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By , 31 Jan 2012 Danielle is a Roar Rookie

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My friends can never understand, and will never understand, my attachment to footy. They don’t see a reason to fuss over a key player getting reported, or to cry over a rivalry thrashing. At school I’m known for one main thing: my passion for the Collingwood Football Club.

My best friend Candy recently said to me: “I don’t understand how you find a bunch of players jumping on top of each other for a ball entertaining.”

I rolled my eyes. This coming from the girl who, just this year, decided to barrack for North Melbourne because she saw them at a public pool in their Speedos!

This caused me to think about how teenage girls decide which team to follow. For me it was either barrack for Collingwood or be disowned, but as the years went by I was attached to the team like a baby with a security blanket.

By my analysis, there are three types of girls:

1. Hottie-Hangers: These are girls who simply follow a team depending on how ‘hot’ or good-looking the players are, Candy is a perfect example!

A Hottie-Hanger conversation would sound like this: “OMG, how HOT is Ben Cousins?” or “Thank god Dale dyed his hair that shade; he looks way hotter now”.

Some girls can’t help but feel this way and I’ll admit hat I am half Hottie-Hanger. Some players that I find more than tolerable are: Nathan J. Brown, Scott Pendlebury, Paul Medhurst, Andrew Swallow, Brett Deledio, Sam Mitchell, Shaun Higgins and Cousins.

Hottie Hangers don’t mind if these players drop the footy for a photo shoot.

2. Modern Minglers: These are girls who just choose a team for the sake of it. They say they barrack for a team so that they can be included in football-related conversations. They usually follow the team of their partner. However, when push comes to shove Modern Minglers don’t give a stuff about their team.

3. Passionate Patrons: These girls are the real deal. They can name every player on their team, and they know their team’s strengths and weaknesses. Passionate Patrons live and breathe footy.

To answer your question truthfully, I would say that I am both a Hottie Hanger and a Passionate Patron. I won’t forget a pretty face and I analyze whether the guernsey colours look good on the players.

However, if I could save only one piece of clothing from my double wardrobe it would be my Collingwood jersey. And I’m sure that if you were to cut me, I’d bleed black and white!

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