Club you support - AFL

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  1. R S Gumby

    R S Gumby Well-Known Member

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    Hi Everyone

    It's a Friday and since we're coming up to the various footy seasons i thought i'd get a straw poll on who supports who in the PC community.
    It'll be a bit of fun and we can have a gentle dig at each other

    I think this can be a week by week thing so this week we'll start with the AFL.
    In the following weeks we will ask who you support in League, Union, EPL, NFL, A League etc

    I'll start us off,

    Collingwood
     
    R S Gumby, 5th Mar, 2021
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  2. twisted strategies

    twisted strategies Well-Known Member

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    NONE , i would rather watch magpies de-grubbing the lawn ( and do )

    liked playing it at school , now interests me , not at all

    besides i am old i would rather watch darts matches or lawn bowls
     
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  3. Millie

    Millie Well-Known Member

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    Eagles. Premiers 2018 (vs Collingwood :))
     
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  4. boganfromlogan

    boganfromlogan Well-Known Member

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    The oldest club in the country. You will never tear us apart! Port Adelaide (Magpies)
     
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  5. Tonibell

    Tonibell Well-Known Member

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    Cheer, cheer the red and the white
     
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    Scott No Mates Well-Known Member

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    One of my co-directors is an ex-Swan but I don't spend any time pretending that I know what's going on. :confused:
     
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  7. George Smiley

    George Smiley Well-Known Member

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    I've always wondered which code commands the most intense religious fervour- AFL in Vic or Rugby in NZ? I think I'd be a social outcast south of the Barassi Line and be forced to live as a hermit- I can name maybe 3-4 teams in the whole comp tops and that's where my knowledge ends.
     
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  8. SatayKing

    SatayKing Well-Known Member

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    Born in Victoria I support Melbourne in the AFL. Living in Canberra I support the Brumbies (beat the Melbourne Rebels 27 v 24 last night with a 60 meter penalty kick in extra time.)
     
    SatayKing, 7th Mar, 2021
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    Richmond - after many years of pain and no success - thankful to finally see some premierships!
     
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  10. Serveman

    Serveman Well-Known Member

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    GWS & Port Adelaide.
     
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    Lions! I used to work for them.
     
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    inertia Well-Known Member

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    Ive never understood the fandom, especially in the current day and age where it is the almighty $$$ that dictates who someone plays for. I don't think we are quite at the evolution of the USA with the rookies being allocated without having a say in where they go, but we are not far off. How can fans be so "loyal" to a team when the players arent? Amazing exercise in marketing and propaganda - the comparison to religion is apt.
     
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  13. George Smiley

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    If you're truly passionate about a sport I still get it though I've largely lost the passion I once had for my code (which is a shame because I remember how much joy I got out of it). TBH while it's not my cup of tea I'm not having a go at AFL, more just amazed at the level of interest it commands in VIC. Rugby in NZ and cricket in India are the only comparables I can think of.
     
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  14. Tillie

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    I am going with mascots and it completely depends on the game. Especially i like felines e.g. cats, tigers and lions. Also dogs are close to my hard. Magpies are tough and viscous. Also once got attacked by the the angry swan and I have seen the damage that eagles can make. Saints are too much goodie goodies to win and really can not support the sad team (blues) :eek:
     
    Tillie, 14th Mar, 2021
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  15. boganfromlogan

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    They will never tear us apart!!!
     
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    ... anyone but Manly

    Oh wait. Wrong footy code
     
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    geoffw Moderator Staff Member

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    I know what you mean.

    I grew up a VFL supporter, and that's completely disappeared.
     
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  18. sauber

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    The AFL has lost it for me I get so frustrated with the sport. I follow the Catter's but Omfg keep changing the rules midgame!!!! Footy 1in the 90s as a kid was amazing!! Loved it!!! Now it's meh!!!

    For me it's NHL!!

    GO THE WINNIPEG JETS!!!!
     
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  19. George Smiley

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    Lol, to call it by its most offensive name you really must have really fallen out with it. Was it rule changes or just dwindling passion?
     
    George Smiley, 14th Mar, 2021
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  20. geoffw

    geoffw Moderator Staff Member

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    It's only been AFL for 31 years. I grew up with VFL, for more years than that ;-)

    Actually, they did well to broaden the base. When I first went to Sydney in the mid 70s, I had trouble even finding the weekend results. When the Swans came to Sydney, I had a season ticket - and made a handy bit of pocket money buying shares when they floated, and selling when they soared.
     
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