However, hats off to the way the lyrics have attempted to recognise that the Brisbane Lions are the AFL’s arranged marriage of the late Brisbane Bears and Fitzroy Lions – “We will always fight for victory, like Fitzroy and Bears of old”.It’s great that the Hawks are singing about being happy, because at the end of the day, what else is there in life? Not every word of the English originally directly translates into Pitjantjatjara - the concept of 'Power' for instance - but you get the picture.
Eric Hipwood of the Lions (centre) sings the team song after Brisbane won the Round 3 AFL match between the Brisbane Lions and Port Adelaide Power 6 April 2019 (AAP) Source: AAP This book was released in 2005 which explains the lack of GC and GWS songs and also the old logos and the different lyrics to the North Melbourne song. Top Answer. Well it's an old verse that they officially tacked on.A solid, but not amazing footy song.The Bulldogs are one of many teams whose song is much better in its 'in the sheds' form.Unfortunately none of them have been any good.The Bohemian Rhapsody of clubsongs. They strive to win at all costs, even off the field.I think everyone could gain something by listening to the perspicacious philosopher that is Stephen Scott Kernahan.Plus, the lyrics are very on point: “We are the navy Blues, we are the old dark navy Blues” — I mean, you can’t argue with that for accuracy. A metaphor for many Gold Coast sporting teams in general, actually.So without further ado – here is the absolute definitive ranking of AFL songs – from worst to best.Of course with the Collingwood Magpies already cemented in the competition, there couldn’t possibly be two teams with the “Magpie” moniker in the AFL.
It’s a catchy tune that will have you tapping your feet and humming along.Oh dear. Are they Bloods? Decaf, soy latte with an extra shot and cream with my croissant, please!
Good job.We enjoyed the banjo break in the old version but now they've ramped it up and it has lost some of its quirk.The Dockers have had several iterations throughout the years.Gnarly guitars have no place in a footy song.Considering it was made in this decade, The Cat Empire's Harry Angus who wrote it absolutely nailed it with this one.Which is a good thing because we expect to hear it plenty over the next few years.Our big gripe with this one is that they didn't change "we're known as the Adelaide Crows" to "we're the mighty Adelaide Crows.
Now, if they could just start winning regularly again, the Blues faithful will really have the motivation to belt out this ditty.What a cool football song. For such a proud AFL state, you’d think they would put more thought into their footy theme songs.These team anthems are played before every AFL game, and the winning team has their song broadcast to the stadium at the end of the match. There’s no specific deadline on that statement. 5 6 7. Not too bad.It’s been a long time since the glory days in the 1990s when North Melbourne were top of the ladder and winning flags.There are literally hundreds of teams around the world named “Saints” with this as their club song.