Editing Melbourne (section)

=== '''Sports''' ===
Melbourne (okay, who am I kidding, AUSTRALIA) has a huge sports culture!

An extensive list of all things sport's can be found on the [http://www.onlymelbourne.com.au/melbourne-sport-recreation.php Only Melbourne] site. To find out what sport is on, check out the [http://www.thatsmelbourne.com.au/whatson/sport/Pages/Sport.aspx City of Melbourne's What's On Sports] page. And if you're a mega keen sports enthusiast why not round your fellow CSers up for a [http://www.melbournesportstours.com.au/ Melbourne Sports Tour]?

'''AFL''' (also known as Aerial Ping Pong by Rugby supporters): this type of football has an elongated ball and they do a lot of bouncing, jumping and running, not a lot of tackling or brute force. [http://www.afl.com.au/ Official website].

'''Rugby''': this is the type of football where big beefy boys run, tackle, pound the crap out of each other and attempt to run. [http://www.rugby.com.au/ Offical website]. 

'''Soccer''' (what the rest of the world - except the US - know as FOOTBALL): this is the one with the round white & black ball, no tackles to be had (although they do fall & trip and crash into each other), a few punches if you're lucky, a lot of speed and skill (guess which football I support?!). [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/ Official website]. CS Melbourne also has a futsal team [https://www.facebook.com/groups/277606335583958/ CS United].

'''Cricket''': long, hot summer days spent drinking in the sun watching the boys in white hit a ball with a flat stick and run back & forth. [http://cricket.com.au/ Offical website]. And, funnily enough, I actually like it.

'''Basketball''': an orange ball, mega tall people who like to swing off the hoop if they get the chance to slam-dunk. See [http://www.couchsurfing.org/group_read.html?gid=707&post=10895854 this CS post] for more on basketball courts, or check out [http://asphaltallstars.blogspot.com/ Asphalt All-Stars] for more info.

'''Swimming''': whether you're into solo laps or splashing about, this is the ideal sport for keeping fit. Check out [http://www.couchsurfing.org/group_read.html?gid=707&post=11019523 this CS thread] for more information on public swimming pools around the city.

'''Tennis''': Melbourne is widely popular for it's tennis scene. You can find places to play tennis in Melbourne [https://www.tennis.com.au/play/social-tennis play tennis in Melbourne] and, of course, watch the famous 1st Grand Slam of year at the [https://tenniseventguide.com/australian-open Australian Open]

'''Ultimate frisbee''': I'm not sure when the good ol' faithful, picnic in the park, frisbee became it's own sport but it's definitely loads of fun. Check out [http://www.ultimatevictoria.com.au Ultimate Victoria] for more information about where and when you can play!

'''Yoga''': Check out [http://www.couchsurfing.org/group_read.html?gid=707&post=12364029 this thread] on all the places offering free or cheap yoga classes.