Last weekend we went to Geelong, VIC to watch our favorite footy team play. Geelong located on Port Philip Bay, on the southern coast of Australia. It is a little over 4 hours drive south of Albury. Instead of driving, we rode the train down on Saturday morning. On Saturday night we explored Geelong. On Sunday we met up with some friends from Albury, Rodney and Shirly Wurtz, and went to the football match at Geelong's home ground, Skilled Stadium.
We were really excited to see the Cats play because they are the team we go for. In the Southeast region of Australia, almost everybody has a team that they "go for." (Remember, "rooting" is something that is only done in private, so we use the phrase "go for" instead.) The Cats were the 2007 Australian Football League (AFL) champions. Couple that with the fact that they have the best uniforms (according to Kristen) and you can see why we picked the Cats as our team. They win all their matches, and they look good doing it.
Anyway, the Cats did not let us down on Sunday. They beat the North Melbourne Kangaroos, another top team in the AFL. It was really fun to see a game at Skilled Stadium, which only holds about 30,000 people. Most AFL games are played in the big cities at venues that hold 80,000 to 100,000 people, so Skilled Stadium felt much more intimate.
After the game, Rodney and Shirley gave us a ride back to Albury.
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