At age 7 my father took me to my first VFL game in 1960 against Melbourne at Victoria Park. I had to stand on a greengrocer's box to be able to see the action from the Yarra Falls end. Murray Weideman was captain and the Pies prevailed over the Demons and so began a lifelong love affair with the Pies. I'm now 73 and am proud to say my two sons and grandchildren have followed the family tradition.

The 100th anniversary of the Anzacs. My brother and I both with defence force service, purchase tickets to our first AFL game together. We get seats on the fence, on the 50m line. The rain started and dispersed the less passionate but my brother and I arm in arm as the national anthem silences the stadium. The silence ends with the siren and the roar of the crowd shakes the stands, 95,000 people joined in applause and cheering for our countries anthem. The game starts, 3 minutes in, the ball comes to Jamie Elliot, he's chasing the ball, running along the boundary. My brother and I standing in our Anzac Day jerseys hanging on the fence, Elliot gets the ball, bombers defenders in hot pursuit, he steps out, lines up the sticks and kicks a miracle goal over the boundary line 50m out, 2m from where we are standing, screaming! What a way to kick off our first Anzac Day clash, first AFL game together and what was to us and many other veterans a day of mass celebration! I'll never forget the roar of the crowd on that moment!

Always been a Pies fan but you genuinely can't beat watching the footy with your friends (only if they are also Pies supporters) xxx