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Football Players are not Heroes.

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

nrlIf you live in Australia and have any interest in local sports, you probably follow one of the two major football codes – Rugby League or Aussie Rules.

For our overseas friends just joining us, Aussie Rules is basically like Netball, except played with weedy guys in tight hotpants who kick the ball instead of throw it, and Rugby League is like Rugby Union except with not as much violence and you are allowed to grab the other team’s balls (its called a squirrel grip, apparently).

Yeah, no wonder Sydney is the gay pride capital of the world.

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