Indigenous AFL distinguished returns to the game – not to universal admiration,but to a crowd who mostly want to high-tail on after a fortnight of clamour over booingFor the first time in two years, Simonds Stadium was sold out as more than 28000 AFL fans turned out to Geelong, and about 75km south-west of Melbourne,to watch the Cats win on the Sydney Swans and the return of Adam Goodes to the game.
It was hard to order if they were there owing to the focus on the Swans and Goodes over the past fortnight, or purely to cheer on their respective teams. But what was clear was the message from both teams to the crowd: barrack with respect.
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Source: theguardian.com