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[bini_bini]

Went to the football on Saturday....Australian Rules - pig-skin oval shaped ball, 4 big goal sticks and 4 little ones, heaps of contact and quite a few cute bums in tight shorts!! Went with my Dad which is always fun because he is fairly loud and raucous in a very refined, school-principal way. We ate pies with sauce and had a pint of West End

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[bini_bini]

See, I think the tradition is alive and well. I am a Port Power supporter for a bizaare set of reasons that frequently bemuse and amuse friends given that I live in traditionally Chardonnay-sipping Crows territory.

When I was 5 I went and visited my Uncle in Katherine, NT for two weeks. Finals were approaching and he is a staunch Port Magpies supporter (the SANFL team that dominated the competition for over a decade and the forerunner to the AFL Port Power team. For the two Saturdays and Sundays while I was staying at his stilt-raised home, Uncle Robert would tell everyone to either shutup or nick off and he and I would lie in the two hammocks under the house and watch the games on the TV. Come half-time he would ask me to go to the bar fridge and I would put a stubby in a holder for him and get a can of Woodrooffe's lemonade (best lemonade in Australia) for myself. Port won both matches we watched and both times Robert took me out on the front lawn and we danced in the sprinkler singing the club song.

With your love of the team and family history, Kahlil will fast catch on and Hamish will be only steps behind!

[bushwalker]

Now that's a real football memory! I went with my aunty, uncle and cousin after speding the night at their house. But probably my favourite memories are all the grand finals parties I went to at friends places. Even though I haven't been much of a fan as an adult, I'd always get right into the spirit with a VB and a passion for the underdog.

Our friend made Kahlil a member of Essendon and he got a first birthday card signed by Robert Hird. But membership expired and I since purchased a Carlton footy jumper and raincoat. His "grandma" who lives with my Dad also barracks for Carlton, so the maternal influence will undoubtedly settle the matter.