Another item off my bucket list: a footie! A what?! Well, last Sunday me and two of my roommates went to an Australian Football game in the biggest stadium of Australia: the Melbourne Cricket Ground. With our free international tickets in our hands we went inside and were immediately amazed by the cheering crowds; around 53,000 others were with us that day (about half of the stadium's capacity). We found a seat in the upper rings and were ready to learn some more about Australia's culture.

Australian Football is not very complicated to understand; there are four poles on each side of the field, and a score in between the inner poles is worth 6 points, and between the outer poles 1 point. And then there is a bunch of huge, muscly, hot guys running and kicking around the field, tackling each other on their way. I can tell you: it is a lot of fun to watch!

With four quaters in the game there are also 3 breaks, a great time to eat some fries and for the non-vegeterians and non-vegans amongst us a hotdog or hot pie. You need the energy to cheer for your team! And that's what we did!

The match was the Melbourne Demons against the St. Kilda Saints, and because St. Kilda is a suburb of Melbourne, there was enough rivalry amongst the spectators. Flags, caps, shirts, pom poms, music, chants; everything was there to impress the opponent. We had prepared beforehand and knew which colors to wear, and which to avoid, in order to survive the game in one piece. And luckily for us, the Melbourne Demons won the match with a stunning 96 against 72, making it very very very hard for the St. Kilda Saints to be able to make it to the finals. Beat them!