David Beckham tries a bit of Aussie Rules footy

Contributed by: Sean Finlayson Wednesday, November 28 2007 @ 12:39 pm ACDT

Soccer superstar David Beckham's promotional visit to Australia for the LA Galaxy vs Sydney FC exhibition match featured a sampling of some of Australia's own football code.

During his first visit to Australia, Beckham met with young AFL and Collingwood Football Club star Dale Thomas[*1] in Sydney. Thomas gave the soccer star some tips on kicking a goal with the oval shaped Sherrin.

Suffice to say that while Beckham can certainly bend the round ball as shown in the match against Sydney FC, his effort with the oval variety was not as spectacular, though good on him for trying. You can see pictures of Beckham kicking a footy on the Herald Sun's photo gallery[*2] .

World Footy News - David Beckham tries a bit of Aussie Rules footy
https://worldfootynews.com/article.php/20071128110827676

[*1] http://collingwoodfc.com.au/Home/Players/PlayerProfile/tabid/8170/playerId/14112/teamId/38/typeId/2/Default.aspx
[*2] http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/gallery/0,22010,5027726-5007152,00.html