AUSSIE RULES FOOTBALL: Sydney Swans vs. Kangaroos
On one of the most goergous afternoons in Sydney yet, me and three of my roomates Jen, Bree and Anna went to my very first Aussie Rules Football game (They all went the following weekend in Melbourne). It was so different then anything we have in the USA. I cant really even begin to explain the rules because i spent the whole game trying to figure out how it worked, but, lets just say the sports it is closet to is rugby and soccer. Basically, its a bunch of really fit guys running around on a field twice as big as a soccer field for 4, 30 minute quarters! I dont know how they do it!! But they toss or punt and catch the ball up and down the field to their teammates.. and once they are close enough to the four “posts”, they try and punt it through the uprights. If it goes through the two center, more narrow posts, it is 6 points, and if it goes through either of the two outside channels, its 1 point. (so the games are very high scoring and up tempo. The final score for our game was 101 to 60 something.. the Swans won of course! It was a great afternoon.. and I may have even managed to get a little color on my face for the first time since I’ve been here! I posted a few pictures on snapfish: www.snapfish.com user name: tlswartz@wisc.edu password: missyou…. now time to hit the books before another week of school… week five already.. yikes!
Tags: In Australia!
Traedogg
August 21st, 2005 at 2:33 pm
Wow, I can’t believe it’s your fifth week already! That’s nuts. I’m sure time is going so fast. I’m so happy that you are doing such neat things while you are there. I bet the game was a lot of fun to go to, but it’s no Packer game!!! The Packers played last night. I can’t believe their pre-season has started already. Fall is just around the corner. I guess you will get to have two winters this year Traci! UGH! It will be an unforgettable year.
I better go, I have to get ready for Holly’s party. You will be missed.
Love,
Heather
August 22nd, 2005 at 3:31 pm
I would dominate those Aussies