This year's grand final parade, which has drawn thousands of Brisbane Lions and Collingwood Magpies supporters into the precinct surrounding the MCG, has returned to dry land after last year's event made its way down the Yarra on boats.
abc.net.au/news/thousands-of-fans-afl-grand-final-parade-collingwood-brisbane/102915894Thousands of Collingwood and Brisbane Lions fans have converged on Melbourne as the AFL grand final parade makes its way through the city's sporting precinct ahead of tomorrow's big game.
A motorcade of utes featuring coaches and players from the prospective premiership teams will journey up Batman Avenue, through Birrarung Marr and over the William Barak Bridge to Yarra Park where the AFL is holding a free Footy Festival for fans.as they travelled on the Yarra River in boats.If the Lions win, it will be their first premiership since 2004, while for the Pies, the first since 2010.Both teams had a final training session this morning ahead of tomorrow's match.
Swaddled up in a sleeping bag, with a jacket and scarf, he's no stranger to the desperate fight for the best seats in the house. Also in the queue was Daniel Kilfoy and his three children, a family clearly divided along club lines."The first child we had, I said Brisbane and the second child [their] mum said Collingwood," he said.One woman had flown from the Gold Coast to brave the cold while another, said she queued up every year.Warm spring spell to deliver fine grand final weather
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