Hi Eagles’ supporters
If you know anyone who did the Perth-Melbourne drive for the Grand Final, or you did it yourself, please let me know.
Would love to hear their story.
JTH
JTH is a writer, publisher, speaker, historian. He is founder and contributing editor of The Footy Almanac and footyalmanac.com.au. He has written columns and features for numerous publications. His books include Confessions of a Thirteenth Man, Memoirs of a Mug Punter, Loose Men Everywhere, Play On, The Pearl: Steve Renouf’s Story and Life As I Know It (with Michelle Payne).
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He is married to Susan. They have three school-age kids – Theo, Anna, Evie.
He might not be the worst putter in the world but he’s in the worst four.
His ambition was to lunch for Australia but it clashed with his other ambition – to shoot his age.
My brother and mum met two car loads of Eagles’ supporters at Kimba. He spoke with one car load near the Big Galah, the other near the silos, and discovered they spent two and a half days driving to Melbourne but were planning to go express on their way back to Perth, only stopping for pies and fuel.
I did it for the Ashes back in 2010, if that counts!