Flag for Roos and Swans
I’m so pleased the Swans won the premiership. My family has South Melbourne connections, with my Auntie Margaret being a passionate fan.
Personally, I’m delighted for Paul Roos, who was my favorite player when he was at Fitzroy. He’s a wonderful man and he deserves success.
Roos admitted it was the Lions’ first premiership win in 2001 and watching his long-time Fitzroy teammate Alastair Lynch finally get a premiership medal after 13 years in the game that day that inspired him to stay involved in the game through coaching after his own 356 game career (the equal seventh most in history) ended without a flag.
“This is unquestionably the greatest moment in my football career,” he said.
“The only reason you are in the game is to win premierships and I know I have done a lot of hard work to get here.”
These articles might be of interest:
I’m glad the “footy topic” is still open here! One final comment on Sydney’s win: a happy day for old South supporters (although the connection is tenuous I believe), but a sad day for football if that’ the way of future.
I.E.: A lock-down, defensive, scrambling, negative, and low scoring “ugly” spectacle. Andrew Demetriou only got it half right when he criticised Sydney’s style earlier this year. Not much prospect of a Victorian club getting up in the forseeable future. As good as I believe St Kilda are it seems that talent is no answer against those who use the rules to nullify anything that resembles attacking and attractive footy.
Anyway, well done Sydney, party hard and long (please).