July 15-20
On Sunday, the entire group of study abroad/international students were lucky enough to score free tickets to an AFL (Aussie rules football) game in Melbourne. The North Melbourne Kangaroos had put on a brief clinic for us at their training grounds the week before, and were kind enough to donate the 100-something tickets, probably because it was so entertaining to watch us try to play their game. The day after the clinic, we had tried to play a game on the quad at Uni and it was frankly the biggest shit show I've ever been a part of. A few of us had a good understanding of the rules but for the most part, it was like 40 international students chasing a funny ball around the field and running into each other. Muffins and I led our team to victory but MVP probably went to Hughesy who scored like 6 times. Cherry picker.
Anyway, back to Sunday. We got to the MCG stadium in the pouring rain to find the place about half full. Yet, that still meant there were like 50,000 fans in attendance. Kangaroo fans (who I associated with) sported the blue and white with pride while the Richmond fans wore black and yellow. Most everybody (except for many of us guests) clearly supported one or the other with their attire. Although wet, the game proved to be a blast to watch and the Kangaroos...hopped...to a huge victory. Here are some pics and a video of a goal from the game.
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