The other day I was headed down to the lake to shoot whatever flora and/or fauna was making itself available, when I heard the sounds of a sporting event from the other side of the trees at what I knew to be a playing field at a local college. As I approached I ascertained that they were playing Australian Rules Football - which I had no idea was played in these parts.
But I was wrong. Watched about 3/4 of a game and I'm still not sure I fully understand it, but it seems a cross between Rugby and North American Football. As opposed to our football, these guys actually kick the ball quite a bit. They catch it, too, and if they do that before the ball hits the ground the whistle blows and they kick it again. I think. Seems like organized mayhem, with lots of scrums, yelling and swearing (much of that with an Aussie accent - seems many of the players are antipodean), but it was all in good fun: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/aussie-rules-football.html Hope you enjoy this little gallery. Comments welcome. BTW, congrats to those of you down under for Cadell Evan's Tour de France victory on the weekend. Well done!! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
