Before the game my kid had an absolute blast on the obstacle course, kicking and handballing for a prize, got a free poster, had a boogie at the silent disco. I think the 'activation' crew do a great job with that stuff and my kid never wants to miss a game in large part because of it.
He even loves the 'rocker on the roof', the sponsored team announcement, the weird flames as the players run out through, and of course the banner. He's more into the event than the actual footy. I guess the hope is that if he can be entertained I'll keep taking him, keep buying him stuff, and he'll turn into a Freo fan for the game bit too.
All i want to do is watch a game of footy and have a beer with my grouchy old mates, not answer a million pointless questions from a 5 year old. So if Freo could knock all that other guff off it would make me really happy. Start with the guys yelling into a microphone. It's bonkers. Thunderstruck after each goal is boring, and doesn't allow for the natural ebbs and flows of the crowd.
Not everything needs to be T20. T20 is like that because it's not a real sport.