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April 17th, 2008

Over the course of 2007, the Anti-Football League board noticed a peculiar trend. Our annual best and fairest, the Douglas Wilkie medal, received many nominations for footballers past and present.

According to the AFL constitution, The ‘Wilkie’ is to be awarded to the person who “does the least for football in a given year, in the best and fairest manner”. Footballers, by their involvement in the game, should probably be immediately disqualified from nomination.

We therefore have decided to create a new award, presented to a footballer who displays the worst off field performance, in the preceding 12 months.

With the recent spate football ’stars’ caught urinating on public buildings and denying the undeniable on talk shows, it shouldn’t be too hard to find an (un)worthy recipient of this inaugural prize.

Of course this new award will need a name. We have thought of naming the Wayne Carey Award, but that would be too easy, and the man probably doesn’t need any more attention. Members and sympathisers are encouraged to suggest one in the comment box below.

Current Award Titles:

The Newman Award
The Caligula Award

Current Nominations:

none

6 Comments

Eric Says:
May 1st, 2008 at 12:00 am
The Caligula Award?
Eric Says:
May 2nd, 2008 at 6:20 am
Surely after the antics this week we really need to consider it being called “The Newman Award”? Just smacks of poor, childish, antisocial, and unsuitable behaviour to me.
Greg Says:
May 30th, 2008 at 3:41 am
The media give football too much attention especially the off field ‘hero antics’, let us not add to it.
If the AFL were serious about showing a positive public image, misdemeanors by players, on and off the field, would be punished by denying them playing for the balance of the season.
Rev D A Nichols Says:
June 12th, 2008 at 8:47 am
Bad Behaviour? Isnt that the standard operating procedure for Footballers? What would be bad behaviour for them then; reading? Possibly make it the ‘Peter Bell Award’ (Fremantle FC) for completing a law degree? As for Newman, we cant confuse stupidity with bad behaviour, imagine the number of nominees!
Flash Says:
June 12th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
The Drunken Junkie Thug Rapist Award
Chris Says:
June 20th, 2008 at 4:33 am
If Dick Pratt gets convicted of price fixing you can name the award after him. What I find amazing is how Carlton supporters are saying that they support Pratt at the moment and I’ll bet they’ll be saying it even if he gets convicted. Why? Because he’s helped their club of course, which I guess is far important than whether he stole 700 million dollars from our country or not.

2008 Wilkie Nominations

March 23rd, 2008

Nominations for the 2008 Doulgas Wilkie Medal are now being considered.

Current Nominations:

Feel free to nominate in the comment box below….

5 Comments

James Says:
March 23rd, 2008 at 8:08 pm
Surely Brendan Fevola is up for nomination?
Jeffrey G Says:
March 30th, 2008 at 9:28 pm
Radio announcer Tony Martin deserves the Wilkie Medal more than any other person I know.

His last major project was “Get This” a radio show on the Triple M network. His ratings share were double anything else on Triple M at the time even though he famously avoided discussing football - long considered the sacred subject of the average Triple M listener. What did Triple M do? They sacked him at the end of last year!

Even in his home of Melbourne, Martin was clever to point out that more Australian watch a film than attend a sporting event. For daring to suggest that Australians are not as simple as our media makes us out to be - Martin would be a worthy winner of the Wilkie Medal.
Alison Says:
May 21st, 2008 at 3:19 pm
Tony Martin would be a thoroughly deserving winner of this award. He is a man who likes and promotes indoor pursuits and has next to no knowledge of football or sports of any other kind.
Tony Says:
May 22nd, 2008 at 2:50 am
Tony would indeed be a deserving winner - many was the time on Get This where he’d reveal a complete lack of understanding about even the most basic facts about football. Not to mention that he went to the movies every year during the Grand Final so he could have the cinema to himself. Very refreshing to hear on Melbourne radio.
Prue Says:
May 22nd, 2008 at 6:09 am
Let’s just give Tony Martin an award. He’s lovely and I want to see him back in the public eye again.

Guestbook 2008

February 8th, 2008

A new year means a new anti-season, and so a new Guestbook. 2007’s Guestbook logged 178 comments from people on both sides of the ‘members stand’. You can look back in history and read them all here

All comments for 2008 will be forwarded to Wayne Carey.

