Yesterday I went to the annual Essendon v Collingwood AFL match for Anzac Day.
If you don’t already know, I barrack for Essendon and my family goes every year, it’s a big thing.
Unfortunately we lost big time and it was horrible.
But if I take my mind back to before the game, the feeling of being there is phenomenal.
It starts with a procession of war veterans and nurses and some currently serving army people.
They’re in cars that circle the ground, and the crowd stands and claps and cheers them as they pass.
It’s full on how it brings us all together, respecting and remembering what they did for us. I got a little teary this year actually, it was so moving. It makes me proud to be an Australian.
Then both teams enter the ground through a joint banner (see the photo above that I took yesterday) and their songs are played and their supporters cheer.
Then the whole crowd stands as the flag is raised and The Last Post is played. Then we all have a minute of silence. Seeing the MCG full with over 90,000 people in total silence is ridiculous. It’s an amazing thing.
Then we all sing the National Anthem and as soon as we hit that last note, the stadium erupts with noise, and the game begins.
I love it.
infriga xx
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