Old McDonald had a stand

It was always going to be a tough game.

Swan Districts played Subiaco on Saturday after having played their last game on the Monday public holiday last week. That gave them a lot less time to recover and prepare to take on the WAFL‘s top side.

I took Emily and James to the game and watched as the black and whites were soundly beaten.

The high point of the day was being able to sit in the McDonald stand. The heritage listed stand has been closed for the last couple of years waiting for repairs. I’ve watched a fair bit of footy from the McDonald stand over the years so it was great to be able to introduce the experience to my kids. I remember the days when the stand would be a sea of black and white and opposition supporters wouldn’t dare take a seat in the impressive wooden grandstand. You would pity any opposition player who had to try to kick for goal in front of the McDonald stand.

Times have changed but there’s still something special about watching local footy, especially when you get the opportunity to jump on the field with your kids at half time and after the game and have a kick

I’m already looking forward to the next game down at Bassendean Oval in a fortnight.

Posted by Rodney Olsen

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