We call it "aerial ping pong" in these parts Frank. It is a sport mostly favoured in the southern states and us Queenslanders *generally* follow rugby league, or rugby union more passionately. However, once you hit Victoria and across in Western Australia, that's where you'll find the extremist Aussie Rules fans! Lol.
Btw, I am SO glad that the Tour de France is finally over! My husband is obsessed with it and with Cadel's achievements this year, it has been the worst year ever! 4am bedtimes, and grumpy days with not enough sleep for 3 weeks! I think he cried more than Cadel did with the win! He was bursting with pride that an Aussie finally took the yellow jersey! Your gallery looks great - lots of out of shape Aussies trying to remember the old days as teenagers back home! :) Tan.x. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David J Brooks Sent: Tuesday, 26 July 2011 9:40 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: GESO - Aussie Rules Football Some good action shots there Frank. Dave 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. > -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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.
