Height Of Footy Fever

I have no interest whatsoever in Aussie Footy but even I can't escape all the talk about the AFL Grand Final tomorrow afternoon at the MCG in Melbourne. It's Geelong vs Port Adelaide. And since Geelong is a Victorian team, you can bet most of the crowd will be rooting for Geelong.

And there was even a traditional Grand Final Parade in the City this evening to mark the event. Wow, a parade, imagine. I knew Footy is serious business here in Australia. I just didn't know how serious it was.

And the news slots were filled with items related to the Grand Final. So much time and attention was devoted to it. People were interviewed on the streets and you could see fans of all ages - from 3 to 93!

There's more. Alex's company actually had a luncheon BBQ in honour of the game. Can you beat that? Not only that, the workers were dismissed early. They started the celebration much earlier and regardless of which team finally takes the trophy, they are going to have a day off on Monday too. Now I'm not sure if this applies to all companies in Victoria but Alex's company sure is practising that.

Good for a non-Footy fan who doesn't even know what teams are in the Grand Final! That's my man - sport-blind.