Sunday, 7 September 2014

week fourteen | the home of the afl, melbourne, victoria

Ahh footy, the most classic of Melbourne experiences! The season runs through winter and is one of the top weekend experiences to be had during the colder months here in Melbourne.

Now I’m no massive fan by any stretch of the imagination but I do have a team (go North Melbourne!) and I adore watching games live. A couple of weekends ago I was invited to watch a Port Power/Collingwood game with my Port Power crazy family. We cheered, we sang, we laughed at the drunken fans and the guy that ran into a pole and then we rolled our eyes because Collingwood won and that just sucks.

Just like every time to go to a game I promise myself that I should go more often, but I think more than anything I love the family time. Whether its with my dad or with my cousins and aunt and uncle it will be something that I’ll try to do for years to come. Also bonus points to my friend Rose who is a real life AFL goal umpire – one day I’ll get to a game of hers and I’ll be the crazy lady screaming for the umpire rather than the players. 

For us in Australia, and even more so in Melbourne, the AFL is less of a game than it is a way of life. It’s much more fun to embrace the crazy then it would be to fight against it. With another season almost coming to an end I’m feeling a little sad. However after last nights spectacular finals win by our Kanga’s things are looking up and footy fever is at an all time high.  

GAME RATING: 3/5 COLLINGWOOD SUPPORTERS 
ENTHUSIASM FOR OUR MIGHTY KANGA'S: 5/5 


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