TUTV has been broadcasting Stateside Footy, a television program featuring amateur teams playing Australian footy in the United States, during our Saturday sports block. Ever wonder how it’s played?
Australian footy, also called Australian rules football, is a contact sport with 18 players on each team who strive to kick the ball into the goal. Players are not allowed to throw the ball to one another–instead they handball, a similar action to a volleyball player propelling the ball over a net. They can also kick the ball or run with it as long as they occasionally bounce it. If one player kicks the ball and another on the opposite team catches it–a play known as a mark–they get a free kick. Kicks are aimed at four goal posts; if the ball flies through the middle taller posts, the team gets 6 points, while the shorter posts yield one point. The team with the highest number of points wins the game. Players are also permitted to bump and tackle one another.
TUTV will be airing the 2012 US Nationals game between the Philadelphia Hawks and the Los Angeles Dragons on Saturday, March 23 at 1:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Tune in to Comcast channel 50 and Verizon channel 45 within city limits or watch it live online anywhere.
Philly Hawks player attempting to mark a kick
Stateside Footy is produced with the assistance of WCTV (Wilmington Community Television) in Wilmington, Massachusetts. It is hosted by Bill Robert and features complete match telecasts and other segments dealing with footy and its spread in the US.
What is Australian rules football?
TUTV has been broadcasting Stateside Footy, a television program featuring amateur teams playing Australian footy in the United States, during our Saturday sports block. Ever wonder how it’s played?
Australian footy, also called Australian rules football, is a contact sport with 18 players on each team who strive to kick the ball into the goal. Players are not allowed to throw the ball to one another–instead they handball, a similar action to a volleyball player propelling the ball over a net. They can also kick the ball or run with it as long as they occasionally bounce it. If one player kicks the ball and another on the opposite team catches it–a play known as a mark–they get a free kick. Kicks are aimed at four goal posts; if the ball flies through the middle taller posts, the team gets 6 points, while the shorter posts yield one point. The team with the highest number of points wins the game. Players are also permitted to bump and tackle one another.
TUTV will be airing the 2012 US Nationals game between the Philadelphia Hawks and the Los Angeles Dragons on Saturday, March 23 at 1:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Tune in to Comcast channel 50 and Verizon channel 45 within city limits or watch it live online anywhere.
Philly Hawks player attempting to mark a kick
Stateside Footy is produced with the assistance of WCTV (Wilmington Community Television) in Wilmington, Massachusetts. It is hosted by Bill Robert and features complete match telecasts and other segments dealing with footy and its spread in the US.