Conan Plays Australian Rules Football With The Sydney Swans | CONAN on TBS

by Panzer
(heavy metal music)
Leave it to Australia to come up with
their own version of football.
For a natural athlete like me, mastering this sport
would be child's play.
Meet Nick Davis, he's the assistant manager
of the Sydney Swans.
I'm here to understand the art
of what you call footy.
It's football, but it's different than football.
How is yours different?
[Nick] It's a round field.
So, there's no offense and defense.
[Conan] No offense or defense?
[Nick] No offense, no defense.
No helmets.
[Conan] No helmets?
[Nick] No helmets.
No pads.
[Conan] No pads?
[Nick] No pads.
[Conan] How do you know when you've scored
a touchdown if it's round?
It's like a field goal.
Kick the ball between the goals.
Okay.
I should point out,
we're underneath the,
(plane engine roaring)
you practice at the airport.
At the airport.
It's good for the communication.
Right.
(plane engine drowns out speech)
There's a lot of, really, positives
of being at the airport though, mate.
You know what's great?
I didn't hear any of that.
That's alright.