35 Comments

Eric Says:
February 8th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
What a wonderful summer its been away from the dreaded game, alas here it is back again.
This time it’s being played overseas “pre season” (which is really the start of the season anyway) and will no doubt be televised. Makes sense - we cant have the fans sobering up and realizing that there is more to life than football.
Besides that, just think how much money the AFL is missing out on over summer - it is after all a corporation, reliant on its fanatics to fill the coffers.
Laurie Dacy Says:
February 12th, 2008 at 8:41 am
NEEDED MORE THAN EVER!
Get sport OFF the ABC and let the boofs consume their entertainment on commercial media - at no cost to the taxpayer.
Les Says:
February 20th, 2008 at 9:02 am
Football does have a positive element ,,,,,
It induces one to ride one’s bicycle more ,,,,,
Rod Watson Says:
February 26th, 2008 at 9:42 pm
I am a marriage celebrant & I just love it when I am asked to celebrate on grand final day. It makes what goes on at the MCG totally irrelevant.
darin Says:
March 2nd, 2008 at 2:54 pm
Football has it’s place, it draws the morons and scum of society into one place at one time. In doing so it increases the average IQ and reduces the crime rate of places not unfortunate enough to have a football ground in their locality.
Mark Micallef Says:
March 3rd, 2008 at 11:41 am
I never understood the Australian obsession with watching other people play sport, and there is probably nothing duller on this earth than people who’s *only* topic of social conversation is what’s happening at the “footy” or cricket. Glad to see there is an organisation around to poke some fun at the obsessive spectator crowd.
kieran Says:
March 18th, 2008 at 10:12 am
bahahaha get a life
you guys have nothing better to do than bag football?
your a bunch of softcocks who probably suck at everything and wanted to play football but weren’t good enough
so basically there is more to life than hating football perhaps you should go find out what it is?
KRin Says:
March 19th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
When asked if wanted to join the Footie Tipping at work, I said I would rather lose a leg. The asker just stared at me in puzzlement.
Nicky Says:
March 20th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
Joy of joys to discover the existence of the Anti-Football League on the dreaded first day of the season - and all because I saw someone wearing a badge and asked what it meant. At last I feel I’m not alone!
Phil Says:
March 20th, 2008 at 10:46 pm
Thank goodness I googled you - I thought this AFL was defunct after the founder passed away…I think? Anyway, glad to see you are alive and well. I was a member back in the 70’s and still have my certificate and badge, which I will wear with pride again this season! I’ll be rejoining very soon.
Phil, Keith is also alive and well and ensures the AFLs apathy stays on the straight and narrow. -the secretary.
Richard Says:
March 25th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
Keep up the good work.
For those wanting solace in these ever decreasingly sensible times I commend them to “Desiderata” and to that old classic “Clancy Of the Overflow”.
Mavis Says:
March 25th, 2008 at 7:22 pm
I cannot believe there is such a sensible website. I am totally sick of urinating football players. I hate football and cannot get any sense out of 774 or 3AW when it is on. There must be something more interesting in the winter than overpaid, over testosteroned idiots jumping about and then getting drunk. Please Australia find something else to do.
Tony Says:
March 29th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
Wonderful to hear that others are sick of the never ending rubbish of ‘aerial ping-pong’, the latest saga of ‘wizz’ kids’ urinations, Sam’s prostrate (prostate) activities and bladder, and Carey’s shenanigans.
Yes, thank God there is a lot more to life than footy.
Johnno Says:
April 1st, 2008 at 12:03 pm
You guys seem a bit sad, concentrating all this time on something so seemless. Why not just go enjoy those other things in life that are so much better than the real AFL?
Mark Condell Says:
April 4th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
I seem to remember hearing about this AFL some years ago but have just rediscovered it. I wish it embraced a larger scope of indifference. Why stop at Aussie Rules? Why stop at football. I am fed up with the time wasted at my work with people discussing football of all codes. Why should anyone give a toss if so and so pulled this or strained that. I am repeatedly frustrared with the overwhelming coverage of sport in our media. Why should 2 of the 3 ABC radio stations I can receive broadcast football on a friday night. Why should hours of airtime be consumed by drongoes commentating on the cricket. I long each year for that short reprieve between the cricket and the football season!
Mato Says:
April 5th, 2008 at 9:52 am
How about you guys go back to playing chess or some other panzy sport instead of bagging a good sport?
Hannah Says:
April 5th, 2008 at 10:32 am
I’m so glad I have found this site. You’ll never believe what disgusting, unintelligent, loathsome, blasphemous practice is happening in my living room - both my parents are watching, shamelessly i must add, the detestible sport of football. My heart is too heavy to go on.
Dean Says:
April 5th, 2008 at 11:01 pm
Here we go again. More of this ridiculous nonsense for 2008. Despite people finding it hard to pay their mortgage they’ll always find money to go and watch football.
Amanda Says:
April 8th, 2008 at 9:43 am
If it bothers you so much how about you ignore it instead of wasting your time focusing on negatives.
Don’t you think there are more pressing issues to devote your time and worry too.
Felix Says:
April 11th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
I can’t stand any of the rugby codes although I don’t mind soccer.
It’s less aggressive and requires a reasonable level of intelligence to be played properly.
What bugs me the most is the mindless dedication of the fans. they speak about “their” team as if they are family members.
Most sports are really just a useful distraction for the masses. The elite of this planet are very thankful that the masses are more interested in “footy” (or some other silly little game) than the real issues that control our lives. If only these moronic fans could see that the intrigue and corruption surrounding world politics and other world issues is so much more fascinating and interesting than any silly old football game. Damned wally brains!!
Felix Says:
April 11th, 2008 at 5:46 pm
Mato! This is “our” site why don’t YOU go elsewhere if you don’t like the comment. There are plenty of “footy” forums where you and your fellow knuckle draggers can spend all the time you like massaging each others’ egos.
Eric Says:
April 16th, 2008 at 6:50 am
It never fails to astound me as to why grown men commentating on the radio and TV about the dreaded game, yell and scream like demented fools?
Is this a further attempt at making a boring game seen interesting? Perhaps it’s an attempt to whip the fanatics into an emotional frenzy in an effort to get more support out of the poor brainwashed fans. The Television sponsors pay the Australian Football League heaps of money to place advertisements in the middle of this madness, every supporter is a potential consumer.
Come on football zombies, snap out of it, join the Anti Football League, get off the commercial treadmill and come back to life.
stevo Says:
April 16th, 2008 at 9:06 am
over publisized over paid,
they’re a bunch of ******.
get a real job where u work 7 am till 6pm and get paid peanuts.

