By now the whole world knows the outcome of last nights epic struggle between the two top Aus Football League teams - Geelong and Collingwood. The struggle took place at the justly famed Melbourne Cricket Ground. The ninety thousand who attended the match and the countless thousands who either watched on TV or listened on radio considered it a rehearsal for the Grand Final in September. People take Aussie Rules football very seriously here. Geelong's newspaper the Advertiser, like all newspapers, is generally printed in black and white, the colors of the Collingwood mob. To the Joy of Frank Costa, president of the Geelong football club, the Advertiser printed its match eve paper in the colors of the Geelong team - blue and white.
Their confidence in Geelong was well founded. As the whole civilised world now knows, Geelong Cats won the bruising contest against the Collingwood Magpies by 36 points.
I know you were just longing to hear about this!
Lovely to see such dedication!
ReplyDeleteOh yes; just Gee - longing to hear about the pre-occupation of even the press when it comes to what remains "just a game..."
ReplyDeletePhil, comments like that will have Melbournians (not to say Abervillians) screaming "a la lanterne!"
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