#1Sep 26th, 2007
This year the game will be LIVE on Setanta Canada.
Two new contestants are there this year
Port Adelaide vs Geelong at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
The game is sold out and will host almost 100,000 people
Port Adelaide has won only one premiership in the AFL in 2004 but before it entered the national league had won a massive 34 premierships in the senior South Australian competition. They are looking to continue their success and build their passionate supporter base in the big league.
Although Geelong has not won an AFL premiership,it last won a premiership when the competition was the VFL in 1963, it has contested 3 grand finals in the 1990s - all of which it lost. If it wins, it will be the first club from the state of Victoria (where the competition started) to win in 7 years.
So it is shaping up to be some battle.
The last two Grand Finals have been absolute thrillers, dediced by less than a goal.
The West Coast Eagles of Perth won in 2006.
The Sydney Swans won in 2005
Who will it be in 2007 ?
The best place to watch the AFL Grand Final is at a Grand Final party where there are usually big screens to watch, plenty of alcohol and big crowds. Here are some details of some of these from AFANA --:
Toronto, Ontario
Rowers Pub & Grill
150 Harbord Street
Direction : The pub is three blocks west of Spadina on the north
side of the street. To get there by public transit take the Spadina Streetcar
(going northbound if you're coming from downtown, or southbound from Spadina)
and get off at Harbord.
Map: --
Starts : 9:30pm
Contact : Rohan Brown 416-731-2482
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Sports Centre Cafe
Directions: Yonge and St Clair (South side of St Clair, about 200m west of Yonge)
Must be over 18; Admission $10
Time: 9pm
Contact: Tim Shaw- (416) 570.3616
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Calgary, Alberta
Dicken's Pub
Directions to the venue : 9th Avenue 9th Street SW- downtown Calgary
Must be over 18
Time: 8:00 pm
Contact: Gareth Williams
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Bottle Screw Bills Pub
Directions: CORNER OF 1ST STREET SW & 10TH AVE SW (VERY CENTRAL CALGARY) Actual address is 140 10th AVE SW Calgary.
Must be over 18
Starts: 8:30 pm
Contact: (403) 270-4414
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Ottawa, Ontario
Georgetown Pub - Bank St, The Glebe
Directions: From downtown - Head down Bank st, just over the Canal.
Map: --
Must be over 18
Starts: 9PM
Contact: Corey Bowen - 613 355 6736
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North Delta, British Columbia
Delta Lion Pub (Vancouver, BC)
Corner of 112th St. and 84th Ave. Turn right on 84th off Nordel Way coming over the Alex Fraser Bridge.
Admission Charge
Starts: 7:30 pm
Contact: Mike McFarlane 604-588-1598
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Last edited by razorgrade; Sep 26th, 2007 at 07:28 PM..
