ESPN SportsCenter host tries to explain how Sydney defeated Essendon

ESSENDON has heard from all quarters what it did wrong in the final seconds against Sydney. Now American sports presenters have had a crack. WATCH

Gary Rohan of the Swans celebrates with his teammates.

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High marks, long goals, goal umpires waving flags. And, possibly more than all of those, it baffles Americans.

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We have another hilarious example this week after the remarkable finish to last Friday night’s Sydney v Essendon game made it onto ESPN’S SportsCenter, the network’s flagship program.

Host Scott Van Pelt threw to footage of the final 30 seconds as called by Bruce McAvaney: “Mark! Mark! Mark! Rohan!”

Van Pelt described how the Swan’s “uncontested kick” gave the Swans a 86-85 win, adding as footage played of the Sydney belted out the song in the rooms: “it sets up some dudes in some really short shorts singing songs”.

He then explains what his millions of viewers just witnessed — or tries to.

“There’s some kicking and some catching and the goals are worth six ... the official, the referee when the ball goes out of bounds they zing it back over their head ...”

Watch the full clip above, and enjoy some past attempts to explain Aussie rules below.