7/21 Another big footy Saturday

Yesterday we (the Blues) had a game at 11:40 against St. Bedes/Mentone. We were told to meet at 10:30 but since this was my first away game I was not sure where we were supposed to meet, and the coach did not respond to email before the game. So I showed up at our field and was told that my team was supposed to meet at the field we were playing at. I had figured that this was probably the case so I had checked the bus and train route that morning. So I took a bus to the train station and then two trains, and then walked to St. Bede's. Not seeing the field, I checked my phone and saw that the field was not located at St. Bedes, but I didn't know where it was. So I asked a women who was driving by if she knew where the field was. She then gave me a ride to the field, telling me that her own kids play footy and have had games there. By the time I got to the field they were already 10 minutes into the game. I was runner for a while since I didn't have a uniform at that time. At halftime the coach gave me a uniform. We were losing by a lot but the third quarter went better. I played the last few minutes of the third quarter and all of the fourth quarter, but we got outscored by a lot in the final quarter. The final score was about 130-70. I only got the ball twice and did not do much with it.

After the game I took the train to the MCG, where it was halftime at the Collingwood v Hawthorn match. I bought a ticket because it was fairly cheap (about $13). The stadium was nearly full, the attendance was 83,714, the stadium capacity is about 95,000. I managed to find a seat half way up the upper level. Unfortunately, Hawthorn scored 8 goals in the third quarter and then easily won the game 138 to 91.

Afterward I took a train and bus back to Chadstone Shopping Centre. Chadstone is one of the largest malls in Victoria and is relatively close to Clayton, just a 15 minute bus ride. I walked around for a little while but then most stores closed at 6. I ate at Maccas (McDonald's) and bought a Collingwood jersey at Kmart, and then I went back to my hall.