The footy fever is in the air as fans gather in South Australia for the Gather Round event. Excitement and anticipation for the upcoming round of games are palpable, with footy scarfs and banners adorning the airports.
Even before arriving in South Australia for Gather Round , you felt intoxicated by the footy fever in the air.
The vibes were high, with everyone in good spirits and clearly thrilled to be part of it – almost like footy’s Christmas Day spread across a long weekend. The sunny, low 20 degrees days certainly helped.The Playford Hotel was where it was all happening, with footy players and AFL royalty alike spread about – from a casual conversation between Leigh Matthews and Nathan Buckley in the foyer, to Marcus Bontempelli chatting to a player manager on a couch.
The walk to Adelaide Oval was as much of an experience as anything including another hotspot of activities for supporters at nearby tents. “For a footy nerd and footy nuffy, this is heaven. Good footy conversations and you get people when they’re not as stressed as normal. And there’s already talk that there’s set to be multiple Gather Rounds spread across different states within the season when Tasmania enters the AFL in 2028.While it’s reasonable that other Australian cities deserve to eventually hosting Gather Round – as good a job as Adelaide has done and where it’ll remain until at least 2026 – there’s a view that expanding it across the country in one season is a greedy commercial play that will erase the magic that is.
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