What sort of AFL fan are you?

I am starting to turn back to the Vfa for those very reasons . Able to go to different suburban grounds each week , can stand with your mates , have a yell and a laugh and a cold can or two(not a plastic cup in sight ) . ZEEEBBBERRRRRAAAAAAAAAs for the flag .

foz wrote:I am starting to turn back to the Vfa for those very reasons . Able to go to different suburban grounds each week , can stand with your mates , have a yell and a laugh and a cold can or two(not a plastic cup in sight ) . ZEEEBBBERRRRRAAAAAAAAAs for the flag .

No plastic cups,at Tassie last week thats all they sold 15mins for a beer.Never ever again will i go to Bellreive,miss most of game waiting in long lines for Entry,Beer,Food so much for V.F.L so called requirments for finals footy you would get faster service at Port selling beer in cans insteed of waiting for bar staff to pour beers($5 a beer as well) $3.50 at melb grounds up yours Bellreive managment and greedy V.f.l

I'm a Bulldogs member, but follow Port first and foremost. I find it hard to have the same passion following the 'scrays, because AFL feels a bit too showbizy for me. Im sitting a mile away from the play, and playing at Telstra Dome almost every game I get to go to. One of the great things about footy, is the experience of playing at different grounds, in different environments. The cost of AFL football doesn't worry me so much. I tend to plan ahead and buy food before hand.. I don't especially like watching footy at Telstra Dome, as it tends to a lot of circle work.. in one side, straight out the other.. Its also somewhat true of the VFL.. but not to the same extent. Lots of the good things about the VFA/VFL I have already made in other posts here.

Being a Bloods man, getting to see the Swans play is a 6 chance in a year, excluding finals. The AFL for the most part drives me insane. Not so much the on-field, umps or any of that backpage stuff. $40 for a docklands level 1 seat used to annoy me - the MCG with the new stand will go the same way. Now I sit at level 3 at docklands, and stand behind city end goals in the concourse at MCG. But then take the Essendon game, THEY BOOK LEVEL 3 of Docklands. Its in the crowd that annoys me. Adults with flags. Come on, we all stopped (or should've when we reached our teens). Or you mouth off at a player, and the limpd!ck sitting next to you has a crack at you - I don't know when it came to be their business. Drop a racy (but dictionary defined word) and its like a spotlight comes on you and here come the bouncers. If I here "but there's kids here" again I'll go mental. Like my line when people quote that at the VFL - 'the AFL doesn't exist here'. I haven't been kicked out, but to be honest too many people are reprimanded for what was cool for 100/108 VFL/AFL years. So I let it go all out for South/Swans/Bloods. I'd prefer them wear the Red Vee (alternate guernsey) for the Melbourne home & away games. The VFL has a lot of positives going for it, in a big big way.

I am a Swans fan, but can;t get to many games this year as my Dad runs a delicatessen and prefer to go to the games rather than on my own. We used to be members and go to every game we play down here in Melbourne, but being a member wouldn't be worth it if we can't make every game. Have been to two games this year, as these have been the only two I could make. Dad's been to three, again he could only make those because they were played on a Saturday night. Bulldogs are my second side now, since I have started working for Werribee like to follow the fortunes of the guys who have played for the Tigers during the year.

I am an Adelaide supporter first and foremost. I have supportered the club from its beginning in 1991. As I used to live there, I moved to Melbourne in early 1994 and by moving to the peninsula, It was always going to be a big chance of supporting the dolphins and ever since the AFL reserves competition joined with the VFA to become the VFL I have supoorted Frankston by going to a lot of their games unless an Adelaide game in Victoria is on at the same time that comes first. But whether Frankston is playing or not I try and get to 1 AFL and 1 VFL game each week at a minimum.

I am a Richmond supporter ever since 1967. Use to live in Richmond and attended Richmond Central Primary School between 1967/72. I followed the Northcote Football Club in the VFA in 2nd Division and Williamstown in 1st Division. Started following VFA from 1969. My number one VFA team was Northcote. I also played a couple of reserves games for Sunshine in 1982. They were my third favourite team. I have been to every VFA ground including Kilsyth, Geelong West and Berwick. I haven't missed out on a VFA Grand Final since the days of Max Papley. I hate Collingwood yet I still barrack for Willamstown. I wish Willy would give Collingwood the flick and stand alone. I have a soft spot for the stand alone teams. I hated Frankston in the mid to late 1990s as they opened the cheque book recruiting AFL duds. I admire them now as they are a stand alone team. The AFL has lost the plot and is not the same anymore. In the old days every Saturday I would go to see Richmond and enjoyed catching the old red rattler to away games. Every Sunday it was off to a VFA game. I still watch Richmond these days but besides the AFL Grand Final don't go to any other AFL games. Still go to VFL games every week with the exception of the odd Suburban or Country game I go to. Not quite the same as the VFA days but at least you are going to a different ground, meeting at a different pub before the game, can listen to the coach at the huddle, have a beer at the Social Club at half time and move around the ground to watch the game wherever you want to. The VFL should bring the 12/10 rule all season around. In fact I think that all AFL melbourne based clubs should spread their players into 2 VFL teams. Bring in some fresh clubs into the comp like Vermont, Noble Park and some country teams. Have a few more stand alone teams and have as many as 24 teams split into two Divisions like the old days. At least the AFL clubs still can have there players playing somewhere and cannot dictate the VFL teams. If they want to dictate they can stand alone and stop doing a Preston (playing 18 Carlton players all year round) only to get flogged when the 12/10 rule comes into effect. VFA supporter since 1969

G'Day Foz and George. Foz where were ya at Bayswater v East Doncaster - missed a good day mate. Suburban footy at it's best. In response to the thread - I am a total Richmond nutcase (not so much AFL). Used to love the VFL but with all this alignment stuff - seems to have taken the passion out of it for me. Still go to a few games but would much prefer a local game somewhere in the burbs (Full on passion on the ground and in the stands) I have to agree with vfa (george) - To get any semblance of competition back it would be good to include more sides and split into 2 divisions with relagation/promotion. AFL sides should be made to divide their players between 2 or more clubs with a limit of lets say 10/12 rule. Carlton for arguments sake could divide between say Preston and Vermont. Just as an example you guys can make up the rest. I have gone to a lot of footy over the years and the fans seem to have gone back to the suburban leagues - If the VFL wants to survive I think they need to tap into this somehow. (very carfully too - I might add) Foz Saturday Div 2 GF Ringwood v Rowville at Walker park Mitcham - Be there. I will probably go to Sundays game at Port. Even though I dont have much interest now tassie is out.

Purely watch it on television. Essendon supporter absoulutely hated Carlton, but have grown to tolerate them, probably show more interest in what Carlton are doing but don't support them as such.