CFL Teams For AFL Fans
Alphabetically, the AFL is far above most other football leagues. Just a bit below them is the CFL. Possibly described as the NFL with a few added elements, and a subtraction in the number of downs, the Canadian Football League is made up of eight teams that have a few interesting, and imagined, links to AFL teams.
If AFL fans are looking for another sport, that is different but in some ways similar, to follow, they might try the CFL where the ball is comparable to AFL and field goals can actually be kicked during any play, although that rarely happens.
Toronto Argonauts
Port Adelaide
Fremantle
A grouping of nautical teams, with a port and dock workers for the team named after ancient sailors.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Carlton
Essendon
In recent years, more than a few Blues have left Carlton and been huge failures for the Essendon Bombers. The Winnipeg team combines both Carlton and Essendon in their team name.
Montreal Alouettes
Kangaroos
Sydney
Financial stability and team location don't seem to be things that the Montreal franchise has been successful with, there has been renaming, folding but also coming back.
Hamilton Tigercats
Richmond
Geelong
Something for fans of the Tigers and fans of the Cats. Like Geelong, Hamilton is a secondary city in their area of the world, with a much larger city just down the road.
British Columbia Lions
West Coast
Brisbane
It's on the West coast so that gives them something in common with the Eagles, and the team also has the same name as Brisbane does.
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Collingwood
Adelaide
The fans of Saskatchewan are known for their noise and exuberance when supporting their team, so a few things similar to the black and white army. They do grow plenty of wheat in Saskatchewan, so it is safe to assume that there are plenty of Crows in the area too.
Calgary Stampeders
Melbourne
St Kilda
There are more than a few ski fields around Calgary. The train from the Rockies goes to Calgary, the Saints also have their own train, the G-Train Express from Moorabbin to Spencer Street, or whatever that station is called now.
Edmonton Eskimos
Hawthorn
Western Bulldogs
Edmonton is cold, Waverley is cold and Tasmania can be too, so there is something for the Hawks. When the Bulldogs had a home ground, the conditions were capable of providing a challenge to the players, either kicking with the wind or against the mud, and the conditions in Edmonton would not provide the easiest place to play too, which does make it better to watch.
Canadian football could also be something that retired AFL footballers, or those who missed out on a career in the AFL, could pursue. The playing field is longer and teams have one less down than in the NFL, so punting is of great importance. Punting to the endzone can also result in a score too.
If AFL fans are looking for another sport, that is different but in some ways similar, to follow, they might try the CFL where the ball is comparable to AFL and field goals can actually be kicked during any play, although that rarely happens.
Toronto Argonauts
Port Adelaide
Fremantle
A grouping of nautical teams, with a port and dock workers for the team named after ancient sailors.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Carlton
Essendon
In recent years, more than a few Blues have left Carlton and been huge failures for the Essendon Bombers. The Winnipeg team combines both Carlton and Essendon in their team name.
Montreal Alouettes
Kangaroos
Sydney
Financial stability and team location don't seem to be things that the Montreal franchise has been successful with, there has been renaming, folding but also coming back.
Hamilton Tigercats
Richmond
Geelong
Something for fans of the Tigers and fans of the Cats. Like Geelong, Hamilton is a secondary city in their area of the world, with a much larger city just down the road.
British Columbia Lions
West Coast
Brisbane
It's on the West coast so that gives them something in common with the Eagles, and the team also has the same name as Brisbane does.
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Collingwood
Adelaide
The fans of Saskatchewan are known for their noise and exuberance when supporting their team, so a few things similar to the black and white army. They do grow plenty of wheat in Saskatchewan, so it is safe to assume that there are plenty of Crows in the area too.
Calgary Stampeders
Melbourne
St Kilda
There are more than a few ski fields around Calgary. The train from the Rockies goes to Calgary, the Saints also have their own train, the G-Train Express from Moorabbin to Spencer Street, or whatever that station is called now.
Edmonton Eskimos
Hawthorn
Western Bulldogs
Edmonton is cold, Waverley is cold and Tasmania can be too, so there is something for the Hawks. When the Bulldogs had a home ground, the conditions were capable of providing a challenge to the players, either kicking with the wind or against the mud, and the conditions in Edmonton would not provide the easiest place to play too, which does make it better to watch.
Canadian football could also be something that retired AFL footballers, or those who missed out on a career in the AFL, could pursue. The playing field is longer and teams have one less down than in the NFL, so punting is of great importance. Punting to the endzone can also result in a score too.
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Thank you for your comment. The Hamilton and Winnipeg teams were certainly the ones that stand out with the names of two AFL sides.