Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/13/84; site cadsys.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!intelca!cadsys!bbaker From: bbaker@cadsys.UUCP (William Baker) Newsgroups: net.sport.football Subject: Re: VFL GRAND FINAL!!!!! Message-ID: <161@cadsys.UUCP> Date: Sat, 28-Sep-85 17:36:24 EDT Article-I.D.: cadsys.161 Posted: Sat Sep 28 17:36:24 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 2-Oct-85 08:37:48 EDT References: <174@helens.UUCP> Organization: Intel, Santa Clara, Ca. Lines: 17 > 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 intelca!cadsys!bbaker