Grand Final Chants

[benrushbrook]

This could be a touchy subject to those involved in the cheer squad but what is with the boring chants? Chanting players names folllowed by “Oi Oi Oi”? The unofficial squad at the end of the Cat goals chanting ‘Geee Looong… Geee Looong’ is only slightly better.

Last Saturday night after the final victory song the cheer squad et. al. were chanting in quick unison “Gary Ablett, Gary Ablett, Gary Ablett”. It was brilliant.

We have a lot of earn from the English. Catchy well known tunes, witty but easy to follow chants, and the most important ingredient – their organised and all get involved.
I’m not suggesting we adopt an abusive model as most English chants are but something catchy and organised would be revolutionary in AFL. Hawthorn have had some success with the now well known ‘M10 choir’ or ‘the firm’. They have brilliant chants, for example to the tune of the Beatle's "All You Need Is Love";

All you need is Rough
da dadada daaaaa
All you need is Rough
da dadada daaaaa
All you need is Rough, Rough
Rough is all you need.

A famous Chelsea FC song can easily be converted to GFC. The original is from the tune Lord of the Dance:

Carefree, wherever we may be,
We are the famous GFC,
And we don't give a stuff,
Whoever you may be,
'Cos we are the famous GFC...

Admittedly, it’s slightly hostile. A mate and I have been chanting around the house:

Sooooopa, Sooooopa Gaz,
Sooooopa, Sooooopa Gaz,
Sooooopa, Sooooopa Gaz,
Super Gary Ablett.
*Then slowly….*
Soooooooooooooooooooopa… (and so on).

If anyone has any interesting ideas please share and pass them to someone of influence within the cheersquad. I'm not in the cheersquad and I don't live in Geelong but I have a M34 seat this Saturday and I’ll be belting anything out!

 

[SJ]

Very difficult to get a chant to catch on in Australian Football because things happen so frequently and people get distracted.

However I'd love to one day hear most of the MCG singing 'Geeeeeeeeee-longgggggggg, Geeeeeeeeee-longgggggggg'. It sort of got going late in the qualifying final this year in the area around me. Might have happened at the 2007 Grand Final but most of that day is a blur.

 

[Matts Cats]

The guys behind the goals also sing other song like the Gary Ablett and Travis Varcoe songs and Scarlo, Scarlo.....

 

[xraycat]

The "GEEEEE-LONG" chant definately got going in the '07 Grand Final. It was magnificent. Sent shivers down my spine

 

[Meow]

The "GEEEEE-LONG" chant definately got going in the '07 Grand Final. It was magnificent. Sent shivers down my spine

Then you didn't enjoy the Granny enough then.
I remember the '07 Prelim Final and the 'Geelong Barmy Army'. I sat a few rows in front of them and mate they were ****ing terrific. Better than the Cheer Squad any day!

 

[newcs]

Last Saturday night after the final victory song the cheer squad et. al. were chanting in quick unison “Gary Ablett, Gary Ablett, Gary Ablett”. It was brilliant.

Is this similar to what you heard.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOFdtQ31_Mw&feature=related

This is the unofficial cheer in the standing area after the 2007 prelim.

 

[kellykellykelly]

Another good one is when the Manchester crowd would scream

"There's only one Ronaldo...
There's only one Ronaldo..
There's only one Ronaldo.."

Could easily replace Ronaldo with the surname of whoever is tearing it up on the day!

 

[ripitup27]

I've been campaigning for the Gary Glitter 'Leader of the Gang' to be transformed into a Geelong chant.

Instead of 'Come on, come on' etc we go for 'Ge-long, Ge-long' etc.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWa7V17n2no

 

[PoidaCat]

Very difficult to get a chant to catch on in Australian Football because things happen so frequently and people get distracted.

However I'd love to one day hear most of the MCG singing 'Geeeeeeeeee-longgggggggg, Geeeeeeeeee-longgggggggg'. It sort of got going late in the qualifying final this year in the area around me. Might have happened at the 2007 Grand Final but most of that day is a blur.

Geeeeeeeeeeeeeee-looongggg was heard many times while we were smashing Lollingwood. Love that Chant.

Whenever I get home after we've won it's how I let the family know we won.

*opens door*....."GEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-looooooooonggggggggg!"

 

[kellykellykelly]

I've been campaigning for the Gary Glitter 'Leader of the Gang' to be transformed into a Geelong chant.

Instead of 'Come on, come on' etc we go for 'Ge-long, Ge-long' etc. Getting everybody doing that would be intimidating.

Wow, that would be hilarious.

 

[Rellik666]

I will be in M35 and happy to sing any GFC related chant you wish!

"There's only one GARY ABLETT"

 

[Dawn2Dark]

Absolutely love a bit of GEEEE-LOOOONG and the soccer style players names chant. The Cheer squad could totally do that instead of the oi oi cringefest.

