Gather round my friends, for a fan analysis, as I fanalyze the AFL’s latest Gather Round. They called it a “Festival of Footy.” As a Carlton coach once put it, there were green shoots of potential. But if the feisty Bomber’s coach Brad Scott had been to the festivities, he’d have been screaming into two phones at once demanding more.
Don’t get me wrong. I loved the family road trip to Adelaide for the footy. Especially because Carlton won.
But as a festival, it never quite reached those same lofty heights as the time Angry Anderson drove out onto the ground in a Batmobile singing ‘Bound for Glory.’
There were plenty of queues for fans of all ages. You could queue up for half an hour to get your photo taken with the words, Oh What A Feeling. And it seemed like Maccas blew its budget on a food stand in the shape of fries. But like the scent of frying oil, a question lingered in the air – why couldn’t the sponsors get involved in a more meaningful way?
If it is to become a festival of footy, why not be a celebration of our great game – its Indigenous roots, the legends, and historic nail-biting finishes?
Why was there no representation from AFLW?
And why not include the fans and reward them in a way that makes those that gathered want to gather again, and those that didn’t, wish they had?
I guess it’s something to kick around for next time.
PS: Go Blues.
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