Hey guys! First, let me thank everyone for the well wishes and support. I caught some virulent flu a week ago (hence my late night melt down that some of you witnessed) and spent over a week in bed, and very nearly ended up in the hospital. I'm not completely recovered, but I'm up and about in small spurts. On to the question below, in my experience worldwide (from watching in person and on TV and talking to players and fans alike), footy is a nickname for any "football" sport. I've heard visitors from outside the U.S. refer to American football as footy, as well as their own soccer, Autralian Rule, Gaelic football, rugby, etal. (BTW - if you ever get a chance to watch Gaelic Football, do it. A total blast and hot hot hot players.) I don't think there are any real hard and fast rules as to what the sports are called, so feel free to refer to them all as footy. I don't think anyone will care.
On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 8:56 PM, Lee Barry <[email protected]> wrote: > Joe can no doubt improve on the following... > > “Footy” may refer to: > > 1. Association Football > > 2. Rugby League Football > > 3. Australian Rules Football > > The AFL (Australian Football League) is the only fully professional > Australian rules football league. So “footy” is not synonymous with the AFL > but the AFL is a form of footy. Understand now? It’s clear to as mud to > me. Oh Joe...maybe you better tackle this. lol. > > > > cheers! > > > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] > > *Sent:* Wednesday, March 16, 2011 8:34 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [omnisport:14027] Footy Starts Soon! > > In my excitement, I think I misspoke myself, and that is that "Footy" > refers to Aussie Rules football OUTSIDE the AFL (same difference to me - tee > hee). Maybe Joe will straighten it out for us, however. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wed, Mar 16, 2011 8:18 pm > Subject: Re: [omnisport:14026] Footy Starts Soon! > > Thanks for reminding us, Joe, that the Australian Football League (a.k.a. > Footy) season is about to begin. It’s too bad we don’t have the luxury of > a full-time, resident correspondent and photographer to keep us up to date > on how the season progresses! > > > > ... Nick Dal Santo of the Saint Kilda F.C. Saints: > > > > ************************************** > > Name: Nick Dal Santo > > Date of Birth: February 22, 1984 (Pisces) > > Hometown: Bendigo, Victoria, Australia > > Height/Weight: 6’1”/185 lbs > > Sport: Australian Football League (debut 2002) > > Team: Saint Kilda F.C. Saints > > Position: Midfield > > ************************************** > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "omnisport" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/omnisport?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "omnisport" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/omnisport?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "omnisport" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/omnisport?hl=en.
