Australian Football Association of North America

I have been a fan of Aussie Rules "footy" since I was a kid growing up in soccer crazy Manchester England.  Coming to America as an adult 20 odd years ago, I thought my days of watching "soccer" never mind footy were over.  I threw myself into USA sports, as I was living in New York, I went to watch the NY Mets, learned all there was to learn about the game, and the NY Knicks, going to Shea Stadium and Madison Sq Garden on a regular basis.  Then came satellite TV, and my oh my, I now get to watch more live soccer than my brother back in England does. Then came ESPN, and wow, footy, and later on Fox Sports World, and now Setanta has come to Direct TV, and I get to watch footy, LIVE!  Yeah, I don't get much sleep on Friday nights, but who cares.  I can watch it live, or I can Tivo it and watch it in the morning, (no chance of seeing the scores on regular sports shows here!  Sure, the choices of games could be better; sure the magpies could have been stronger in the finals.  Heck, Setanta and the AFL might fall out, and there could be no footy for me to watch next year.  read more »