Best Answer: Cancer in English was derived from CANKER in Latin. Cancer or the Greek word Canker means crab in Latin, a sea creature which has no connection to the disease beyond the imagination.-. Source(s): -. Jayaraman Â· 8 years ago.
Confidence votes 103. During play, an AFL match goes for at least 80 minutes. The game can be disrupted by ball-ups, boundary throw-ins, free kicks, and after goals and behinds are scored, which extends play time. With all that considered, average AFL matches go for 100-120 minutes.
The games usually last over 3 hours just because of how many commercials are there, and the time of the ball being played is actually very very short. Commercials,injuries, flag penalties and ....under review (groan)...make the game longer and not in a good way.