by Luke Voogt
Identical twins and Cats supporters for 80 years Doreen Lynch and Janet Johnson were among dozens of excited fans queuing for finals tickets on Wednesday.
“We’ve just got our tickets and we’re quite happy them,” Janet told the Indy about 10am after waiting in line since 6.15am.
“We love seeing them play – win or lose – we’ve sat through it all.”
The 86-year-old twins remember going to the footy with their dad in the ’50s and later watching the great Graham ‘Polly’ Farmer in action.
“He was just amazing,” Janet said.
The Geelong-born duo has followed the Cats for as long as they remember, even while working as nurses in Papua New Guinea from 1965 to 1967.
They would walk down to a nearby Australian army base every Sunday where they got the weekend’s results, Janet explained.
The twins have been members on and off for “at least 30 years” and through decades have watched greats like Paul Couch and Gary Ablett, both senior and junior.
“We’re just getting so excited this year because they’ve gone very well,” Bell Post Hill local Janet said.
“But people would hardly know we’re on top of the ladder would they? The media don’t give us any credit.”
The sisters could not wait for Geelong Cats to take on Collingwood in a blockbuster MCG qualifying final, with more than 60,000 tickets sold already.
“If Stanley and Dangerfield can get going I think we’ve got a really good chance,” Janet said.
