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Glad you enjoy our sport.
Its a long time since I was in the states, am I right in in thinking that there is not much American football played out side of NFL collagiate & schools ? I was attatched to the US navy in Norfolk so the armed forces played a bit, but the expense of the kit for an amature set up would be awfully high. League would allow for participation in a contact sport with less specialised positions than American or rugby union Football it would suit most men & women at the amature level, Is there a demand for team sport at the adult/amateur level?

Most Defensive Tackles are fat and not very athletic but I dont think you can say the same about the Defensive Ends!!

only the nose defensive tackles and to a lesser extent the offensive guards and centre are huge, but these are the exception. the other linesmen are generally very fast and have great acceleration, especially the defensive ends who love to get at the QB quick despite being well over 6ft and hefty themselves.

hollywood harrigan is right, US football is probably the ultimate team sport

Sometimes even those big guys will display surprising athleticism. Last November I was watching the NCAA Big 12 game between Nebraska and Colorado on TV. Nebraska's Ndamukong Suh, a defensive linemen who's 6'4" and weighs 300 pounds, intercepted a Colorado pass and took it 30 yards the other way for a touchdown. If I hadn't seen it myself, I'd never have believed a guy that big would have that type of ability. Considering how many guys there are playing college football in the US, there are likely a significant number capable of playing RL too.

i seen a similar thing in the NFL a few seasons ago, name eludes me, but he was a huge nose tackle and made a fairly decent catch which he nearly returned for a TD. in terms of swithover between the codes i would say they would be very capable of getting RL fitness given how good US conditing coaches are. but technique and ball security would be the biggest handicap for crossover to RL given even the slight variation in ball shape iis still alien to them. defensive players would especially struggle for technique i think, although the linebackers and safetys athletcism and strength would be a great asset in RL. Bottom line is some positions would cross over pretty well. i.e receivers to outside backs, tight ends line backers, safetys to forwards and Off and Def tackles to the biggest props ever seen

will the grand final be shown live there??

Spread the word brother.

From an American perspective, this specialization is what turns me off. All players are already groomed to play either offense or defense, but even within that realm, they are confined to a few positions. Commentators will make note of a guy switching from offensive tackle to offensive guard, like it takes a different kind of fat to block the same pass rush. If a guy gets injured (pretty usual) then he gets replaced but another faceless guy from the 53-man roster. They're really more pieces than players. The competitors are the coaches as much as the players on the field. It's all very mechanical and too many names to follow.

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Amen to that!

Quote ="LFCRhino"Most Defensive Tackles are fat and not very athletic but I dont think you can say the same about the Defensive Ends!!'" You only have to look at this years combine to see that, www.midwestsportsfans.com/2009/0 ... ervations/

Quote ="LFCRhino"Most Defensive Tackles are fat and not very athletic but I dont think you can say the same about the Defensive Ends!!'" You only have to look at this years combine to see that, www.midwestsportsfans.com/2009/0 ... ervations/

That's Al Davis' draft method there.

2nd game tonight!
Be interesting to see if rateing go up.

You can add one cos I'll be watching tonight

Check out Hulk Hogan on the footy show over in Oz - he certainly rates the sport!

What I mean is what most people see when watching is not players tackling but blocking. there is only one tackle in each play but as many as 9 or 10 blocks( blockers are not allowed to hold, just push/obstruct forward momentum) to the casual viewer from a rugby background they look like poor attempts at tackling. What is evident is that when watching the NFL is that they hardly ever miss a tackle one on one if they can get past the blocking & that would transfer directly to League.

www.spike.com/video/wimps-need-not-apply/3244736

www.spike.com/video/wimps-need-not-apply/3244736

before football....before pads.....there was rugby. gotta love the yanks, i can see how this ad would capture there intended audience. plenty of big hits etc.....

Anyone have ratings from last nights game? or know were to get it?

yes many links . www.spike.com/video/modern-gladiators/3243404 wimps need not apply www.nrlus.com/ rateings was about 250,000 . not bad

yes many links . www.spike.com/video/modern-gladiators/3243404 wimps need not apply www.nrlus.com/ rateings was about 250,000 . not bad

Bit disappointing those ratings