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[Powderworks] NMOC: Australian Professional Sports

Anna Offler aoffler@iprimus.com.au
Mon, 17 Feb 2003 21:19:31 +1030


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Ahh the good old collywobbles managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of
victory again last year.

Go Crows.
Lew and Anna
  -----Original Message-----
  From: powderworks-admin@cs.colorado.edu
[mailto:powderworks-admin@cs.colorado.edu]On Behalf Of Jo Daley
  Sent: Monday, 17 February 2003 1:43 PM
  To: bigdaddyrv@yahoo.com; powderworks@cs.colorado.edu
  Subject: Re: [Powderworks] NMOC: Australian Professional Sports






  Hi Randy,
  Looks like you started something here! Anyway, just to correct any
misapprehensions you may be under, please follow this link-

  http://collingwoodfc.com.au/


  Hope this helps lead you down the right path, oh and btw, they too have a
cool and very old strip.

  Cheers, Jo.





  "On the fields and farms of England, on the airstrips of the desert and
the jungle, in the hangars of the Persian Gulf and on the tarmacs of the
southern islands, I have walked and talked with God."

  Tom Cutter. Round The Bend, Nevil Shute.

  >From: Randy Van Vliet
  >To: Powderworks
  >Subject: [Powderworks] NMOC: Australian Professional Sports
  >Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2003 09:46:54 -0800 (PST)
  >
  >I've been scanning some Australian news sources (by
  >the way, what's the deal with the detention centers
  >that people keep breaking out of? Are they holding
  >immagrants under armed guard? and if so, for what
  >purpose and how long?)
  >
  >Anyway, I naturally tend to scan the sports pages even
  >though I don't know squat about Australian sports.
  >I've looked up some references to Cricket and Rugby
  >and the AFL. So here's my question: Are there
  >national professional sports in Australia? Besides
  >the national Cricket team, it seems that most of it is
  >either local or regional. I've seen a little bit of
  >Australian Rules Football on late night ESPN and sort
  >expected there to be a national presence (I'm from the
  >US and our professional sports leagues are very much
  >national based rather that regional). But most of the
  >AFL teams are based in and around Melbourne. I sort
  >of expected Sydney to be more represented. Or is
  >Melbourne more of a "National Capitol" than Sydney?
  >
  >I don't want to waste too much of your time, but I am
  >sort of a sports junkie (at least US sports) and I'm
  >sort of fascinated by how it's structured in
  >Austarlia. I've decided that I want to follow the AFL
  >this season and I clearly don't have any rooting
  >interest in any team. Does anyone outside of
  >Melbourne and the few other teams care that much about
  >it? I'm just wondering.
  >
  >Randy
  >
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  <P><BR><BR></P>Hi Randy, </DIV>
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  <P><BR>Hope this helps lead you down the right path, oh and btw, they =
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  a cool and very old strip.</P>
  <P>Cheers, Jo.</P>
  <P><BR><BR>&nbsp;</P>
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  <DIV></DIV>&gt;Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2003 09:46:54 -0800 (PST)=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;I've been scanning some Australian news sources (by=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;the way, what's the deal with the detention centers=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;that people keep breaking out of? Are they holding=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;immagrants under armed guard? and if so, for what=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;purpose and how long?)=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;Anyway, I naturally tend to scan the sports pages even=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;though I don't know squat about Australian sports.=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;I've looked up some references to Cricket and Rugby=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;and the AFL. So here's my question: Are there=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;national professional sports in Australia? Besides=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;the national Cricket team, it seems that most of it is=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;either local or regional. I've seen a little bit of=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;Australian Rules Football on late night ESPN and sort=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;expected there to be a national presence (I'm from the=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;US and our professional sports leagues are very much=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;national based rather that regional). But most of the=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;AFL teams are based in and around Melbourne. I sort=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;of expected Sydney to be more represented. Or is=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;Melbourne more of a "National Capitol" than Sydney?=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;I don't want to waste too much of your time, but I am=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;sort of a sports junkie (at least US sports) and I'm=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;sort of fascinated by how it's structured in=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;Austarlia. I've decided that I want to follow the AFL=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;this season and I clearly don't have any rooting=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;interest in any team. Does anyone outside of=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;Melbourne and the few other teams care that much about=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;it? I'm just wondering.=20
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  <DIV></DIV>&gt;Randy=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;=20
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