Footy at the MCG
Melbournians love their sports and coming ahead of all others is Aussie Rules Football aka footy! The Melbourne Cricket Ground doubles as the footy field in the cricket off-season. And the MCG lights can be seen all over the city. So here I was in my last week of being a Melbs local. I really badly wanted to go see the MCG and the sport for myself. I bought two tickets and dragged Aidan out with me on a rainy day. We had awesome seats and the fans around us were die-hards! We learned cheers, yelled a lot, laughed a lot and really had an enjoyable time. Funny enough, Aidan had never been to a game at the MCG either, so I'm glad we had that memory.
Stadium View - look at the multiple stands!

We walked down 10 rows to get this pic during half time. It was cool and rainy and a guy broke his leg playing that day. The guys only play in these little short-shorts and a sleeveless jersey! Not much protection. They get knocked down and get up again - a true showing of 'suck it up' on the field!

As we left, I turned to take a quick photo. This is obviously just a partial view, but it's the closest to the MCG I had been to that point - so you can see up close just how massive it is!

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