Ferntree Freo
Team Captain
Just wondering how melbourne based supporters became freo fans? I get this question a lot when people come in my office and see my supporter gear. I will briefly tell you my story.......
I originally was raised on a steady diet of NRL being born and bred in Sydney. I was a panthers supporter. When I was about 20 I headed for the West Coast and about that time the dockers were just starting up and I was clueless about AFL (ignorant actually). I was quite surprised that I could not get any NRL in perth even the State of Origin was on at some ungodly hour and i don't think foxtel was even invented, couldn't afford any cable anyway... So I started watching this aerial pingpong as it was called when I was growing up and slowly but surely started watching AFL.Living south of the river at the time I started supporting freo out of pity really, it was really hard watching them fot the first 10 years or so particularly when the eagles were so successsful.I love AFL so much now that I find NRL completely boring.I moved over to Melbourne about 6 years ago and would never give up on my team despite constant urgings from my friends to support a melbourne based team. It is so good now that we have turned the corner in the last few years. What a joy it is to watch freo games these days.Thought I would share my little story.......pehaps you would like to share yours.
FREO 4 EVA where ever I live.
I originally was raised on a steady diet of NRL being born and bred in Sydney. I was a panthers supporter. When I was about 20 I headed for the West Coast and about that time the dockers were just starting up and I was clueless about AFL (ignorant actually). I was quite surprised that I could not get any NRL in perth even the State of Origin was on at some ungodly hour and i don't think foxtel was even invented, couldn't afford any cable anyway... So I started watching this aerial pingpong as it was called when I was growing up and slowly but surely started watching AFL.Living south of the river at the time I started supporting freo out of pity really, it was really hard watching them fot the first 10 years or so particularly when the eagles were so successsful.I love AFL so much now that I find NRL completely boring.I moved over to Melbourne about 6 years ago and would never give up on my team despite constant urgings from my friends to support a melbourne based team. It is so good now that we have turned the corner in the last few years. What a joy it is to watch freo games these days.Thought I would share my little story.......pehaps you would like to share yours.
FREO 4 EVA where ever I live.