Tuesday, September 27, 2005
The AFL Grand Final
The Australian Football League Grand Final was held last Saturday and is already being hailed as one of the greats but to be honest although it was close the standard of football wasn’t that great. For mine, the highlights were Leo Barry's match-saving grab and the excellent call by JJJ’s Roy & HG.
Sydney defeated West Coast, which goes to show that tough nicknames aren’t necessary to inspire passion. Unlike most AFL teams who go by nicknames like the Lions, the Tigers, and the Bombers*, Sydney have the more genteel nickname ‘”the Swans”. They also have a picture of the Sydney Opera House on their jumpers. Just to recap – they’re called the Swans, and they like opera. Swans. Opera. Football. Such is the way of the modern world, I guess.
*NB: Melbourne (Demons) and Hawthorn (Hawks) used to be known as the Fuschias and the Mayblooms, respectively. Haw haw! At the other end of the spectrum, now-defunct Fitzroy used to be known as the Gorillas. Now there's a nickname you can respect.
Sydney defeated West Coast, which goes to show that tough nicknames aren’t necessary to inspire passion. Unlike most AFL teams who go by nicknames like the Lions, the Tigers, and the Bombers*, Sydney have the more genteel nickname ‘”the Swans”. They also have a picture of the Sydney Opera House on their jumpers. Just to recap – they’re called the Swans, and they like opera. Swans. Opera. Football. Such is the way of the modern world, I guess.
*NB: Melbourne (Demons) and Hawthorn (Hawks) used to be known as the Fuschias and the Mayblooms, respectively. Haw haw! At the other end of the spectrum, now-defunct Fitzroy used to be known as the Gorillas. Now there's a nickname you can respect.
