This is the AFL
Eli 24.4 and I do lots of goofy things while we're together.One of those goofy things is playing paper football, which is one of the happiest games in the world. No one can be in a bad mood playing paper football.
We've had some legendary games over the years (I know I wrote about one when we were at Freddie's many years ago), but this time, he trounced me. We were playing on the counter, and I looked over at the dining room table.
This is what I saw:
"Look at that table," I said. "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"
"Probably not," he said, laughing.
"We're playing the wrong game," I said. "We're playing paper football. We should be playing Australian Rules paper football."
Australian Rules Football, as I've mentioned before, is bonkers. Have a few highlights: 10 moments to make you fall in love with Aussie Rules Football. Oh, and the rules, which are even more bonkers: A beginner’s guide to Australian Football | AFL Explained.
The field is much more of an oval than an American football field or a soccer pitch. When I realized the table mimicked its shape pretty well, I got to work.
Within a day, I had a very simple prototype (after much arguing about the rules, which is both required and highly enjoyable). Of course, I did the proper goal signal when El scored (which is one of the best parts of an AFL game): Australian Rules Football Refs.
Monty Python could have designed that goal signal. Actually, maybe they did.
I already have ideas for rules revisions. Version 2.0 will be filled with extra mayhem.
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