Here at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, this North American friend of Aussie footy is watching the Perth team, West Coast Eagles, battle the Sydney/South Melbourne Swans for the Grand Final of the Australian Rules Football League. The town has gone crazy for the Blue/Gold Perthians and the Red/White Swans. As Moodle's hometown is, of course, Perth--we naturally pray for their 'Day of Destiny', as the newspaper proclaims. 
Aussie Rules Rule! Go Eagles! (who cares about The Ashes anyway?
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