

VICTORIANS have long dreamt for Australian Rules football going global,
and now an international footy organisation believes it has found a set of rules that will make it possible.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/ ... f12ce17d82
BruceOfRedfernNSW wrote:Of the 200+ countries in the world, just four have shown the cultural independent to develop their own code of football where it is the dominant code in the country of origin: England (soccer), United States (gridiron), Ireland (Gaelic football) and Australia (Australian Football).
I'm deeply proud Australia is one of them.
Our own dominant home-grown game of footy overshadows the lesser codes with annual attendances (around 7 million) greater than the sum of NRL, Super Rugby and A-League attendances combined.
I don't want to see our game played internationally. Nothing else defines the uniqueness of Australian culture more than Australian Football.
So, when you travel overseas and someone asks, "What makes Australia different to other countries?", you can tell them:
Don't say "Vegemite"! You'll look like an idiot!
Say AUSSIE RULES FOOTBALL !!!
AFL is embarrassingly different though. Alot of Australians are ashamed of the sport.BruceOfRedfernNSW wrote:Of the 200+ countries in the world, just four have shown the cultural independent to develop their own code of football where it is the dominant code in the country of origin: England (soccer), United States (gridiron), Ireland (Gaelic football) and Australia (Australian Football).
I'm deeply proud Australia is one of them.
Our own dominant home-grown game of footy overshadows the lesser codes with annual attendances (around 7 million) greater than the sum of NRL, Super Rugby and A-League attendances combined.
I don't want to see our game played internationally. Nothing else defines the uniqueness of Australian culture more than Australian Football.
So, when you travel overseas and someone asks, "What makes Australia different to other countries?", you can tell them:
Don't say "Vegemite"! You'll look like an idiot!
Say AUSSIE RULES FOOTBALL !!!
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