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Last updated on July 16th, 2017 at 10:44 am
Among delirious Geelong fans tonight will be childhood pal Stephen Stoios – we menaced Werribee together from ages 5 to 18 – who hadn’t even been born the last time Geelong won a flag.
If you’re reading this, mate, please keep the looting to a minimum. There is no limit on pillaging, however.
UPDATE. Avoid Federation Square.
UPDATE II. Also avoid central Geelong.
UPDATE III. Ria doesn’t know what to do:
It’s happened: Geelong have won the AFL premiership for the first time in 44 years! I just…honestly, I just don’t know what to do. I know what to do when we lose a Grand Final (that is, cry like a baby), but a win…I thought we would but now that it’s here, I am just sort of shocked, really. Dumbfounded.
I don’t follow the footy but I did read the report in the Herald-Sun. A stunning victory for the Cats. It must have been a bummer for the Port fans who trecked over from SA. Absenteeism will skyrocket on Geelong on Monday.
Melbourne was dead when I was motoring around at 3pm. You could have fired a bullet up Hoddle St. I called in at Safeway—all the checkouts were empty and the cashier was delighted to have someone – anyone – to serve.
Posted by walterplinge on 2007 09 29 at 05:25 AM • permalink
“Melbourne was dead when I was motoring around at 3pm.”
There’s a coincidence, Port Adelaide were dead at 3pm, too. Allegedly not from a bullet up Hoddle Street.
Posted by Tony.T.Teacher on 2007 09 29 at 06:13 AM • permalink
It keeps saying i don’t have permission to access the server. And I do so love a good pillage on a Saturday night, (red wine in hand, cheese and bikkies at the ready).
Posted by surfmaster on 2007 09 29 at 06:37 AM • permalink
#8 – Pogria, premature pillaging is not one of my quirks. 🙂
Posted by surfmaster on 2007 09 29 at 06:53 AM • permalink
Geelong fans? And you name names!
Don’t get me wrong… without a doubt you are feared, fabulous and infamous these days. But that means you’re in way too deep to get away with this cheap attempt to pass off some of the blame on an old school friend.
It’s like, say, wronwright or Paco trying to blame the whole gaddang World Wide Conspiracy on a sweet innocent young chap – and might I add a more studious, clever and superior achiever – like Michael Lonie!
What a fantastic omen for the Demons, they won in 1964. A two-point victory over Collingwood!
Q. What is sweeter than a two-point victory over Collingwood?
A. A one-point victory.A nice piece of trivia, who kicked the winning goal in 1964, what was unusual about it and what was the other sporting distinction of the kicker?
Rafe, in 1964 it was Dame Joan Sutherland, with her left boot (normally a rightie) from outside the 50. What was notable about the kick was the fact she was playing for Fitzroy at the time! No, seriously though, the ball was lined with the skin of the first baby fur seal clubbed that season at Australia’s Mawson Base.
163 to 44? What the hell was that?!? Losing in a final is one thing, but… damn.
In American football, that’s called “running up the score”, and is considered poor sportsmanship – but one hardly ever sees that at a professional level.
Posted by Spiny Norman on 2007 09 29 at 08:50 AM • permalink
#17: Mike Holmgren, coach of the Seattle Seahawks, is reported to hold the opinion, “If you don’t want to lose by 50 points, get better.”
Posted by dean martin on 2007 09 29 at 09:00 AM • permalink
Melbourne won by 4 points in 1964. The winning goal was kicked by Neil “Froggy” Crompton who was the back pocket and also played cricket for Victoria.
Posted by Tony.T.Teacher on 2007 09 29 at 09:45 AM • permalink
UPDATE. Avoid Federation Square.
Is that supposed to be advice? More like stating the obvious.
O/T, but where the hell did this disaster come from? I didn’t even know it was in the works.
My grandson’s football team (American) won their homecoming game by one point last night. It was an ugly win, admittedly undeserved considering the number of fumbles and mistakes, for which I blame the coach, but the hometown fans were ecstatic nonetheless. Why, there must have been dozens of people downtown!
#28, so Jimmy Carter has decided to take the Al Gore route, with a book and a movie. Gadzooks, I don’t think my digestion can handle it.
Ernest Borgnine’s best performance.
I have to respectfully disagree. His role as the sadistic brig NCO Fatso Judson in “From Here To Eternity” was his best, in my opinion. When I first saw that movie as a kid, I was never so happy to see someone get killed (when Judson got knifed).
Posted by David Crawford on 2007 09 29 at 02:24 PM • permalink
Well done, Geelong. Though it wasn’t a pretty game to watch – more like a massacre.
Certainly not as entertaining as the 2005 and 2006 Grand Finals when my wonderful Swannies (Oh, and the Weagles) gave us a real game. Poor old Port Bogans, wiped off the map.
Also, I’ve been waiting for someone else to say it but, here goes:
#3, Melbourne was dead when I was motoring around at 3pm.
And your point is?
Q. Why didn’t the Vikings have any Polish raiders on their voyages?
A. No Viking ship would have them because they could never remember that “it’s rape, pillage, loot, and then burn.
Posted by JorgXMcKie on 2007 09 30 at 12:13 AM • permalink
- Thanks for the congratulations.
Just got back from a footy trip up into the bush. This result was celebrated very, very hard by both of us Cats supporters.It has been a long time between drinks, and this cup is mighty sweet.Posted by Simon Darkshade on 2007 10 01 at 07:38 AM • permalink
hehehe,
Tim being “menacing”.