Strategy Gunning the Nullabor

[free at last]

Now that we are a big show of finishing finishing top 4,with that it increases our chances of making the GF.

I don't want to commit to buying a flight and seats for the GF,so this means gunning east across the nullabor.
I've done it once before many moons ago,can't remember how long it took drive from Perth to Adelaide.

How long would you want to give yourself on driving over to Melbourne?

 

[Dockernut]

If we make it, PM me. I'm in.

 

[wild side]

2 days

 

[dominguez]

Google maps has Perth to the MCG as 3,420 km's and 35 hours by car.

 

[free at last]

If we make it, PM me. I'm in.

I know a couple of my freo mates are keen, so there still could be a seat available.
I will drive over and fly back,truck car home.

 

[Geoff]

Has anyone looked at chartering a bus?

 

[Quokka]

I've said this before but if we make it, it could be the best convoy since Rubber Ducky and Big Ben...... And for the record I'm in .

 

[free at last]

I've said this before but if we make it, it could be the best convoy since Rubber Ducky and Big Ben...... And for the record I'm in .

So much fun!

 

[BananaOnTheRun]

a friend of mine tried to drive from melbourne to perth by himself to sell his car after a week of partying and armed with about five grams of speed. he had to pull over suddenly halfway along the nullarbor, walked to the next petrol station and they called the flying doctors. moral of the story, drive with friends.

 

[Simmofreo]

And you all got stuck into me for buying a flight mid season just in case. You just never know

 

[Freo Big Fella]

It's doable in two days if you want to push things - Perth---->Ceduna day one, Ceduna---->Melbourne day two. You want to have a full car so you can drive in shifts.

Playing it safer I'd do it in three - Perth->Caiguna day one, Caiguna->Mt Gambier day two, then a leisurely run into Melbourne.

 

[jedi mind tricks]

How many days to Yacht over? If it is less than a week I may take that route.

 

[leungtl]

When the Eagles made it, didn't they charter extra flights from Perth leaving every hour? Surely the same would happen if we made it!

 

[Lach72]

How many days to Yacht over? If it is less than a week I may take that route.

Well Jedi, last time I did it on my maxi it took...seriously mate WTF?

 

[couldhavebeen]

If the dockers are there for the last Saturday in September we are 7 members driving a commuter bus leaving on Wednesday .

 

[more_of_bito]

a friend of mine tried to drive from melbourne to perth by himself to sell his car after a week of partying and armed with about five grams of speed. he had to pull over suddenly halfway along the nullarbor, walked to the next petrol station and they called the flying doctors. moral of the story, drive with friends.

...Or bring 7 grams

 

[couldhavebeen]

My nephew is the ceo of thrifty Ill ask him what would be the go and how much .

 

[Quokka]

When the Eagles made it, didn't they charter extra flights from Perth leaving every hour? Surely the same would happen if we made it!

They did add some extra flights and people were still getting there via Adelaide, Darwin and New Zealand.

 

[Darcy 2 Fyfe]

I've done 2 trips to Bris, 1 to Melb and 1 to Sydney. The drive is easy enough. I usually leave at 3am to escape traffic and rive through to Border Town or Border Village in SA and have for 4 or 5 hours sleep. Next day drive through SA another 4 or 5 hours sleep then roll into Melbourne about lunch time, surprisingly easy money. The key is taking a thermos full of coffee and filling it up at the roadhouse motels before you leave. Also having a small esky with drinks and snacks so you don't waste time. Drive a car with either long range or duel tanks. I only stop if I need a pee and don't have a widemouth bottle in the car.

I actually work on a rig overseas, 4 weeks on and 4 weeks off and I am due to be on the rig from Sept 11th to Oct 9th, horrible timing. I will see the 1st final whether it's in Perth, Syd or Melb. Flights will be easy enough that week. The grand final though it will be impossible to get flights with 6 days notice though. I will be inventing a very sick relative who resides in Melbourne if we get in the big dance and will need immediate evacuation . A flight from Hong Kong to Melbourne will be easy at short notice.

 

[leungtl]

A flight from Hong Kong to Melbourne will be easy at short notice.

We are thinking the same thought

#whateverittakes

 

[Wigarus]

You still have to stay somewhere when you get there. What would everyones plans be if they drove there and had to find a place to stay?

 

[Darcy 2 Fyfe]

You still have to stay somewhere when you get there. What would everyones plans be if they drove there and had to find a place to stay?

Fly to Radelaide and hire a camper van. Stay in a caravan park.

 

[Wigarus]

I'd be interested in this by the way... If we get there I'll definitely be interested sharing driving and costs (I only have 2 seats in my car...)

 

[Nothing]

Fly to Radelaide and hire a camper van. Stay in a caravan park.

Sleep in the MCG car park.

 

[Sman-21]

Any finals in Melbourne we need to get as many Freo supporters over there as possible.
The crowd has a massive impact on umpires.
Except for when we are at home for some reason.
They hear the big loud boos and calls of ball or delibrate and pay them, then when the same situation occurs for the home team its silence and the umps just generally ball it up or throw it in.

Im sure they get directed at Freo home games to ignore the crowd and not get sucked in.
In Melbourne though the support is normally evenly split so they get sucked in by the crowd when its against an interstate team.