great site its good to see more people that have the same views as we do
stevo Says:
April 16th, 2008 at 9:07 am
p.s eddie mcguire is a doushe
stevo Says:
April 16th, 2008 at 9:14 am
where can i purchase one of those anti football bunkers from. can u send me the link to the supplier.
Robert Kelly Says:
April 23rd, 2008 at 2:41 pm
I wish we had an organisation such as this in the UK for soccer It is so refreshing to find sensible people who are anti football in all its forms
Down with football!
Would like to join this club but can't Says:
April 26th, 2008 at 7:09 am
Hi,I would like to join this anit-football league however I dare not because my husband and teenage son love AFL! My son would be devastated if I were to join and I suppose there are worse things than AFL that they could be fantatical about! So every now and then I’ll just ’sneak a peak’ at this site! Sincerely, Carolyn
Eric Says:
April 30th, 2008 at 11:55 pm
What on earth is the State Government doing giving our taxes to the Geelong football club for use on the upgrading of their facilities. Schools, Hospitals, Aged care facilities; all of these are essential services crying out for funds. Has this dreaded disease spread through the corridors of power?
Could this be vote gathering? Should football fanatics be allowed to vote?
Perhaps the Anti Football League needs to gather some allies in high places?
Maybe we need to look within the government for our Wilkie Medal Award nominee.
Shinobu Says:
May 1st, 2008 at 9:58 am
I’m not anti-football, I am quite happy for people to play any sport they wish - buy I don’t want to subsidise it through taxes and my bills!

Hey Mato, at least we play sport rather than watching other people.
Tech DJ Says:
May 5th, 2008 at 7:31 am
Football supporters inject so much energy into something that they have absolutely no control over. Face painting, buying overpriced merchandise, relentless water cooler conversations and giving up weekends to see “the game”… absolutely none of it influences the outcome of matches played!
There are three types of Football supporter that particularly sadden me: The Hardcore Fanatic, the Spineless Sheep and the Brain Washed Youngster.

The Hardcore Fanatics life will revolve around Football. We’ve all seen the obituaries in the paper: “Lifelong supporter of their beloved Xyz team”. Despite many years of loyal obedience and wasted money, would their Football team contribute financially to their supporters welfare if times were tough? I think not!

The Spineless Sheep are those that are actually disinterested in Football but claim to support a team and engage in Footy talk because they are too scared to admit they’re not fans. It’s a big herd and we all know them - the guy or girl in the office who will clench their fist and sigh upon hearing that “their team” lost on the weekend and offer a verbal quip about “We’ll get you next time” before slinking off into the background with a Cup-A-Soup. To an extent, I understand their position - it’s sometimes easier to “go with the flow” and not be challenged on your views. However, it is the ambivalence of this group that contributes to the ubiquity of Football and feeds the hype machine. (The Anti Football League should note that this group is a rich feeding ground for membership support as they are potentially closer to “enlightenment” than other supporter types).

Lastly, parents of brain washed youngsters paint their kids faces, take them to the games and talk Footy ad nauseam. The child has little to no opportunity to repel their fathers boisterous assailment and the vicious cycle continues.

There’s one question that some Anti Football members may hate, but I love: “Who do you barrack for?”. I enjoy proclaiming loudly that “I don’t follow a team because I don’t like Football”. It stuns the question asker (typically a Hardcore Fanatic) and raises the eyebrows of the Spineless Sheep in the vicinity! Unfortunately, unless Parental Brain Washing makes it onto the list of actions considered as “child abuse” , there is nothing we can do about the Brain Washed Youngsters. A pity - unless you’re in the face paint industry.
Greg Says:
May 30th, 2008 at 4:20 am
If we could remove the ‘greed’ factor from corporations then maybe football would be played Saturday afternoons only, leaving Friday nights and the balance of the weekend for family or other sports.
If the media could understand the difference between ‘news’ and ’sport’ maybe our community would be better informed about the events affecting our society.
Instead of the government funding improvments to the current ‘football’ facilities how about sending those funds to local sports ovals for rainwater tanks, regrassing and fences to reduce the costs of vandalism.
This would help the majority not the minority!
Chris Says:
June 6th, 2008 at 2:43 am
What I can’t cop about a lot of football supporters is that they’ll yell their guts out and get bent out of shape over footy, yet, many of them will justify their apathy towards politics by saying that there’s nothing they can do about it, so it’s pointless to bother. Can’t they see their hypocrisy?
Chris Says:
June 7th, 2008 at 9:45 am
The great thing about being a footy player is that it doesn’t matter what you do wrong. Because if you stuff up and people criticise you for it, you can just run on to the footy field on the weekend and prove them wrong.
Rev D A Nichols Says:
June 12th, 2008 at 8:55 am
While being an anti-football league member, I am also a member of 2 AFL teams. I believe that there is a place for sports in the community, though this has been blown completely out of proportion. Idolising young men for being able to jump is quite odd and the anti-football league is needed to help point this out
joy Says:
June 19th, 2008 at 8:44 am
Yes it is usual in democracy for a few to tell others how they should behave. Hang on thats not right it is a dicatorship.My advice is if you dont like afl, just keep away from it but dont bag what you dont want to understand.
I like all sport watching and playing it. I am a member of an AFL club and have missed one match this year out of 12 and have been to 3 states so far.
I dont discuss footy unless the other person is interested but wont stop discussing it to please you neither will I stop my passion.

