Og, Mr Merls & Somerled at the Hawks vs Bombers

This is a bit of an annual event for myself and my boys.  It used to be right on my birthday weekend.

You might remember two years ago it was the choice between having a bypass done and going to the match.

This year it is the 2nd time we meet them, in August, rather than than our usual 1st in May

I am the Hawks supporter, but sadly (bad parenting), Mr Merls and Somerled are Bombers supporters.
Even more sadly we lost :-(

Though never a player of Australian Rules I enjoy very much attending the games.

I get a membership every year and really enjoy the comradre of going to the matches.

• Hawks 9-13-67 Crows 13-16-94

It can be painful at time though as we don't always put in the 100 plus percent.  But I have also been at ones that we pull out of the hat!

So what else aren't you telling us Mr Merls?

It has been a bit of a struggle since Eric has gone and even though I thought I would bounce right back. I have since realised the doctors were right when they said it would take about 18 months to get well again from being so run down from Eric not working properly. My Specialist felt it would do me some good, so I headed off to the Echuca Winter Blues Festival with Merlin and Somerled, my two boys.
It was an intense effort to get there, and when we did it was as cold as ice.

It took us until Saturday the next day to really get our bearings, but once we did Mr Merls, Somerled and myself were off and running.

• Me and My Boys’ Echuca Winter Blues Festival