I've been enjoying reading your posts, and the kids from the Read-Rap group (which is what we call ourselves) have been having fun learning how to blog. Did you all enjoy the olympics? I especially enjoyed the athletics and the bmx racing.
The football finals are coming up soon, and my team Geelong, is on top of the ladder. I am attaching a clip from utube that is old, but is an example of the kind of game Aussie Rules is. The most spectacular aspect of the game is the 'specky'. That's when a player catches or 'marks' the ball by jumping up on another players back. It happens so quickly that it looks like the player is leaping really high in the air; and yes it can cause injuries! but Aussie Rules is a tough game. The only game that is similer is Gaelic Football (they play that in Ireland). Both codes get together and play sometimes. I love it when the game is close, because a losing team can kick a few goals and win the match just in the last few minutes.
'Up there Cazaly' is a famous and popular football song. Aussies love it.
Australians think American football is funny because of all the padding the players wear. Sometimes our footballers will choose to wear wear a light helmet, and always a mouth guard.
To answer your question about boomerangs ... yes I am sure many are made in factories for the tourist market, but a 'proper' boomerang is made and painted by hand. A well made boomerang will come back when you throw it.
Thats all for now, Barbara
