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Why on earth is rugby league in the australian football section?!?

no wonder i havent ever found it!! i totally assumed that it was afl!!

Update:

Lol!!! no i meant as in aussie football sounds like afl, i know that soccer is soccer!

I expected it to be under rugby?!@

Update 2:

lol again! no i love rugby league, im from sydney!! its the biggest sport here to support!

Im saying the topic its in is confusing!!

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    mhm sharna is a bit of a nutter, the last time i heard the 2 biggest and fastest growing states are dominated by league? either who, yeah first time i came on here i was confused too, i think i posted a q in the rugby section about the nrl and the people their told me to come here lol

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Sharna Eagles, It may have escaped your notice, but Australia has a strong Rugby team, the Wallabys, & many domestic teams as well. Going on the fact you call yourself 'eagles' you must live in the west, therefore I excuse your ignorance as I hear the education system over there is not so hot! You also haven't noticed our Socceroos have done rather well in their code internationally & the sport is very popular in the eastern states. So I would suggest you keep your comments to your own sport(?) which, after all, is a spin off of Gaelic football, (emphasis on the 'gay')

  • 1 decade ago

    Because the number one nation playing RL is Australia despite being the number 3 football code in Australia. Most of the RL talent comes from Australia and when they are finished here they wind up on pensions in the UK or converting to Union and going to France.

  • 1 decade ago

    When I was in Australia they called rugby football and football soccer.

    Don't worry, I gave them the whole argument of soccer being played with feet, hence football, while rugby was mostly thrown or carried, but it didn't wash with them.

  • 1 decade ago

    Yeah it confused me too at first. "Rugby" on it's own refers to Rugby Union.

  • 1 decade ago

    Because they use their feet as well as their bodies and buff heads to play and they compete in Leagues

  • 1 decade ago

    wondering the same thing most aussies don't like either soccer or rugby!

    AFL is the sport of australia!!

  • 1 decade ago

    When in rome higgy. f off

  • 1 decade ago

    go manly

    :)

    Source(s): thought id add that
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