Sep 22, 2015

AFL

A guide to Perth for Hawks and Kangaroos fans

151 Comments

This week, North Melbourne and Hawthorn fans will travel to the mystical city of Perth to watch their teams play.

As a Victorian footy writer, I’m the perfect person to provide a guide to Perth because like most Victorian footy writers I barely know it exists.

Just like the the majority of Eastern states’ media coverage of the Western Australian teams, my guide is light on insight and facts. Here’s what you need to know:

  • ‘Perth’ is located in a country called ‘Western Australia’ so named because it is located to the west of Australia
  • It is basically a giant open cut mine
  • A coffee costs about $17 in Perth
  • The big tourist attraction in Perth is the ‘Colin Sylvia basket’
  • Western Australia is at war with sharks and has been for several years
  • Apart from mining, other major industries include Little Creatures beer and… that’s it actually
  • Residents of Perth are referred to as ‘Persians’
  • Perth is one of the most isolated cities in the world. The movie Mad Max: Fury Road tells the story of a group of Western Bulldogs fans making their way to the 2006 Semi Final against West Coast.
  • The most popular hobby in Perth is booing
  • Never try to introduce a mining tax in Perth
  • Unlike Melbourne, Perth has a pleasant climate with regular bouts of something called ‘sunshine’
  • While AFL is the biggest sport, Perth is also the last place in Australia where the NBL is still relevant
  • A large amount of residents in Perth have English or South African ancestry but are still nice people
  • Perth is often referred to as the ‘Gateway to Rottnest Island’

So enjoy Perth, Hawks and Kangaroo fans and remember to get the proper vaccinations for cholera and typhoid.

COMMENTS

stevivor

Sep 22, 2015

Gaetano_Prestia TitusOReily So much awesome.

Gloves78

Sep 22, 2015

TitusOReily just don't wear your colours when walking at night

Bonjour_Pippy

Sep 22, 2015

TitusOReily Going to be the mother of all wars this weekend against the Persians not unlike the battle of Thermopyle!

FilmsWithCappie

Sep 22, 2015

Gaetano_Prestia TitusOReily yeah, that is basically 100% correct.

Gaetano_Prestia

Sep 22, 2015

FilmsWithCappie TitusOReily Oh wow you speak Engish? I thought Persians spoke a different language.

Gloves78

Sep 22, 2015

TitusOReily surely gang laws will have to come into play. Groups of 2-3 only please

FilmsWithCappie

Sep 22, 2015

Gaetano_Prestia TitusOReily I use Google Translate.

Gaetano_Prestia

Sep 22, 2015

FilmsWithCappie TitusOReily *taps head*

paul_yole

Sep 22, 2015

TitusOReily Where can you get a coffee for only $17?

Garbs_7

Sep 22, 2015

TitusOReily "The most popular hobby in Perth is booing" U0001f605

VOOK64

Sep 22, 2015

Gaetano_Prestia TitusOReily You forgot $20 pints mate.

Julia Gauci

Sep 22, 2015

Hahaha love it Sonia Gauci

Stephanakis Dimitriou

Sep 22, 2015

Billy Cechris now I'm prepared, I'll meet ya in Perth

Stej Bosnjak

Sep 22, 2015

Your guide to Melbourne is still the best ever article on The Flack

Geoff Schaefer

Sep 22, 2015

If a coffee costs $17 and my shirt only costs $15, does that mean I ruin my coffee if I spill coffee on my shirt?

Simone Stewart

Sep 22, 2015

Courtney Stewart Cameron Mcdevitt have a read, quite funny!

Josh Edwards

Sep 22, 2015

Lexington Gelmio So good

Jon Russo

Sep 22, 2015

Not bad haha

Jos Butcher

Sep 22, 2015

Just don't get too close to the quokkas... they will cut you.

Stephen Stahl

Sep 22, 2015

Hawks should know this, they were there two weeks ago

Felicity Gaylard

Sep 22, 2015

$17! U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602 Pretty much! I got excited at $6 for 1 x piece of dry cleaning today; as opposed to $14.50!

Daniel Kowal

Sep 22, 2015

Janine Milne - good factual read

Zack Hamence

Sep 22, 2015

Matty Brock you live over there how close is this?

steven_johno

Sep 22, 2015

TitusOReily Corrections
People from Perth are called Perthlings
An open cut mine WITH casino
Booing AND questioning an umpires parentage

portusprince

Sep 22, 2015

TitusOReily Add for the benefit of Hawthorn supporters: you can claim the flights, hotel and meals as work expenses, but not the tickets.