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178 Comments

Johnathan Harris Says:
April 8th, 2007 at 5:11 pm
Looks like this website is the only safe place to hide this winter. Keep up the good work.
patrick Says:
May 4th, 2007 at 3:03 pm
this is the funeyist website i have ever been to and i will jion you in your concept that aussie rules is bad for children and adults alike. most of the kids in my class are football mad when they ask me what foot ball team i go for i say i hate football
Rob Lovelace Says:
May 12th, 2007 at 8:34 am
And heres me thinking I was the only Victorian who hated football. Thanks for bringing me out of the closet. *****Message censored -Ed
Ian Rixon Says:
May 12th, 2007 at 8:49 am
I abhore the way the media overplays “football”. I cannot watch the news on the 3 main channels, they always put in stories, or even open the lead story with some boring football news. By the way, who is this Ben Cousins guy, he has no relevance to me.
I also totally avoid watching channel nine, this Eddie guy must be the centre of the universe, but once again, he has no relevance to me in my life.
Bring it on ABC TV.
Mike Christoph Says:
May 12th, 2007 at 9:25 am
First of all, GLAD TO SEE YOUR BACK….

It was a sad day when AntiFL was disbanded in the late 90’s.

Got to say I’ve detested with a passion the 3 worst things about australian culture nearly my whole 50+ odd years…..bloody football, holden cars, and 4&20 puke pastries (pies).

Awesome..
Kelvyn Wiggins Says:
May 12th, 2007 at 11:05 am
there is no respite, the cursed “thing” goes on all year, thanks to the media! no where else does anyone celebrate a total lack of ball handling skills, women’s netball/basketball players are far better at catching & handling the ball.
Stephen Hunter Says:
May 12th, 2007 at 11:46 am
Finally!!
A website after my own heart!!!
Go Baseball + Ice Hockey!!!!!
Anthony J Stevens Says:
May 12th, 2007 at 12:32 pm
This may be a record.
I came from Tasmania in 1961 and as yet have not been to an AFL or other football match anywhere in 47 years. My first visit to the MCG was for one night of the Commonwealth Games 2006.

At school in Launceston I was forced to play football each winter which I hated and as you can see I have hated it ever since.

It is very disappointing to find the newspapers, the radio and TV obsessed with football - it appears like a religion to a lot of people.
Ross Smith Says:
May 12th, 2007 at 12:44 pm
Glad to see it’s back - Keep it up.
Kelvyn Wiggins Says:
May 12th, 2007 at 12:48 pm
i have no further comment !
Rachel Pearce Says:
May 12th, 2007 at 12:56 pm
So when will we have an anti football day were no media talks about football the news would only be about 10 mins long lol
Damian Jones Says:
May 12th, 2007 at 1:21 pm
I have been searching for something like the AFL all my life. My search is over.
MYOB Says:
May 12th, 2007 at 2:15 pm
If you don’t like football thats fair enough but keep your opinions to your-self, this sport is more popular than this anti fan club will ever be no matter what scandals you blow out of proportion .
murray Says:
May 12th, 2007 at 4:33 pm
you lot are the biggest losers that is going around long live Aussie Rules
Mark Lindupp Says:
May 12th, 2007 at 5:33 pm
ABOUT TIME! I have grown up bombarded with this stupid, pointless, thuggish game for far too long. The players are a disgrace to humanity, not just the professionals but from amatuer leagues as well, mostly being associated with alcohol abuse, drug abuse and general abuse of people in general. That event with that poor Jewish guy is just typical of football thugs in our communities but it’s all accepted because they’re footy players and they’re heroes…please…gimme a break…nothing but brain dead, meat headed thugs and I…as I’m sure a LOT of people are…AM SICK OF THEM. If any normal people behaved like these cavemen they’d be hung out to dry by the media, so should these ape-ish thugs.
Carmel Vandersman (nee Kirby) Says:
May 12th, 2007 at 6:25 pm
My husband found your website and forwarded it to me, despite being a footy fan himself.

I was a member of the original AFL in its prime and am very pleased to see its return. Now I am married and, as well as my family of origin interested in football, they have managed to reach my husband and daughter as well. I really truly need you!
I’m glad you are supporting Villa Maria now, as we use their services for our sons.
Carmel.
Ken Binns Says:
May 12th, 2007 at 6:32 pm
I am a guest in your fair city and have been having a lovely cultural experience, I have been formulating positive points of order to put to SWMBO in a case arguing a move to Melbourne.

So as I walked along going over the arguments in my head working out counter moves to her counter points I decide it was time for some late lunch.

I walked into 4 cafe / restaurants in a row, they all had the bloody footy on so I walked straight out with the realisation that the dream had just died.

I love you city but until the people can put footy in perspective you will always have this cultural cringe to create awkward moments in your cities make up

I, like you, look forward to the day in september when all their melarchy is over for another year.
Peter Miller Says:
May 12th, 2007 at 6:44 pm
You have no idea how excited I was to read in the Herald Sun today of the re-establishment of the AFL. I immediately determined that I would certainly become a member, not having done so in the first iteration of the organisation.

Having been forced to play the ridiculous game at the tender age of 13, because it was ‘expected’ for boys in my small Victorian country town, even though I had absolutely no interest in it. I think I was scarred for life.

