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Hi everyone. Rather than tie this up on page 31 of the Game Day thread I thought I'd post something new, so forgive the indulgence. I got back from Launceston on Monday afternoon and, after a recovery day, wanted to post some general comments on the trip, the fans, the venue etc.
Obviously the final result and the way we achieved it can't help but cloud my perceptions of the trip but I'd have to say that it's a thoroughly enjoyable venue to visit and Launceston is a great little city. I have been there before but this visit just enhanced its reputation to me. Aurora Stadium was a fantastic venue, with just the right mix of "country town" and "professional arena" to it. The food options were decent, the beer was easy to get to (although I only had two, but it was noticeable) the seats were fine and the outfield itself was super high class, close to the best looking field I've seen to be honest. The quality of the football reflected the quality of the pitch.
We purchased tickets through the club and they were very helpful. We were seated in the Northern Terrace next some some very nice Swans fans and a couple of rows behind Julian and his flags. While I'm not a personal fan of "contrived" cheering, the genuine support from Swans fans was great throughout the game and, when we mounted our comeback, was superb (although I'm one of the "don't sing the club song until the final siren" brigade). You could see the players were amazed by how much red and white there was and they all came over to give us a big thanks at the end of the game.
It's always worth trying to get to an away game for the experience and the camaraderie and trips like this only help to reinforce that. I came home so fired up about the club and team that I love and with so much respect for the effort and skill they put on display. Long live daytime football!
The steaks at the Jailhouse Grill were bloody marvellous too!
Obviously the final result and the way we achieved it can't help but cloud my perceptions of the trip but I'd have to say that it's a thoroughly enjoyable venue to visit and Launceston is a great little city. I have been there before but this visit just enhanced its reputation to me. Aurora Stadium was a fantastic venue, with just the right mix of "country town" and "professional arena" to it. The food options were decent, the beer was easy to get to (although I only had two, but it was noticeable) the seats were fine and the outfield itself was super high class, close to the best looking field I've seen to be honest. The quality of the football reflected the quality of the pitch.
We purchased tickets through the club and they were very helpful. We were seated in the Northern Terrace next some some very nice Swans fans and a couple of rows behind Julian and his flags. While I'm not a personal fan of "contrived" cheering, the genuine support from Swans fans was great throughout the game and, when we mounted our comeback, was superb (although I'm one of the "don't sing the club song until the final siren" brigade). You could see the players were amazed by how much red and white there was and they all came over to give us a big thanks at the end of the game.
It's always worth trying to get to an away game for the experience and the camaraderie and trips like this only help to reinforce that. I came home so fired up about the club and team that I love and with so much respect for the effort and skill they put on display. Long live daytime football!
The steaks at the Jailhouse Grill were bloody marvellous too!
What a great night it was in 06 against Freo - shame about the next week though!
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