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As the Australian Rules Football (AFL) season draws to a close, many people will be mourning its end and some will be rejoicing. For those who are rejoicing it means getting television back on the weekends and it means that people in the workplace who are die-hard footy fans won’t be talking about who won or lost, or who might win or lose, or whose team’s better than another.

I must admit I’m in the rejoicing camp. I turn a blind eye to football and pretty much remain blisfully unware of what’s going on except when I’m flicking around the television stations and come across a football game or that dreaded Footy Show. I could do a whole post on why I dislike it so much but I don’t want to waste my breath.

I’ve also been stuck in a hotel in a largish country town where a football team were having their end of year piss-up (for those who don’t know, piss-up is a very Aussie term for getting extrememly drunk). My friend and I had been to see a band this particular night and we went to our room for the night but it wasn’t quiet at all. The footy guys were smashing glass - both of the bottle kind and the window kind. They even knocked on our door. We stayed really quiet as we didn’t want them to know there were two gorgeous women in this particular room and we prayed that they weren’t so drunk they’d try to bash the door down. I know footy players aren’t the only ones who get extremely drunk but they don’t do themselves or the game any favours I don’t think.

All this aside, I actually went to a football game earlier in the season. I thought it would be a good birthday outing for my son. Unfortunately he didn’t agree which was a shame. Even though I’m not a football fan, I don’t mind going to a game every few years because the atmosphere is fun. It’s not a cheap family outing though!

So, for those who are die-hard footy fans, what is it about this sport that you love? Conversely if you’re not into the game, why not?