Footy Fever: 18 Teams, 150 Years, 1 Brownlow

English With An Aussie: Mastering English & The Wonders of Australia

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Welcome everybody! My name is Adriana, an experienced English teacher from Down Under. I have created this podcast for international students, professionals and intermediate ESL speakers who are planning their new lives in Australia. Each episode I will share an interesting aspect about the Australian culture. In addition to this, you will find many grammatical lessons to help you start speaking like a native in no time!
Last week, I put out a survey to my podcast community and asked everyone to choose the Australian sport they were the most interested in learning about. With an astounding 90% response rate, The Australian Football won the survey by a mile! Today you’ll learn why Australians go mad for this sport. We’ll first dive into the history of AFL and how the game works. I’ll then present the 18 AFL teams that are spread over Australia’s 5 mainland states, and finally you’ll learn about a famous AFL event called the Brownlow Medal Ceremony.

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Chapter

1. An Introduction to the Episode with Gabriel and Tony (00:00:00)

2. A Brief History of the AFL (00:04:20)

3. How Do You Play AFL? (00:06:20)

4. The AFL Teams of 2024/2025 (00:13:58)

5. The Brownlow Medal Ceremony (00:16:30)

6. A review of the lesson and what's coming up next episode. (00:20:03)