yep, I was there - at the Telstra Dome with 49, 056 others to witness a piece of AFL sporting history - Buddy Franklin (arguably the Hawks best full forward) got his 100th goal in front of a capacity crowd, and even though I was hoping that Brendan Fevola (the Blues full forward and one mine and Daniel's AFL heroes) would get his first, it just didn't seem like it would work out that way from the get go...
and good on Buddy - he's been the leading goal scorer all season, he's the first indigenous australian to boot 100 in a season (the home and away season that is) and me and my 3 favourite boys were there to see it...
it was manic! thousands of people ran onto the ground - this is simply no longer the go in AFL anymore - especially not in the 1st quarter - it was great - great too to see that the security guards made sure Buddy was safe, escorted him off and then just let it continue - and to their credit and coz they didn't make a song and a dance of it all, people eventually got back into their seats for the remainder of the game...
Fevvy (as Daniel calls him) came up short with 99 goals - but let's be serious, 99 goals is still a fabulous achievement - for a team that has had a bad few years and is rebuilding - he's not had consistently good ball all year but has still come up only a handful short of a top 4 team - Fevvy, we are proud of you and hope (despite your disappointment) you are proud of a great 2008 - looking forward to seeing you in 2009!
sooo as I start to think about removing the CFC logo tattooed on my right cheek (I didn't take an eucalyptus oil to melbs) another football season is over....and I can't say I feel gutted - sure the blues did not play their best lastnight and sure they aren't in the finals! but here are the positives:
- they have rebuilt themselves and have a lot to look forward to in 2009
- fev came a very close 2nd in a fabulous goal kicking contest
- they aren't that far away from top 8 contention
- despite everything they have the biggest fan base in the league
bring on 2009! go Blues
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