries not contact injuries.

AFL may get more injuries but to say soccer is non contact is another dumb ochre statement. Soccer gets alot more serious contact injuries. In the EPL this weekend a player had there ACL snapped in a tackle, not just turning or twisting, snapped from the tackle its self.

[Squids]

I said there was LITTLE not NO.

I am sick of talking about this topic.

[Q.]

It's the ultimate apple versus oranges argument.

[Squids]

It's the ultimate apple versus oranges argument.

Pink Lady apples win that argument.

[whufc]

It's the ultimate apple versus oranges argument.

Pink Lady apples win that argument.

100% Agree

[fish]

Wedgie hacked by Psyber?

Nah he didn't mention any of his 4 ex wifes...

Or his 15 previous occupations or business ventures..

Or the infinite number of political heavy weights he's shared a dinner table with...

Or that he knows more about climate change than the worlds climatologists.

[The Sleeping Giant]

Little physical contact in soccer, so when players are using these skills they know they aren't going to be crunched. People come from all angles to tackle you as well.

Only use your feet as well is soccer.


It is a lot easier to learn how to kick a soccer ball than it is to learn to kick a footy.

ARE YOU FOR REAL!!!!!!

Having played both sports for many years the most serious sporting injuries i have seen is playing soccer.

Broken fibia and tibias at once, broken ankles, dislocated knees, sliced legs from studs, dislocated shoulders from being tripped, broken noses, split faces from elbows while trying to header, lots of head clashes, concussions.

Worse i saw was a mate who broken both bones in his forearm landing incorrectly after a dirty tackle, bone through the skin blood everywhere.

Lol. Soccer is one of the softest sports going. All that diving and rolling around on the wet grass can cause a nasty itch though.

[gadj1976]

Little physical contact in soccer, so when players are using these skills they know they aren't going to be crunched. People come from all angles to tackle you as well.

Only use your feet as well is soccer.


It is a lot easier to learn how to kick a soccer ball than it is to learn to kick a footy.

ARE YOU FOR REAL!!!!!!

Having played both sports for many years the most serious sporting injuries i have seen is playing soccer.

Broken fibia and tibias at once, broken ankles, dislocated knees, sliced legs from studs, dislocated shoulders from being tripped, broken noses, split faces from elbows while trying to header, lots of head clashes, concussions.

Worse i saw was a mate who broken both bones in his forearm landing incorrectly after a dirty tackle, bone through the skin blood everywhere.

Compared to AFL there is bugger all.

Take a look at this weeks AFL clubs injury list 90% if not more are soft tissue type injuries not contact injuries.

AFL may get more injuries but to say soccer is non contact is another dumb ochre statement. Soccer gets alot more serious contact injuries. In the EPL this weekend a player had there ACL snapped in a tackle, not just turning or twisting, snapped from the tackle its self.

Reddy brown type colour?

There is a lot more contact by definition in Aussie Rules, however players are built to take that contact (from the head down). Soccer players tend to focus on fitness and skills rather than contact related impact. Contact to them often happens in tackles, and dealing with how to take contact around being tunnelled isn't the easiest thing to do. So I think 1. the contact in soccer is less. 2. Soccer players don't get used to the contact, don't train for it and hence contact injuries occur. But ultimately, no one can train for 'crude' tackles. Whatever the sport. Soccer players who get their legs taken out are very susceptible to broken legs. But then so was Gary Rohan.

[whufc]

Very well put Gadg!

While soccer is definatly not cage fighting it is still a contact sport.

[CENTURION]

Little physical contact in soccer, so when players are using these skills they know they aren't going to be crunched. People come from all angles to tackle you as well.

Only use your feet as well is soccer.


It is a lot easier to learn how to kick a soccer ball than it is to learn to kick a footy.

ARE YOU FOR REAL!!!!!!

Having played both sports for many years the most serious sporting injuries i have seen is playing soccer.

Broken fibia and tibias at once, broken ankles, dislocated knees, sliced legs from studs, dislocated shoulders from being tripped, broken noses, split faces from elbows while trying to header, lots of head clashes, concussions.

Worse i saw was a mate who broken both bones in his forearm landing incorrectly after a dirty tackle, bone through the skin blood everywhere.

meh, that shit happens at Norwood Oval to supporters when they jump the fence!

[Booney]

It's the ultimate apple versus oranges argument.

Pink Lady apples win that argument.

Lenswood Fuji apples easily win any argument.

[Brodlach]

It's the ultimate apple versus oranges argument.

Pink Lady apples win that argument.

Lenswood Fuji apples easily win any argument.

Totally agree Booney

[Mr Beefy]

It's the ultimate apple versus oranges argument.

Pink Lady apples win that argument.

Lenswood Fuji apples easily win any argument.

I thought it was apples V oranges - go the valencia

[Footy Chick]

It's the ultimate apple versus oranges argument.

Pink Lady apples win that argument.

Lenswood Fuji apples easily win any argument.

Totally agree Booney

x3

I thought we had a other sports forum for this boring shizen.