American Football vs Aussie "Footy"

This weekend was one of the best in terms of learning about Australia culture. My Aussie roommate Daniel and I have a lot of fun together; we very have a brother/sister relationship. We often make dinner together and have long chats about life, which I love. Even more so, I love when we get into "fights" about which culture is better Aussie or American, generally pertaining to sports and other things of the sort. I introduced Daniel to March Madness, which he thought was great. In turn, he taught me about "Footy," which is Australian football. I experienced my first professional "Footy" game today and absolutely LOVED it! If I lived in Australia, I would most definitely become a "Footy" fan. "Fotty" is nothing like any American sport. If I were to describe "Footy," I would say it is a combination of American football, rugby and soccer; it is SO much fun to watch. We managed to get third row seats for $18, which was awesome. Then, after the game we went onto the field; it was great. I hope I am able to go to another game before I leave AUS. Due to the fact that I was going to the game today and didn't want to look like a "stupid American" by not knowing any of the lingo or rules of "Footy", I watched a "Footy" game last night with Daniel so he could teach me about the game. The whole time he was teaching me, he continued to explain why Aussie "Footy" players are such better athletes than American football players, and that "Footy" is so much better than American football. I told him he would not think that if he saw an Ohio State game--besides the Championships that is. The two of us watching the game together really was the funniest thing imaginable. Since I knew nothing about the game I would think something was really good based on American football standards and Daniel would look at me like I was an idiot. Plus, he was so confused when I would say phrases like "that's a riot"...he would be like no there's no riot going on. Or, when I said, "that guy is jacked"...Daniel would look at me so confused and asked me what I meant. By the end of the night I had a grasp of the game and did not look like a "stupid American" at the game today. Oh, and the best part of the game was that the guy sitting next to us was from NC and he said, "GET R' DONE!"--something I never thought I'd hear in Australia that's for sure. All in all it was a great weekend spent learning more about Australian culture.