Australian Rules vs Rugby League

Carl Von Clausewitz in his On war stressed psychological, and political aspects of waging war.  Clausewitz, a Prussian general who fought against Napoleon, wrote the book which was published in 1832, a year after his death, On War is regarded by military experts even today as the definitive study of warfare. His ideas remain widely taught in military schools, and are, more than ever, essential to the modern strategist. The talent of the strategist is to identify the decisive point and to concentrate everything on it, removing forces from secondary fronts and ignoring lesser objectives.

The second part to this question is whether a nation’s football style influences its political and military tactics? This writer thought that answering this question would be difficult if not impossible. But he was wrong, Put the question into google and you get a number of answers:  “How Does Football Influence the Political System and Juridify Social Movements?” The question has been asked on many countries’ approaches to soccer, and again, the answer is yes. Brazil’s answer was yes.  Brazil known around the world as “The country of football” is perhaps the leading country in soccer

The answer for Australia is clear. Rugby league encourages a battering ram style of politics. In short, head-to-head confrontation.   In warfare, this approach loses. We must encourage Australian Rules - a fast, free flowing game - as our national football.  

Not all readers will agree with me, but it is also more spectacular to watch.