The sun rose over a Broadmeadows house this morning.
Sound alseep in his bed, the soothing sound of classical music from a radio station somewhere near 106 on the dial can be heard.
The young man awakens. This is the day he has been waiting for since September 2002.
He has already, the night before, taken out his clothes. A red white and blue jumper, his shorts, he shoes. They all sit, waiting for this morning.
A quick look around his room would leave no doubt his allegences. A Doug & EJ picture, A Chris Grant picture, his Paul Dimattina jumper, a bulldog picture, and his Bulldog alarm clock.
More excited than a child at Christmas. Trudging out of bed, he makes his way to the kitchen for some breakfast. Noticing nothing in the fridge, he forgoes this idea and heads to the lounge where the paper is waiting.
He checks the team, and has a little smile to himself when he sees the names on the bench. "Today, will be a great day" He says to himself.
(at this point, he actually makes his way to the computer to post on BigFooty, but as that is not a particularly exciting way to finish the story, i will not prempt the rest!!)
He rises from the chair, and takes a nice hot shower, and gets dressed. He has a shave, and makes his way to the car. On his steering wheel, he has placed his new beanie. Season 2003 beanie!!
In the car next to him, his father sits. Having seen too many seasons to get excited about a new one, he is stoney faced. The young man secretly knows that his father is excited, but he doesn't lead on.
The car speeds away, making a stop or two to pick up a few friends.
We make it to the ground.
Walking in, the smell of food heating up and freshly cut grass greats them. Football, is finally here for the Western Bulldogs.
They pass a bar, grab a scotch and coke, and sit at their seats. A toast is proposed for the new season, and they wait, patiently, for the ball to be bounced...