Gridiron is what we call American Football here in Australia. I love American Football as much as I love Rugby League (and anyone who knows me, knows how much I love Rugby League!

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I played in the NTGL (Northern Territory Gridiron League) for a number of years (First for the Nightcliff Dark Angels, than the Darwin University Tigers) until I blew out my knee. I then coached for a couple of years after that, but found it very hard as all I wanted to do was get back on the field.
Never played Gridiron the video game, was it any good. My favourite American Football game to date was NFL 2K5.
I am hanging out for an American Football game that can be played online here in Oz. The lag just cripples the game for most of us here.
Maybe Back Breaker will fix this for us? (Not holding my breath ... but I am hopeful!

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