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BAAAAAAAAAAAAAALL! - The Fever AFL Thread

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05 Apr 04:30

Week one done... Don't forget picks for week two. I actually streamed the Sainters....what a waste of time. I'm picking them again though against Richmond

10 Apr 06:25

Who is going to AFL? I need to get me some tickets. Who wants some?

10 Apr 07:06 · edited 10 Apr 07:10 · History

My wife is going......but you can't go with her (I'm going to be in Sydney). 

In other news....Some tough picks this week. Pies Vs Hawks.....Tigers vs Bulldogs....Freo Vs Bombers....My poor old man Sainters. C-Diddy topping the league!

10 Apr 21:29

Tickets sorted... in other news, I'll be in Brissy on the day we play the Eagles - so... taking the g/f shopping or going to the Gabba...

No, there wasn't a question mark.

E + R + O

11 Apr 05:17

Tyler wrote:

My wife is going......but you can't go with her (I'm going to be in Sydney). 

Sounds like a perfect reason to go with her?

18 Apr 01:21

Sorry man....she's going with her other husband

Is anyone on this forum actually going to the footy?

18 Apr 02:34

Yep! Mainly for the novelty factory. I'll have no idea what on earth is happening in front of me, but meh.


Yellow Fever - Misery loves company

18 Apr 04:11


Just make sure you shout BAAAALL when someone gets tackled. I reckon you will enjoy it 

18 Apr 04:16

patrick478 wrote:

Yep! Mainly for the novelty factory. I'll have no idea what on earth is happening in front of me, but meh.

Radio this morning said that the Doom Post will have a pull out, helping explain the game & rules, tomorrow. You might have to nick a copy from the break room.
18 Apr 07:17

I will be there, with 6 or 7 others, again for the novelty factor, never seen a game live before, watched a couple on TV, and looking forward to it.

19 Apr 01:48

St Kilda is doing a NZ shirt for the game.

20 Apr 13:07

See you all there in Aisle 23. 

21 Apr 03:09

 Reliable source- Durante will be taking part in the AFL 9s showcase along with Pulse players at half time

Salmon swim upstream

21 Apr 07:42

Heard on the radio 19,000 tickets have been sold! My Saints lost to Essendon if anyone cares...think we will struggle to beat Sydney

21 Apr 08:55

Tyler wrote:

Heard on the radio 19,000 tickets have been sold! My Saints lost to Essendon if anyone cares...think we will struggle to beat Sydney

Saw 20k mentioned, with 5k Aussies coming over. Hopefully we can sell the rest during the week.
21 Apr 22:17

Tyler wrote:

Heard on the radio 19,000 tickets have been sold! My Saints lost to Essendon if anyone cares...think we will struggle to beat Sydney

Saw 20k mentioned, with 5k Aussies coming over. Hopefully we can sell the rest during the week.
These are also the numbers I caught over the weekend. Would be good to sellout, hoping for good weather as that might help with a walk-up crowd. Though 20,000 would make it the biggest sports event attendance (bar sevens) at Stadium this year.
22 Apr 02:30

JonoNewton wrote:

Tyler wrote:

Heard on the radio 19,000 tickets have been sold! My Saints lost to Essendon if anyone cares...think we will struggle to beat Sydney

Saw 20k mentioned, with 5k Aussies coming over. Hopefully we can sell the rest during the week.
These are also the numbers I caught over the weekend. Would be good to sellout, hoping for good weather as that might help with a walk-up crowd. Though 20,000 would make it the biggest sports event attendance (bar sevens) at Stadium this year.

You said sports attendance, you didn't really need to add "(bar sevens)" 


Allegedly

22 Apr 04:21

Tegal wrote:

JonoNewton wrote:

Tyler wrote:

Heard on the radio 19,000 tickets have been sold! My Saints lost to Essendon if anyone cares...think we will struggle to beat Sydney

Saw 20k mentioned, with 5k Aussies coming over. Hopefully we can sell the rest during the week.
These are also the numbers I caught over the weekend. Would be good to sellout, hoping for good weather as that might help with a walk-up crowd. Though 20,000 would make it the biggest sports event attendance (bar sevens) at Stadium this year.

