AussiePOD: Aussie Picture Of the Day

They call American football (like the NFL plays) "gridiron" in Australia, because there are so many different forms of football it gets confusing. There's Australian Rules Football, a frantic hybrid of soccer, football, and basketball. Aussie Rules is called "Footy" in Melbourne, but not in Sydney (because it was invented in Melbourne). Then there's Rugby League, a 13-a-side game that has some similarities to American football. It's called "Footy" in Sydney (but not in Melbourne). It's also referred to simply as "League." And then there's Rugby Union - called simply "rugby" - a 15-a-side game that is played all over the world, even in the U.S. There's also soccer, which is called soccer in Australia, just as in the US, but most of the world calls it football. Got it??? Additional information.