On Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:44 -0400, "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.
It's actually based on Gaelic Football. In fact there's an annual match between an Australian and an Irish team - not sure which version of the game they play, but the Irish usually win. Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Coober Pedy, South Australia > 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 > -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Or how I learned to stop worrying and love email again -- 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.
