#AFL Round 18 Weekly Discussion Thread

[Hotpotato]

I loved watching the Melbourne v West Coast match in Alice Springs. With the beautiful red background of the MacDonnell Ranges and the enthusiastic crowd hanging over the fence, predominantly it seemed indigenous supporters of the two clubs, it was like a high quality country match.

Both teams wore their indigenous jumpers and the indigenous players from both teams came together at the end. I particularly liked the embrace and swap of jumpers by Neville and Lewis Jetta.

I was a bit puzzled when these AS & Darwin matches first started but I now think they are great.

Thanks for this, Like Paul Kelly (singer) I was born in The Alice ... listen to “A bastard from the bush.”
They would love these games. A huge event.

[Meg]

Thanks for this, Like Paul Kelly (singer) I was born in The Alice ... listen to “A bastard from the bush.”
They would love these games. A huge event.

Thank you for the Paul Kelly reference - I love his singing and didn’t know he was from Alice Springs. I listened to his song ‘A bastard like me’ which I think is what you meant: great, nice video here:

Paul Kelly - A Bastard Like Me (Official Video) - YouTube

(First I listened to a reading of Henry Lawson poem ‘A bastard from the bush’ - wow, the language nearly made me blush! Still a great poem though.)