Aussie Rules Football Discussion

[adventuresinlego]

Any other AFOL's also fans of Aussie Rules?

I got in trouble for discussing it in another thread and was told to come here, which is fine by me as I can talk about the game until I'm black and blue red.

This weekend my team (Essendon Bombers, second on the ladder) played the Sydney Swans (4th on the ladder) - Bombers played shockingly all through the 1st, 2nd and 3rd quarters, spent about an hour without kicking a goal *forced laugh* - then as we went into the final quarter, we were 47 points behind, and holy moses, how on earth we managed to turn that around into a 4pt defecit is beyond me, but we somehow turned it on and within 2sec of the final siren one of our players caught the ball (meaning he would get a set shot for goal- for anyone who doesn't know the game) but as he caught it he played on and the umpire called play-on right as the siren went meaning we lost by 4pts, but hey, to kick 43pts in 20 mins of football is an achievement, and if we hadn't kicked 100pts in 20mins last year I'd suggest it was our greatest quarter ever - well, it would have to be by sheer competitiveness as Sydney had switched it on but were tiring out.

Either way, I've ended up busting a nut in panic and stress, sweating and almost in tears as the clock ticked down and even though we lost, and even though it was only 4 pts (our only other losses this year were by 1pt and 6pts) because the players can't see the clock, he didn't know how long he had so it was just a simple mistake, but for that 20mins of play, we were on fire and it was awesome, I kept my son awake because of my screaming at the TV lol... and I can't help but think THIS is why I watch, ya know? Even though we lost, it was that raw excitement and emotion that comes with these heart-stopping matches.

Essendon has a long history of letting a game slip away early on but then coming back to win it by a point or two, it really would've been lovely to have that happen again (would've been 2pts had he kicked a goal) but hey, can't change the clock. Essendon are now 3rd and Sydney are top of the ladder. This needs to change. I'm a sore loser and won't stand for it.

Anyone not know the sport? I would be more than happy to introduce you!

Those who do know it, what are your best footy memories?

Edited June 10, 2012 by adventuresinlego