In honour of the NFL season's start and the beginning of the AFL finals, we compiled a cross-code comparison linking each AFL side to their closest NFL counterpart.
These comparisons are based on every metric you can think of; recent success, historic success, club status, current projections, future projections, similar-type players, recent list changes, method of play, and even just general vibes.
Some clubs have shockingly fitting comparisons while others need to be slightly reached for.
Nevertheless, here is our list of who every AFL fan should support this NFL season.
Sydney Swans
Green Bay Packers
Two historically well-run franchises who seem to always be in the championship window.
Both have just suffered the loss of one of their greatest athletes; for Green Bay in Aaron Rodgers and for Sydney in Lance Franklin.
Despite their success, premiership/championship glory comes on a few-and-far-between basis for these clubs, with Sydney's Grand Final victories all coming at least seven years apart (1909, 1918, 1933, 2005, 2012) and Green Bay's four triumphs coming in a near half-century period (1967, 1968, 1997, 2011).
