AflSorry for not posting any new pictures for a while. The past two weekends, I attended two Australian Rules Football games. I heard someone describe it as “aerial ping-pong” and that’s not far off. While I am starting to understand the game, it’s still a little puzzling to me as to why this was ever invented as a game in the first place! It’s sort of a weird mix between soccer, rugby and netball! But the people here love it and it sets a great atmosphere at the stadiums. The first game I saw was at Telstra Stadium at Sydney Olympic Park. It was the Sydney Swans taking on Collingwood. This is apparently a big game here in Australia and there were about 60,000 people there! Unfortunately, Sydney lost so the stadium atmosphere was not at its best by the end of the game. Last night’s game was at the Sydney Cricket Ground. It’s a smaller venue and a smaller crowd, but the Swans pulled off the victory over Freemantle and the atmosphere was great! Following the game, everyone rushed the field to celebrate and to play “Kick to Kick”. I can’t think of any other pro sports leagues where the fans are encouraged to rush the field and hang out following the game.

You can find see the pictures here.