The Epic "Australian Rules Football" thread

[The Dranz]

Australian Rules Football, "Aussie Rules", Australian Football League(AFL), Football that is played in Australia, whatever you want to call it, is one of the biggest sports in Australia. Now you may be asking, just exactly what is Australian Football? Is it soccer? Is it the same as American football? Is it rugby?

No, No and No. Here is a video explaining it.



If you can't be bothered watching a 3 minute video scrutinizing every aspect of the game, then this other video tutorial starring Eric Bana is for you!



If you're an American browsing this thread (what? it's possible), then you can find more about your local "Aussie Rules" football teams at this website: www.usafl.com

Also for any non-Australian viewers (once again, it's possible), here is a list of the 18 teams currently featured in the Australian league

Adelaide Crows

Brisbane Lions

Carlton Blues

Collingwood Magpies

Essendon Bombers

Fremantle Dockers

Geelong Cats

Gold Coast Suns

GWS Giants

Hawthorn Hawks

Melbourne Demons

North Melbourne

Port Adelaide

Richmond Tigers

St Kilda

Sydney Swans

West Coast Eagles

Western Bulldogs

Additional Links for those interested in learning more about the game

Aussie Rules Football Wikipedia Page

The Official Australian Football League page

The Australian Football League Wikipedia Page

[The Dranz]

Giants unveil 'old-time' team song

IT might not be played until well into this year, but the GWS Giants team song is sure to split the AFL community.

The AFL is taking a $200 million gamble on establishing a team in rugby league's heartland.

And the Giants appear to be following suit with a theme song that they hope will resonate in Sydney's west.

Creator Harry Angus says the song is the perfect way to show off the sport's curious love affair with oompah-band music.

GWS team song lyrics:

Well there's a big big sound
From the West of the town
It's the sound of the mighty GIANTS

You feel the ground A-SHAKING
The other teams are quaking
In their boots before the GIANTS

We take the longest strides
And the highest leap
We're stronger than the rest

We're the Greater Western Sydney GIANTS
We're the biggest and the best

And we will never surrender
We'll fight until the end
We're greater than the rest

The song and the rest of the article can be found at: www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/gws-giants-unveil-team-song/story-e6frf9jf-1226273428157

Or if you can't be botherd reading the article and waiting through an advertisement for a boring video with pictures, then I got the video for you.

Borat dancing to the new GWS Giants theme song