What Were The Results?????

It is with great sadness that the Eels lost yesterday's grand final but wow....was I glad that J, Ms K, Mr A and myself attended. The atmosphere was electric with a sea of yellow and blue flags everywhere. Immediately around us were a mixture of Eels and Storm supporters that had fun trying to out-sing and out-flag each other lol. Although the Eels dragged behind the Storm for the entire match it did not stop the Eels fans from cheering on and on and with each try scored by Eels players there was an ear-deafening cheer from all around the stadium. The comaraderie was wonderful regardless of which team one followed as everyone was there to enjoy the day.
Even though the Eels lost they did everyone proud. The Storm were deserved winners, playing better on the day however, Parramatta remain the success story of 2009 after being wooden spoon contenders just seven rounds out from the finals. They turned a very ordinary year of footy around to capture the imaginations of the public by making it to the grand final. Their run from so far back at 8th position to second has certainly put the heart back into rugby league. Indeed at one stage of the competition it pooked as though they would not even make the semi-finals. I read a comment in yesterday's paper about how most people, sport's teams and businesses perform best when thei backs are to the wall, which is what has happenend here in this case, so regardless of a win or loss, the mighty Eels did everyone proud and will be a force to be reckoned with next year.
The age groups also fascinated me. Fans ranged from babies asleep in parent arms through to teens, middle-aged people to the very elderly. So next year I look forward to following the mighty Eeels as part of the Blue and Gold Army when the Rugby League returns in 2010.....GO THE EELS!!!!!!!