They probably won’t, but soccer is already getting more kids at the primary school level.
For kids who want to be more physical I think they would be attracted to Aussie rules.
My son wasn’t exposed to Aussie Rules at the school he went to, but liked physicality, and ironically the sanitised Auskick version of Aussie Rules he did get to play was much less interesting to him than playing under 9’s soccer which was a lot more competitive and physical.
I think a feral round ball aussie rules game which could be played competitively with less skill at a younger age might appeal to more kids, who want to mark or punch and force the ball down the ground with less rules than soccer.
It is actually a thing, that if you force kids to try to learn too complex skills at too earlier an age, it can hinder the development of the skill.
Those aren’t “traditional” forms of the game though. What you have is the historical beginnings and a possible relation. I doubt anyone who had watched the game in the last century and considered themselves a “traditionalist” would buy that argument.
There’s maybe 3 gaelic kids picked each year. They are picked BECAUSE they can all kick the ball well, amongst other things.
They are not all good kicks, because all Gaelic players are good kicks.
Nobody said they were all good kicks i don’t think? We commented that the ones who came over are great kicks and they don’t seem to mind the different shaped ball. But yeah that’s why they’re here, we’re not stealing the average players. This Francis thread has really been derailed.