At 17 years, I ran away and joined the Army, only to be posted over the next 31 years, to various locations around Australia, finding that all the states either had the local Victorian version or their own even weirder version of the game. Also finding that the papers, the office conversation and even on field exercises virtually the only topic of conversation was football, with the ‘Boredom of the Day’ even being broadcast on the radio in the middle of nowhere.
Abekitah Says:
May 12th, 2007 at 6:49 pm
Is it wrong? To be a member of our League? Should we not be spending our time profitably - worshipping footy idols? The most upstanding members of our society(members alright!!) . I think not! Should we fear them? Perhaps. But we must band together to prevent them from infecting our next precious and vulnerable generation with their disease. At least we know that they will never be able to infiltrate our ranks. The fans are too busy sucking down beam & coke and smoking winnie blues to find a site on the net other than that of their favourite team. Not to mention that the players struggle to construct sentences using multi-syllable words let alone to figure out how to even turn a pc on. We may one day win our fight - it will be a long one but let us rely on our intelligence and their lack thereof… Let us all drink a toast each night to the Anti-Football League!
Paul Taylor Says:
May 12th, 2007 at 7:54 pm
I hate football.

After reading todays Herald Sun I could not get home quick enough to join the AFL and order three badges (I hate football so much one badge would not be enough).
Now I won’t have to explain when asked which team I barrack for, I can simply point to the badge.
I am an Electrician an cannot believe that at brew times my workmates read the paper starting at the back!. They can’t believe it when I take out the football section in the centre and throw it it the bin!.

Roll on September.

I really hate football.

Paul Taylor
Teddy Says:
May 12th, 2007 at 9:01 pm
At last you are back, a great way to encourage friends from far flung lands to be sane and not join in the Australian love of pigskin.
josh Says:
May 12th, 2007 at 9:25 pm
Today I read the article in the Herald Sun about your anti football cult. You are un-Australian and un-human. You should be ashamed of yourselves and if you don’t shut the hell up i will lynch you. Football helps to encourage growth and development of team and social skills in young children. Many clubs put back into the communities that support them. You should go back into what ever hole you crawled out of.
Yours Joshua.
Mark Says:
May 13th, 2007 at 1:55 am
Great to see it is back. I was always a bit annoyed that the “fooody mob” pinched the AFL name when it tried to hijack the rest of the country into to cult.
Steve B. Says:
May 13th, 2007 at 11:10 am
Well done everyone. I’m sick and tired to AFL players being referred to a “heroes”. If I carried on like some of these so-called “sportsmen” in my job, I’d be out on my ear.

I admit that I used to follow football, when it was only 6 matches (12 Melbourne teams) played at 2pm every Saturday. and after the Grand Final we never heard from them again until the next April.

Oh dear, according to Josh, it appears we are all “un-Australia and un-human”.

I don’t acually think the term “un-human” exists meathead!!
josh Says:
May 13th, 2007 at 11:51 am
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrhhhhhhhhhhh this is so pathetic!
Dean Says:
May 13th, 2007 at 12:22 pm
Finally the original AFL has returned. I have just turned 40 and have never been to a football match in my life and don’t plan to. It is to expensive to get into the ground, food and drinks are over priced and I really don’t want to have to put up with a bunch of drunken idots carrying on like there is no tomorrow (Collingwood supporters are the worst) if their team loses. Just because we don’t like football doesn’t make us un-Australian.
If anything we realise there is more to life than sport, sport and more damn sport.
I don’t like sport and never have, it just makes me wonder where my eleven year old son gets his interest in sport from because my wife is not into sport either.
At least I was able to talk him out of playing for the local football team this year.
RAY Says:
May 14th, 2007 at 4:10 pm
Had a few laughs at the comments,good to see some balance with Josh.

The media has got me down,and the tv is football and more football,and then the radio,has anybody ever had a earfull of that screaming moron on 3AW.

I do not know if i fit here as i like to watch the AFL final once a year and i was a member of Carlton (long time ago) i left after a leader of business (JOHN) used it as his personal play thing.I am sick to death of interstate football,and i did like the VLF,and i feel money has ruined the game.I might join up,thinking,thinking.cheers
jimmyboy Says:
May 14th, 2007 at 5:05 pm
Why would anybody in their right mind waste their time watching a number of deadheads chasing a piece of leather around a paddock, and then to pay ripoff prices for food and drink , I can only assume the spectators are deadheads like the ones chasing the piece of leather, my brother and sister inlaw and my daughter inlaw do nothing during the so called football season but go to, talk, eat and sleep footbRawl ,I just hope my 3 grandchildren do not catch this bug . I am joining up, thank god your back. ***Message censored at this point, -Ed
RAY Says:
May 14th, 2007 at 5:48 pm
Bit the bullet,joined up,and will try my best to become one eyed like the rest of you.cheers
Robyn W Says:
May 14th, 2007 at 5:58 pm
Was a member last time. Glad that you are back.Can not stand football, most players have sand between there ears.What a waste of TV and Radio air time,also to much print media. I dread the football season some of the players actions off the field are a disgrace,they are no heroes just idiots.Why would you want your young children calling them “Heroes”. The players are paid far to much money and it quite often go’s to there head with what they get up tooff the field.I say BBFB (Ban Bloody Foot Ball )
Andrew Says:
May 15th, 2007 at 1:46 am
I have heard some crazy stories about the different ways that AFL members have destroyed footballs in the past. I would love to hear more, or better yet, see some photos of their humours and creative attempts. Any chance of adding a gallery to this fine site?
Fantastic article in the Saturday Herald, great to see that word is getting around. May I suggest trying to get some coverage from a hip and happening online magazine called 3000? They are AWESOME!
A proud new member
Jim Moon Says:
May 17th, 2007 at 11:11 am
I belive that it’s only a matter of time before technology provides us with a buffon or bozoid filter that will instantly detect cromagnon voice inflections (talking ‘foopy’) and automatically switch radio or TV stations to a non-offensive AV signal. Utopia will be when these detectors can be fitted to one’s person so that any such cretin detected within a metre of the wearer will be instantly teleported to the closest foopy oval, thereby providing relief to both parties.
Bill Says:
May 18th, 2007 at 11:00 pm
Hello all!
Kelvyn Wiggins Says:
May 19th, 2007 at 12:33 pm
just to rub salt in the wound, ch 7 has cut V8 supercar race coverage this weekend to 3 hours to allow the the “footy morons” the overdoses sat & sun. i hope the V8 supercar execs get a good kick in the balls for allowing ch 7 to take the program from ch 10.
Lois Simon Says:
May 21st, 2007 at 5:25 pm
When I read that you were back I dug out my Antifootball windcheater and wore it with pride much to,the disgust of my grandson who was visiting. Alas he is a promising 17teen year old footballer who aspires to play AFL.. My agony and worry will be with me for a long time , but with the help of the Antifootball League I will survive.
cj Says:
May 22nd, 2007 at 4:34 pm
would just like to renew my membership foom the 70’s
RAY Says:
May 23rd, 2007 at 10:48 am
I find it is interesting that if the football hero coaches have their way it will destroy it self by flooding and even football followers will be turned off.Three cheers for the flooding tactics.

