(to the Tune of Eric Bogle’s And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda, and inspired by Luke Reynolds)
When Gaz was a young man, he carried the pack,
And he lived the free life of a rover
From the Gabba’s green basin, to Kardinia Park,
Gaz waltzed his brilliance all over.
Then in 2011, the Goldie said son
It’s time to stop to stop rambling, there’re premierships to be won.
And they give him a red jersey, and they made him a Sun,
And he made the sacred pilgramage north.
And the fans sang ‘Gazza you’re brilliant’
As he bagged a goal or three
And amidst all cheers, the flag-waving and beers, Gaz set off for glory at the Gee
How well we’ll remember that September day,
When the Suns put the Hawks to the slaughter
And wonder how in the hell they called this Hawthorn team great,
When they tackle and kick like me daughter.
Jarryd Roughead was waiting, he’d prepared himself well.
He’d mark Gaz one on one, and give the great man hell.
But after just one quarter, he said f**king hell
Gaz’s the best player in Australia.
And the fans sang ‘Gazza you’re brilliant’, as the Suns ran away with the game.
By half he’d kicked four, sucked a quick XXXX beer; the whistle blew and in the 3rd he kicked ten.
The Hawks flooded their defence, they tried hard to survive,
But by three-quarter time, they were starting to tire
And in the last Abbett unleashed, and in 20 minutes he’d kicked five,
There’s no stopping Gaz when the great man’s on fire
Then the final whistle blew, and the ground filled with red,
The Hawks era was over, their premiership reign was dead,
Gazza climbed the rostrum, donned the Norm Smith and said.
“Luke Hodge mate, stop bloody cryin!”
And the fans are singing Gazza is brilliant, all around Metricon and the Gee
And Jarryd Roughead, he humbly said
Gazza’s brilliant, the Sun’s will win three.
Gazza is brilliant
Gazza is brilliant
The best player, you’ll ever see …….
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It took the now mercenary about 65 games before he found his feet.
Gifted is right!
His Old Man was way better.
Not welcome!
Great work Archie. Plenty left in the G.Ablett jnr story. Big year for the Suns coming up.
Peter Flynn – you are kiddingyourself.
Luke Reynolds – you brother Josh the bulldog may be an imbecile, but you sir are spot on.
Poetically delusional!
onya
I reckon Collingwood supporter teeth model and Pogue Shane McGowan would do a cracking version of this too.
Ouch Mr Butterfly, ouch (as well as v entertaining and funny).
I presume this tale is not set in 2015, as the GF will be played in October this year. And from the tenor of your ballad the Mighty Hawks are still the mightiest. Therefore, in your humble estimation the Hawks must complete the three-peat (even more, as the year this tale is set is not clarified). Thank you for the esteem you bestow on Hawthorn, even us mere fans dare not dream that big!
And, to quote The Castle, tell him he’s dreamin’
Cheers
The yellow and blue fog that rubs its back upon the window-panes,
The yellow and blue smoke that rubs its muzzle on the window-panes,
Licked its tongue into the corners of the evening,
Lingered upon the pools that stand in drains,
Let fall upon its back the soot that falls from chimneys,
Sipped an SSB on Bayview Terrace, made a sudden leap,
And seeing that it was a soft October Grand Final afternoon,
(And the Eagles didn’t get within a bull’s roar of the eight)
Drove the Audi to the house, and fell asleep.
Little darling, it’s the start of the long cold Canberra winter
Little darling, it’s been three years since we beat them here
Here come the Suns
No Ablett Suns and I say
It’s all right.
Little darling, the Giants have grown in size and stature
Little darling, it’s been three years, we’ll beat them here
Here come the Suns
No Ablett Suns and I say
It’s all right
Suns, Suns, Suns here we come
Suns, Suns, Suns here we come
Coz we got Sunshine, on ANZAC Day
It may be cold outside, there’s a game to play
I guess you’d say, what could make me feel this way
Gi-ants
Gi-ants
Gi-ants
Go the mighty Giants…