Saturday, September 30, 2006
West Coast Eagles
In case anyone cares, the Australian Football League Grand Final was last night (2pm -Sat. in Australia). And the Eagles beat the Sydney Swans by one point. Yeah!!!!! (In case you didn't know, the Grand Final is like the Super Bowl in Oz. That is all anyone is doing this weekend.)
You may remember that last year Whitey 'watched' the game on the computer tuned into a sports radio station until 1:00 in the morning. Just a few days ago we heard about the Australian Consulate and Chamber of Commerce having the game televised in a bar in SF. There were 500 Aussies there. Only about 40 were Eagles fans with the rest cheering for the Swans. Last year the Swans beat the Eagles in the final by 4 points. But the 40 of us were the loudest. It was nail biting until the end with both teams swapping goals but the Eagles held on.
I can't imagine what Perth is like right now. The last time they won the Grand Final was 1994. I can't believe we stayed in the city until 1 a.m. and then drove home. We're tired and have no voices but it was worth it. Heaps of fun.
GO EAGLES!!!!
You may remember that last year Whitey 'watched' the game on the computer tuned into a sports radio station until 1:00 in the morning. Just a few days ago we heard about the Australian Consulate and Chamber of Commerce having the game televised in a bar in SF. There were 500 Aussies there. Only about 40 were Eagles fans with the rest cheering for the Swans. Last year the Swans beat the Eagles in the final by 4 points. But the 40 of us were the loudest. It was nail biting until the end with both teams swapping goals but the Eagles held on.
I can't imagine what Perth is like right now. The last time they won the Grand Final was 1994. I can't believe we stayed in the city until 1 a.m. and then drove home. We're tired and have no voices but it was worth it. Heaps of fun.
GO EAGLES!!!!
// posted by ytmax @ 9:03 AM 
