AFL Clubs

My friend Harry plays "footie" on the weekends in Sydney and I love hearing all of his stories from practice and from games. He always comes home with bruises and wounds all over him. He plays rugby as well and definitely has more of a rugy build. I always ask him why he decided to play rugby as a kid instead of some other sport that an American kid would normally play like soccer or basketball. His answer is always something along the lines of "because it's what everyone else did." It made me think of the first field trip that we took to see the little league rugby game. It's really quite similar to the youth in America. My brother HATED sports growing up, but he played baseball and soccer and even tried to play football for a while because all of his other friends did. It was also a very parental influence, which Harry agreed that he had as well. His parents insisted that he would like it, and I guess he must like it since he still plays it. He also works out so hard during the week to stay in shape. However, I am mostly impressed  by the fact that he plays rugby and AFL for FUN! They even play on the lawn at SUV some days just because they feel like it. Watching rugby on TV, it can sometimes seem all serious business. Sometimes I forget that it is an enjoyable Australian pasttime to play AND watch!