What makes footy so awesome?

As someone who discovered footy as an adult (i.e. an American), I have spent a bit of time pondering what makes this sport so cool.
Is it the tremendous feats of sport on display in every match?  The way the game flows?  The speckies?
I'm sure it's a little of each.

I'll expand on some of my favorite aspects of the game and the way it's played in the AFL in some upcoming posts (too much to cover in one entry).  In any case, if you're an Aussie, you likely haven't given a lot of thought to this since footy has been a part of your experience since birth.

Well, now we all have the chance to identify what we so love about footy, and it's not just for the sake of academic reflection.

In an unexpected, but flippin' awesome, move, the AFL is actually taking input from fans before moving forward with rule changes.  See the article here: article.  There is a pretty cool survey for you to take: fan survey.

I encourage everyone to take the survey. It's not often a governing body seeks input in this way, so this is a chance we should not miss.