Footy Weekends

The last two weekends have been a lot of fun. I played soccer and Aussie Rules consecutively.
The soccer tournament was the Awaji JET Soccer Championship. We played really well to get to the last eight, but lost to the eventual finalists. Needless to say, our team Osaka JET won the award for best banter - we had a great time sneaking in the window of the hotel, letting rip on the karaoke machine, Nick Warry's raffle and our singing of '1-2-3-4-5' - the song which I'd written for the Saiyko Junior High School students!たのしかった週末でした。
This weekend, I went to Maishima Sports Island, Osaka to take part in the final of the Aussie Rules Premiership. Playing Compromise Rules for Japan gave me some idea of what to expect, but kicking the ball between the posts was difficult for a while. We (Kyoto Kockatoos) did very well against a hardy, experienced Kinki Kangaroos side, coming from behind in the first quarter to take the game by four or five goals. Nice to add a trophy to the Ned Kelly Cup which my team won in March, and the third place at Ashiya in February.みんあ強かった！