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<\/p>\n\u201cIt was awesome,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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\u201cTo be able to see the MCG, too, like it\u2019s huge. I\u2019m super stoked to be there \u2013 had a blast, and I\u2019m definitely looking forward to being back. I like the chilliness, too. When we went it was a little bit colder.\u201d<\/p>\n
Turner, who went to the MCG with leviathan teammate and offensive lineman Steve Avila, was struck by the vast dimensions of the MCG, compared with NFL fields.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like it\u2019s different, I think just the dimensions of the field were different for me to process, too, because it\u2019s set up obviously for footy, so it\u2019s just huge,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know how they\u2019re going to set it up, but I know it\u2019s going to be awesome. To just be able to be at a spot that has so much history, and to be able to have the first game at the MCG, that\u2019s going to be an awesome thing.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Rams\u2019 punter, Ethan Evans, hadn\u2019t been out on the \u2019G. But his understanding of Australian football \u2013 specifically the code\u2019s influence on the punting game (which is what Americans call kicking) \u2013 is considerable.<\/p>\n
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Los Angeles Rams star Kyren Williams goes on a daring run against the Jacksonville Jaguars.Credit: Los Angeles Rams<\/p>\n
Evans learnt how to kick a drop punt \u2013 not so much bend it like Beckham, but drop punt it like Daicos \u2013 in large part by watching the burgeoning class of Australians who kick in either the NFL or American college football; he said he would kick a couple of drop punts this Sunday (local time) when the Rams play divisional rivals Seattle in one of their season\u2019s most consequential games.<\/p>\n
Evans, indeed, has kicked a Sherrin \u2013 having punted with Aussies, including his opposing punter this weekend, former Sydney Swans reserves player Michael Dickson.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, when I first started punting in high school… it made punting a bit easier… I looked at all the Australian guys, how they did it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Evans called the Sherrin a \u201creally fun ball to kick\u201d, noting that what they call \u201cspirals\u201d \u2013 a torp, in Australia \u2013 is easier to complete with the Australian football than the pointy NFL version.<\/p>\n
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Turner on his visit to the MCG in June 2025 to watch Carlton take on North Melbourne.Credit: AFL Photos<\/p>\n
\u201cKicking a spiral with a Sherrin is actually pretty cool because you can kick the shit out of it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Whatever they make of this strange oval and vast field, the LA Rams take the view that they\u2019re gaining from the expedition.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf anything, it\u2019s an experience for guys,\u201d said veteran tight end Tyler Higbee. \u201cMy first time leaving the United States was my rookie year to go play a game in London, but it cultured me a little bit.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt allows a team to come together.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jake Niall travelled to Los Angeles as a guest of the Rams.<\/p>\n