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Man, this is getting soooo stupid. The Rams will play the opening game in Melbourne in 2026, in the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Never mind the time zone difference, the MCG is a Cricket ground, so it has a huge pitch. The NFL pitch will be like a postage stamp on it.

The NFL pitch would fit around that small square in the centre!

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Roberto71 said:
Man, this is getting soooo stupid. The Rams will play the opening game in Melbourne in 2026, in the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Never mind the time zone difference, the MCG is a Cricket ground, so it has a huge pitch. The NFL pitch will be like a postage stamp on it.

The NFL pitch would fit around that small square in the centre!

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Methinks you're exaggerating a wee bit, me lad.

The distance between the footy goalposts in Melbourne is 165 meters, so an NFL field of length 120 yards between goalposts (~110 meters) would leave some space at each end, but would still look reasonable in size lengthwise.

Now you do have a point when it comes to width. There would be a lot of greenery on the sides, but that can be remedied by having every NFL team with cheerleaders send their squads over and performing dance-offs on every change of possession.
 
I know the Patriots and other teams have a lot of international fans and I don't mean this towards them in any way but I cannot stand the fact that they have expanded regular games to the overseas market. It doesn't have to do with not wanting people overseas to love football or to be able to see teams play. it has more to do with that I don't think it's good for the players in any way or the coaches.
 
TipRoast said:
Methinks you're exaggerating a wee bit, me lad.

The distance between the footy goalposts in Melbourne is 165 meters, so an NFL field of length 120 yards between goalposts (~110 meters) would leave some space at each end, but would still look reasonable in size lengthwise.

Now you do have a point when it comes to width. There would be a lot of greenery on the sides, but that can be remedied by having every NFL team with cheerleaders send their squads over and performing dance-offs on every change of possession.
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OK, a bit of an exaggeration. But a rugby pitch is longer and wider than an NFL field. The below is a Rugby League State of Origin game at the MCG. I've been to a Rugby League game at the MCG before and it is really not great for the fans. If they were to play the game at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane or Stadium Australia in Sydney, both of which are rugby stadiums, that would be far better.

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Why not play two games at one time, criss-cross on that pitch? Because that's only slightly more absurd than playing in Australia.
 
Roberto71 said:
OK, a bit of an exaggeration. But a rugby pitch is longer and wider than an NFL field. The below is a Rugby League State of Origin game at the MCG. I've been to a Rugby League game at the MCG before and it is really not great for the fans. If they were to play the game at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane or Stadium Australia in Sydney, both of which are rugby stadiums, that would be far better.

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Good pic. (y)
 
HSanders said:
I know the Patriots and other teams have a lot of international fans and I don't mean this towards them in any way but I cannot stand the fact that they have expanded regular games to the overseas market. It doesn't have to do with not wanting people overseas to love football or to be able to see teams play. it has more to do with that I don't think it's good for the players in any way or the coaches.
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Playing in Europe was already a stretch.

Playing in Australia is just asinine.

Even if you give the teams a bye week after this game it becomes an unnecessarily long journey for a three hour game.
 
HSanders said:
I know the Patriots and other teams have a lot of international fans and I don't mean this towards them in any way but I cannot stand the fact that they have expanded regular games to the overseas market. It doesn't have to do with not wanting people overseas to love football or to be able to see teams play. it has more to do with that I don't think it's good for the players in any way or the coaches.
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I don't like it at all & the first time the NFL has a Super Bowl out of the United States it just might be the end of the line for me.
 
Roberto71 said:
OK, a bit of an exaggeration. But a rugby pitch is longer and wider than an NFL field. The below is a Rugby League State of Origin game at the MCG. I've been to a Rugby League game at the MCG before and it is really not great for the fans. If they were to play the game at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane or Stadium Australia in Sydney, both of which are rugby stadiums, that would be far better.

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that is a great pic, and that would be a suck view to try and watch a game.
this reminds me... Australian rules football (aka Footie) was a big in the US back in what... 80's or 90's when ESPN needed anything to broadcast. I enjoyed it.
the Ref's with the white hats and coats doing the one or two handed point gesture depending on whatever happened (was a kick right?) was cool
 
Patriots44 said:
that is a great pic, and that would be a suck view to try and watch a game.
this reminds me... Australian rules football (aka Footie) was a big in the US back in what... 80's or 90's when ESPN needed anything to broadcast. I enjoyed it.
the Ref's with the white hats and coats doing the one or two handed point gesture depending on whatever happened (was a kick right?) was cool
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Remember Jai Alai? That game seemed whacked.
 
Patriots44 said:
that is a great pic, and that would be a suck view to try and watch a game.
this reminds me... Australian rules football (aka Footie) was a big in the US back in what... 80's or 90's when ESPN needed anything to broadcast. I enjoyed it.
the Ref's with the white hats and coats doing the one or two handed point gesture depending on whatever happened (was a kick right?) was cool
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That's right. Aussie Rules is very similar to our own Gaelic Football and a lot of Irish Gaelic football players end up going to Australia to play for the teams there. There is an international series played between Australia and Ireland using a blended set of the rules between both codes, But it had to be abandoned as it was so violent :rofl: The teams ended up just kicking the living shit out of each other with little football being played.

Aussie rules are played on a cricket field, and a goal is kicked through the two uprights, and that's worth six points, and that's the two-pointed gesture from the umpire. If it's kicked wide of the goal, and in between the outer posts, it's one point.

Melbourne is the heart of Aussie Rules. It was born there, and that's all they're interested in in that city and the state of Victoria and also in Adelaide in the state of South Australia. In Syndey and the state of New South Wales and in the State of Queensland, Rugby is king. And then cricket is popular everywhere.
 
gomezcat said:
My main issue is that throwing the ball is going to be impossible when you're upside down (have a look at a globe). Also, there are language barriers which will be insurmountable.
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That's why you are a valuable member of this site. Your mind goes where no other dares to go.

I don't know why the NFL won't play a game in Aroostook County in Maine. They can get fans from 3 countries.
 
As much as I loathe Roger, he has done an amazing job expanding the NFL globally.
 
Roberto71 said:
That's right. Aussie Rules is very similar to our own Gaelic Football and a lot of Irish Gaelic football players end up going to Australia to play for the teams there. There is an international series played between Australia and Ireland using a blended set of the rules between both codes, But it had to be abandoned as it was so violent :rofl: The teams ended up just kicking the living shit out of each other with little football being played.

Aussie rules are played on a cricket field, and a goal is kicked through the two uprights, and that's worth six points, and that's the two-pointed gesture from the umpire. If it's kicked wide of the goal, and in between the outer posts, it's one point.

Melbourne is the heart of Aussie Rules. It was born there, and that's all they're interested in in that city and the state of Victoria and also in Adelaide in the state of South Australia. In Syndey and the state of New South Wales and in the State of Queensland, Rugby is king. And then cricket is popular everywhere.
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Can we all just switch to hurling?
 
Just wait till they start going to China.

F**** Cuban
 
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Not saying, Just saying

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I agree with Mark Cuban here. Between the international games, the streaming messes, and the midweek games - not to mention the rule changes and the weekly highly questionable calls, the NFL went from ruling the USA to a very bad path in maybe a decade.
 
Flagg the Wanderer said:
I agree with Mark Cuban here. Between the international games, the streaming messes, and the midweek games - not to mention the rule changes and the weekly highly questionable calls, the NFL went from ruling the USA to a very bad path in maybe a decade.
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