I am also upset by channel 7 lack of V8 supercars coverage on Saturday,the camera was not on the leader enough times also.Cheers
Kelvyn Wiggins Says:
May 24th, 2007 at 8:40 am
Why is the TAC allowed to spend money on football sponsorship, the money comes from motorists pockets to fund accident victims medical treatment. It is compulsory (government regulations), so there is no need to advertise. Do we need to see a bunch of clowns running around with TAC logos on their guernseys? They are not good models for anyone. Drugs, alcohol abuse, bullying is their motto/aim.
simon Says:
May 24th, 2007 at 12:05 pm
haha, just read the article in the sun. fantastic lads!
Lachlan B Says:
May 25th, 2007 at 1:02 pm
I would quite like to sign up to your anti football league. There’s one small problem; signing up to your site and receiving occasional emails will only help to remind me of AFL - something which I’m actually trying to avoid. Kind of self defeating isn’t it?

Maybe if you changed your site to only feature non AFL things like kite flying, go-karting, rock climbing, pinball, break dancing, heavy metal music, carpet weaving, french comedians, knitting, ham radio broadcasting, chess, cooking, dog breeding, home brewing, coin collecting, hats, hacky sac, snowboarding or gin rummy it would be more effective.
Abekitah Says:
May 25th, 2007 at 2:25 pm
Have been wondering if footy fans and/or players will be seen as a distinct species by archealogists hundreds or thousands of years from now? Surely the way that they hold their slack jaws and drag their knuckes on the ground will be evident?? Not to mention their significantly smaller brain size. Would welcome other members views on this theory.
Lindsay Hocking Says:
May 26th, 2007 at 1:02 pm
Thank heaven the REAL AFL is back. I joined the original version and was mortified when it vanished.

I still have my poster that announces a ban on talk about footbrawl withing 30 feet of it… perhaps you ought to re-release that item as well as the beloved badge.

And how about a campaign to raise a bronze statue outside the MCG of our founding father, Keith Dunstan, clutching a square footy and staring scornfully at the others?
Chris Howie Says:
May 26th, 2007 at 8:33 pm
Last night I bottomed out on football culture for the final time. I dragged my 5 year old son to his fifth session of Aus Kick where he was slung to the ground twice whilst standing in line and pinched hard enough on the arm to end up with a bruise. I left early with him whilst he was crying from the third attack, vowing never to return to not just to Auskick, but to all forms of football. I should add that my boy doesn’t have these sort of things happen to him at school.

Today I came across a great quote from Noam Chomsky that I feel is relevant to this site:

The real mass media are basically trying to divert people. “Let them do something else, but don’t bother us (us being the people who run the show). Let them get interested in professional sports, for example. Let everybody be crazed about professional sports or sex scandals or the personalities and their problems or something like that. Anything, as long as it isn’t serious. Of course, the serious stuff is for the big guys. ‘We’ take care of that.”

I say it’s time everybody took their eye OFF the ball and started looking at the real world.
Gwalch Says:
May 27th, 2007 at 5:30 pm
It’s always a worry when the media portray these Neanderthals that are modern football players, as heroes.
Great role models… bash each other up, brawl in pubs, drink drive, do drugs, carry on like morons.
As proud as I am of being an Aussie.. I’m afraid that if and when I have kids.. I shall not be pushing them towards the great Aussie sport of Gay F L.
Grant Says:
May 27th, 2007 at 6:05 pm
Thank you Chris Howie, this was what I was on about with my letter in the member’s letters section of this website about parents who do not want their kids involved with competitive sport. I have not been successful in finding an Australian based website by parents who do not want their children playing competitive sport, be it AFL, rugby or anything else. I want to put forward the idea of adding a section to the anti-football league’s website for parents who want to their kids not to play body contact competitive sports.
elliot harvey Says:
May 28th, 2007 at 12:55 pm
you guys are the biggest ****heads i have ever seen. why the **** would you call your piece of **** organization the AFL when you are against the AFL you *****. how bout you put your energy towards sumthin positive instead of wasting your time complaining all the time. what the **** is wrong with u. footy is an australian tradition. get off your fat **** filled **** and stop playin counter strike and hacking in internet dating chat rooms. the computer is not your friend, no body loves u.

