Day at the Footy

I won tickets to see the AFL here in London last Saturday! Those who know me will know how much I'm into free/discounted/won things. West Coast Eagles vs. Fremantle Dockers. I know, AFL? Who cares? But, it was at The Oval (where they played the Ashes) and we were up in the members stand. We drank some pre-poured Fosters and Scrumpy Jacks and I wore my Swannies scarf (even though they weren't playing), which attracted some choice comments like "Swans fans aren't real footy fans". Guess people like that are just unhappy cos their teams all suck (why else would we have won the premiership?). Other people were wearing Wallabies jerseys, South Sydney jerseys, West Tigers jerseys, Brisbane Lions and all the rest. Just like at being back at home. They even had a stall where they'd sell redskins, jupiter bars, twisties, burger rings, and toffee apples too. Despite the inflated "imported" prices we got some. A touch of home.
I only know one player from each of the two teams - Jeffrey Farmer and Chris Judd. And Chris Judd wasn't there, so I was going for Fremantle. In the end, the Eagles were two-time losers (having also lost the Grand Final to the Swannies). Best parts of the game were when all the scraps broke out. No major biffs, just a lot of handbags being thrown around.
Not much else exciting happened. Took some photos so thought I'd put up a new blog. Tam started work this week. At Imperial College too. Just like me, but different location. Good thing too, cos now we got double income now and can ease off the savings a touch.




Members Stand Tickets to AFL in London - Free
Beer and food - £25
Participating in pitch invasion and avoiding arrest and £1000 fine - Priceless

Anyway, hope you're all well. If you're bored and have some time, why don't you email us or something. It'd be great to hear back from you. Tell us what's going on. Cos we miss you heaps, and, of course, we hope that you feel the same way.