{"id":29,"date":"2016-09-30T22:36:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-30T22:36:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2016-11-08T03:10:40","modified_gmt":"2016-11-08T03:10:40","slug":"grand-final-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/2016\/09\/30\/grand-final-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Final Weekend!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">It&#8217;s a big weekend here in Melbourne<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">It&#8217;s our Australian Football League Grand Final weekend.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-u6n-9OYS31c\/V-7lrxks-8I\/AAAAAAAAJeI\/J_xc0SKrwP01Q6f05xoVs_u1IFNKzp9kACLcB\/s1600\/Grand%2BFinal.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-u6n-9OYS31c\/V-7lrxks-8I\/AAAAAAAAJeI\/J_xc0SKrwP01Q6f05xoVs_u1IFNKzp9kACLcB\/s640\/Grand%2BFinal.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Melbourne Visitors Centre &#8211; Flinders Street<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">Now our team Hawks (Hawthorn FC) were knocked out in a preliminary final<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">&nbsp;by everyone&#8217;s second favourite team the Western Bulldogs&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">known locally as the Doggies!<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-qVM52or2pyo\/V-7mace7ShI\/AAAAAAAAJeM\/me0P_Vaac4UNUMNo0YWuirvbRIkFG96fQCLcB\/s1600\/StreetArtFootscray.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-qVM52or2pyo\/V-7mace7ShI\/AAAAAAAAJeM\/me0P_Vaac4UNUMNo0YWuirvbRIkFG96fQCLcB\/s640\/StreetArtFootscray.jpg?resize=494%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"494\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Footscray Bulldogs Street Art<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">The Dogs have not made a Grand Final for fifty-five years.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">Their opposition the Sydney Swans are no strangers to a Grand Final&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">making for a fantastic Melbourne-Sydney tension. We love that rivalry!<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">If ever there was the time to use the expression the underdogs,&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">it&#8217;s this weekend. Go the Doggies!<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-L5fSiGlK84M\/V-7V0pQjGII\/AAAAAAAAJdI\/DBsmtwNunJ0ZOm--f-m9blel4VK5QkYfgCLcB\/s1600\/AFL2016.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-L5fSiGlK84M\/V-7V0pQjGII\/AAAAAAAAJdI\/DBsmtwNunJ0ZOm--f-m9blel4VK5QkYfgCLcB\/s640\/AFL2016.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">The Western Bulldogs herald from Footscray where I work<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">It is such a great week to see the place decked in red, white and blue.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">We have had overseas visitors this weekend and after a hectic week of travel ourselves, we are all happy for Melbourne&#8217;s&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">public holiday yesterday to celebrate Grand Final Eve.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">As we say only in Melbourne do we get one holiday to celebrate a horse race,<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">another for a footy match. Woof Woof!<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6RSe9GeNgpc\/V-7WZELpGEI\/AAAAAAAAJdM\/cSqXm6xksSIFFvGY2ZyOqVAS7i--JULqACLcB\/s1600\/AFL2016a.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6RSe9GeNgpc\/V-7WZELpGEI\/AAAAAAAAJdM\/cSqXm6xksSIFFvGY2ZyOqVAS7i--JULqACLcB\/s640\/AFL2016a.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">We take our visitors into the city to see the sights and to watch the Grand Final Parade. Melbourne looked fantastic, it was a perfect spring day, warm and sunny and everyone, including all puppy&nbsp;dogs are in good spirits.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-YYo2E8gw7AA\/V-7dUbH77nI\/AAAAAAAAJds\/nzLMi3rEZTkpYDrNt5AMo4v2cClTE-vWgCLcB\/s1600\/AFLParade.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-YYo2E8gw7AA\/V-7dUbH77nI\/AAAAAAAAJds\/nzLMi3rEZTkpYDrNt5AMo4v2cClTE-vWgCLcB\/s640\/AFLParade.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Grand Final Street parade, Wellington Street<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">Sport is central to Melbourne life,&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">it is a wonderful way to bring people and dogs together.