This comment was edited for reasons other than poor grammar and spelling.
Eric Says:
May 30th, 2007 at 10:16 am
Football – Mass Hysteria
I am baffled as to how this silly game of kicking a ball full of wind around an oval park generates such hysteria.
The corporate magnates have become so imbedded in the control of “the game” that they have taken control of peoples emotions.
Personality changes based on whether your team wins or looses is the ugly side of this business and the very reason why I cant stand it.
Wake up football fans– you are being manipulated by corporate people who want to make you believe that “the game” really is an important part of life, and why shouldn’t they - its to their financial advantage to do so.
I am sure that if it were financially viable we would see “the game” played every day of the week.
Its not too late - join the anti football league and regain control of your senses and lives.
Anne Bryan Says:
May 30th, 2007 at 11:13 am
Thank Goodness, I was so pleased to see the report in the paper that the true AFL had returned, I have been wearing a badge in the Operating Theatre of The Royal Children’s Hospital (a hotbed of footy talking) for thirty years and really need the support of like-minded people!!! I too have a grandson named Jack and hope to protect him and his twin Will from the mindless drivel. ( They are three and already have clothing I refuse to put on them) I am ordering a badge for a retirement present for the greatest footy addict of all time!!!!!!!!!! Hope he will find something else to do when he no longer works with me.
Keep up the good work Jack!!!!
Karen Says:
May 30th, 2007 at 12:36 pm
After years of suffering ‘Footy Talk’ at various workplaces of mixed gender, I made a career change to work in libraries, with its predominantly female workforce. I thought I would be free. I thought I would be safe from the ‘Footy Tipping’ competitions, the inane discussion of who beat who on the weekend (who cares?), BUT I WAS WRONG. Even the most mild-mannered and ladylike of my work colleagues appears to follow someone-or-other. Their quiet and mundane lives are punctuated by a successful punt in the tipping comp. They are more likely to know all the players in such-and-such team, than what is going on in World News. Sadly, I am now minding one lady’s budgie (whilst she is on holidays) and that budgie’s name is ‘AJ’ apparently named after some footballer or other (oh, dear…).
Bek Says:
May 31st, 2007 at 3:41 pm
4 elliot harvey

poor elliot. jus remember u come lookin n that n got on our site n that. we neva made ya.

NB: I have dumbed down above comment for the benefit of Elliot should he return.
Rebekah Says:
May 31st, 2007 at 11:09 pm
Can we Anti-Footballers identify all sponsors of teams/players/whatever and then boycott their products? Watching tv earlier today there was some talk of the game and I noticed the following sponsors: Addidas, Wizard, and Emirates. At present I don’t need any sneakers, home loans or international flights so feel I am doing my little bit for the cause already!
Kelvyn Wiggins Says:
June 1st, 2007 at 9:42 am
maybe the village idiot (elliot) should have a look at the “AFL” the Anti-Football League was the AFL well before the afl (the large corporate bloodsuckers) came into existence. the so-called afl is a misnomer, the two teams north of the Murray river are relocated victorian teams. both teams were pretty well finished here in victoria, the afl has profited by sending them interstate. the spin involved in tricking people into this mindless “footy fever” is too easy when the locals believe all the lies out of afl house & of course the press makes a huge profit out of footy histeria. it is hardly a national game.
Harry McSeal Says:
June 2nd, 2007 at 12:07 pm
I also hate football. I live across the road from a footy ground and me and my friend put up a massive poster on the big grandstand saying “i wish you were a tv so I could turn you off” and it stands out a lot. It was just our little bit to try and make Australia a football-free nation.
rhiannon mcorgan Says:
June 2nd, 2007 at 12:11 pm
hey i hate football dont u just want to turn it off. well i liove near the”mcg” so every weekend i go and start a protest that a small child like myself should not have that raket going on near me i live in echuca which is really close to the mcg i hear all the raket it seems to go throught the tv. byebyebye im in love with u xoxoxoxo
rhiannon mcorgan Says:
June 2nd, 2007 at 12:12 pm
Why would anybody in their right mind waste their time watching a number of deadheads chasing a piece of leather around a paddock, and then to pay rip off prices for food and drink , I can only assume the spectators are deadheads like the ones chasing the piece of leather, my brother and sister inlaw and my daughter inlaw do nothing during the so called football season but go to, talk, eat and sleep footBrawl ,I just hope my 3 grandchildren do not catch this bug . I am joining up, thank god you’re back.
Dean Says:
June 2nd, 2007 at 9:24 pm
Elliot Harvey you’re a loser.
() |_ | \/ [- R Says:
June 5th, 2007 at 6:46 pm
I’ve been searching for this webstie for a long time. It has always been a distant dream for the anti-football legue to come back. and finnally it has! good on you!
A few years ago my school had a “football colours day fundraiser”, in slight annoyance I decided ill come with a home-made anti-football badge. Now i can get the real one! hehe how my friends will loath me. I’m fine with rough sports… but football takes it too far! it is time for the rebellian to fight back! we will not be defeted!!!
() |_ | \/ [- R Says:
June 5th, 2007 at 6:55 pm
elliot harvey’s comment should be deleted. i think its ok for a different opinion but not a stupid one.
stewie Says:
June 7th, 2007 at 8:16 pm
I kinda aggree with elliot. its our choice 2 like football and its not like u guys r made to support a team. its not a stupid comment its just sum 1 speaking his mind and i agree with him. though i dont care weather u like it or not, im not gonna bag u 4 tht (like he did). GO ST KILDA!!!
Kim Hollands Says:
June 8th, 2007 at 10:05 pm
How wonderful that the A.F.L. has been resuscitated after all these years !!!! I have still got my badge and intend to wear it every ” Saderdee” till the end of the ,what ever they call it .
Now people will understand me when I proudly declare “I am a member of the ANTI-FOOTBALL LEAGUE !!!!!!” in answer to the ubiquitous question “whoodyabarrackfor ?”
Kelvyn Wiggins Says:
June 10th, 2007 at 4:04 pm
another two hours (minus many two minute ad breaks) of V8 supercars today. then more of the mindnumbing afl football. ch 10 certainly gave the V8’s more airtime.
Damian Jones Says:
June 11th, 2007 at 1:03 pm
Dear Elliot,

