As part of our final full day in Sydney, we arranged for the boys to travel on the train (more public transport!) to the ANZ stadium - formerly the Olympic Stadium where Jonny Wilkinson kicked England to World Cup glory in 2003 - to watch the AFL (Aussie Rules football) game between Sydney Swans and St Kilda Saints.
Obviously being based in Sydney we should have been supporting the Swans and most of the boys were loyal in that rspect, with many of them buying hats, scarves and tops in the Swans' colours. There were a couple of dissenters - Tom Kingham had looked at the recent league form and stated that St Kilda would win as they were placed higher in the table and Cy Weaver had faith in St Kilda repeating last year's championship winning form. Unfortunately for both boys Sydney Swans completely outplayed St Kilda and came back from a half-time deficit to win by a clear 15 points.
The following clips might give you some idea of the game, although knowledge of the rules seems to be of secondary importance. The important thing is that the boys enjoyed themselves and were able to relax after last night's exertions.
GB Aussie Rules team!!
Sydney Swans v St. Kilda re-start
Swans score & crowd goes wild
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