Today I was lucky enough to have been invited to watch Derby XXXI between the West Coast Eagles and the Fremantle Dockers. Was a bit lucky to make it nearly on time as there were no trains running on the Armadale line as there was a body of someone who had died at the Carlisle station still on the tracks underneath a white blanket. Not sure what the story is because I can't find anything on the news. Police everywhere and TransPerth had to put replacement buses on. I don't think that I've ever been on such a crowded bus before. The game included a Captain's Club Luncheon in the Bill Walker Room prior to the match. There were guest speakers, a raffle and some nice food. Must have been some 300 people in for the lunch. Speakers included Michael Thompson, Sam Butler, Glen Jakovich, Andrew Strijk and Ian "Serge" Miller.
Took our seats after lunch and we were only six rows back from the fence on the northern wing. Not a bad spot really although we were in the Eagles Members area. Not that that stopped quite a few Dockers supporters getting in. I'd never attended a Derby match before so it was a bit of a buzz.
Good game for the first one and a half quarters then Freo dominated. After that is was a great game. I'd tipped the Dockers to win and was very pleased to see them playing to their potential. There were some big hits during the game and you could hear the bodies of men smacking together. I think that I got a few decent photos as well.
WCE vs Freo Dockers Photo Album on Facebook.
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Sunday, June 15, 2008
Dockers vs North Melbourne Rd 12 2008
One of the guys that we do a lot of business with had three tickets for the football to offer us. It was for an AFL match between the Fremantle Dockers and the North Melbourne Kangaroos. The Dockers had recently set a record of losing five matches in a row when leading at three quarter time. The put an end to the nonsense last weekend when trailing from half time to lose the match against the Brisbane Lions.
It was a lovely day. Spent the morning at work and went with Martin from work and Jose from site met us there later. Nice seats in the Dockers members' area not far from the action. I could tell that it would be a good day for the Dockers when I saw Shaun McManus only 20 minutes before bouncedown in a suit. If he wasn't going to play I thought that they were in with a chance.
In the end the Dockers were far too strong for a decidedly, and unusually, soft North Melbourne. Considering that the coach of the Kangaroos is from Perth and loves to beat the locals the inept performance, following a gutsy close loss to the reigning premiers last weekend, was inexplicable and unexpected. I had tipped the Dockers to win however. Great afternoon.
Dockers vs North Melbourne photo album on Facebook.
It was a lovely day. Spent the morning at work and went with Martin from work and Jose from site met us there later. Nice seats in the Dockers members' area not far from the action. I could tell that it would be a good day for the Dockers when I saw Shaun McManus only 20 minutes before bouncedown in a suit. If he wasn't going to play I thought that they were in with a chance.
In the end the Dockers were far too strong for a decidedly, and unusually, soft North Melbourne. Considering that the coach of the Kangaroos is from Perth and loves to beat the locals the inept performance, following a gutsy close loss to the reigning premiers last weekend, was inexplicable and unexpected. I had tipped the Dockers to win however. Great afternoon.
Dockers vs North Melbourne photo album on Facebook.
Monday, September 24, 2007
WAFL Grand Final 2007
I'd been promising to take the boy to the footy for some time and had been disappointed at not being able to get tickets to an AFL match when my team, the Bombers, had been in town recently on two occasions. I've never been to a local match, the WAFL (Western Australian Football League), but the grand final seemed like the ideal opportunity to break that duck.
I bought tickets online, so that we would be assured of seats and because it was the last game of football in Perth this year, and we sat behind the goals at the city end. Not a bad spot. Only place better would be on the side of the ground. It meant that jobs around the house had to be done early so there was a bit of blue-arsed fly action happening. Had to go to Subiaco for the fruit and veg shopping before the match, and to pick up the tickets, when I saw Scott Watters, the Subiaco coach, at an ATM that was closed. I thought to myself, "Is that an omen?" Was going to say, "Good luck today Scotty," but I never thought much of him as a player for the Eagles or the Dockers. And he's a bit of a drip on the TV.
As the tickets included public transport the boy and I took the train. This allowed us to stop off in the city and buy something for lunch before getting on the train again to go to Subiaco. Managed to catch the last ten minutes of the reserves grand final and that was a draw! Quite exciting. They played extra time and Subiaco beat East Fremantle by 15 pts. I'd say there were only 2-3000 spectators to see the end of that match.
It was a beautiful day, in the sun. The boy didn't bring his jacket and so I had to give him mine. That left me with only a t-shirt and it was freezing.
By the start of the WAFL grand final there were more than 10000 spectators. I chose Subiaco Lions by 8 pts and the boy chose Claremont Tigers by 9 pts. It wasn't a good start for his as Subi kicked four goals and four behinds in the first quarter and Claremont didn't even score. He resorted to hiding his head inside my jacket after that.
Half decent crowd
Claremont kicked five goals in the second quarter but Subi kicked another four. It wasn't a bad game but Subiaco played much better as a team and ran out the game. They ended up winning by 41 points. And I tell you, it was lovely when the sun finally reached us in the grandstand somewhere towards the end of the third quarter.
Action in the middle of the ground
Go the punch
Good mark by David Mapleston from Subiaco
It wasn't a level playing field
Our view
After the match we went down to ground level to watch the presentation and get a photo of the premiership cup being carried around the ground. And guess when the battery of my camera decided to go flat? You guessed it, just as the cup was coming towards us. I managed to change batteries but not before the damage was done.
