Queen's Birthday @ Fed Square - Let's do it again

[TheOx05 1]

Let’s get excited...

First things first. I hope that the club are going to have another march to the G like before last year’s game. It was a fantastic sight to see all the red and blue in Fed Square. On Sunday the Hawks were doing a similar thing to celebrate their record membership. I actually went to Fed Square early with a couple of Hawks mates as supposedly Jeff Kennett was going to say a few words and there would be merchandise..

Well there was nothing.

About 300 Hawks fans turned up and rather than Kennett come down and congratulate the fans it was just some guy from Hawthorn in a suit with a megaphone on the stage telling people to start walking to the G. My Hawks mates weren’t happy about it so thank god Transport was right there for a few pre match frothies.

I really enjoyed the Fed Square experience last year and i want the club to do it all again and get the word out as early as possible and make this a Queens Birthday tradition.

Get a merchandise stand up for the new jumpers, have that egg and bacon roll stall again...make it a festival!

It’s our proudest day of the football year and we should be ramming it down the throats of the football world that Queens Birthday belongs to Melbourne.

So c’mon MFC...get the word out again and get to Fed Square and see that sea of red and blue stream down Birrarung Marr and towards our home!

[AzzKikA 2,371]

I don't think it will happen again this year, last year it was almost the start of the season when they told everyone about it, and mostly did it coz of 150 years, would do it if MFC come out and said they were doing it again but won't do it if there are rumors going around that it will happen again.

[the_russian 17]

Its being done, its been mentioned in the members emails briefly, along with being listed in the MFC Events page on the website

about half way down

[Reality Bus 17]

Walk to the 'G

Date: Monday 8 June

Venue: Federation Square

Time: 10 am, with walk departing for MCG at 11.45 am

Cost: Free for everyone

Last year, thousands joined us to celebrate our 150th Birthday. This year, we are calling on the entire Red and Blue Army to join us again before our Queen's Birthday blockbuster against Collingwood for this free event.

Lots of activities for the whole family, including:

- Meet past and present players

- Live entertainment

- Kids activities

- AFL Women's Round celebrations

FREE ROUND 11 AFTERMATCH FUNCTION

All Members are invited to join Coach Dean Bailey and the full playing team at our Queens Birthday after match function. This is a fantastic opportunity to mingle with players, the senior coach and your fellow members.

Date: Monday 8th June (Queens Birthday Public Holiday)

Venue: The Park and Skyline rooms across the road at Melbourne and Olympic Parks

Time: Immediately after our round 11 game at the MCG

Cost: Free for members, $5 for non members

Other: Cash bar available

[Binmans PA 26,373]

I think I'll be there.

[Pates 9,537]

I'll definitely be there, really enjoyed it last year.

[45HG 1,539]

I'M THERE BABY!

6-1! 6-1!

[Reality Bus 17]

bump

[mikeod 21]

Get as many people down there on Monday as you can.

Its a nice walk to the 'G anyway - and its a great feeling being around so many Demons...

[Reality Bus 17]

make a day of it. get to the city nice and early, coffee and breakfast, walk to the g, a few froffies maybe, cheer on the boys (& jacka too hopefully), celebrate a win against the filth, & then head across the road with your fellow supporters, & celebrate with the team. then take tuesday off work with a hangover.

[furious d 447]

Already got Tuesday off :D Huge day, hope they give out flags again. The sea of red heading up Birrarung Marr looked awesome last year.

[Kiss of Death 708]

I'll be there. If they're giving out flags again, i'll be able to donate my players/coaches/Jimma signed flag to a worthy recipient and enjoy getting the signatures again

[MelbournePassion 7]

I may not make it to Fed Square but not even swine flu is stopping me from going to the game.

[AzzKikA 2,371]

After all that talk about going if it was official, i cant make it early and will be pushing to make the game in time for the start, dag nabit.

[Reality Bus 17]

with the messiah being named in the squad, maybe it should be renamed "Pilgrimage to the G", where they can feed the masses with 2 meat pies & 5 buckets of chips.

[tez 6]

hope they have a frothie station or 2 along the way

[Reality Bus 17]

pretty sure jack would be able to turn the yarra into beer.