AFL Grand Final: an Adelaide perspective
Prior to the Grand Final on Saturday, the city of Adelaide was buzzing with excitement as Port Adelaide was in the Grand Final. There was much talk about equalling Adelaide Crows’ number of premierships. They made front page news for a week leading up to the Grand Final and much of the news about how supporters were heading to Victoria by train and car as flights were pretty full.
On Grand Final day, the streets of the suburb of Port Adelaide were empty. Everyone was at home or in the pub watching the game. We all know that it was a thrashing and no one was happier than Yours Truly.
What was even funnier was that the Grand Final was the first news article on TV for 15 minutes from Saturday to Monday. They showed how disappointed supporters were but the best part was showing grown men cry!!! Many supporters went to Alberton Oval, home of Port Adelaide, to watch the match and were bawling when the final siren came. Call me unsympathetic (because I am) but it was hilarious to watch! As you can tell, I haven’t succumbed to the pressures of supporting the teams of my adopted home; I’m Malaysian (I mean, Victorian) through and through!
The Sunday newspaper also spent the first 8 pages reviewing the Grand Final and had fans’ opinions about the Grand Final. It was really a waste of space as all 8 pages pretty much had the same point: Port Adelaide was terrible on the day. Here’s an article from today’s newspaper!
We’ll see whether I’ll shed a tear when Essendon plays in their next Grand Final and loses: I’ll only need to wait another 16 years…
