It was a new look AFL grand final parade today. rochelleebrown1 explains how it played out and how it's been received by fans and players. 7AFL 7NEWS
Geelong players enjoying their Yarra ride during the 2022 Toyota AFL Grand Final Parade.The Sydney Swans players on board a boat during the 2022 Toyota AFL Grand Final Parade.Thousands of people lined the Yarra to see the AFL grand final parade on water for the first time. Coffs Harbour resident Tom Smith flew down from Sydney to watch the parade after scoring grand final tickets.
“I don’t even want to tell you how much I spent on flights and accommodation but we made it,” he said.Fellow Swans fans Debbie Walker and Michael Hogan also made the journey to Melbourne by car and plane.“I’m feeling confident,” Hogan said. “I wouldn’t just say that. We beat them earlier in the year and we’ve won nine games in a row so you have to be confident.”/Geelong supporter Naman Shah said his Cats were in with a chance after facing heartbreak in the 2020 grand final.“The last couple of years, there was no fun parade so it is really great that this year we can come out and do this,” Shah said.
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