I think the reason more Aussies dont try is that American football is right down near the bottom of the list of career choices. Soccer (Real Football), Aussie Rules, Rugby Union, Basketball, Rugby League, Baseball, and even Cricket (possibly even Curling) are above American Football.
Aussie rules is a bit of a wierd game, sort of a cross between soccer (strategy) and rugby (voilence). Its those damn tight shorts I think. I dont want to spend my weekend looking at lots of men running around in tight shorts *shudder*. Basically the yanks are seen as wimpy for putting on all that padding before playing a game of "footy". Rugby League (whilst I cant be called a fan), has about 1/4 the padding of AF, but the tackles are as equally violent. Also those breaks seem to interrupt the flow of the game IMHO "damn, we ran 10 yards, better stop for a few minutes to compose ourselves". Oh, and whats the deal with that ghey dancing when they score a touchdown ? Are they surprised they managed to make it to the end of the field without a map ?? I can understand the carrying on with soccer, since goals are few and far between (typically). And why do they have an Defensive and Offensive team, cant the Americans manage to do both ? :) Glenn Australian by Choice ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Zorz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 8:55 AM Subject: RE: The day after superbowl > I dunno how that would be. While I appreciate Aussie rules football as a > game, there seems to be more effort to not have the bone-jarring collisions > american football encourages. But I am speaking from very limited > experience. > > On the other hand, if the Aussies were so tough, I'd think more would try > American football. I think there are a couple playing, notably a punter, and > I think an offensive lineman. > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
