My Nonna
October 24, 2017 by 3 Comments
When I started playing Aussie Rules,
my nonna’s face turned red.
I asked her what the problem was,
and this is what she said:
‘An oval ball, an oval ground,
for men with oval heads.’
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Damian Balassone is a failed half-forward flanker who writes poetry. He is the author of 'Strange Game in a Strange Land'.
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Gold Nonna !!
Hard to argue with her logic there, Damo.
My mum used to call the footy ‘kokkino avgo’ or Red Egg.
‘Kokkino Avgo’. That’s a great title for a piece on the Greek-Aussie Rules experience.
The other thing my nonna used to do was shake her head after a Pies loss and say ‘Eh, Collingwood!’ as if they were a national disgrace.
Love it Damo. Aussie rules asks a lot of its participants. But we forget how much a simple oval ball confounds It’s viewers as well.