Pseudo wrote:Footy Chick wrote:gazzamagoo wrote:The Sunrise story this morning about Pearcey playing 800 footy matches. According to Sunrise, he's played 800 AFL matches.
Because the show is Sydney-centric, they have to use the term AFL so the rugby-ites don't get confused
Back in the days before AFL hegemony it was sufficient to use the terms "league", "union", "rules" or "soccer" to differentiate between codes for the run-ball fans.
Yep, the sport is so widely referred to now as "AFL", as driven by the media. I correct people when given the opportunity, as it certainly gives me the sh1ts.