just going to chime in here about American Football and the misconception about the gear and injuries
I played Rugby League in my younger years,started at 7 i think and stopped playing at 19,broke my nose and dislocated a couple of fingers,played in the fowards and the backs
Then in 1983 watched the superbowl and loved it,how could a wargamer not?.So a good mate and myself searched for a game and found that a league did in fact play in Sydney.We played for the mighty Bondi Raiders,i played Outside LB,strong Safety and halfback.There were a few ex yanks and we were coached by a great guy who was in the Marines,he was a fantastic coach who really opened my eyes to this game and how to play sports in general,
The thing about US football and what a lot of aussies dont get is the way its played,each play is about 10 -15 sec of action,explosive action,to me its one of the greatest team sports in so much that if each player completes his assignment for this play on offence or defence good things happen,if you miss a block or blow a coverage then the team suffers
I played 4 years and i never had so much fun in my life,and never copped so many injuries,you get hit all the time fighting off blocks,making tackles,diving for fumbles and interceptions it is just chaos in that play between the whistle you are hit and you hit,dont let anybody tell you its not hard or you dont have to be fit,you have to be 100% each play
so its not a pussies sport just because you wear the gear,if anything it gives you a false sense of security,we had many guys give it up after one practice match,and i played with a few lower grade League players who could not believe how tough it was,and we were just a bunch of park hacks really,We had Marcus Allen and Guy Benjamin come down to training one Saturday doing some promo work for Channel 10 and they just looked huge,and they could both throw the football
anyway sorry about that i know its a music thread.I've got Black and Blue playing now,i dont think this album gets as many wraps as their other seventies stuff but its a bit of a gem