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AFL: Probably the best game ever invented.
After attending my second Footie game last Friday, I now have a new found love. My friends Ellen and Amy, both from Germany scored free tickets for the pre-final of Collingwood and Essendon. Our seats gave us perfect view of the pitch, and some of God's greatest creation: the players. Australian Rules Football is an event of its own, it basically combines all regulated sports into one. What separates the game? Spectacularly good-looking males running around the field chasing down a lemon-shaped ball. Is there any other sport in the world which has regulated uniforms that must hit above the knee? The game went on for a couple hours, but Ellen, Amy and I never got bored. Tagging along was Luke from Nebraska, who was determined to focus on the true meaning of professional sport. AFL is a must see when living in Melbourne. Similar to home, AFL's rowdy crowd has a series of characters,like any other sporting event. An overweight man behind us was chowing down on a famous Aussie meat pie while screaming at the ref. Hilarious as it was, not so much when he turned, giving us a full out view of his hairy backside. Gagging, I turned my head instanly to shake the image, trying my best to focus on player 21. Living in Melbourne, you must have an AFL team. Most Melbournians chose their team based on stats, home suburb, players etc. Is it bad to say that my team will be based solely on looks? I've run this strategy over with a couple girls and I've gotten positive feedback.
It finally hit 10:30, and after being at Ethiad stadium since 7:00, we were ready to call it a night. Meat pie man was starting to get annoying and Luke had enough of our hot guy rants. It was time to go home and study the team roster, this type of decision couldn't be taken lightly. Bording the train to Footscray I focused on the task at hand. But honestly, AFL was a great way to experience the true Australian culture, It brings together Aussies of all ages and I loved every minute of it. All I know is, the scenery is one of a kind.
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