Talk:Comparison of American football and rugby league
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[edit] Playing Surface
Under the field section should we mention playing surface? I'm not exactly sure about American footbal, but I've heard they use artificial turf somtimes. But rugby league is played exclusively on grass.--Jeff79 03:39, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
- Yes, a good point. I haven't followed American football since the early 90s but back then a lot of teams used AstroTurf. It's kind of like velcro in that it gives players a better grip to the turf which results in a better running game but more injuries.GordyB 08:44, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Player Numbering
Does the way players' jerseys are numbered differ between the two sports? I'm not sure if American footballers have their individual numbers or if they just wear the number of their position as in rugby league. If it differs, might be worth a mention.--Jeff79 22:55, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
- American footballers wear squad numbers but certain positions tend to have certain numbers e.g. quarterbacks wear any number between 1 and 20.GordyB 13:42, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
- And in RL we don't have one universal numbering system. ESL uses squad numbers for example.
Here is the info for the NFL Uniform Numbers but again I think that is different from College football etc Mattlore 23:03, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
- Oh, the Super League numbering system is different to the Australian system? I didn't realise that. But on the playing rugby league article it has the numbers under each position and no one's said anything so far.--Jeff79 03:50, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
- Well SL in Europe still uses the same system that SL in Australia used in 97. That is the player is assigned a number and keeps it for the rest of the year. Mattlore 07:57, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
- Super League uses squad numbers but the national leagues don't and I don't think anybody else does either.GordyB 08:38, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
- Well SL in Europe still uses the same system that SL in Australia used in 97. That is the player is assigned a number and keeps it for the rest of the year. Mattlore 07:57, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
So for a reader who's interested in a comparison between American football and rugby league, might we include a sentence like, "In rugby league it is common for the numbers on players' uniforms to corresond with their positions as opposed to American football where it is common for (insert suitable explanation here, I'm not sure)"?--Jeff79 19:34, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
- Heres the description for college numbering, which might be a better reference than just NFL; the major distinction being between eligible (1-49 and 80-99)and ineligible numbers (50-69). However, quarterbacks in college football almost always wear numbers between 1 and 19. We really need some input from an American based wikipedian. Mattlore 22:21, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
