It is, by American conventions, known as Aussie Rules Football. Basically, there are two teams of 18 players playing in a giant oval-the diagram below provides the visual for your understanding. The game begins when the ref bounces the ball in the middle of the smallest circle, very similar to a tip-off in basketball. From there one of the teams gains possession and proceeds toward their goal posts. The ultimate goal is to kick the football-an oblate speroid-through the two big posts for 6 points. If, by chance you miss and the ball goes between a big and a small post, then your team will recieve 1 point. The ball is advanced by running with it, hitting or throwing it to somebody else, or punting it to another player. If you should choose to run, you must bounce the ball on the ground every 15m. You can run, throw, or kick the ball in any direction. Generally, players will kick the ball as the most productive means of advancing it up the field. This is for two reasons. First, it is a giant field, up to 185m long and 155m wide, and the ball goes much farther being kicked than anything else. Secondly, if the ball is kicked over 15m and caught before hitting the ground, it results in a free kick. Otherwise it's just like a giant game of Manball as far as fighting for loose balls goes. There are fouls for high tackles and maybe some other things, but play continues uninterrupted, for the most part. Also, when a ball goes out of bounds, a ref stands with his back to the field and tosses it straight back into play. Now you're all a little bit more cultured. We can add some footy to the Baby Jesus Bowl next time. Oh, and two more things, I don't really know what the boxes on the field are, but the 50m line is simply a reference point, nothing special.
Unfortunately, both Breana and I forgot our cameras so I don't have any pictures of the game. But you can see an artists rendering of me scoring a goal...By the way, Wall-E was amazing.
Rabbit! Rabbit!
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You know, Sean, the real men of the family played footy last Christmas (sort of).
Your drawing reminds me of this great attempt at a field goal I once saw Corning West High attempt.
HA jared beat me to it. Ben has already cultured us on footie and the 4 of us had an epic battle on the frozen tundra of marx field.
Maybe this year you will actually play (as opposed to shopping for secret santa gifts, lame)
Oh man, don't start with the Secret Santa thing again...
Bill, I hope Sean gets you so that you get nothing because I'm not there to pick it out and make him buy it.
Just kidding, but really, I don't think Sean has picked out any of the gifts he has given in the 3+ years we have been dating, so watch out dude.
It's true. But for those lucky couple of people that i get this year, maybe you'll get something sweet from down under... or maybe not.
who's that remix of don't stop believing by sean? sorry this had nothing to do with footie
That would be "City Boy" by Chief. I highly recommend watching the music video on youtube, the production quality is quite amazing...
Yeah I watched that video. It was awesome. I'm hoping to have Nick produce my next rap video, in which I will feature the family rapping behind me at 1880 Spencer Hill and me driving Kit around in my Escort. And by shooting in Corning, we may be able to break Chief's new record for the ratio of white people to black people in a rap video.
chyeah chyeah, your boy chief, potential records in the building, i hope you're listening...
just take that
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