For our last full day in Surfers Paradise, the weather wasn't great, mostly grey and drizzly. This meant no beach action unfortunately but instead we wandered around the many shops, culminating in the evening with a night market on the seafront. We finished the evening off by watching (on TV) our first ever game of Australian Rules Football (AFL). Neither of us really know the rules but it was pretty easy to pick up and get the general idea.
If you have never seen it, I will try to describe it, if you know about AFL, I can only apologise. The only way I can describe it is as a strange cross between Rugby and Football. 18 players on each team try to get the ball through a set of posts at each end of a gigantic pitch. To do this they can run with the ball, but not too far, they can pass the ball, but not by throwing it and they can kick the ball as much as they want. In defence, it seems you can barge people out of the way if they're trying to catch, wipe them out if they're trying to kick and tackle them if they're trying to run. It's pretty fast paced and hectic and I loved it!! I could see myself getting quite into it, mainly because its so manic. I'm definitely looking forward to going and watching a live game some time.
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