Strine Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 I thought folks that are not full bottle on Australian rules footy might like a gander at this snap. Taken over the weekend and published in the morning paper (The Herald Sun) it shows what grass-roots suburban footy is all about. This is real footy... no hype, no advertising and no huge pay packets, just the glory of playing for your club and a pizza award if you manage 'best on ground'. It's been raining for two days around here, temp about 11 degrees C and well, some of the grounds are no better than cow paddocks at the best of times. But look at the grin on all their faces - they love it. Oh to be twenty again!! and not over fifty, paunched and balding. For those unsure of the scene, the man in white is a white maggot aka an umpire, the players in the dark coloured shorts are the home team and those in white shorts are the away team. Oh and Mt Evelyn and Wandin are located between Chopper and myself."BORRRRRRLLLL" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Dean Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Nice clean fun! Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primtechsmith Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 I am all up for a good muddy game! some of the most fun I have ever had was playing in the rain and mud! Thanks for the post Strine! :-) Peyton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandpile Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Never let it be said that you Aussies do not have enthusiasm(sp). it takes a lot of want to, to have fun in these conditions. I have Rodeoed on this kind of ground conditons. You worry more about a bull or horse falling on you, than him bucking you off.BOG. Chuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveA Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Umm... I see the "white maggot"... but all the shorts look pretty dark to me. Kind of like playing basketball when it's too cold for "shirts and skins", you just have to remember who's who? Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strine Posted July 20, 2006 Author Share Posted July 20, 2006 Apprenticeman...it depends on your passion. What is gridiron, is that football? I've never heard any other code called "footy" though. We also have two forms of rugby which I suppose is another football code. But that's played by the thugs, er... gentlemen up north. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Smith Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 Usually, soccer is soccer, Footy is *always* Australian Rules football, and is sometimes also referred to as "the AFL" or "Aussie rules". Rugby is divided into "league" and "union". Good luck getting an explanation of the difference between the two. In Perth, the soccer is making headway, so it is possible that occasionally football can refer to the soccer. Perth Glory seems to be getting more popular every season. For more info, I recommend either afl.com, or go to triple j radio and look for the HG and Roy podcast. Those two are pretty funny, but you'll prolly learn a whole lot about us "down under" and our rugby, AFL etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Russell Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 Strine , mate , that looks like the ground at Wessie ( Wesburn ) any Saturday / Sunday here in the " footy " season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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