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by jackpipe30 on November 13th, 2009
do clay matthews and his brother sit at home brushing and braiding each others hair when their not playing football?
by Ryan_U on February 11th, 2011
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Moving to Hoover Alabama what can I expect
by footballfan158 on August 27th, 2011
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If anyone has connections to the Chief's front office, could you let them know the strike is over and it's time to play football again?
by physicsjockey on September 12th, 2011
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im 14 5 foot 8 im goin into the 9th grade im not really that fast i played muny football for 4 years im 145 should i try out for jv football
by alonzo14 on July 14th, 2011
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Is there any American Football clubs in New Zealand?
by bolskinator on September 4th, 2011
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Australian Rules ruckmen are generally tall and rangy - 6 foot 4 is too short. However, ruckmen jump VERY high (and crash into each other) every few minutes. I doubt the Yanks would have the leap. And have you ever seen an Aussie Rules marking contest? Riding on opponents' or team mates' shoulders? They don't GET that high in NFL.
by Slartibartfast on March 10th, 2011
I don't understand the term "ruckman". I assume it is one who goes down the field and catches the ball since they are tall and lanky. I seriously doubt that the verticle leaping ability would be lacking in our wide receivers. In the NFL, you can't use a team mate as a base for jumping or be carried in any way. Ha ha, I know some players in the NFL that get pretty HIGH, they make the news when they get busted.
by jackpipe30 on March 10th, 2011
Ruckmen are the blokes that contest the bounces - a bit like a jump ball in basketball, except for the hard body contact. Actually, basketballers would probably be better at Australian Rules than American footballers, if they could stand the hits.
by Slartibartfast on March 10th, 2011
Oh, and you can't use a team mate as a base for jumping in Aus rules, either - they jump onto their mates (or opponents) shoulders, while said mate or opponent is standing upright, from the ground. Ruckmen aren't the main culprits for that caper, it's the half-forwards and full-forwards who do it.
by Slartibartfast on March 11th, 2011
I'm going to have to catch a game sometime and watch the subtle nuances of the game....may be able to do that with the crybabies in the NFL sitting out the season wanting more money. I've not seen it much since I was stationed in Korea (our English speaking cable provider was out of Australia, so we got a lot of soccer, Aussie Rules Football, and the show "Who Dares Wins".
by jackpipe30 on March 12th, 2011
Geez, that was a while ago - I assume you mean the program that was hosted by cricket legend Mike Whitney?
by Slartibartfast on March 14th, 2011
I don't remember who the host was, but it was back in 2000. People would get small sums of money for doing crazy dangerous crap like diving a shipwreck on their first time SCUBA diving or milking a Funnel Web Spider.
by jackpipe30 on March 25th, 2011
As a general rule I like spiders but those buggers scare me. I grew up in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney - you didn't dare go outside barefoot.
by Slartibartfast on March 25th, 2011