Australian Rules Football is a better sport than American Football

Pro focuses on two arguments for why Aussie Football is better than American football1) Player Athleticism2) More excitingFor the first argument the Pro lists a total of four talents that all players in Aussie football have - Kicking (Something my 4 year old nephew does to my shin all the time) - Marking (I dont even know what the point of this is) - Handballing (Something that exists in abundance in American football) - And Tackling (Something that also exists in abundance in American football)As for the Pro's descriptions of the lack of athleticism in American players, I find it a tad funny that he claims that all players are only good at one thing, and then immediately lists three things that Wide Receivers are good at...."every player is only really good at one thing. Wide receivers only have to (1) be able to run, (2) catch and (3) break tackles"The Pro did happen to leave out the part about how Wide receivers also must be good at memorizing routes, running routes, have good ball control, know where the sidelines and endzones are, etc."The running back only has to know how to run through people"Again the Pro left out the part about how Running backs need to have good ball control, know where to look for holes to run through, dodge tackles, and since Running backs double as wide receivers that just adds to their athleticism. "half the defensive team just charge at people with their heads while all the others have to do is stop players"Defense also needs to know to recognize if its a run or a pass, a trick play, cover people going out for a pass, know where the first down marker is, know how to play zone coverage or man coverage....Look I can correct the Pro's over-generalizations about the talents of American football players all day but the point is that American football players are just as athletic (maybe even more so) than the Aussie Football players. ============================================================================As for the excitement argument, this one is where American football really shinesIn American football people can throw the ball forwards which isnt something that you can do in Aussie football. It used to be that you werent allowed to throw forwards in American Football and all you could do was hand it off or lateral it (like Aussie football) and American football sucked in popularity and excitement. But when the forward pass was legalized the game took off because now a team could gain 30, 40 even 50 yards on a play regularly which makes it far more exciting then the Aussie football. Here are things that you dont know about Aussie football1) You have to bounce the ball every 15 meters (which is beyond stupid)2) You cannot be tackled with the ball because that is against the rules (which means there is a far greater chance of screwing up and tossing the ball to the opponent)3) You cannot tackle below the knees (So grabbing onto a players foot to trip them isnt considered athletic, its considered cheating, which is idiotic)4) Aussie football is NOT continuous, every 16 yards is basically a first down 5) The only way you can score is by kicking it through the upright goals (No running in and celebrating, or catching a pass, or a 2 point conversion, or even a close game. American football can end up being a much closer game then Aussie football ever can since it goes by intervals of 6 or 7 depending on how far the kick goes)6) THERE ISNT OVERTIME, TIED GAMES END IN A TIEBack to the pro's arguments"These plays are broken up by periods where there is no action of the field as players reset. "Being able to pause after a play allows players to rest and recharge. If the game is continuous then the only players who will last are the 140 pound weaklings who jog for 20 minutes at a time (like what you see in Aussie Football)"Another issue reason why Australian Football is more exciting is because there is no second chances."Second chances are what makes American football exciting! It allows teams to try something new, do something insane, go for a big play, etc. whereas Australian football goes on and on and on and looks like a sport where American Football and Soccer had a deformed child. Here are things American Football has that Australian football doesnt have1) Greater chance for Amazing catches2) Padding for big hits3) Fewer players on the field then Aussie football which helps people keep better track of who is doing what4) More specialization to allow people with different talents to thrive and be successful rather then focusing on the same bland combination that makes all Australian players EXACTLY THE SAME5) Multiple ways to score a touchdown6) Multiple statistics among players that make the game more interesting for us nerds7) Coaches can challenge plays on a field and change the outcome8) Bigger hits9) Much larger number of amazing catches 10) Almost twice as many teams to root for11) NFL crowds at games are much larger then Aussie Football crowds (Their superbowl only had 27,000 fans in attendance)12) 22 games per team where American teams only have to play 16 before the playoffs start13) American teams get new players from a Draft (Aussie teams dont which means you cant track rising stars from their college days)14) Greater range of size and weight (Biggest Aussie player was only 274 pounds)15) The average difference in score in a game is much closer than that of Aussie games (One Aussie game last year ended by a difference of 119 points)16) Greater possibility of a shut-out in American Football then Aussie Football17) Much harder to score in American Football then in Aussie Football (Aussie football teams regularly score over 120 points in a game)Out of space :P