Fair-weather fans

Another point we noted from the final quarter of the Swans-Adelaide Qualifying Final replay was the indecent rush to the exits by an extraordinary proportion of the Crows ‘faithful’ once it became clear the Crows would not win.

 

It happens to be the Crows this time, but the same can be pointed out of all supporter groups.

 

AussieRulesBlog is firmly of the opinion that true supporters stay on right to the final siren. It’s easy when your favourite team is handing out a shellacing. It’s easy when the finish is neck and neck and the excitement is pulsating. And it’s hard to sit through your team copping a hiding, but true supporters see it as their duty to do so.

 

We hate hearing the opposition’s song blaring from the PA, especially when our boys have copped a whipping, but the players can’t pack up their gear and leave at the ten-minute mark because they’re being thrashed. They have to stay. And AussieRulesBlog thinks it’s every supporter’s duty to back their team siren to siren. Be packed and ready to leave the moment you hear that final siren, by all means. But not before. That’s our role in the team and the club.

 

Teamwork is everything. Be a faithful supporter, not a faith-less one.