Domestic Goddess Travels: Aussie Rules Grand Final Day In Jakarta

An event which is held ever year here in Jakarta by the Jakarta Bintangs gets a number of Aussie rules football supporters together to watch the AFL grand final and also support Aussie rules here in Jakarta.

The Jakarta Bintangs (Stars) Australian Football Club was formed in 1995 with the objective to provide a football outlet to many Australians living in Jakarta. The club has recently begun to promote and develop Australian football to Indonesians and apart of the AFL day is to raise funds to support this promotion for the youth of Indonesia.

With the time difference between Melbourne and Jakarta the day started early with a hot break and soaking up the atmosphere with people arriving in high spirits. There was a mixture of supporters who wanted to witness the yearly Grand final as well as support the Bintags in their fund raising.

I thought the function room at the Four Seasons looked amazing from the table decorations to the way the big screens were set up around the large room. No matter where you sat you had a great view of the action that was being televised on the Australian Network. With pre-match entertainment, interviews with some rising stars from Port Adelaide and even a video send up of the local players was all well done.

The atmosphere in the room became electric as the game got underway. As Collingwood and StKilda battled on the field the supporters voices in the room got louder and louder.

I don't think anyone could believe the game would finish in a DRAW.

Most people in the room sat in shock with the out come of the game as you could hear people saying "What happens now?", "I cant believe it", not supporting either teams I thought the out come of the game was such a let down but I am sure that I will always remember where I was and what I was doing in 2010 for the AFL Grand Final.

I think the Jakarta Bintangs put on a great day and should be very happy in their effort.