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Which AFL club to follow for the 2013 season?

Roar Rookie
18th March, 2013
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Roar Rookie
18th March, 2013
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The AFL season opener is this coming Friday night, interestingly enough just a bit down the road from my house. I look forward to battling hours of traffic for an overpriced pie and a watered down West End.

This does have me thinking that I should pick a team and not just for this game but for the entire year.

So this is an open letter to you, the AFL fan community, you one-eyed fanatics that will ink your body with your teams colours and blindly follow them through thick and thin.

I need you and your reasoning so I can find a team and end my wayward ways of football support.

In brief, I did follow a team in high school, the Essendon Bombers. My reason for this being the majority of my friends did and having to choose between them and Carlton, it made sense to follow the Dons.

At the time I only knew of three AFL teams, the above mentioned and the Brisbane Lions.

I then purchased a Western Bulldogs top because the colours matched my local team and I had some similarities to Adam Cooney, when he still had hair and a good knee, of which I still have both, just lacking the Brownlow Medal.

I have since then increased my love and understanding for the game and have a like for every team in the competition; even Carlton with the acquisition of Mick Malthouse making them somewhat likable.

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The West Coast Eagles, in my opinion, will win the flag this year so maybe I get on that bandwagon now?

Alternatively, I could give into the peer pressure of my girlfriend and her entire family of Richmond supporters; even my good mate who sends me a link to the North Melbourne membership page at least once a day.

Living in Adelaide and reading the Crowtiser (The Advertiser) makes me feel that I should get on board the Adelaide Crows.

However, that gives me the overwhelming urge to support Port Adelaide Power, they could use it, and once you have visited the Port, and mingled with local supports you understand the rich history and passion of the club.

I have even dabbled in following the new expansion teams, just for the sake of being at the ground floor so to speak.

So what I am asking is who should I follow and why? Over to you…

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