Grand mission for tickets
played the Gold Coast Suns.
Western Bulldogs ruckman Jordan Roughead said the club “love being up in Cairns”.
“We are in the fourth year and we have had some good results in the past so hopefully we can do the same on Saturday,” he said. “It is great to see lots of local fans here and a number have made the trip up from Victoria too.”
AFL Cairns event manager Game preview – pages 60-61 supported the Victorian club his whole life.
He said a passer-by approached him to offer their spare ticket after several offers that were a “bit too rich”. “That was great,” he said. While he expects the atmosphere to be a little more subdued than the MCG, Mr Ham will never miss the AFL Cairns’ fixture.
He has been every time for the past four years.
“I think it is important they keep coming up to these places,” he said.