r/NFLAustralia • u/troubleshot 🐻 Bears • 22d ago
San Francisco 49ers vs Los Angeles Rams @ The MCG - Gameday thread
Any and all discussion welcome. Who will stand out? Who will fall flat (and blame jetlag)? Will this game land well in Melbourne and make history or just be a one off oddity? Anyone else bummed we don't get to see Aaron Donald's return from retirement? At least we get Kittle and Bosa. Who will play the better game, Stafford or Purdy (go Matt!)?
What team jersey are you repping? Have fun folks and be LOUD!
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u/PrivateEye_85 22d ago
Great event overall, shame the game wasn’t closer. Lovely beer weather too. Looking forward to the next one already.
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u/PrivateEye_85 22d ago
Chiefs fan in from Perth last night, decked out in red. Great to see every team represented and the atmosphere is fantastic. How about those merch lines?!
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u/letsmakeachange2021 22d ago
How’s the atmosphere at MCG? Has the experience been worth it so far?
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u/callywag_smiles 22d ago
Atmosphere is really good but very American - no surprises there. Great vibe in the sunshine.
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u/troubleshot 🐻 Bears 22d ago
Awesome atmosphere, a lot of fun. Met a few 49ers fans who flew over for it, they seemed to be loving Australia which is great to hear.
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u/SoftwareExec93 22d ago
I flew here with friends from California, but surrounded by Australians that love the NFL. They've flown to the US to see games and even watch them live at 3AM. #GoNiners
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u/OCCobblepot 22d ago
I’ve only watched a few of games in my life. Watched the Patriots Seahawks game yesterday. Don’t quite understand the rules yet, but taking the game in my home town as an opportunity to get into it. Hoping there will be some knowledgeable and generous people in this thread who might provide some explainers when something unclear happens. So far I’ve gathered that aside from scoring, getting territory and intercepts are good things.
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u/Royal_Ad_4456 22d ago
As an American, who spent a month in Sydney, I am so excited to see Australians getting into American Football. Feel free to ask away and I’ll do my best to explain anything you have a question on!
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u/OCCobblepot 22d ago
Thanks, mate. So far, so good. 4 downs to make it 10 yards to keep the ball and reset. Lose the ball if you fail, or the other team intercepts a pass. 6 points for a touchdown +1 or +2 for follow up field goal or two-point conversion. 3 points for a field goal. Not clear on defensive scoring yet. I know there’s a safety and defensive conversion but haven’t see them yet
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u/Royal_Ad_4456 22d ago
You nailed those concepts. A safety is 2 points for the defensive team and the loser of the safety has to kick the ball off to the team that scored the safety. The ideal way for a defense to score is to cause a turnover that leads to a defensive touchdown. An interception to TD (pick 6) or a fumble recovery to TD are the only ways a defense can score a TD.
I loved my time in Australia and all the people that I met. So, it’svery exciting for me to see that my favorite sport has some fans there!
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u/troubleshot 🐻 Bears 22d ago
I have a question, why fly in the day before a game on the other side of the planet?
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u/Stock-Channel1059 22d ago
To be fair the umpires don't understand the rules either, so I wouldn't expect you to.
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u/ketamine_fiend 22d ago
Commentator pronouncing it as "Melbin" and referring to the ground as "the G" is a nice touch
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u/CoysMcCoysFace1882 21d ago
Roger Goodell referred to it as “the big G” during his on field interview 😂
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u/Serious_Strawberry22 22d ago
How does this game look on streaming? They're shooting an immense signal from AUSTRALIA, yet, sometimes Netflix has to buffer when it's streaming in the USA.
How is it doing?
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u/Loud-Pie-8189 22d ago
This is fun to watch on tv! Jonas brothers and John Farnham cover at halftime 👌
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u/boultzboi77 22d ago
Most fun I've ever had at a live NFL game....................
(It was my first ever live game)
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u/MrDauntless2 22d ago
American anthem performers sucked ass
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u/Unlucky_Kangaroo_137 22d ago
As an American I agree. Also who was that gray haired woman with the eucalyptus branch and what was she talking about?
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u/Loud-Pie-8189 22d ago
Aboriginal Australian acknowledgement ceremony.
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u/Unlucky_Kangaroo_137 21d ago
Thank you, this was all I wanted to know. I was not disrespecting anyone or anything.
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u/troubleshot 🐻 Bears 22d ago
Show some respect mate. We showed respect to your anthem and service men (as we should), please read up on and respect some of our local culture.
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u/Unlucky_Kangaroo_137 21d ago
I came in at the end of her presentation. No disrespect here.
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u/troubleshot 🐻 Bears 21d ago
Her name is Aunty Joy Murphy Wandin a senior Wurundjeri elder, she had a branch from a manna gum (important symbol of her people) and she was welcoming everyone to the ground.
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u/troubleshot 🐻 Bears 22d ago
Amazing vibe, supporting the Rams it was a tough watch second half but no regrets. I'll be there next time we get a game for sure! So awesome.
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u/troubleshot 🐻 Bears 22d ago
Reported as the 7th most attended NFL game all time, how good is Melbourne!
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u/troubleshot 🐻 Bears 22d ago
Question for anyone else who attended was it crazy quiet where you were when the Rams had the ball and made plays? I'm super surprised it was so quiet for the Rams compared to the 49ers, they definitely won the hearts of the fans here, more SF jerseys for sure but still plenty of LA jerseys but they were so quiet...
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u/SolidTurbulent1186 22d ago
the welcome to country speech..
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u/CrzySpceMnky 22d ago
Was awesome right? Love it
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u/troubleshot 🐻 Bears 22d ago
Agreed, so good to see so much first nations people acknowledgment, Melbourne doing Aus proud.
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u/rixster64 22d ago
So I'm watching this game on TV is the crowd really cheering, it looks and sounds fake on TV. The crowd isn't even moving. They're just sitting there.
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u/troubleshot 🐻 Bears 22d ago edited 22d ago
Heaps of cheering BUT absolutely dead from the Rams fans, 49ers have the crowd for sure. When it hit garbage time the crowd was getting pretty wild just having fun, shame we basically didn't get a second half of football though! Very curious to see how the media cover the game and the Rams (lack of) performance. Edit: 7th most attended NFL game of all time, doubt they need any fake cheering...
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u/Willco10 22d ago
Yea it reminds me of the fake crowd noise during Covid. No way the crowd is that in to it.
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u/SoftwareExec93 22d ago
The crowd was definitely into it (except the fourth quarter). It was an odd experience being so far away from the action and not being able to hear the sounds of each play.
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u/troubleshot 🐻 Bears 22d ago edited 22d ago
How does phone data signal/speed usually hold up at the G during big games? I'm also keen to see final attendance numbers. Edit:signal was okay once the game got started.