Give us our game back Andrew 2
July 11th 2008 06:06
It is stunning that, in the five days, seven hours and 24 minutes since we posted this advice to AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou, he hasn't called us to discuss the issue. Not once!
We have, on the other hand, today determined that great brothers think alike. Coodabeen Champions and Aussie music stalwart Greg Champion, who has the Champion family's allocation of fame all to himself, was only today made aware of my plea on the part of Tasmania for an AFL franchise.
Turns out Greg has already been down this path, his own plea having been penned some time ago and actually performed live in the island state. As a song writer, Greg's weapon of choice is verse over prose, and so here, with his permission, is another prod for Mr Demetriou to forget about the wilds of western Sydney, where they wouldn't recognise an Aussie rules ball if it bit them on the jock strap, and concentrate on Tassie, where the game is as deeply rooted as anywhere.
THERE IS A VERY SPECIAL STATE
Words: Greg Champion
Tune: House of the Rising Sun
There is a very special state
They call Tasmania
And they’re way down there
Down south somewhere
Off the bottom of Australia
The people there are quite similar
To folks like me and you
They love their footy
And now they’re saying
We want a team in too
They say don’t overlook us
Don’t write us off too soon
This is the state that’s given you
A talking doll of David Boon
We’ve got some ok stadiums
We know we can pull a crowd
And we promise that we’ll try and make
Our siren sound real loud
And if we get a team down here
We guarantee that we will
Not put any matches on
Anywhere near pulp mills
What other state has got a bigger
Chocolate factory
No other state has brought the world
Fresh King Island brie
Now Hobart’s population
Is smaller than Geelong’s
And the island’s population is
Two and a half Wollongongs
It’s a lovely place to visit
And it’s a lovely place to stay
But will they get their football team
You’ll have to ask Andre
We have, on the other hand, today determined that great brothers think alike. Coodabeen Champions and Aussie music stalwart Greg Champion, who has the Champion family's allocation of fame all to himself, was only today made aware of my plea on the part of Tasmania for an AFL franchise.
Turns out Greg has already been down this path, his own plea having been penned some time ago and actually performed live in the island state. As a song writer, Greg's weapon of choice is verse over prose, and so here, with his permission, is another prod for Mr Demetriou to forget about the wilds of western Sydney, where they wouldn't recognise an Aussie rules ball if it bit them on the jock strap, and concentrate on Tassie, where the game is as deeply rooted as anywhere.
THERE IS A VERY SPECIAL STATE
Words: Greg Champion
Tune: House of the Rising Sun
There is a very special state
They call Tasmania
And they’re way down there
Down south somewhere
Off the bottom of Australia
The people there are quite similar
To folks like me and you
They love their footy
And now they’re saying
We want a team in too
They say don’t overlook us
Don’t write us off too soon
This is the state that’s given you
A talking doll of David Boon
We’ve got some ok stadiums
We know we can pull a crowd
And we promise that we’ll try and make
Our siren sound real loud
And if we get a team down here
We guarantee that we will
Not put any matches on
Anywhere near pulp mills
What other state has got a bigger
Chocolate factory
No other state has brought the world
Fresh King Island brie
Now Hobart’s population
Is smaller than Geelong’s
And the island’s population is
Two and a half Wollongongs
It’s a lovely place to visit
And it’s a lovely place to stay
But will they get their football team
You’ll have to ask Andre
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