Only in Australia...

[bunyip]

Today we have a public Holiday (in Victoria, bottom right hand corner) for a football game.
Australian Rules where two groups of Neanderthals dressed in shorts and sleeveless shirts throw, run with and sometimes kick a ball from one end of a field to the the other.
The object is see how much blood you can draw, bones you can break while on this mission, hospitalisation is a bonus, if you get to the end of this field and get the ball between the two posts you win as this called a goal, however, if you just miss there are two outer posts and if it falls between these you get a point.
This saves delicate egos for near misses.
At the end of the game which is broken into quarters the numbers of points are tallied up and a winner is declared.
At the halfway time patriotism is shown as a guest singer from overseas comes on and sings our National Anthem.
The holiday is today so you can go out and stock up on beer and other essentials to watch the game which is not until tomorrow.
After all of this the nation falls into a state of depression until it all starts again in about 6 months, this break is to allow all injuries to heal for when it starts again.
The TV stations then spend 3 months conducting post mortems on what went wrong then the next 3 months on how they are going to do it next time.
Some manage this depression by watching cricket instead.

 

[Steppenwolfe]

I have no idea what you are speaking of, but it sounds crazy. I just tried to watch the Rugby world cup, and have no idea how that works either. I think our American football is a joke, too slow and too boring. Cricket is ... shoot, I don't know what it is. Give me European soccer every day, now there's a sport to get excited about.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

I have no idea what you are speaking of, but it sounds crazy. I just tried to watch the Rugby world cup, and have no idea how that works either. I think our American football is a joke, too slow and too boring. Cricket is ... shoot, I don't know what it is. Give me European soccer every day, now there's a sport to get excited about.

Only in Australia? Viewed through the lens of time, place and event, we have a lot in common:

 

[bunyip]

But do you get a holiday for it?
And in another 6 weeks or so we get another one for a horse race.
No wonder we are called the land of the long weekend.

 

[oosik]

I've watched soccer and rugby. Soccer rules/play is understandable. Rugby - it's just a blood sport. I don't know that I've ever seen an Australian rules football game. Sounds like Rugby to me.

I watch American football - NCAA & NFL. However - it's become a game with three competitors. Offense, defense & umpires.

 

[Diggin It]

But do you get a holiday for it?
And in another 6 weeks or so we get another one for a horse race.
No wonder we are called the land of the long weekend.

Officially no, but we do have the Stupor Bowl where everyone without a brain stops their world, advertisers spend stupid money for a few seconds of time and ...... well, you get the drift.

Then there's that Derby thing in KY that's almost as bad and parades some horribly gaudy hats.

 

[wheelbuilder]

Remember, fan is short for fanatic.
Some take it to a different level than others.

 

[Slowpoke Slim]

Soccer,

No thanks,

If I wanted to watch somebody struggle to score for 90 minutes, I would take my friends to the bar.

They should call it "Flopper", not soccer.

Bunch of panty wearing babies.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

Soccer,

No thanks,

If I wanted to watch somebody struggle to score for 90 minutes, I would take my friends to the bar.

They should call it "Flopper", not soccer.

Bunch of panty wearing babies.

It's been wonderful for my Grandkids. It's a sport where a skinny little white boy can compete...and it actually requires them to develop some physical skills. I like watching the little one playing soccer; my Grand daughter was quite good.

 

[cqaigy2]

I've watched soccer and rugby. Soccer rules/play is understandable. Rugby - it's just a blood sport.
I watch American football - NCAA & NFL. However - it's become a game with three competitors. Offense, defense & umpires.

Rugby is more like running wrestling.