NFL aspirations alive and kicking at Australian punting academy澳大利亚踢球学院里，NFL梦想依然鲜活。
MELBOURNE, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Once an amateur club soccer field on the outskirts of Melbourne, the Monbulk Recreational Reserve's stretch of artificial turf is now an unlikely nursery for Australian teenagers with dreams of making the National Football League.
San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey speaks at a press conference ahead of the first NFL game in Australia, at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, in Melbourne, Australia, September 7,2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Ian Ransom
MELBOURNE, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Once an amateur club soccer field on the outskirts of Melbourne, the Monbulk Recreational Reserve's stretch of artificial turf is now an unlikely nursery for Australian teenagers with dreams of making the National Football League.
Three days before the country stages its first regular-season NFL game at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, dozens of teens assembled on a sunny Tuesday to practise punting an American football in a programme run by specialist academy Prokick Australia.
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2026年9月7日，旧金山49人队跑卫克里斯蒂安·麦卡弗里在澳大利亚墨尔本的墨尔本矩形体育场举行的NFL澳大利亚首场比赛前的新闻发布会上发表讲话。照片由手机拍摄。路透社/伊恩·兰索姆
墨尔本，9 月 8 日（路透社）——蒙布尔克休闲保护区曾经是墨尔本郊区的业余俱乐部足球场，如今这片人造草坪却成了澳大利亚青少年梦想进入国家橄榄球联盟的摇篮。
在澳大利亚墨尔本板球场举行首场常规赛 NFL 比赛的三天前，数十名青少年在一个阳光明媚的星期二聚集在一起，参加由专业学院 Prokick Australia 组织的练习踢美式橄榄球的活动。
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