I want another go. Since no one has mentioned it yet I would like to refer to the entire Freo vs Bris game in 2003 I think it was. The Lions are dominating all before them and we are a side who has come off several very average seasons. A crowd of around 30 000 show up on an overcast day. No one gives us much chance.

At 3 quarter time Freo are still in the match thanks largely to accurate kicking and star youngster Byron Schammer. The kid ran rings around Voss, Black, Aker and Lappin. During the 3qtr time break the crowd were going off. There were chants and a nervous excitement going around.

From the start of the last quarter to the end of the game, the crowd was in everything. We were loud, boisterous and right behind our side. It was one of the last times a full Freo crowd were in attendance rather than bandwagoners and weazle traitors.

We were up by a point at around the 30min mark and Brissy bombed a ball to Lynch and Brown 20m out. The crowd fell silent for a moment as the ball disappeared into the dark sky. As it rained down, a purple flash leapt into the air above those Brissy giants. All of a sudden the crowd exploded into one of the loudest noises I can remember. Lukey Mac had taken a last ditch screamer ala Leo Barry. We held onto the ball for another 15 seconds before the siren went and the young, inexperienced Freo side had defeated the greatest side to venture into the AFL.

That was truely a great day.