Alright you 'mericans....it's nearly footy season over here, and we're at the grand final moment for the season before the season. i celebrate this time because my team NEVER i mean NEVER wins a grand final. well not the final that really matters....sooooooo, i'm here to toot my own horn and celebrate, cause came september i'll be once again crying in my beer. CARRRRRRRRNNNNNN THE SAAAAAAAAAAAINNNNNTERRRRRRRSSSS [youtube]KtdqwMRaHAc[/youtube] oh and if you're really bored during summer between sunning yourself and doing all things summer....look on cable and follow my team. have i told you they are THE SAINTS
The Saints won the Super Bowl here in the states, so maybe that is a sign that your Saints will win the Grand Final. I used to watch Australian Rules Football on ESPN when I was a kid. This was back when ESPN was in its infancy and couldn't yet afford to televise the American pro sports leagues. I couldn't figure out the rules so the only thing I remember about it were the referees that stood under the goal posts that looked like Inspector Clouseau.
lol...nothing much has changed really. the rules are quite confusing, but if you stick with it you'll be ahhhhh, oooohhhhh, commmmmoonnnnnn, with the rest of us
Copied and pasted from Wikipedia: North America – In the 1980s, ESPN telecast a highlights package called Fosters Australian Rules, and late-night coverage of Australian football) including live coverage of the Grand Final) became a cult hit on what was then a fledgling network. When ESPN dropped coverage Prime Network a regional network of cable networks (most notably SportsChannel America) picked up the weekly highlight show along with live coverage of the Grand Final. Fox Soccer Channel carried the license from 2003 through 2006, when announced it was dropping the coverage of AFL games so that it could focus on soccer. However, fellow niche-sports network Setanta Sports North America picked up the rights, broadcasting live coverage of the AFL in the United States and the English speaking Caribbean nations, featuring at least 3 live games per week until it surrendered the rights in 2009 during Setanta's receivership. For the U.S.A. and English speaking Caribbean nations, ESPN picked up the broadcast rights. They show three matches a week on ESPN360.com, along with a few late-season matches on ESPN2. In 2009, the AFL Grand Final was screened live on ESPN Classic and ESPN360.com. In Canada, TSN and TSN2 now show one match per week. In 2009, TSN2 carried the AFL Grand Final live.
