Suits see reds as Buddy boots 1000th AFL goal | CBD column
A crowd of almost 25,000 stormed the SCG pitch on Friday night in one helluva tribute to Swans forwardGillon McLachlan
, for one, who was stuck three floors up inside the Swans official box where fellow AFL executives had to “fight” to make sure he didn’t make the bolt downstairs onto the field. And who could blame him for wanting to join the spectacle which hasn’t hit the SCG since 1995?Then again, McLachlan wasn’t the only sports boss or Swans heavyweight who had to keep a lid on their passion on Friday. Even Swans chairhad to wait until well after the siren to make it down to the pitch.
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