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View Poll Results: What sport do you think of when you hear "footy"?
Footy = Rugby League 8 32.00%
Footy = Australian Rules 17 68.00%
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Old Jun 4th, 2008, 04:14 AM   #1
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Australians: When you say "footy" are you referring to...

"Rugby League" or to "Australian Rules Football".

I've got a bit of an "office bet" going on this one (no money involved...just bragging rights).

Now we've gotten an inkling that the answer might be somewhat "regional", but on an Australian national level, which sport would the common person suppose was being discusses if one mentioned "footy"?

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Old Jun 4th, 2008, 05:11 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Footy means AFL or Soccer.....none of this rugby league rubbish!

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Old Jun 4th, 2008, 05:13 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Depends...
NSW and Qld = Rugby league
Private school education in NSW and Qld = Rugby union
All other states = AFL

We all know that rugby league is the greatest game on the planet! Go the Dragons...
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Old Jun 4th, 2008, 05:17 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Quote: Originally Posted by rellik666 (original)
Footy means AFL or Soccer.....none of this rugby league rubbish!

Real men play rugby league!
We all know the reason it is not played in those other lesser states in Australia is that they are a bit soft and wouldn't be able to handle the hardness and physicality of the game
and don't get me started about soccer.....
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Old Jun 4th, 2008, 08:25 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Quote: Originally Posted by D-MAN (original)
Real men play rugby league!
We all know the reason it is not played in those other lesser states in Australia is that they are a bit soft and wouldn't be able to handle the hardness and physicality of the game
and don't get me started about soccer.....

Funny how those who follow minority sports like thugby always have to try and pretend that there is something wrong with real football where the focus is on skill and not on violence

Spy, footy would be AFL everywhere that matters.
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Old Jun 4th, 2008, 09:42 AM   #6 (permalink)
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There is no discussion needed----footy means Rugby Union.

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Old Jun 4th, 2008, 09:47 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Quote: Originally Posted by D-MAN (original)
Real men play rugby league!
We all know the reason it is not played in those other lesser states in Australia is that they are a bit soft and wouldn't be able to handle the hardness and physicality of the game
and don't get me started about soccer.....

Union is a real mans sport, not that flashy uniformed league rubbish

Agree with Mike, when down under AFL was always referred to as Footy, and what we call Football over here in the UK Bill is known as soccer down there

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Old Jun 4th, 2008, 09:49 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Footy =AFL surely come on you Pies

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Old Jun 4th, 2008, 12:02 PM   #9 (permalink)
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footy is rugby league....aussie rules is simply AFL. Maybe thats cos Im from QLD and Rugby Union is just Rugby to me.

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Old Jun 4th, 2008, 01:23 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Proper footy fans refer to football as real football. All the others just sniff bums or practice their diving technique.

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Old Jun 4th, 2008, 01:44 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Surely ANYTHING that involves the outfield players using their hands or whatever to make it easier for them can't be called Football?




















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At the end of the day, they're all just grossly overpaid entertainers

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Quote: Originally Posted by AndrewH (original)
At the end of the day, they're all just grossly overpaid entertainers

Things must be dull in Canberra if you call that entertainment
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Quote: Originally Posted by rellik666 (original)
Footy means AFL or Soccer.....none of this rugby league rubbish!

Football (soccer to the uniniated) is a game for gentlemen played by thugs, rugby is a game for thugs played by gentlemen...
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Old Jun 5th, 2008, 07:28 AM   #16 (permalink)
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Quote: Originally Posted by AndrewH (original)
At the end of the day, they're all just grossly overpaid entertainers

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Quote: Originally Posted by Old Yella! (original)
Football (soccer to the uniniated) is a game for gentlemen played by thugs, rugby is a game for thugs played by gentlemen...

Never seen so many gentlemen fight, punch, bite, kick and cheat as you do on a rugby field!

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Old Jun 5th, 2008, 01:20 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Quote: Originally Posted by Paul (original)
Never seen so many gentlemen fight, punch, bite, kick and cheat as you do on a rugby field!


so, you have never been to a board meeting

What have you started here Spy? This is like "is there a God?" question.
You will never get a definitive answer....but good luck with it anyway.
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Old Jun 5th, 2008, 02:20 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Ok - my 2 cents

Football = Soccer
Rugby = Union
Footy = AFL
League = boring but not SOO (State of Origin)

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Quote: Originally Posted by Snapper>///"> (original)
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