Pre Game Banners

[SonofScray]

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Like the grand entrances made by US college football teams. They really explode onto the field and command your support.

[wimberga]

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From my college:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCLt6VPudwk

And a great one from Virginia Tech where they play Enter Sandman and 80,000 people jump up and down as the team enters the field.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5h1EW5z1wdc

Sorry don't know how to embed.

[SonofScray]

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My plan:

Away team receives no formal recognition, no playing of there song pre game. No fans on the field with a banner. Maybe the audio guy can crank up an audio track with crickets sounding. Or, something humiliating. Like my aforementioned running beneath the cocked legs of a pair of giant mechanical Bulldogs showering them in pyrotechnics simulating piss.

Home team: cut the audio/visual, have a REAL MC (not James Sherry) announcement, like what you see in the UFC, or from Michael Buffer. Make it iconic. lead into the audio visual package w/ EJ's speech cranked up loud.

Woofer races onto the field carrying a massive RW&B flag (no sponsors) get a local school / auskick to join in with a red,white or blue flag each. Form a guard of honour after a brief moment of running around like little maniacs.

Build some anticipation. Then, jaws of the Bulldog over the race open up and the players burst onto the field. No audio etc, let the crowd carry the responsibility.

Hyde St Band plays theme song. Crowd sings along. Ball gets bounced, we win.

[LostDoggy]

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my plan:

, or from michael buffer. Make it iconic..

"...lets get ready to craaaaccckkk innnnnn....."

[LostDoggy]

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My plan:

Away team receives no formal recognition, no playing of there song pre game. No fans on the field with a banner. Maybe the audio guy can crank up an audio track with crickets sounding. Or, something humiliating. Like my aforementioned running beneath the cocked legs of a pair of giant mechanical Bulldogs showering them in pyrotechnics simulating piss.

Home team: cut the audio/visual, have a REAL MC (not James Sherry) announcement, like what you see in the UFC, or from Michael Buffer. Make it iconic. lead into the audio visual package w/ EJ's speech cranked up loud.

Woofer races onto the field carrying a massive RW&B flag (no sponsors) get a local school / auskick to join in with a red,white or blue flag each. Form a guard of honour after a brief moment of running around like little maniacs.

Build some anticipation. Then, jaws of the Bulldog over the race open up and the players burst onto the field. No audio etc, let the crowd carry the responsibility.

Hyde St Band plays theme song. Crowd sings along. Ball gets bounced, we win.

Stringer leading the pack to the Undertaker theme.

[LostDoggy]

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My plan:

Away team receives no formal recognition, no playing of there song pre game. No fans on the field with a banner. Maybe the audio guy can crank up an audio track with crickets sounding. Or, something humiliating. Like my aforementioned running beneath the cocked legs of a pair of giant mechanical Bulldogs showering them in pyrotechnics simulating piss.

Home team: cut the audio/visual, have a REAL MC (not James Sherry) announcement, like what you see in the UFC, or from Michael Buffer. Make it iconic. lead into the audio visual package w/ EJ's speech cranked up loud.

Woofer races onto the field carrying a massive RW&B flag (no sponsors) get a local school / auskick to join in with a red,white or blue flag each. Form a guard of honour after a brief moment of running around like little maniacs.

Build some anticipation. Then, jaws of the Bulldog over the race open up and the players burst onto the field. No audio etc, let the crowd carry the responsibility.

Hyde St Band plays theme song. Crowd sings along. Ball gets bounced, we win.

Move over Peter Gordon, we have a replacement and you're no longer required.
SOS you're in.

[LostDoggy]

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All dreams aside. I do like Sons idea of the away team not having any royalties. The game has had its home ground advantage roots ripped out now the suburban grounds are gone. Why should an Away team have any hoopla? I can't say many other sporting leagues honour the visitors???

[SonofScray]

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[SonofScray]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K4fY0iRUZU

[LostDoggy]

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Tonight's game was case and point.
Collingwood (Maxwell) busted through theirs, ripped it up. Looked great.
Carlton had a specially manufactured curtain type slit that the team ran through. Looked pathetic.

[bulldogtragic]

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Tonight's game was case and point.
Collingwood (Maxwell) busted through theirs, ripped it up. Looked great.
Carlton had a specially manufactured curtain type slit that the team ran through. Looked pathetic.

Got to agree, if you heart is not really in the busting through of a banner, just don't do anything. That's fine too, no one is forcing you to.

[SonofScray]

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Helped the Cheersquad out up in Canberra raise the banner for Will 150th. The effort involved for the pay off just doesn't seem to balance out. Still, it was a good experience to get out on the ground and in the thick of it.

I know it'd suck for the guys who get a kick out of contributing to the banner etc and I wouldn't want to devalue the community spirit that it is central to but I think the Club could encourage a bit more innovation.

[LostDoggy]

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I know it'd suck for the guys who get a kick out of contributing to the banner etc and I wouldn't want to devalue the community spirit that it is central to but I think the Club could encourage a bit more innovation.

I'd really like to hear the opinions from some of the cheer squad if any are on WOOF? Or if any WOOFers know them?
See to me it seems like busting your arse baking a birthday cake, decorating it perfectly, putting on the candles, showing it to the guests (the crowd), then the birthday boy doesn't even blow out the candles.
Not that I think the players are ungrateful, just they are zoned into the game not to notice banners.