Australia's Three Most Popular Sports

I went to another bar the other day to have a beer with some friends and we ended up watching some sports upstairs while we enjoyed our drinks. It was really interesting because one of my friends, who is Australian, mentioned that all three of the most popular sports were playing on the three TVs upstairs. I noticed that the first TV was showing cricket, the second was showing AFL, and the third was showing a rugby match. I laughed because all three of those sports would never be shown on TVs in a bar in America. We would be watching baseball, football, and basketball most likely. I love how sports can define a culture so perfectly. We take our sports very seriously, just as Australians take their national sports very seriously. It's been so neat to see how sports have found their way into my average life here in Australia. I started out not very interested, but somehow end up in bars watching rugby more than I could have ever thought. Studying abroad and taking this class has really shown me how to look at sports in a more social and cultural aspect!