whufc wrote:Instead aussie rules players have terrible tackling technique and cant help but trying to tackle at chest height and fail to adapt.
Actually this is very incorrect, and comparing AFL to Union or League is not fair.
Each sport has a different standard or aim in regards to tackling - Union for instance is still big on legs tackles because it assists in quick turnovers, and rucks forming are better than mauls in most situations. Defense also only retreats behind the last defenders set of feet so it's easy to roll through several phases.
League is a combination of both chest and legs, but normally it's two in the tackle and the aim is to slow the play the ball area and give the defense time to get back. Generally first tackler in will hit the ball and hold, the second will come in and take the legs brining them to ground.
AFL is a combination of trying to hold the ball up and maintaining handles on the carrier - so hitting the chest/side region, then locking an arm. This is to avoid any easy disposal out and increases the likelihood of HTB. It's also important that the tackler is the last person to hit the ground incase of a spillage so they can be involved in a second phase.
Majority of AFL players would tackle as well as anyone, it's just a completely different world than the Rugby codes.
Handballing in any direction is the biggest difference - have you seen how fast AFL players hands are in traffic? Anywhere their hands are free they're going to fire out a handball and mostly hit a target.. blokes start running in hitting legs, and you'll have a ball free with a defender on the ground