It's so exciting being an Eagles fan right now - only one more sleep until the Big Day (makes it sound like a wedding, eh?). While it's pretty obvious who I'll be supporting, the day does pose a dilemma for supporters of teams other than the Eagles and the Swans. Who will they adopt as their team for the day? Or will they even care who wins?
This question was being asked on the radio this week on more than one station. Based on last Friday's disappointing loss, Freo fans were invited to call in and say whether or not they'd be supporting the Eagles this Saturday.
I wasn't expecting a lot of support from them to be honest. Last year a lot of Dorkers fans laughed when the Eagles lost the Grand Final (how they could laugh when they didn't even make the finals I'll never know). On Monday morning, a lady who was a HUGE Freo fan rang one of the radio stations and declared she was going for Sydney. She said she hated the Eagles and that she didn't care if the cup went over east as long as it didn't go to the Eagles. Then on Seven News last night, it showed a a twenty-something-year-old Dorkers chick playing her guitar and singing a horrible song she wrote about the Eagles, about them being girls and how much she hated them because they were too clinical and professional in her opinion. Hmmm yeah whatever.
On the other hand, there are some Freo fans who want the cup to come to WA and are quite happy to support the Eagles. They see it more as barracking for WA against the Eastern States. To be honest, if the Dorkers had made the Grand Final and the Eagles hadn't, I'm not sure who I'd go for. Since the Dorkers beat us twice this year, I'm not feeling too kindly towards them but if the Eagles had won both derbies I think I'd be more inclined to go for Freo. It'd probably depend on who was playing in the Grand Final, who had the biggest premiership drought and who I felt most sorry for.
But that doesn't matter. The Eagles will be there tomorrow and I'm excited! Just hearing about the Grand Final parade and Swanson St, Collins St and Flinders St Station made me think of my trip to Melbourne two months ago and wish I was there again. I can now say I've been to those places WOOHOO!
I'd like to pose a question to all Freo fans and fans of other teams. Who will you be going for tomorrow?
2 comments:
I'm glad you're not one of these Eagles fans who EXPECT Freo fans to fall in behind the West Coast, for whatever obscure reason.
Local rivalries are healthy, Freo fans have memories, West Coast is not a 'state team' (if so, send Judd back), and you must realise that relentlessly bagging Freo as 'Dorkers' doesn't particularly inspire cameraderie.
GO THE MIGHTY WEST COAST EAGLES
Premiers 2006!!!:D:D:D
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