Bloody hell. Talk about the times they are a’changing!
Can we compare and contrast Federation Square in Melbourne at 2am on Thursday morning with Perth’s Optus Stadium at noon of the same day?
Who would have thought, even 20 years ago, that the former would be chokka-blok at that time of night with people cheering, crying, stomping, completely absorbed by every spine-tingling minute as Australia held on against all odds in a fabulous World Cup match against the Danes while ... for a Test cricket match against the Windies, the stadium is a fifth full, if that, just 10,000 people, and even those who are there don’t seem to care any more than we do about Australia smashing all before them.
Honestly, only a short time ago, wouldn’t this have been the most unheard of thing anyone had ever heard of? And yes, I guess it would be more significant if there was any probability that the success of the Socceroos was going to re-invigorate the A-League, but it already feels like a week never seen before in Australian sport. And of course we can’t beat Argentina, but ...
But if we did, I think we can all agree that it would surpass the finest moment so far of Australian sport, which was winning the America’s Cup?
IllustrationCredit:John Shakespeare
And speaking of the extraordinary scenes out of Federation Square this week.
Why, Premier Dominic Perrottet was asked on Thursday, didn’t Sydney have its own live site to watch the World Cup, the way the Melburnians did for the first three pool games?
Socceroos all the rage while Test cricket flails
Bloody hell. Talk about the times they are a’changing!
Can we compare and contrast Federation Square in Melbourne at 2am on Thursday morning with Perth’s Optus Stadium at noon of the same day?
Who would have thought, even 20 years ago, that the former would be chokka-blok at that time of night with people cheering, crying, stomping, completely absorbed by every........
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