How Would You Describe Aussie Rules Football? INSANE!

ucsdsu (54)in #sports • 7 years ago (edited)

Yesterday I stumbled upon @slowwalker's page...

What an inspiration! After briefly feeling some FOMO, I realized -- I've done some interesting stuff too, maybe I should share them.

I opened up my photo album and came across these pictures from when I was in Melbourne a few years back.

Back then I didn't know there were different versions of football across the globe. Canadians have their CFL, most people play real futbol, a la soccer, and then there's rugby.

When I entered the arena, I immediately noticed this sign.

How could I not have a good time?!

They'll report you if you don't and kick you out :P.

Upon entering it's important to pick up some refreshments.

Ah, that's more like it. Now time to find my seat.

Not bad at all! I visited in the winter so it wasn't as crowded as it usually get, and I'm pretty sure the teams I was watching weren't super good at the time. Either way, it was cool be to so close.

The rules are different than standard NFL football:

There are no pads
The field is an oval
You have to bounce the ball every few steps while running
Tou have to kick the ball through the center poles to get 5 or 6 points, but if you miss you still get one point if it goes through the two side poles (weird you get points for missing).
To pass you can toss the ball behind you, punch it forward, or kick it.
If you kick the ball and your teammate catches it, the opponent can't touch them for a certain amount of time.
The list goes on...

It was a blast! Watching people jump on each other to score points was thrilling!

If you're in Australia during the AFL season, do yourself a favor and check out a game!

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