Follow the colour and action as the Swans and Lions take to the streets of Melbourne for the AFL grand final parade and final training session at the MCG.
Here is a sliding gallery with pictures from Friday’s parade as the Swans and Lions fans took to the streets of Melbourne to support their side ahead of the grand final.Swans coach John Longmire surprised some observers after expressing his love for the music of US pop star and pre-gameThe AFL’s official slogan for this grand final is: “2 stories. 1 ending.
Many workers will stay at home on Monday as their union pushes for a 15 per cent pay rise in the first year of a new enterprise agreement, followed by 5 per cent each year after that.On Thursday, strike action by Qantas engineers in Melbourne threatened disruptions ahead of Saturday’s AFL grand final, but the airline said customers weren’t affected.
He described the airline’s offer, of an annual 3 per cent pay rise, as a “slap in the face” particularly after wage freezes and redundancies during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. No further industrial action is taking place in Melbourne over the long weekend and Qantas said it does not expect any delays or cancellations.
“Why do you love Aussie rules so much?” is a question I’m often asked. Living in a rugby league city, people are intrigued by my adoration of the game, or more specifically, Sydney. I moved to Sydney in my early 20s and watching the footy fell away to working, partying and making mates. It wasn’t until I’d moved overseas, then returned to Sydney to have my first baby in 2005, that my love of AFL was sparked again. With working, partying and making mates replaced with breastfeeding, settling and nappy changing, a weekly Swans game on the telly broke the humdrum of winter with a newborn.
“So far it’s worked out, which in the early stages it wasn’t, but eventually the success came so I could be more happier.” Hundreds of thousands had been slated to line the streets to get up close and personal with Sydney and Brisbane Lions players, as they rode in the back of utes at the grand final parade on Friday morning.For the first time in 18 years, two non-Victorian teams are contesting the premiership.
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