In May of 2006 my mum, aunty and I booked an AFL Grand Final package, to celebrate my mums’ 50th Birthday, she’s a Dockers supporter, but had always wanted to go to the Grand Final and said she didn’t really mind who was in it.  As the season went on, we got more and more excited at the possibility of the Eagles being in the Grand Final, and as luck would have it they did.

We managed to get tickets to The Footy Show, which was a great night, and we got a good spot to watch the parade through the streets of Melbourne.  Then it was GF Day, so my Aunty and I dressed in our Eagles gear, and mum in some borrowed Eagles gear, had a great time at the Geelong breakfast, followed by watching the Eagles beat the Swans by 1 point. We all had very croaky voices from screaming for our team, but it was a fantastic experience, one of the best holidays I’ve been on!!