Footy

Our first weekend in Sydney my husband and I found ourselves at an Aussie Rules Football game.  Why not go two for two?  I managed to score tickets for another finals game for NRL, which is the rugby league.  They call Rugby footy as well - it's all footy.  

I got the tickets at work, so they just said that my husband would need to wear a collared shirt.  Okay, whatever.  As we walk up to the stadium, Chris and I take a closer look at the tickets.  "Private suites"  What?!  Approaching the gate, the sign overhead says "Players/Coaches Entrance" to the left and "Private Suites" to the right.  Well, Pam you done good.

My company has a box at Sydney Football Stadium and we were able to be there for a finals series game for the Tigers versus the Roosters.  It's a pretty big rivalry as the Roosters are the Sydney team and the Tigers are the Balmain team which is just ten minutes over the bridge from Sydney.  Even though Sydney was the home team, the crowd was definitely heavy weighted towards the Tigers.  The Tigers have this amazing player (the dude is a beast) who is one of the best players in the league, so the crowd was pretty pumped to see him play.  

I tell you what, I know we think football is really rough and violent in the states... we've got nothing on rugby.  It is literally 70 minutes of beefy dudes with no pads just running into each other.  Seriously.  Head on.  Uhh... can't you see the line?  Where's Devin Hester when you need him?

It turned out to be a really great game - even not totally knowing the rules.  The Tigers were heavily favored to win and the crowd favorite.  At the 68th minute, the Roosters tied up the game and we went into overtime!  That's what I'm talkin' about!  The Roosters ended up pulling it out in the end and won the game.

A Try is like an extra point.  Final score Roosters 19, Tigers 16.  

I think Chris and I are good luck for all of these Sydney teams.