caesar88
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- Apr 26, 2016
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As a Perth boy some of the best memories for me came from the rivalry with West Coast. I was only in primary school, and I would wear my Swans scarf or hat to school and cop flack from all of my mates, about 90% of who were Eagles fans. And the whole week leading up to each game was so intense. Like genuine beef would break out during recess over talk about the match. It just felt like so much was riding on each game, and it was awesome for the club to be involved in such an intense rivalry with the club that just happened to be in my state. It was like the closest an interstate Swans supporter could get to seeing a Hawks vs Essendon or Crows vs Port style rivalry.
But one moment that’s always stood out to me was in the 05 grand final, Sean Dempster giving the 2005 version of the don’t-argue to Ben Cousins on the wing. Seeing one of our up and comers do that to one of the best players in the comp was great to see and my granddad who is a die-hard Eagle was watching with me and he said to me, “I think you’re gonna win this.” He obviously didn’t know **** because that bit of play did nothing to make the win any easier for us lol
But it’s been like etched into my memory for like 13 years now
But one moment that’s always stood out to me was in the 05 grand final, Sean Dempster giving the 2005 version of the don’t-argue to Ben Cousins on the wing. Seeing one of our up and comers do that to one of the best players in the comp was great to see and my granddad who is a die-hard Eagle was watching with me and he said to me, “I think you’re gonna win this.” He obviously didn’t know **** because that bit of play did nothing to make the win any easier for us lol
But it’s been like etched into my memory for like 13 years now