Closest I've ever felt to being part of the Wizarding world

I went to a sporting game this evening. It took place in a giant oval arena with posts on either end. The giant ball was going so high that it got into the second level of seating more than once. If it weren't for the fact that there was not a broom stick to be seen, I would have sworn I was watching Quidditch. Okay, so there were no bludgers trying to kill the players either, but the players themselves did a pretty good job of taking care of what the bludgers would have done.

To give you an idea of how much it seemed like quidditch, here is a picture of a quidditch pitch.




Here is a picture of a Australian football stadium.


Not much different, save the brooms. I couldn't find very good pictures of either, so you may just have to take my word for it.

The rules are very complicated. If you kick the ball through the middle two posts, it is six points. If it goes through any of the posts in any other way, or hits the post and goes through, it is worth one point. Pretty much anything goes when it comes to hitting and tackling, unless you hit someone on the head. Other than that, the game gets pretty rough, and they do not wear pads. It reminded me of rugby in that way.

The game was very fun but the atmosphere was different than I expected. It felt more like a baseball game than it did anything else.

Made me miss my Tigers.