h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

fast paced wiv lots of action out of all the sports that claim to be football Assie Rules is the one that I think gives the most to the spectator

But what of the crippled players?

And no, I've never seen it, but the mere description makes me shudder.

visit the AFL site I linked to earlier for pics
you will probally find tha ESPN carry's it aswell

Knowing how rough our football is, and seeing those guys in nothing more than basketball shorts and tanks... I don't think I could bear to watch it...

It's not too bad, no more the dozen or so players get killed in a season

I guess they know what could happen going in... sort of like professional bull riders.... crazy people...

Seriously, they use a different technique to American footballers when tackling so injuries are not as common as you might imagine

I guess bull riders are crazier then, because they know eventually that bull is going to toss them off on their head or stomp on them.

sounds fun

and better yet, the ones that haven't been de-horned can gore them too.

Would you believe that the AFL has done absolutely nothing to advertise this event here in Melbourne where the games are being played. Until Happy posted that link I had no idea it was happening. Some of the games are quite close to my home, so I think I'll go to see some. Thanks Happy.

BTW, I played Aussie Rules for 20 years and the worst injury I ever got was a jarred knee and a displaced patella.

See....::holds up a jar with his knee in it::

Unless you think that a broken collar bone (twice), fractured fibula or broken rib are worse than a jarred knee.

You broke your collarbone - twice?

I am impressed - I know I am odd being an Englishman in London who likes Aussie Rules but I do think it offers spectators more than the other "footballs"


You do realize that you are now responsible for posting the scores from the International Competition & for writing an article on it

And given wot happened when you played Ireland I'm not surprised there keeping quiet

I've done collarbone - twice thing aswell ...

Owwww!!!

Both of you guys - Ouch!

How'd you do yours Happy?

I broke my left collarbone when tackled and thrown to the ground in the first round of one season, returned to play again eight weeks later and broke the same collarbone (in a different spot) ten minutes into the game when a teammate burst through a pack and collected me while I was trying to pick up the ball. Didn't play again that season.

"Ouch" is to say the least.