Danny McGinlay’s banner for your club this season

AS his beloved team prepares for the big dance, Danny McGinlay - the brains behind the Bulldogs’ brilliant banners - gives a gift to fans whose teams missed out: every club’s season on a banner.

Danny McGinlay

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September 29, 2016 - 11:00AM

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MY TEAM is in the Grand Final. I’ve never got to write that sentence before! I’m going to write it again. My. Team. Is. In. The. Grand. Final.

I always tried to imagine what this would be like. It’s even better than I thought! I want to savour every single microsecond. I feel pressure because this is the week I will talk about with other footy fans for the rest of my life.

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The first Grand Final I remember was 1987, Carlton beating Hawthorn.

Since then I have watched every single one and I have seen 14 of the 18 AFL clubs compete on the big day.

After Saturday it’ll be 15 of the 18; leaving only Gold Coast, GWS and Richmond as the virgin clubs… oh man can you imagine Tiger fans if they made the Grand Final?

It would be like the opening scenes of Dawn of the Dead.

Anyway, my point is I know what it’s like to not be in the Grand Final.

You feel a bit left out and it’s not fun.

So I have decided, as a little gift to footy fans who don’t support the Dogs or the Swans, I’ll give you one final taste of the excitement of seeing your team run out onto the ground.

Picture it, your song is blaring, your heart is thumping and then your lads run out.

The big banner goes up .. and it would say (in ladder order)....

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