The premiership cup
I'd been promising to take the boy to the footy for some time and had been disappointed at not being able to get tickets to an AFL match when my team, the Bombers, had been in town recently on two occasions. I've never been to a local match, the WAFL (Western Australian Football League), but the grand final seemed like the ideal opportunity to break that duck.
I bought tickets online, so that we would be assured of seats and because it was the last game of football in Perth this year, and we sat behind the goals at the city end. Not a bad spot. Only place better would be on the side of the ground. It meant that jobs around the house had to be done early so there was a bit of blue-arsed fly action happening. Had to go to Subiaco for the fruit and veg shopping before the match, and to pick up the tickets, when I saw Scott Watters, the Subiaco coach, at an ATM that was closed. I thought to myself, "Is that an omen?" Was going to say, "Good luck today Scotty," but I never thought much of him as a player for the Eagles or the Dockers. And he's a bit of a drip on the TV.
As the tickets included public transport the boy and I took the train. This allowed us to stop off in the city and buy something for lunch before getting on the train again to go to Subiaco. Managed to catch the last ten minutes of the reserves grand final and that was a draw! Quite exciting. They played extra time and Subiaco beat East Fremantle by 15 pts. I'd say there were only 2-3000 spectators to see the end of that match.
It was a beautiful day, in the sun. The boy didn't bring his jacket and so I had to give him mine. That left me with only a t-shirt and it was freezing.
By the start of the WAFL grand final there were more than 10000 spectators. I chose Subiaco Lions by 8 pts and the boy chose Claremont Tigers by 9 pts. It wasn't a good start for his as Subi kicked four goals and four behinds in the first quarter and Claremont didn't even score. He resorted to hiding his head inside my jacket after that.
Half decent crowdClaremont kicked five goals in the second quarter but Subi kicked another four. It wasn't a bad game but Subiaco played much better as a team and ran out the game. They ended up winning by 41 points. And I tell you, it was lovely when the sun finally reached us in the grandstand somewhere towards the end of the third quarter.
Action in the middle of the ground
Go the punch
Good mark by David Mapleston from Subiaco
It wasn't a level playing field
Our viewAfter the match we went down to ground level to watch the presentation and get a photo of the premiership cup being carried around the ground. And guess when the battery of my camera decided to go flat? You guessed it, just as the cup was coming towards us. I managed to change batteries but not before the damage was done.
The premiership cupMonday, June 18, 2007
Lunch With A Sports Star
As a family we headed to Subiaco yesterday to do the fruit and veg shopping. The plan was to have something to eat and do some shopping in Perth. We ended up changing our minds and decided to have lunch in Subiaco instead of the city. Whilst walking to the restaurant/cafe strip I was sure that I spotted David Wirrpanda in a car. He plays Aussie Rules football for the West Coast Eagles.
Miky had her mind set on pasta. Funtastico had pasta dishes but we weren't interested in paying nearly $40/plate. Finally settled on Dome in Subiaco, although I was sure they wouldn't serve pasta, and they had what we wanted.
The place was really busy but Miky found a table. We had to wait 30 minutes for our food as it was so busy. And who do you think she sat next too - David Wirrpanda of course. He is such a quiet young man. When I say young he is 27 but he has been at the Eagles for about 10 years. The same can't be said about the girl who appears to be his girlfriend. Correct, she's not a young man and she certainly isn't quiet. She was so loud as to be annoying and it was driving Miky nuts. Both the ladies in the quintet were loud and the other one wasn't too dignified in her language.
What amused me the most was the fact I had my Essendon jacket on and I'm sure he would have noticed. Essendon defeated the Eagles by one point a week ago. Miky was upset as people in the restaurant were looking at her, to him, the whole time.
We had lasagne and cannelloni for lunch, eventually, and they were very well done with a salad on the side. Quite impressed with the food, I was. Not bad for $12.95 each as well.
As a family we headed to Subiaco yesterday to do the fruit and veg shopping. The plan was to have something to eat and do some shopping in Perth. We ended up changing our minds and decided to have lunch in Subiaco instead of the city. Whilst walking to the restaurant/cafe strip I was sure that I spotted David Wirrpanda in a car. He plays Aussie Rules football for the West Coast Eagles.
Miky had her mind set on pasta. Funtastico had pasta dishes but we weren't interested in paying nearly $40/plate. Finally settled on Dome in Subiaco, although I was sure they wouldn't serve pasta, and they had what we wanted.
The place was really busy but Miky found a table. We had to wait 30 minutes for our food as it was so busy. And who do you think she sat next too - David Wirrpanda of course. He is such a quiet young man. When I say young he is 27 but he has been at the Eagles for about 10 years. The same can't be said about the girl who appears to be his girlfriend. Correct, she's not a young man and she certainly isn't quiet. She was so loud as to be annoying and it was driving Miky nuts. Both the ladies in the quintet were loud and the other one wasn't too dignified in her language.
What amused me the most was the fact I had my Essendon jacket on and I'm sure he would have noticed. Essendon defeated the Eagles by one point a week ago. Miky was upset as people in the restaurant were looking at her, to him, the whole time.
We had lasagne and cannelloni for lunch, eventually, and they were very well done with a salad on the side. Quite impressed with the food, I was. Not bad for $12.95 each as well.
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