A lot of fair-weather Tigers have jumped off the bandwagon, and it was obvious today.
There were a lot of (hilariously overconfident) Swans in that 45000, most of whom thought the ball was too skinny.
Throughout the dynasty, players would constantly reference the crowd, saying we were the 19th man.
Well, we're back down to 18 now.
All you Melbournians who chose to mow the lawn instead, get along to the game. Not to see a win, just to go to the footy. We did it for 37 years, just for the day, not for the season.
Save me from being a lone voice serving it to smug, mouthy Sydneysiders who were trying to work out whether a goal would be enough to overcome a 5 point margin.
And you might get to be part of the celebrations for a brilliant win, against the ladder leaders, where the kids stand up, abd the song is played loud.