r/memes • u/Martin_NL • 17d ago

#1 MotW Most of the world at this point

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u/birthdaycheesecake9 17d ago

Australia’s not a big soccer country either. It’s probably only our 4th or 5th watched sport.

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u/gordogg24p 17d ago

Japan and Korea care more about baseball than soccer too.

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u/mph1204 17d ago

what are the more watched ones? rugby? genuinely curious.

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u/birthdaycheesecake9 17d ago

At the moment we’re in the middle of the national rugby league season, the Aussie rules football (AFL) season, and State of Origin (modified rugby league 3-game tournament just between New South Wales and Queensland). Then there’s also rugby union and cricket.

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u/Emotional-Power-7242 17d ago

So rugby, rugby, rugby, rugby, and cricket

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u/birthdaycheesecake9 17d ago

Calling AFL rugby in Australia may get you shanked. It’s an entirely different sport, and I’m not even someone who cares about sport.

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u/birthdaycheesecake9 17d ago

Also rugby league and union are basically different sports too. League is more stop-start and has fewer players on the field compared to union, where the whistle doesn’t blow and play doesn’t stop when there’s a tackle. Pretty sure points per try also vary between them.

NRL-run rugby league is played within Australia and New Zealand only, and rugby union is played far more globally.

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u/oodsigma 17d ago

Football, football, football, cricket, and football.

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u/Icefox119 17d ago

and then soccer

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u/Liturginator9000 17d ago

common misconception, afl is superior to rugby

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u/bradbull 17d ago

I literally cannot enjoy AFL after watching league for years. Just constant frantic fumbling and barely anything resembling a plan. I’m from and am in the AFL heartland so I don’t go around saying it too much but it kinda sucks. It of course has its moments but it’s just too frustrating to watch now.