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Well , Boys and Girls , I urged you all to let RIP on GF Day and enjoy the White Knuckle Rollercoaster Ride.
( My appeal to everyone at the game tomorrow).
That is precisely what I did.
Did not manage to find any RWO-ers at a packed-out Cricketers' Arms , but promoted the site to all I met .
I rocked up to the MCG dressed in my Red and White shamag + fake beard . Surprisingly , the Anti-Terrorist squad left me alone .
I guess eating a hot dog gave me away.Mind you , it was not that "porky".
It was great fun to have so many fans - largely Swans , but Hawks , too - asking to have their photo taken with me.
Not since I was about four hours old , have I attracted so much attention .
It was great to hear all the comments - "Is that Malceski ?" "You haven't got a bomb , have you ? "etc - and , most importantly , bring some fun to my fellow supporters.
I took my spot in Paradise (M53 , Row W , Seat 1) , then walked up and down the lines , insisting that everyone cheer their hearts out , even if we were going through a bad patch.
My response to every Hawks goal , was to start the long and loud "SYYYDDNNEEEYYY" chant , even if it meant doing so alone.
I recognised someone and asked him , tongue firmly in cheek : "You ever play at the 'G ? Cos you look a lot like a bloke who used to wear a No.6 Swans shirt !"
Yep , Andrew Dunkley was there just a few rows away - with Paul Kelly's boys - and we had a bit of a yarn about the past and the present.
Nice , unassuming bloke.He called Hannebery to be the NSM.
To be honest , it was hard to recall exactly all the play . Who passed it ? Who won that ball ? Easy in a normal game , but tough in a GF - intensity and sheer emotion
can deceive the eyes.
Only after seeing the replay , could I truly appreciate the contributions of , for example , Marty , Mitch and Pykey.
Four minutes left ! Was I tense ? Oddly , no . We were under severe pressure , but I found time to cast my gaze away - I wanted to see the expressions of all the fans.
Some chap next to me was a bit of a P.I.T.A . "Oh no , not Buddy ! Oh no , not Cyril !" etc.
I told him to stop worrying about them and focus on OUR strengths.
I knew - I just KNEW - that we were not going to concede a goal.
Jarrad "Bomber" McVeigh played like a man possessed.
That was evident not only from his game , but from the look on his face , too - NO WAY was our skipper leaving the MCG with anything but a WINNER'S medal.
What was Horse yelling down the phone after Nick kicked what proved to kicked the sealer?
Not much of a lip-reader , but defintely saw "GET BACK" in there !
Quite right - we all know what happened a few weeks ago at the SCG.
Then - SIREN !!!!!! We've won ! I did not hear it in 2005 and most folks I spoke to didn't either.
But yesterday , there it was - "music" on a par with any Beethoven sonata or Brahms concerto . Better , in fact !
So , it was time to go mad , time to sing , time to celebrate , time to BRING THE BLOODY HOUSE DOWN !!!
And did we do just that !
The only bad note (excluding my singing) , was that while celebrating , some (fingers crossed the swear filter is working) , some @@@@ing bastard stole my bag.
It was not a Hawks supporter , it was not a Swans supporter - whoever did it is , plain and simple , a thief.
You know , I would not have minded if he (or she?) had come punched me in the face or wrestled it away from me .
But stealing off a fan , behind his back , celebrating a GF victory ? That's a bit low.
Never mind - if The Lads can endure pain for a Premiership , then so can I.
That slightly unpleasant memory will fade.
But being at the MCG to cheer The Swans to victory in the 2012 Grand Final?
That very pleasant memory will remain with me until I draw my last breath.
Please share your memories of the day with us - before you forget !!
( My appeal to everyone at the game tomorrow).
That is precisely what I did.
Did not manage to find any RWO-ers at a packed-out Cricketers' Arms , but promoted the site to all I met .
I rocked up to the MCG dressed in my Red and White shamag + fake beard . Surprisingly , the Anti-Terrorist squad left me alone .
I guess eating a hot dog gave me away.Mind you , it was not that "porky".
It was great fun to have so many fans - largely Swans , but Hawks , too - asking to have their photo taken with me.
Not since I was about four hours old , have I attracted so much attention .
It was great to hear all the comments - "Is that Malceski ?" "You haven't got a bomb , have you ? "etc - and , most importantly , bring some fun to my fellow supporters.
I took my spot in Paradise (M53 , Row W , Seat 1) , then walked up and down the lines , insisting that everyone cheer their hearts out , even if we were going through a bad patch.
My response to every Hawks goal , was to start the long and loud "SYYYDDNNEEEYYY" chant , even if it meant doing so alone.
I recognised someone and asked him , tongue firmly in cheek : "You ever play at the 'G ? Cos you look a lot like a bloke who used to wear a No.6 Swans shirt !"
Yep , Andrew Dunkley was there just a few rows away - with Paul Kelly's boys - and we had a bit of a yarn about the past and the present.
Nice , unassuming bloke.He called Hannebery to be the NSM.
To be honest , it was hard to recall exactly all the play . Who passed it ? Who won that ball ? Easy in a normal game , but tough in a GF - intensity and sheer emotion
can deceive the eyes.
Only after seeing the replay , could I truly appreciate the contributions of , for example , Marty , Mitch and Pykey.
Four minutes left ! Was I tense ? Oddly , no . We were under severe pressure , but I found time to cast my gaze away - I wanted to see the expressions of all the fans.
Some chap next to me was a bit of a P.I.T.A . "Oh no , not Buddy ! Oh no , not Cyril !" etc.
I told him to stop worrying about them and focus on OUR strengths.
I knew - I just KNEW - that we were not going to concede a goal.
Jarrad "Bomber" McVeigh played like a man possessed.
That was evident not only from his game , but from the look on his face , too - NO WAY was our skipper leaving the MCG with anything but a WINNER'S medal.
What was Horse yelling down the phone after Nick kicked what proved to kicked the sealer?
Not much of a lip-reader , but defintely saw "GET BACK" in there !
Quite right - we all know what happened a few weeks ago at the SCG.
Then - SIREN !!!!!! We've won ! I did not hear it in 2005 and most folks I spoke to didn't either.
But yesterday , there it was - "music" on a par with any Beethoven sonata or Brahms concerto . Better , in fact !
So , it was time to go mad , time to sing , time to celebrate , time to BRING THE BLOODY HOUSE DOWN !!!
And did we do just that !
The only bad note (excluding my singing) , was that while celebrating , some (fingers crossed the swear filter is working) , some @@@@ing bastard stole my bag.
It was not a Hawks supporter , it was not a Swans supporter - whoever did it is , plain and simple , a thief.
You know , I would not have minded if he (or she?) had come punched me in the face or wrestled it away from me .
But stealing off a fan , behind his back , celebrating a GF victory ? That's a bit low.
Never mind - if The Lads can endure pain for a Premiership , then so can I.
That slightly unpleasant memory will fade.
But being at the MCG to cheer The Swans to victory in the 2012 Grand Final?
That very pleasant memory will remain with me until I draw my last breath.
Please share your memories of the day with us - before you forget !!
. Cool that you Dunks and mini-Kels. 
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