All those clowns in place at a time drop a bomb please (Helliar advises sitting on the wing in the mezzanine level. ''If you're stuck in a conversation about football,'' Cherryl Barassi says, ''just keep nodding wisely and putting a glass of wine to your mouth, so you don't have to say anything. ''Strauchanie, aka Peter Helliar, is a "legend of the game" and has absolutely no need of these tips. ''I had a girlfriend here with me from the UK; I must admit, we found it quite hilarious. ''Of course, such generosity can often be part of a recruiting drive. In addition, he replaced the players like Nic Fosdike and Paul Licuria in the draft trade of 1998. Wiki Bio of Paul Licuria net worth is updated in 2020. ''As their relationship progressed, Licuria attended more matches and quickly developed respect for the game. They all drive Range Rovers and often miss the middle of the season because they go to the snow. He just said he was an electrician who 'played a bit of footy','' Licuria says. but ''Who do you barrack for? As my old dad used to say, 'His missus scrubs up pretty well doesn't she?

From the pub to the office kitchen, it dominates conversation and if you ignore it entirely, it can be a lonely six months.If you are one of the uninitiated, how can you bluff your way through a season?Cherryl Barassi, an artist and the wife of footy legend Ron Barassi, suggests bored women ''busy their mind'' during games by assessing which player has the nicest arms, legs and bum. and they hadn't even started the game; they were just warming up. It's just part of Melbourne's corporate life,'' says Michael, a 45-year-old Welsh engineer who recently completed the course.Formal classes won't suit everyone and for most, going to a game is the best initiation. The two men used to train together and Mr Licuria described his friend as honest, decent and conscientious. When they win, I'm very happy,'' he says.Cal Wilson also barracks for one of the first teams she encountered - St Kilda, whom she first thought were called the Sailors. She first met Paul at a Sydney restaurant in 2002, where she was dining with family. All those clowns in place at a time drop a bomb please JavaScript is disabled. ''And when you find your favourite, just sort of follow what he does on the ground, and that at least will entertain you,'' she says.Cherryl and Ron married in 1981, when he was coach of Melbourne, the club he helped win six premierships as a player in the 1950s and '60s. ''I needed to be able to have those conversations about footy with contacts and colleagues. Trains are teeming with excited fans, the media is set to analyse every game, goal and groin injury, and weekends are being planned according to the draw and the likely traffic around the MCG.

''Which is fine for someone with established roots in Melbourne, but what if you're new to town and anxious to make connections? Entering a tipping competition and having a vested interest in the outcomes of the weekends' games can help fuel enthusiasm and knowledge.Another is to take part in a dream-team competition, in which you create a fantasy football team from real-life players and accrue points depending on how well those players fare at weekend matches.Helliar advises reading the papers, watching analytical footy shows, and making a financial investment in your team. Another time I think I called out loudly, 'Come on Melbourne!' ''As a kid, I remember choosing a team to follow because that's what you had to do, so I chose Hawthorn. ''Helliar's advice for picking a team is more straightforward. ''Others will tell you that ABC, or Anyone But Collingwood is one of the game's golden rules and that the club's players and fans have a reputation for being toothless thugs.Simons recalls an encounter at one of her first matches at the MCG. but ''Who do you barrack for? And this New Yorker came up to me and said, 'I don't know what you're watching, and I don't know what that guy just did, but it looked freakin' amazing. And people nod, wisely. My mind wanders a lot during a match, I must say. and yes paul is a massive aviation enthusiast i was at essendon airport talking to one of my dads friends about planes and was in a collingwood jumper and he came up and had an hour long conversation on raaf aircraft, his knowledge about them was fanatstic. You just kind of feel sorry for North's [Kangaroos] supporters - there aren't many of them. Just listen to what they have to say and ask questions - everyone loves someone new to the game and they'll help you get into it. She first met Paul at a Sydney restaurant in 2002, where she was dining with family.A British Airways steward, she later flew to Melbourne to see Paul play at what was then Colonial Stadium, in Docklands. '''Yet there remain born-and-bred Melburnians who can't muster the same enthusiasm. ''A lot of people think, 'Oh no, I can't pick one of the big teams, that's too obvious,' so they pick a lowly team. ''And when you find your favourite, just sort of follow what he does on the ground, and that at least will entertain you,'' she says.Cherryl and Ron married in 1981, when he was coach of Melbourne, the club he helped win six premierships as a player in the 1950s and '60s. All those clowns in place at a time drop a bomb please "Milne also questioned the sexuality of Collingwood assistant Paul Licuria." ''A Collingwood girl was sitting in our seats.

Jarrod Lio, a 35-year-old IT engineer, grew up in Melbourne's north, but has always had to ''fake it''.

''Barbara Licuria, the English wife of retired Collingwood player Paul Licuria, was also confused by her first game. ''It was my first game and people near us were yelling, 'Come on the Saint-ers, Go the Saint-ers,' but we didn't hear them properly, so for the whole game we're screaming out, 'Come on Sailors! Directions to said doorstep would be handy. For Sudanese refugee Melkie Kiflu, who settled in Werribee in 2008, it was an easy decision.