If only the cheersquad would wise up

 

[Cooee Cobber]

Anyone know which end our cheer squad will be? I was wondering cause I'll be sitting at the city end.

 

[PoidaCat]

Poida's Chants

KICK THEIR ARSES,
KICK THEIR ARSES,
WHAT? THATS A FREE!
UMPIRE HERE'S SOME GLASSES.

CHAPPY, CHAPPY MAN!
I WANT TO BE, A CHAPPY MAN!

BLAKEY BLAKEY GIVE IT A KICK,
DON'T TURN IT OVER,
YOU BIG DOPEY S%$T!

IF YOU'RE INSIDE THE 50, DON'T DO ANYTHING SHIFTY
KICK THE ****ING BALL, OR I'LL MURDER YOU ALL

 

[barmy44]

I've been campaigning for the Gary Glitter 'Leader of the Gang' to be transformed into a Geelong chant.

Instead of 'Come on, come on' etc we go for 'Ge-long, Ge-long' etc. Getting everybody doing that would be intimidating.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWa7V17n2no

not for anyone over 7...

in all seriousness, gary glitter or his music is unable to intimidate...

 

[ripitup27]

not for anyone over 7...

in all seriousness, gary glitter or his music is unable to intimidate...

Sorry that was meant to be the not too thinly veiled joke...since Glitter is a kiddy fiddler. Should probably be more obvious on occasions.

 

[gfc07ftw]

My brother had a good one for chappy to the tune of smelly cat from friends:

CHAPPY CAT CHAPPY CAT THEY CANT TOUCH YOU
CHAPPY CAT CHAPPY CAT JUSSSTTT KICKED A GOALLLL

I love the unofficial cheer squad "Geeeeee-looooonnggggg" and "Gary Ablett, Gary Ablett" are some favs. And then there's "There's only one <opposition player>, There's only one <opposition player>. With a packet of sweets and a cheeky smile, <opposition player> is a p___phile" lol

 

[Ricketts]

The standing room crowd behind the cheersquad was far superior to the cheersquad itself at the Prelim.
'Stevie Johnson football genius' being my personal fav.

 

[vealesy]

I will be in M35 and happy to sing any GFC related chant you wish!

"There's only one GARY ABLETT"

But there is two.

Thankfully.

 

[Ninty]

The standing room crowd behind the cheersquad was far superior to the cheersquad itself at the Prelim.
'Stevie Johnson football genius' being my personal fav.

Agreed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZa9sXoDrT4

 

[winty]

Poida's Chants

KICK THEIR ARSES,
KICK THEIR ARSES,
WHAT? THATS A FREE!
UMPIRE HERE'S SOME GLASSES.

CHAPPY, CHAPPY MAN!
I WANT TO BE, A CHAPPY MAN!

BLAKEY BLAKEY GIVE IT A KICK,
DON'T TURN IT OVER,
YOU BIG DOPEY S%$T!

IF YOU'RE INSIDE THE 50, DON'T DO ANYTHING SHIFTY
KICK THE ****ING BALL, OR I'LL MURDER YOU ALL

Had a good chuckle at the bolded one.

 

[ablett5]

he's short he's black he has f@#ken crack VARCOE ,VARCOE ,is gold

 

[Joelong]

To the tune of Drapht's Jimmy Recard

J.B., Jimmy Bartel!
Raise your glass for the king of the bar
It’s J.B., Jimmy Bartel!
All my people singing hoorah hoorah

OR

The J, the I, the M, the M, the Y, the J, the I, the M
It’s Jimmy! It’s Jimmy!

massive rip off but I think the second one would defiantly work.

 

[benrushbrook]

Oh when the Saints
Miss out again
Oh when the Saints miss out again
How it brings me back to 97
Oh when the Saints miss out again!

Or my favourite, to the tune of "We wish you a merry Christmas";

You wish you had Gary Ablett
You wish you had Gary Ablett
You wish you had Gary Ablett
In your football team
He's got a big pole
And he kicks lots of goals
You wish you had Gary Ablett
In your football team

 

[Ninty]

Oh, when the Q! Goes marching in,
Oh, when the Q goes marching in,
Oh how I want to be on the Norm Smith,
When the Q9 takes it home

And when the sun begins to shine
And when the sun begins to shine
Lord, how I want to be in that number 85
When the zinq man begins to shine

I've been watching you
(Gee la la la la long, Gee la la la la long long li long long long)

C'mon!
(Gee la la la la long, Gee la la la la long long li long long long)

Jimmy I want to make you sweat
Sweat till you can't sweat no more
And if you cry out
I'm gonna push it some, more, more
Ablett I want to make you sweat
Sweat till you can't sweat no more
And if you cry out
I'm gonna push it
Push it, push it some more

C'mon!
(Gee la la la la long, Gee la la la la long long li long long long)