AFL Footy Game

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On Saturday night, we went to our first AFL Footy Game. It was the Geelong Cats vs. the Hawthorne Hawks. Apparently (unbeknown to us) these 2 teams are strong rivals and are known for great matches against each other - like Winnipeg and Saskatchewan in CFL. The fans are true and the game certainly was action packed!
We were at the MCG which seats 100,000 fans. We arrived in our seats (5th row from the field - awesome!) in time to see the warm up and to meet the mascots as they made their rounds. The Geelong cat was kind enough to pose with Sam and the Hawthorne hawk gave us a wave. Prior to the game, I mentioned at school that we had tickets so a student of mine, who is a hawks fan, and a colleague, who is a cats fan brought in some team gear. Dan and Jack decided to be hawks fans and Sam, Jake and I were rooting for the cats. It made for a fun night as we cheered for our respective teams along with the 63,438 other fans who came out.
The game was fierce and fast moving with great plays and drama as players roughed each other up and fought for goals. We were screaming along with the crowd when our teams scored. There are 4 quarters, each roughly 30 minutes. The play is continuous - the only pause occurring when there is a goal and play moves back to the centre. Those football players must be fit (continuously running and kicking) and tough to tackle with no padding. One hawks player popped his achilles tendon during the game - ouch. I think it was the most exciting pro event I have ever attended. It kind of reminded me of hockey because of the pace and the roughness. I am hooked now and would love to see another game sometime.
Jack fell asleep in the last half hour of the game - he couldn't handle all the excitement!
Who won? Sam, Jake, I and the Geelong Cats were victorious by 5 points but it came down to the final moments - it was anybodies game up to then!