Aussies got Rules? I would never have guessed. Nice images, Knarf.
Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 2:44 PM, frank theriault <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > -- 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.
