Some rules:
- The team with the most points wins - duh. Points are earned by kicking the ball within goal posts at each end of the field.
- The field is oval shaped (often cricket fields are used) and so is the ball.
- A player can kick the ball (the only way to score), carrying the ball (but must dribble it every 15m), or pass the ball using a volleyball-like serve (no just passing it).
- It is a contact sport - tackling is a big part of the game! However, if a player catches a ball that has been kicked further than 15m, he cannot be tackled and has some free time to play the ball.
- You can't: throw the ball, tackle above the shoulder, push/trip/punch someone.
- Players look like skinny rugby players or jacked soccer players - clearly it requires a specific body type.
Basically, there are a lot of bizarre rules and I would love to watch this game - to my unfamiliar mind it sounds hilarious.
Here is a little preview:
Here is a little preview:
-Isa
Dude this is super awesome. Kinda reminds me a bit of handball, a german sport that is kind of like soccer and basketball combined. Also dribbling every 15 m sounds kind of crazy; 15 m is far...
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Brittany Hallawell
Maybe we can go and see one of these games in Tasmania! Australians are a very sports loving nation and i'd love to and observe a sport like this.
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