It's like a time machine to the 80s! Aussie Rules ESPN2!

I love it like last night when you have three or four guys in a huge shoving match after the whistle and the umpire doesn't even as much as say stop. That's some funny stuff.

 

I enjoyed last night's game. Hawthorne was making Geelong sweat a bit near the end.

 

Yeah, hate the new refs' unis. Much prefer the white panama hats and sport coats. ;D

Still, it's hilarious listening to the announcers proudly proclaim, "And Hawthorne has kicked two goals and seven behinds in this second half." ;D

 

And if you were scoring at home Dr. Van, it would look like this...

6.7.43
36 pts from goals, 7 behind pts = 43 total pts.!

I'm proud to say that I educated myself on the scoring system last night. ;D

 

The new ref uni's look like they work at Outback Steakhouse

 

That guy needs a meat pie.

 

Like many of you, this is the first thing that turned me onto ESPN. Then my friends and I would go in the backyard and try to play this thing using brooms and Nerf footballs. Good lord, what fun ESPN used to be.

 

There is a U.S. version called Metro Footy that looks like it uses broomsticks, or at least PVC pipe for the goals. The game is nine-a-side instead of 18-a-side.

 

I was just calling a Little League coach to get some scores when I recognized (and confirmed) an Australian accent -- which in this part of the US is downright bizarre. It was all I could do to avoid a patronizing, "Hey! I watched your kind of football a couple nights ago!"

 

UPChip -- did you ask that coach how many behinds his team kicked?

 

Consider his team won 18-1, I'd say he kicked quite a few.

Also, if my suspicion is right and he's the only guy with an Aussie accent in the county, he let a buddy of mine and I play through on the local 18 about a month ago, and we were referring to him as "Stuart Appleby," because he's a golfer and Australian (though it's not like he's the only golfer in that country, now is it?)

 

If he's from Sydney or Brisbane, Aussie Rules probably isn't his kind of football. Rugby league in Sydney and rugby union in Queensland.