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From: bbaker@cadsys.UUCP (William Baker)
Newsgroups: net.sport.football
Subject: Re: VFL GRAND FINAL!!!!!
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Date: Sat, 28-Sep-85 17:36:24 EDT
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Posted: Sat Sep 28 17:36:24 1985
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> This is the real man's football, where quarters are a minimum of
> 25 minutes long and shoulder pads are something that Tina Turner wears.

	Real man's football is the game both American and
Australian rules football developed from, rugby.  40-45 minute
halfs of continuous action.  Aussie rules may look rough, but
there is no aspect of it to compare to the brutality of a loose
ruck.  Also, there is much more tackling in rugby.

	I do like watching Aussie rules football, but it can't
compare to a good rugby match.  A clean international test match
under good conditions is a sublime mixture of combat drill and
ballet.  Anyway, this has nothing to do with football, but I'll get
net.rec.rugby going if it kills me.

					Bill Baker
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