Ocean Grove father and son Joe and Ben Cirillo will attend their first grand final together this weekend.
The avid Cats fans have tickets and it will be Ben’s first grand final while Joe has been to every Geelong grand final in recent memory, except for the 1989 epic against Hawthorn.
“We’ve been very lucky and this year’s been amazing and the fact that I get to share it all with my son is extra special,” Joe says.
“I think he’s a little bit excited. Ben doesn’t get emotional too often but he was up and about after the Collingwood game.”
Joe has been a Cats fan his entire life and Ben was born in 2007, a Geelong premiership year.
The pair get to games at GMHBA Stadium as often as possible.
Ben’s favourite player is Jeremy Cameron while Joe admires several players.
“I just think for various reasons Zach Touy and Joel Selwood – I just admire those guys,” he says.
Joe tentatively predicts a Geelong win against Sydney by “three or four goals”.
He thinks Mitch Duncan can snare the Norm Smith Medal for best on ground.
“We’ll get into Melbourne early and enjoy the day and festivities,” Joe says.
“It’s special that I can do this with my son.”
