Australian Rules Football is a better sport than American Football

Ill make this quick. 1) Pro clarified that Aussie football players have to all have the same basic skills in the sport whereas American football players get to be more specialized. I think though I already argued that specialization > same generic traits of all players makes American football a better sport then Aussie football. 2) "I fail to see how soaring through the air higher than your opponent, or perfectly timing a leap over them to hang there while catching the ball is not a feat of athletic ability, not to mention skill and strength." Well the difference between Aussie football and American football is that players in American football can do the same thing, but in Aussie football Aussie players have the advantage of hitting people in the back of the heads to make the catch.... Its more athletic to make a catch through your own athleticism than it is to shove somebody out of the way with a dirty hit and then making a jumping catch..... 3) In this argument the Pro admits that Aussie football is continuous much like Soccer..... I would like to use this as an argument that American football is better since Aussie football is very similar to the most boring sport in the world, Soccer. 4) In this argument the Pro tries to say that all Aussie players are not the same, and justifies this argument by posting links to two white aussie football players who look like clones, another link that doesnt work at all, and one last link that shows that Aussie football actually has a black guy. In each and every video the Pro has posted, the only thing anyone sees is 36 white people punting the ball to each other or into the goal, basically soccer with way too many people and the only time you can use your hands is when your about to kick the ball..... 5) In this argument the pro then argues that Aussie football is more high scoring and that makes it better then American football, but if a sport regularly has scores that top 100 points then theres no excitement in the actual scores because they come in such abundant numbers. More goals give more highlights? Here is a description of every goal ever scored in Aussie Football, "He kicks it through the uprights and its good" Thats about as far as it goes highlight wise. Pro's final points - 1 - "Fumbling the ball makes the game more exciting to watch" It also makes the players look like they just learned the game yesterday - 2 - "Bouncing the ball is just another skill" But its not necessary to the game now is it? - 3 - "Tripping can cause serious injuries and AFL players would rather die then prance around in full padding" Wearing padding protects players from mundane injuries like tripping, and if a sport's athletes are so fragile that they cant wear padding and thus have to outlaw tripping, then it speaks volumes about the people that play the sport. - 4 - "AFL players are smaller in size and stature compared to NFL players" Yes but the need for different sizes and talents in the NFL makes it available for more people and players of different skill sets to succeed in the NFL when they wouldnt have a chance in hell in the AFL... - 5 - " While he is extremely athletic, his skill level is actually not that great compared to other players, like most other ruckmen" And how does this help your argument if you claim that one of the most famous AFL players is merely average compared to other players? - 6 - " I have immense respect for quarterbacks however, as i have already pointed out, they are the elite of their team and only one player, whereas a good AFL team requires several of their equivalent." So QB's have to do a great number of things but the running backs + wide receivers + various other positions of players on defense I also mentioned who also need a great number of skills to play suddenly dont count? - 7 - " Punting the ball and hoping your team marks it is the equivalent of throwing a long pass in an NFL game, sometimes it comes off and sometimes it doesn't." But throwing the ball (something that is actually legal in the NFL) takes far more skill and placement then merely punting the ball and just hoping that someone on your team catches it. ============================================================================ My final points about why the NFL > Aussie football 1 - We actually have overtime in games 2 - Games are much closer in score and less likely to result in blowouts 3 - Regular season is shorter and thus playoffs come sooner 4 - NFL allows for the increased specialization of players whereas the AFL pushes for the same generic talents in all players 5 - NFL has less players on the field at any time compared to the AFL, making players more responsible for the well being of their team 6 - NFL has rules where you cant knee a player in the back of his exposed head to make a catch 7 - NFL players actually have padding to allow for players to make harder hits while not getting hurt as frequently 8 - NFL allows multiple ways to score (TD's FG's Safety's) whereas Aussie football only lets you score in one way 9 - The only way to score in the AFL is basically punting field goals, which are far less exciting then actual touchdowns in the NFL Ill end on that. I thank the Pro for a fun debate and the voters for reading. I will now go to sleep for 18 hours.