We had Fitzroy colours when i played junior footy, Maroon and Blue....a real maroon also! I guess i had some sort of soft spot. The Lions got shafted.
My dream in 1996 was to see the merger go through and be rid of the "pestilence" that is Hawthorn.
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My dream in 1996 was to see the merger go through and be rid of the "pestilence" that is Hawthorn.
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Not sure how it's possible to have a second club. Sure you may like another club or two but they should not raise your passion levels surely
I don't have a particularly soft spot for any one opposition club. Today's Cinderella story is tomorrow's threat.
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Honestly, I don't know what gives the media the right to be slagging off fans for not attending. Campaigners all get to sit in the comfortable corporate boxes, press passes for on site parking etc. Life, work, family all play a part - which the media also forget. Unless the media are directing it at the AFL and "do something about this disequal mess" they should GAGF.
Edit: and to answer OP - the Dogs. Very sad that the Cinderella GF in 1997 didn't happen.
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The AFL didn't send Fitzroy to Brisbane.
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I like West Coast, I was sad they didn't cap off the year this season.
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"Spin it anyway you like"? I'm still a Fitzroy supporter and current member and shareholder of the Fitzroy Football Club. As a Fitzroy Football Club shareholder in 1996, I was involved in a small way in the actual merger events. I'm telling you what actually happened, as opposed to AFL propaganda.
The AFL didn't send Fitzroy to Brisbane. They can still be your second team, if you like.
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Tends to be a question of which team you hate the least outside your own club (can change week to week!). That aside, I normally have a soft spot for teams with watchable players. Gold Coast cause of Gaz. Liked Adelaide recently cause of Tex, Danger and Betts. Sydney when Buddy plays. Ill go with GC - would like to see them make finals.
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Fremantle...
in the 50's migrating by ship, it was the first piece of Australia that my family physically touched...
in the 50's migrating by ship, it was the first piece of Australia that my family physically touched...
He he he
Well I commend you on sticking with your club (what is left of it anyway). All I know is that my grandfather was a tough old bastard and a passionate Fitzroy supporter and the day Fitzroy as a club died, was the only time he ever shed a tear.
Whether it was to make the game better, whether it was to make both teams better, even if it was to give the supporters that winning feeling, I still state it was a sad day for football.
I am just glad Hawthorn and Melbourne didn't follow that lead.
I have no doubt you would know more than I about what transpired, being close to the club at the time. But for me, I just wished that the club could have been saved.
I guess it is a personal thing.
Geelong. Happily my second team..
Essendon haven't been very good for around 15 years, so I need something to keep me watching...ok, they were good in 2004.. To be fair..(although the last 4 years have been pretty bad for the club)
I grew up as a cats supporter then changed around 1997 as the family influence of Essendon took me over...
Last season there was a group of fans wearing half Essendon and half Geelong jersey for Chapmans fairwell game...
It made sense to me!!!
I also grew up going to Tigers games a lot...not that I go for them, but I'd like to see them win a premiership eventually.
Essendon haven't been very good for around 15 years, so I need something to keep me watching...ok, they were good in 2004.. To be fair..(although the last 4 years have been pretty bad for the club)
I grew up as a cats supporter then changed around 1997 as the family influence of Essendon took me over...
Last season there was a group of fans wearing half Essendon and half Geelong jersey for Chapmans fairwell game...
It made sense to me!!!
I also grew up going to Tigers games a lot...not that I go for them, but I'd like to see them win a premiership eventually.
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Although it changes a bit depending on the situation, Melbourne would probably be my full time second team. Fremantle, Richmond and GWS are other teams that I usually barrack for in most cases.
Melbourne because they are 'Melbourne' and have a similar colour scheme to Essendon
Richmond because they are similar to Essendon in many aspects, though I don't particularly like their supporter base
GWS because of Kevin Sheedy
No particular reason for Fremantle, but Harvey coaching them really helped
Melbourne because they are 'Melbourne' and have a similar colour scheme to Essendon
Richmond because they are similar to Essendon in many aspects, though I don't particularly like their supporter base
GWS because of Kevin Sheedy
No particular reason for Fremantle, but Harvey coaching them really helped
Richmond, bought my 11 year old his first membership and went to quite a few games this year; and no, he does not ahave an acquired brain injury.
Used to have a soft spot for EFC, but Hird pretty much destroyed that.
Don't mind Sydney, watching them evolve under the mentorship of Ron Barrassi and Plugger was great.
Used to have a soft spot for EFC, but Hird pretty much destroyed that.
Don't mind Sydney, watching them evolve under the mentorship of Ron Barrassi and Plugger was great.
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But lately their supporters are starting to get quite cocky.
But lately their supporters are starting to get quite cocky.
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It changes on a yearly basis for me. It was the Bulldogs this year, probably will be next year as well. Port Adelaide in 2013/2014, so I still have a bit of a soft-spot for them. I also like to see Gold Coast doing well 
Those tears still sustain us. It was the final all Victorians wanted
Actually as a Geelong supporter I was happy enough for Malcolm Blight. He deserved to be a Premiership coach in my book. He just won two with the wrong bloody team, is all!
I can probably count on one hand the games where Essendon actually played well for an entire game that raised my passion levels in the last decade...
