OUR FOOTY: REAL FANS VS BIG BUCKS
By Cheryl Critchley (Wilkinson Publishing, $24.95)
Australian Rules has some of the most dedicated – and crazy – fans in the world. Where else would you find someone who hasn’t missed a game for 47 years, or another who flew around the world for the Grand Final without a ticket?
Our Footy; Real fans vs big bucks celebrates and gives a voice to some of the many diehards who go above and beyond for their beloved clubs. Some do so despite being taken for granted or treated badly by paid officials who don’t appreciate their worth.
Author and Richmond tragic Cheryl Critchley spent years gaining the confidence of these gems, who have told their stories in an honest and revealing look at AFL footy from the grass roots.
Our Footy profiles some amazing characters and looks at “the good old days”, the corporatisation of footy and how it has made the game more comfortable to watch but harder to access for many families and those not flush with cash.
By Cheryl Critchley (Wilkinson Publishing, $24.95)
Australian Rules has some of the most dedicated – and crazy – fans in the world. Where else would you find someone who hasn’t missed a game for 47 years, or another who flew around the world for the Grand Final without a ticket?
Our Footy; Real fans vs big bucks celebrates and gives a voice to some of the many diehards who go above and beyond for their beloved clubs. Some do so despite being taken for granted or treated badly by paid officials who don’t appreciate their worth.
Author and Richmond tragic Cheryl Critchley spent years gaining the confidence of these gems, who have told their stories in an honest and revealing look at AFL footy from the grass roots.
Our Footy profiles some amazing characters and looks at “the good old days”, the corporatisation of footy and how it has made the game more comfortable to watch but harder to access for many families and those not flush with cash.
Competition-Footy fan trivia related to Cheryl's book.
Thanks to Miranda from Wilkinson Publishing, and to Cheryl, we have a copy of the book to give away.
The questions and answers can be discussed on this thread. It will be interesting to read. The first person to e-mail the 10 correct answers to [email protected] will win the copy of Cheryl's new book.
1) When did Richmond Cheer Squad president David Norman take over that role?
2) What do you call the cut up paper (mostly phone books) cheer squads used to throw into the air after each goal?
3) Which Victorian ground can kids still have a kick on after an AFL game?
4) After Di Waddingham lost her beloved Fitzroy in 1996, she decided to barrack for the AFL’s biggest underdogs. Which team was that?
5) Which milestone banner did Kevin Bartlett trip over, thanks to a pole malfunction?
6) What activity which fans used to do to put off opposition goal kickers is now banned at most grounds?
7) Who formalised the Richmond cheer squad in the early 1960s and still helps to run it?
8 ) What happened at the MCG in 1999 while Richmond Cheer Squad members were in the rooms revving up the players before the game?
9) What was temporarily banned after a near riot among opposing fans at a Collingwood-Essendon Victoria Park game in 1972?
10) What could fans do after a game until the 1970s that no AFL grounds allow now?
