The Guide on supporting an AFL Team

Recently, the Australian Football League has received a fair amount of attention in the US due to former NFL punter, Pat McAfee raving about the sport for the past month. I (the author) am Australian and I love the sport with a strong passion. Considering that a fair amount of our viewers aren’t Aussie, I thought I’d give a guide on supporting an AFL team. We will rank teams in order (18 being awful to 1 being brilliant). The ranking is based on, how many premierships the team has won (premierships are much like Super Bowls), when the team started playing, describe what their fans are like, where they finished in the standings in the previous season, and we’ll also compare them to NBA teams. The teams past, present, and futures will all play a role in their rank. We are going to be ranking this from worst to best using all the considerations just listed. If you would like to know the rules of AFL, click on this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMZYZcoAcU0 . Without further ado, let’s roll into the list.

18 – Gold Coast Suns

Premierships – 0

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Year they started playing – 2011

Amount of Fans – 18^th in the league

Seed last year – 18^th

NBA comparison – Minnesota Timberwolves

17 – Fremantle Dockers

Premierships – 0

Year they started playing – 1995

Amount of Fans – 12th in the league

Seed Last Year – 13^th

NBA Comparison – Memphis Grizzlies

16 – Port Adelaide Power

Premierships – 1

Year they started playing – 1997

Amount of Fans – 11^th in the league

Seed Last Year – 10^th

NBA Comparison – Atlanta Hawks

15 – Adelaide Crows

Premierships – 2

Year they started playing – 1991

Amount of Fans – 7th in the league

Seed Last Year – 11^th

NBA Comparison – Portland Trail Blazers

14 – Sydney Swans

Premierships – 5

Year they started playing – 1982 (Technically they started playing in 1897, but they relocated to Sydney in 1982)

Amount of Fans – 9^th in the league

Seed Last Year: 15^th

NBA Comparison – Golden State Warriors

13 – St Kilda Saints

Premierships – 1

Year they started playing – 1897

Amount of Fans: 14th in the league

Seed Last Year: 14^th

NBA Comparison: Sacramento Kings

12 – Brisbane Lions

Premierships – 3

Year they started playing – 1997 (Technically they started playing in 1897, but the team formerly known as the Fitzroy Lions went bankrupt and merged with another bankrupt team called the Brisbane Bears)

Amount of Fans: 17^th in the league

Seed Last Year: 2^nd

NBA Comparison: Miami Heat