I believe that Aussie Rules Football is the greatest sport
invented and played in Australia. However, like many other Melbournites, I am
probably biased. In Melbourne, we love our football. I would venture to say
that our attendance at games is seen by many as an alternative religion.
Given their training regime, I reckon that AFL players are
probably overall, the fittest athletes in Australia. The trouble is the injury
rate is also pretty high. If players just trained and didn’t play football,
they would be near peak fitness condition. However, luckily for us spectators,
the game is played at a professional, elite level.
It seems that it is not so much the rules that attract
people to the game as the communal sports supporting experience. You only have
to travel as far as NSW or QLD to see that Rugby is their most popular code of
football. And soccer is played and supported professionally all over Australia.
So though the rules may be different, fans still have that communal mind-set.
The rules of AFL are still in development. It seems that AFL
headquarters is bringing in new rules every season. Sometimes they seem more
like a government than a sporting body.
All in all, whatever happens, I, as many other fans will not
lose my interest in AFL.
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