That comment is almost sure to rileup Victorians, Western Australians, Tasmanians and South Australians, many of whom will be devotees of the rival code, Aussie Rules (AFL).
Maybe what they really want is the problem -- something to hurl at their opponents at election time to rileup Latinos so they turn out and vote for Democrats.
He saw the announcement of a merger as an attempt to rileup Sunnis in Iraq by convincing them they were fighting the same cause as Syria's rebels, against Shiite domination.
Stadiums will now be free to rileup crowds with video displays, and public-address announcers will no longer be restrained from inciting racket when the opposing offense faces a crucial third down.
If you can rile people up and make them think about all sides of a situation, you can prepare them for controversy that might come their way as a result.