I’m Simply Obsessed With This Chicago Man Who…

I’m Simply Obsessed With This Chicago Man Who Live-Tweeted An AFL Game Last Weekend

Sunday night’s crucial clash between the Collingwood Magpies and Carlton Blues may have been one of the most nail-biting games on the AFL home and away calendar this year. But there was something that made it all the more entertaining — an American guy in Chicago live-tweeted his thoughts about the sport as it was happening. I’m honestly obsessed with all of his wild takes on our gorgeous and ridiculous national game. Jason Quist stumbled upon a stream of the game that had a nearly-full MCG up and out of its seats and decided to watch it to give his newcomer analysis on the match.

Hey @AFL don’t take this the wrong way, but Aussie Rules football is one of the most incomprehensible games I’ve ever seen in my life, and I’m determined to figure it out in this twitter thread. I just want you to know I’m doing my best but NO SPOILERS
— Jason Quist (@jasonmquist) August 21, 2022

actually plays

First things first: this sport has the absolute best kickoff equivalent, where the ref just HAMMERS the ball into the center spot. I wanna learn enough about this sport just to do this: pic.twitter.com/t6WcoMuac1
— Jason Quist (@jasonmquist) August 21, 2022

WAIT THE REF GETS TO ALSO WING THE BALL OVER HIS HEAD TO INBOUND IT ARE YOU SERIOUS
— Jason Quist (@jasonmquist) August 21, 2022

Ok it seems like they call the end of the field the sweet spot, but then they have to Bend It Like Beckham to get it in a relatively narrow goal!
— Jason Quist (@jasonmquist) August 21, 2022

Look some guy pulled off a shot that they call a ‘double bender’ and frankly he didn’t celebrate it enough
— Jason Quist (@jasonmquist) August 21, 2022

Oh MAN this little tiny dude just climbed up the back of one of the Blues and now the Pies are right back into this
— Jason Quist (@jasonmquist) August 21, 2022

Also there isn’t a lot of legal contact except for these rare instances (still haven’t gotten to the bottom of this) where someone is allowed to absolutely PASTE some poor SOB
— Jason Quist (@jasonmquist) August 21, 2022

I will say, I know a lot of meatheads see sports for the first time and go ‘i would be the lebron of this.’ I would NOT. These guys are angry all the time, probably because they’re running a marathon during a fistfight
— Jason Quist (@jasonmquist) August 21, 2022