Yesterday I stumbled upon 
What an inspiration! After briefly feeling some FOMO, I realized -- I've done some interesting stuff too, maybe I should share them.
I opened up my photo album and came across these pictures from when I was in Melbourne a few years back.
Back then I didn't know there were different versions of football across the globe. Canadians have their CFL, most people play real futbol, a la soccer, and then there's rugby.
When I entered the arena, I immediately noticed this sign.
How could I not have a good time?!
They'll report you if you don't and kick you out :P.
Upon entering it's important to pick up some refreshments.
Ah, that's more like it. Now time to find my seat.
Not bad at all! I visited in the winter so it wasn't as crowded as it usually get, and I'm pretty sure the teams I was watching weren't super good at the time. Either way, it was cool be to so close.
The rules are different than standard NFL football:
- There are no pads
- The field is an oval
- You have to bounce the ball every few steps while running
- Tou have to kick the ball through the center poles to get 5 or 6 points, but if you miss you still get one point if it goes through the two side poles (weird you get points for missing).
- To pass you can toss the ball behind you, punch it forward, or kick it.
- If you kick the ball and your teammate catches it, the opponent can't touch them for a certain amount of time.
- The list goes on...
It was a blast! Watching people jump on each other to score points was thrilling!
If you're in Australia during the AFL season, do yourself a favor and check out a game!
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Jon