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Commentators and journalists focus on the high-profile issues concerning players’ private lives and changes in the rules. But what about the fans?
What defines a fan? Is it their purchased membership or the knowledge acquired that defines them?
Rarely is the focus on the fans, the groups of people who unite as one to support their team.
These people may not have anything in common, nor have they ever met the person that they sit next to in the bar or in the stadium watching the game, but they connect over the love for football and their team.
AFL fans speak as if they are a part of the team, that they have as much of a right as any other person to love them. They spot the alliance of fans in a crowd by the beautiful colours and symbols that represent them.
When fans see the opposition, a disapproving look appears on both supporters’ faces.
For a passionate fan, AFL is their life. It determines if their weekend will be a happy and glorious or a depressing and never-ending one. September is a buzz, people all over Australia can feel it in the air.
Finals season is what every team, supporter and their dog waits the whole year for. It could make or break their team. Football is in our blood.
It’s addictive, but at the end of the season only one team makes it to the top.
How do fans deal with the heartbreak of a loss in a season? Do they continue to support their team through the ups and downs of it?
What about all the changes that occur in a team. For example, the Fremantle Dockers. They have changed their guernsey, coach and now their song.
Is this just what a fan deals with whether they like it or not?
Resistance to change is an issue that many football fans deal with every year.
Do you agree? What are your views concerning passionate AFL fans?
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