Josh's First Day at the Footy

Skoda Stadium, Homebush

Today I took Dad and Josh to Skoda Stadium to watch the Greater Western Sydney Giants play against Geelong. It was Dad's first visit to the new stadium, while it was Josh's first time to a game of footy in any of the codes. He had been excited for a week.

We arrived in plenty of time, and I made sure I bought Josh a Giants scarf to wear so he felt a part of the game. I took this photo (below) and sent it to the phone number on the big screen, where they promsed to show all the photos later in the day, and that one would be chosen at random to win a prize.

We picked a great game to go to. In reality we went to watch the dominance of the Geelong side, who have lost only one game this year (to the mighty Magpies of course), but the Giants came out on fire, and kicked the first five goals of the game. A lead of 18 points at quarter time had been whittled to a 8 point deficit at half time, but they kept fighting. They were down by over four goals halfway through the third quarter before fighting back to level the scores 92-92 with two minutes left in the third quarter. Two late goals hurt, and then Geelong kicked eight goals in the final quarter to win by 57 points, a very undeserving margin given the tightness of the match. The Giants kids were awesome, and Skoda Stadium's size meant we had a great view from the 50 metre line at the southern pocket.
Dad thought it was great, and it was good to have him there with Josh as well, something he'll be able to remember forever.

The end of the game

I promised Josh that next time we come, we'll do some kick-to-kick on the field after the game.
And to top it all off, Josh's photo was chosen as the winner on the screen at three quarter time, and he won a signed Giants jersey. What a day!