A word about Gaelic Football

Right now I am watching the absurd, delightful, crazy, popular (at least here in Ireland) and dangerous looking game of Gaelic Football. Ulster versus... someone else who's losing. According to wikipedia "The primary object is to score by kicking or striking the ball with the hand and getting it through the goals." When this doesn't work players jump on top of the ball and pile on each other. Then someone finally grabs the ball (which looks to me like a soccer ball) and runs away or throws it. It reminds me of how you played soccer when you were 6 and the gym teacher wasn't looking. Only the Irish and Australians play, but one plays in a rectangle and the other a circle, so when they play against each other they have to compromise and they play in a... I don't remember but I think a rectangle.