Hello Poppets!
(Flashback to Year 9 where that was how we always greeted people)
Today we acknowledge a special and significant moment in Claire's life. Yes, we are talking about HER VERY FIRST AFL GAME! How Claire managed to get away with calling herself a Victorian for so long without actually attending an AFL match is truly amazing. I, however, attended my first AFL game some time in the period between Prep-Grade 2 with one of our uncles, back when I was exclusively a Western Bulldogs supporter.
Yes, we do enjoy the sports ball. It is no secret that we are fans of sports movies (mainly football related, but Moneyball is also a fave), and I was hooked on the AFL reality tv show, The Recruit, on Fox8 last year. We have also attended many country football games in our day, watching our older brother play throughout the years. Local football has a real sense of community, and it is one of the few things we miss about the country (sometimes). Except we are not the kind of fans that follow a team, or care about stats etc. We just enjoy the game (and you cannot really complain about those uniforms, really).
Us with our brother, James, at the local footy Grand Final 2014
There is nothing more Melbournian than descending on The G (That's the MCG for you non-Melbourne folk) or Etihad Stadium, eating a meat pie and watching a good old game of footy. However, we did not have the opportunity to attend the game until our brother asked if we would like to join him to the Essendon (his team) vs. Hawthorn twilight match. We said yes, and so we borrowed a couple of scarves, and joined our brother for a Sunday afternoon at the MCG.
We shuffled out of Richmond station with the crowd, surrounded by avid football fans, and eventually made it to our seats. Since we had lunch at TGIFriday's beforehand (because why not?), so no meat pie for us, but we did have an expensive cup of cider ($8?!). We were ready.
Two out of three of our Instagram posts made it on the big screen during the pre-game and half-time (We're practically famous). The game is the same, but the experience of being around so many people, and the sheer scale of it all... It was quite exciting, especially if the team you are going for wins (after the most intense last 2 minutes ever).
We shuffled out of Richmond station with the crowd, surrounded by avid football fans, and eventually made it to our seats. Since we had lunch at TGIFriday's beforehand (because why not?), so no meat pie for us, but we did have an expensive cup of cider ($8?!). We were ready.
Two out of three of our Instagram posts made it on the big screen during the pre-game and half-time (We're practically famous). The game is the same, but the experience of being around so many people, and the sheer scale of it all... It was quite exciting, especially if the team you are going for wins (after the most intense last 2 minutes ever).
Claire's verdict: 10/10 would go again. If you have the opportunity to attend, go for it. Thank you so much to our brother for taking us. We love you, bro.
Stay gold,
Grace x
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