Afl player eating grass

Gold Coast star Matt Rowell has lifted the lid on why he eats stadium grass as a bizarre pre-game ritual, revealing that tasting turf makes him feel 'one with the ground'.

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Afl player eating grass

In , he became the first AFL player to be caught on camera eating the grass from the surface of the stadium he was about to play on. In what can only be described as a truly bizarre moment, the Suns gun got down on his haunches, grabbed a handful of the Heritage Bank Stadium turf before Saturday's match against the Demons - and ate it. Matt Rowell shocks everyone when he eats a part of the Heritage Bank Stadium moments before going out and playing a great game for the Suns against the Demons. In principle, people can consume some grasses. Many are non-toxic and edible, and in fact our ancient ancestors dined on grass millions of years ago, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. As a practical food source, however, your lawn leaves a lot to be desired. The regular grass that grows on footy fields, for example, is not good to eat. Aside from the risks of dirt, germs and bacteria, which Rowell would have consumed in abundance, it contains a large amount of cellulose, which humans can't digest. Fox Footy host Andrew Gaze came up with a theory when he saw footage of Rowell's insane preparation for the match. Matty Rowell looks to be still chewing on his cud during the match against the Demons after eating grass prior to the kickoff. Just as well Gazey didn't do same during his career. Imagine the splinters. Comments started flying all over social media and were as varied as the concept of eating grass was odd. Brian Marshall on twitter said: 'Weird? But dangerous, the grounds have probably been sprayed with fertilizer and weed killer.

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Gold Coast star Matt Rowell has lifted the lid on why he eats stadium grass as a bizarre pre-game ritual, revealing that tasting turf makes him feel 'one with the ground'. Rowell, 21, is having a blinding season on the pitch for the Suns, but has also been making headlines for eating it - with video recently capturing him chowing down on the turf at Heritage Bank Stadium. The moment made headlines around the country - and veteran sports journalist Caroline Wilson later revealed that it was far from a one-off for Rowell. I'm not joking, that's his pre-game routine - he eats grass. It's an extraordinary thing.

Afl player eating grass

Pre-game routines are sacred to many surprisingly superstitious athletes. Fox Sports posted the video to their Facebook page and it has racked up over a million views in under 24 hours. The squatting, hand-rubbing, pre-consumption grass sniff, and of course, the fact that he eats grass, all combine to make a perfect video for internet virality. Rowell, who plays for the Gold Coast Suns, has not yet explained why he decided to do what he did, which means the internet has been allowed to speculate - awesome.

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In , he became the first AFL player to be caught on camera eating the grass from the surface of the stadium he was about to play on.

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