Week 11- AFL

Today we went to see the Sydney Swans battle the Hawthorn Hawks, and wow, was it messy. The Hawks pummeled the Swans and by the time we left, the score was something like 105-47 (or something like that). Needless to say, it was quite embarrassing.
Despite the fact, I have to say that Aussie Rules football might be the most enjoyable version of football for me to watch. I think because I understood the scoring a lot more than in Rugby Union or Rugby League, I was able to follow the game more closely. I also felt as though this game moved faster than the others and had more action.
Since it was a Sunday afternoon, I noticed that there was more of a family atmosphere at this game than others that I have attended and there was less of a presence of obnoxious drunks. This reminded me greatly of baseball games at home, for some odd reason.
All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed today’s game, despite the fact that the Swans put up an embarrassingly unsuccessful fight against the Hawks. Aussie Rules was very entertaining and very fun to watch, and hopefully I’ll get to squeeze in another game before I leave Sydney.