You said sports attendance, you didn't really need to add "(bar sevens)" 

Oh I wasn't going to, but figured some smart-arse would mention the Sevens. With you, they aren't there to watch the sport.
22 Apr 05:47


22 Apr 07:54
Yep putting those up today wasn't what I'd call clockwork. 

Fuck this stupid game

22 Apr 11:27

TopLeft07 wrote:
Yep putting those up today wasn't what I'd call clockwork. 
Maybe the picture is a bit crooked but they seem to be on a lean ...
22 Apr 20:21

TopLeft07 wrote:
Yep putting those up today wasn't what I'd call clockwork. 
Maybe the picture is a bit crooked but they seem to be on a lean ...

Wind adjusted ;-)

E + R + O

22 Apr 21:49

If its a bit windy on Thursday, we may see a few behinds. Aussies not being used to a little wind and all that.

22 Apr 23:56

Getting points for missing the goal. Brilliant. 


Allegedly

23 Apr 00:03

Pumped.

E + R + O

23 Apr 00:36

TopLeft07 wrote:
Yep putting those up today wasn't what I'd call clockwork. 
Maybe the picture is a bit crooked but they seem to be on a lean ...
They probably were. What time did you take the photo? It took us quite a big part of the day to get them all straight.

Fuck this stupid game

23 Apr 01:14

TopLeft07 wrote:

TopLeft07 wrote:
Yep putting those up today wasn't what I'd call clockwork. 
Maybe the picture is a bit crooked but they seem to be on a lean ...
They probably were. What time did you take the photo? It took us quite a big part of the day to get them all straight.
Not my photo. A Victory/AFL fan I follow tweeted it. No clue where he got it from.
23 Apr 01:35

just saw the Sydney team coming out of their hotel and on to the bus to go to a training or something.

I know it is not a very exiciting post, but neither is AFL.

All I do is make the stuff I would've liked
Reference things I wanna watch, reference girls I wanna bite
Now I'm firefly like a burning kite
And yousa fake fuck like a fleshlight

23 Apr 04:09

Just heard from a mate of mine who is a saints fan and he reckons there are heaps of them coming from all over Aussie . Apparently saints have made a big effort to get their fans here.So hopefully it should be a good atmosphere as there will probably be a heap of Sydney fans as well.

Will probably be a bit more exciting than some of our efforts this season Frankie.


GET YOUR SHIRTS OFF FOR THE BOYS

23 Apr 04:14

Can see all the Aussies being well impressed with the surcharge because of the public holiday for their booze.

Mate reckons they have organised a pub in town and requested bulk amounts of Bundy to be on hand.LOL


GET YOUR SHIRTS OFF FOR THE BOYS

23 Apr 04:58

lol @ 'Atmosphere' and 'Sydney fans' in the same sentence.

23 Apr 08:59

kiwi pie wrote:

lol @ 'Atmosphere' and 'Sydney fans' in the same sentence.

Even given that it will still probably be better than a rugby game.

GET YOUR SHIRTS OFF FOR THE BOYS

23 Apr 21:26

Seen a few lost looking Aussies around town this morning.

This includes a Collingwood fan.

The prosecution rests.

Ferals.

E + R + O

24 Apr 09:07

 I find it amazing that 20000 Wellingtonians will turn up for foreign game when they will not support a local football team.

It is a fucking disgrace.

If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid

24 Apr 10:59

Leggy wrote:

 I find it amazing that 20000 Wellingtonians will turn up for foreign game when they will not support a local football team.

It is a fucking disgrace.

Football is a foreign game as well.
24 Apr 11:44

Leggy wrote:

 I find it amazing that 20000 Wellingtonians will turn up for foreign game when they will not support a local football team.

It is a fucking disgrace.

So far it is only 15k Kiwis, probably from around NZ rather than all from Wellington. And its like 20k people showing up to support a team from another city, isn't it?

1 off games always attract bigger crowds for the novelty factor, and they actually put effort into marketing their games.
24 Apr 12:38

Huge novelty factor. Like when the Phoenix go to Auckland etc, if we go every year the novelty factor wears off for some. But that first time we went we got 20k. Same thing here, first game of AFL here that I can think of and possibly ever. I'm going purely for the novelty factor and to experience something new. Nothing disgraceful about that is there?


Allegedly

24 Apr 13:01

http://youtu.be/XqyYLf-zBlM?t=1m5s