I was a passionate Fitzroy supporter, and I just couldn't follow the Brisbane Lions as the club was located in 'Brisbane'.
Funnily enough one of my most memorable wins to watch was against Melbourne at Princes Park, around 1988, when Fitzroy were behind at half time, then Richard Osborne came out, kicked 10, and lead the Roy Boys to victory. Was anybody there too?
Following the merger, I didn't really follow a 'team', brother-in-law followed Melbourne so went to the occasional game with his family(2 or 3 a year), got to know the players, and seriously got on board 2 years ago, and now I love the Dees.
I spoke to Dappa Dan about this. I explained to him it's like getting a divorce, then falling in love again, and it took 10 years to find it.