One of my coworkers plays on the Boston Demons (sister team to the Melbourne Demons, as you can see by the shirts). Otherwise, I never would have known this league even existed! The sport isn't exactly on most people's radar here in the US, but it's a blast to watch (but I wouldn't want to play it myself! Yikes!).
The game's sort of a mix of rugby and soccer played on a cricket oval, but that doesn't quite describe it. There's lots of kicking, but no passing (though you can punch the ball to a teammate).
(This guy's just about to punt the ball down the field to a teammate)A team scores by getting the ball between sets of goal posts. And it is definitely a contact sport.
Ouch!(the random soccer net on the edge of the field was just put there to get it out of the way!)
There were definitely more players than spectators at the games (this wasn't the MCG, to put it mildly -- even though they did sell the meat pies!).
It was the first time Tom had seen this sport played, and I think he enjoyed it. It was definitely fun for me! Though next time, we'll probably pass on the meat pies (!!).
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