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Without rehashing the old argument, it would be interesting to see the demographics of the RWO members....
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94I'm not from Melbourne, but my fathers, fathers, fathers, father was at the Mighty Swannies first game back in 1874.0%1I was born in the stands at Lake Oval during the premiership quarter...wearing a scarf my mother had eaten the week before so I would be properly dressed for the occasion, living within a stones throw of the ground my whole life.0%121981 - 1986 I got on board when the Swans flew north for the winter. I am a real fan!0%191987 - 1995 The Capper - Lockett Era...Swans begin to take hold of a city.0%261996-2004 Between the grannies....Successful Swans0%282005-2006 Got on after the 2005 GF....but after this years dismal performance, I'm thinking about getting off.0%3My Dad has been to every game at the SCG....I was born with Red and White blood cells.0%0Is this the team ROK plays for?....he's HOT!!!0%5The eternal connundrum "what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object" was finally solved when David Hasselhoff punched himself in the face. -
I caught Edelsten train and never got off...And the Swans are the Premiers...The Ultimate Team...The Ultimate Warriors. They have overcome the highly fancied Hawks in brilliant style. Sydney the 2012 Premiers - Gerard Whately ABC
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I've followed the Swans (to varying degrees) since the mid 80's, going to the odd game every year or 3. Finally decided to become a member in 99. So does that make me a "Successful Swan" or am I part of the Edelsten Era?
I'm on the Chandwagon!!!
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Are you asking what defines a 'real' fan?....Originally posted by Mike_B
I've followed the Swans (to varying degrees) since the mid 80's, going to the odd game every year or 3. Finally decided to become a member in 99. So does that make me a "Successful Swan" or am I part of the Edelsten Era?
I don't know...I guess it's somewhere between watching every week and being able to start at 1 and name every player on the senior list numerically...???
or it's just where the heart is....
Last edited by Bloody Hell; 17 November 2006, 07:33 AM.The eternal connundrum "what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object" was finally solved when David Hasselhoff punched himself in the face.Comment
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Pretty much the same with me, tho' I waited till 2005 to become a member.Originally posted by Mike_B
I've followed the Swans (to varying degrees) since the mid 80's, going to the odd game every year or 3. Finally decided to become a member in 99. So does that make me a "Successful Swan" or am I part of the Edelsten Era?Comment
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I'm from 1996 when I returned to Sydney.( I was previously a Carlton supporter from 1964 til end 1995 - to be precise!) So once I bought the scarf at the first game of the season (and put the old craggy Carlton scarf in the back of the cupboard) I was hooked on the Swans.I used to be indecisive, but now I'm not so sure..................
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Got the swans for my 21st in the 80's, and "had" to become a member and buy a seat cause I couldn't get my normal seat in the stands anymore in the 90's.Wild speculation, unsubstantiated rumours, silly jokes and opposition delight in another's failures is what makes an internet forum fun.
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Started in 94.Official Driver Of The "Who Gives A @@@@ As The Player Will Get Delisted Anyway" Bandwagon.
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Dad use to take me and one of my brothers to games in the early-mid 80s after he played the game locally in the 70s (so I'm told). We didn't go to every game, maybe one every couple of months. This continued right up through to the mid-late 90s when we couldn't get a good seat anymore and we signed up as members. I think that dad was waiting for us to be cashed-up and working so that we could buy our own memberships and he wouldn't have to fork over the money for them
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Live in Melbourne and my family barracked for the Bloods.Bloods
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hard for me because i'm young and my uncle and aunty have been taking me since i was 9. i enjoyed it when i was younger but became obsessed 2 or 3 years ago when i finally got what it was all about.Comment
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Used to go to the games when I first cam to Sydney in the early 90s but didn't start following them with passion till the Plugger years. Was a West Coast fan before then to my eternal shame...Comment
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Moved from Brisbane to Sydney in 1986. Met a guy from Adelaide, who took me to the SCG for Swans V Carlton as our first real date.
I think he expected me to barrack for the Blues, alas for him I was hooked the minute I saw the red and white team.
Moved to Melbourne the next year and took out a Melbourne based supporters membership which I have maintained ever since.oh well, maybe next time......Comment
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Moved to Sydney late 86, converted to a Swan for season 87. "Up there for Sydney .... ". I wanted to be Leanne with my own pink helicopter and access to all the players.
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