I read your post with some amusement. Maybe you could start………….Oh is there any point? GO AFL!!!
Damian Jones Says:
June 11th, 2007 at 1:20 pm
I know punctuation and grammar are not really important in a places like this. However, just try to read the few posts supporting football above. And when I say read, of course I mean decode or interpret. I tried some online translators. They were no use.

I suppose requiring people to read your opinion several times to get the “hidden meaning” is almost as good as actually having an opinion worth reading. Almost but not quite. Now I have a headache.
Colin Burt Says:
June 12th, 2007 at 5:20 pm
Shame ! Shame! You DISCRIMINATE! What about those other games which we are cursed with in Queensland and NSW ? I refer of course to Rugby League and Rugby Union. Why are you so fixated on Aussie Rules? Sure, it is dreadful, and it is spreading like a malignant tumour into other states. But compared with Staterforigin … Those ‘accidental high tackles’ repeated endlessly on the telly showing one hoon trying to decapitate another hoon. Those ‘careless tackles’ in which a hapless player is driven like a star picket into the ground head first. Aussie Rules is cultured and civilised by comparison. Thank God no gridiron yet . Come to think of it, cricket is not the gentleman’s sport it used to be.
josh Says:
June 17th, 2007 at 10:27 am
hi, josh again At first i thought this was just a fad, but i’ve noticed this website is still up and still abusing our national sport. I’ve grown tired of this ‘concept’ of yours and have decided enough is enough. You should all be deported to a warzone, hopefully that will be far enough away from football for you. You should all listen to elliot harvey he is the only one on this website with any sense . Anyone that joins this should go and play in the traffic it is about the only thing you are good for you inbred moronic, chromosome missing **** heads. You should do the human race a favor and kill yourself.
josh Says:
June 17th, 2007 at 10:31 am
i have read over my comments and have decided to apologise… the smiley face was a bit much
Tom Says:
June 18th, 2007 at 2:44 pm
I was prompted to find you after being confronted by requests to buy raffle tickets in support of an AFL football club today - this organisation turns over 10s of millions of dollars! Your article about Harold Holt caught my attention especially when you described him as more of a ”doer” than a spectator. I have no problem with people playing football, no more than I have with flower arrangers, bushwalkers or authors. If people are doing something it is all good with me … What I do have a problem with is the endless discussions about and promotion of this multi million dollar industry at the expense of actual participation in anything. I consider that I am lucky to live at a time when there is a fabulous diversity of entertainment and many amazing human achievements to celebrate. To me AFL represents a very small part of the entertainment spectrum and none of the human achievements that I think should be celebrated.
I suggest that you shouldn’t just focus here on the negatives of AFL but also celebrate the many alternatives - which are many and wonderful. Clebrate all of the “doers”. Make a list. The “other things that are going on in Australia List” perhaps ABC radio and TV might be inspired to promote this as much as it does football.
outerspacecanoerace Says:
June 19th, 2007 at 7:58 pm
This is great, a place where I can feel like I’m not a pariah for not supporting the game. The game itself has its merits, but the incessant glorifying just bores me.
Rev D A Nichols Says:
June 20th, 2007 at 10:21 pm
Lachlan has a good point. A newsletter with anti-football activities would be wonderful.
Chris Howie Says:
June 25th, 2007 at 3:40 pm
If you want to have a good laugh people, type this into your search engine:

http://www.simplyscripts.com/scripts/FINALMAVERICK1.doc

It’s a short script that sends up the opening scene from Reservoir Dogs. There’s a good anti-footy spiel in it. Enjoy.
Bill Johnson Says:
June 25th, 2007 at 5:27 pm
I received the badge on Friday and will have great pleasure wearing it to my veterans golf club on Tuesday as most are footy mad I am looking forward to their reaction.
Eric Says:
June 27th, 2007 at 7:22 pm
Is there someone missing the point? I have always had a problem with the hysterical and adverse emotional responses to these “major sports”, be they AFL, Rugby or whatever. Over exposure to these sports appears to me to generate hostility in people’s lives towards others. You only have to take a look through some of the comments above to see what I mean. What better justification is there for an anti football league.
Rebekah Says:
June 27th, 2007 at 10:45 pm

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