In fact, it shows the administration's approach to violence on the field. When there is an altercation between two players it often involves jersey grabbing, pushing and shoving. If either of those players threw a punch they would end up suspended for six to eight weeks during a twenty week season. I came late to 'Aussie Rules' as it was not really a Queensland game. We use to mock it as aerial ping pong played by southerners. I have seen almost all types of football played live at the highest level apart from the American version and though speaking as a convert, Aussie Rules has it over all of them - IMO of course!
Less stoppages than American football, more scoring than soccer, less time trapped in the middle of the field than rugby, and fewer players arrested for violence and lewd acts in nightclubs than league. It is all subjective of course and depends on your own experiences and upbringing but it can look as though there are few rules and those they do have seem odd at times. I did not 'get' Aussie Rules until middle age approached but it does have a flow. Two goals up with 90 seconds to go and you cannot sit on that lead. You still have to attack. I haven't been to a game in some years but a night game played at the 'Gabba' in front of a full crowd is a must if you come to Brisbane.
The down side is the cost of food and drink. They make airports look like wholesalers!
