Australian Rules Football

[A Mod's Best Friend (aka Bitch)]

Australia's #1 sport (and by a fair distance mind you) is Australian Rules Football (our competition is named the AFL - Australian Football League). For people who dont have any idea about our game, it fills a 100,000 capacity stadium in the state of Victoria named the MCG and basically there are four posts at each end and the aim is to kick this oval ball through the middle posts. Sounds hectic ay?

Anyways no need explaning rules and what not. I was wondering if any Wrestlezonians are fans of our great game and what team would they barrack for? How big is it in the US and other countries? How do you watch the games?

I have had Canadian and American friends jump ship to live in Australia, took them to watch my beloved Collingwood Magpies and they literally fell in love with the game. Tackling, Huge Marks, Goal from very tight angle and dont forget the huge bumps (don't wear padding like those pansy NFL players )

Here are a few video for any newbies reading this to 'sum it all up'.

The Marks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BAaCBC1V1Q

And I have to add this one as it was voted the greatest mark of all time, happens at about 20 seconds :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9o5_jLYmpfs&feature=related

The Goals:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoJ70X2WuvE

The bumps:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BOzQwj4fSE

It really is the best game on earth!

 

[A Mod's Best Friend (aka Bitch)]

Sorry guys. Yesterday in our great game, we experienced maybe the worst injury it's ever seen, in a league a tier lower than the AFL. Link is here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4d7m6O6LTU&feature=player_embedded

He has ruptured his ACL, PCL, Dislocated Knee Cap and a tonne of other injuries. Fair to say he'll struggle to ever walk again, let alone play.

Caution: you may regret watching it.