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">I am sure that every Bulldog in Melbourne&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">was brought out for a special guest appearance!<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">#BemoreBulldog.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-9m1wcZxtTrM\/V-7YK9e2MdI\/AAAAAAAAJdc\/8GR06q_n9E4nCDzXA1dUKA-924VhpSeYQCLcB\/s1600\/AFL2016a.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-9m1wcZxtTrM\/V-7YK9e2MdI\/AAAAAAAAJdc\/8GR06q_n9E4nCDzXA1dUKA-924VhpSeYQCLcB\/s640\/AFL2016a.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">Unfortunately, we left our crazy poodle at home<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">and for that, we&#8217;re in the doghouse!<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-hA5_F1LmR6c\/V-2WdND-okI\/AAAAAAAAJcc\/0cnur9Ll6xgIkYpvk14hpDDTmFKzE0oBQCLcB\/s1600\/dog%2Bhouse.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-hA5_F1LmR6c\/V-2WdND-okI\/AAAAAAAAJcc\/0cnur9Ll6xgIkYpvk14hpDDTmFKzE0oBQCLcB\/s640\/dog%2Bhouse.jpg?resize=610%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"610\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">Go the Doggies!<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">Best of luck for today&#8217;s Grand Final!<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-eKhshqlTCKs\/V-7j4fae0TI\/AAAAAAAAJd8\/uf-RCvarntADEKNN6gBqNYOwUEEwVz5lQCLcB\/s1600\/LWW_1.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-eKhshqlTCKs\/V-7j4fae0TI\/AAAAAAAAJd8\/uf-RCvarntADEKNN6gBqNYOwUEEwVz5lQCLcB\/s1600\/LWW_1.jpg?w=1170&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">Linking with<a href=\"http:\/\/viewingnaturewitheileen.blogspot.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Saturday&#8217;s Critters<\/a> &#8211; Thanks Eileen<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/backyardneighbor.typepad.com\/backyard_neighbor\/2016\/10\/blue-monday-go-washington-sea-hawks.html\" target=\"_blank\">Blue Monday<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Thanks Jeanne<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ourworldtuesdaymeme.blogspot.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\">Our World Tuesday <\/a>&#8211; Thanks Lady Fi and all the hosts<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: blue; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">PS What a screamer of a match &#8211; I think the whole country was in tears, one way or another when the Doggies won on Saturday. Brilliant match well done the Western Bulldogs!<\/span><\/div>\n<p>If you have enjoyed this you may like to see the previous posts written about the Aussie Rules Footy<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/2016\/08\/always-hawthorn-at-the-mcg.html\/\" target=\"_blank\">Always Hawthorn at the MCG<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Happy Blue Ribbon Monday (2013)<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/2014\/09\/spring-grand-final-weekend-in-melbourne.html\/\" target=\"_blank\">Spring Grand Final Week in Melbourne<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #bd081c; background-position: 3px 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; background-size: 14px; border-bottom-left-radius: 2px; border-bottom-right-radius: 2px; border-top-left-radius: 2px; border-top-right-radius: 2px; border: none; color: white; cursor: pointer; display: none; font-family: &quot;helvetica neue&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; left: 48px; line-height: 20px; opacity: 1; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; position: absolute; text-align: center; text-indent: 20px; top: 1586px; width: auto; z-index: 8675309;\">Save<\/span><span style=\"background-color: #bd081c; background-position: 3px 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; background-size: 14px; border-bottom-left-radius: 2px; border-bottom-right-radius: 2px; border-top-left-radius: 2px; border-top-right-radius: 2px; border: none; color: white; cursor: pointer; display: none; font-family: &quot;helvetica neue&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; left: 48px; line-height: 20px; opacity: 1; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; position: absolute; text-align: center; text-indent: 20px; top: 1586px; width: auto; z-index: 8675309;\">Save<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s a big weekend here in Melbourne It&#8217;s our Australian Football League Grand Final weekend. 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