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Calling a game football where 90% of the time players are carrying it with their hands is blasphemy. Then again american football is nothing more than a protected version of rugby with a couple of rule changes.I still think soccer is only exciting to watch when one team is predominantly better than the other. The freedom to pass and rush lends to some really awesome plays. Sadly, the game is very stunted when both teams are equally skillful. Its like a tug of war where nobody budges, the only thing that makes it a game is of endurance - that eventual chance of who slips first, which even then may not happen and the game is drawn.
AFL on the other hand, is tenfold more exciting when both teams are equally skilled, while at the same time a match with a significantly lesser team still offers some exceptional football. These sorts of matches tend to be more for the opportunity to sledge the losing team for their deplorable play.
Since scoring is easier in AFL (we have goals and points and a wider target area), the scoreboard essentially registers how many times a team slipped, and how efficient the other team were at tallying such a score (goals vs points). That being said, defending the goal-square isnt an impossible feat. I think this dynamic scoreboard keeps the energy up, for the players and the fans. Soccer should learn from this and adapt. Wont hold my breath though
Bravo. If you can not see the excitement in an equal match with players facing each other over and over to win supremacy over the ball and field then your views are clouded. The good plays you mentioned are nothing but icing on the cake.
