Writing on Footy: when all started (Anniversary Edition)

On April 23rd, Far-West Footy celebrated its first anniversary. Since its inception, the blog have had more than 6,000 views (>500/week). I can only thank you all for your support! I wouldn't be doing this if it weren't for the readers. Before starting the blog, I had written one piece on footy. I wrote the preview for the second Port-Suns game in 2017 at Port's BigFooty community. People liked it, and I started to think about doing something regularly. It took me some eight months to have the courage to begin, but here we are. There wouldn't be a Far-West Footy if not for that preview. So, I am sharing it with you this week.    

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Round 23 - Power v Suns (Solar Eclipse Round)



LAST ROUND
Power (5) v. (16) Suns, AO – 7:10pm 

 The last act of the 2017 Home&Away season is finally upon us.

 OUR OPPONENTS

 As everyone knows, the sun rises in the East and sets in the West. However, the people responsible for the AFL fixture thought there was a more appropriated metaphor – at this point, Gold Coast’s season would be already gone South. Thus, the Suns end 2017 in South Australia, at Adelaide Oval, against Port.

 Adding insult to injury, if the debauchery coming from AFL headquarters was not enough, this match happens in the same week the United States of America have witnessed a total solar eclipse. This means that Americans from coast to coast could have a grasp on how it feels playing for the Suns.


"We understand your pain, Mr. Ablett. Now, we do..."

The position on the ladder, and stats seem to confirm it, shows that the Queenslanders still struggle in the Australian Football LEAGUE. The problem is that, despite of the name, in AFL:

 a) teams are actually allowed to field more than thirteen players at a time;
b) the ball can be handled forward; and
c) players in front of the kicker can mark the ball without being offside.

 The biggest issue, however, seems to be accepting that running the ball through the endline is not the best way to score, but kicking the ball between the posts.


Despite all that, it is important to stress that they are ahead of one Victorian side…



 This fact would be enough to make Gold Coast’s barrackers proud. However, some articles published in respectable journals on Anthropology suggest that they could no longer exist.

"I barrack for the Suns"


 LAST TIME WE’VE MET

 Port and Gold Coast already played in 2017, in China. The experience was deemed successful in Queensland, who didn’t need to witness their team up close, but experts in International Relations say that Australia will have to work hard to recover the trust from the Chinese. The Chinese minister, director of the General Administration of Sport of China, during the game, would have said:

 – Now I know why they are named “the Suns”. One cannot look at them without getting his eyes hurt.

Port won: 110-38.

 THE MEANING OF THE GAME

 Port needs to win, and by a great margin, to stay ahead of Sydney. A victory, combined with Richmond’s loss, could put the Power in 4th at the end of the Round.

 Gold Coast, well, they have already avoided getting the “Wooden Spoon”. Still, they need to stay in front of Brisbane. There is also a chance of ending the season ahead of ANOTHER Victorian team!


P.S.: Some things never change...

 The thread with the original post can be found in this link:
https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/round-23-power-v-suns-solar-eclipse-round.1175088/

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