Jason Wedgwood

Sep 22, 2015

Whilst smiling for your selfie

Jason Wedgwood

Sep 22, 2015

Hes lying. Coffee costs $37... Awesome!

Will Gardner

Sep 22, 2015

Matt Sofoulis,Blake Hillier, Tenielle Kennedy, Chloe Forster, Christian Croce, Karl Kunze
LOL

Cathy Louch

Sep 22, 2015

Maryann Purcell lol

Attila Bary

Sep 22, 2015

lol Jack Dadaliaris

Warren Vickers

Sep 22, 2015

as a Persian myself i can confirm this to be 99.4% accurate

Kara Alsop-Clarke

Sep 22, 2015

It seems not everybody gets a driver in perth U0001f61c #lifestylesofthelouchs

Matty Brock

Sep 22, 2015

hahahahahaha that is pretty spot on Zack Hamence. A

Matty Brock

Sep 22, 2015

Fiona Thomson have a read of describing Perth lol

Ryan Tanner

Sep 22, 2015

Joanne, Robert, Shaun, this all sounds about right.

Darren Flash Nicolle

Sep 22, 2015

Adam Flockhart Nathan Duscher… thank god there's no final in Tassie!

Fiona Thomson

Sep 22, 2015

Hahahaha maybe an ALL WEST AUSSIE GF will put us on the map lol!!!!

John Francis McGeary

Sep 22, 2015

That's about right.

RayCapo79

Sep 22, 2015

TitusOReily hey, stop telling the world about our "Colin Sylvia basket"... There is room enough in it for Harley Bennel...

RayCapo79

Sep 22, 2015

TitusOReily You forgot the time difference. A friend came over last month. He left Melb at 7:45am, when he arrived in Perth it was 1982...

Mark Percey

Sep 22, 2015

You boys should come over for a visit Dean Winter Nick Foster. So much to see and do as Titus points out.

Dan Blackwell

Sep 22, 2015

Titus does well. He forgot to mention eve nightclub on a Friday night though

Merilvingien

Sep 22, 2015

TitusOReily you might be able to find a place where you'll get change from $15 for a coffee

Dean Morgan

Sep 22, 2015

Oh Titus, your best work yet!
Mark Lowry Mark Stewart Mark Peers Travis Hocart Kerryn Edwards Paul Coates Mackenzie Morgan Fergus Morgan John Howell

Kerryn Edwards

Sep 22, 2015

Gold
$17 coffee, that's cheap, he's obviously only buying single shots

Dean Morgan

Sep 22, 2015

Or has not been here for a few years

William Henry Ellison

Sep 22, 2015

Will Wood all accurate

Stephmc82

Sep 22, 2015

TitusOReily you may also refer to us as "Perthonalities"

TitusOReily

Sep 22, 2015

Stephmc82 I like that.

Leon Ragdoll

Sep 22, 2015

"A large amount of residents in Perth have English or South African ancestry but are still nice people".

Jack Dadaliaris

Sep 22, 2015

That's Perth lol

Rob Hob

Sep 22, 2015

I almost bought a coffee today but decided to use the money to go to Bali for one instead.

Dali Beerski

Sep 22, 2015

Don't forget your offering for Old Berty!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDhmdbVk0l4

Jonathon Shaw

Sep 22, 2015

Pretty accurate. Geez that CS article cracked me up!

Hayden Allen

Sep 22, 2015

Alex Jellis Scott Grey Kyle Leonard check this out

Therese Thistlethwaite

Sep 22, 2015

Hahahahahaha id be happy for everyone to stop coming over so I can enjoy some uncrowded beaches!
Go the Eagles!! U0001f424

Matthew Blashki

Sep 22, 2015

Euan McDonald-Madden GOLD!!

Courtney Stewart

Sep 22, 2015

The comment about a $17 coffee in Perth is pretty spot on haha

Lexington Gelmio

Sep 22, 2015

Haha nailed it. Should be a good weekend of footy!

Adam Viney

Sep 22, 2015

Haha all true, they forgot to mention current 20/20 champions, birth place of a half decent F1 driver and we dont drink coffee, its cheaper to fly to Bali for a Bintang :)

Tom Dunphy

Sep 22, 2015

No they weren't

Stephen Stahl

Sep 22, 2015

They played West Coast, not last weekend the weekend before

Matt Thomas

Sep 22, 2015

The largest city in the world! !

Robert Moore

Sep 22, 2015

Nah, coffee is $19

Frank Lauchlan

Sep 22, 2015

A significant amount of accuracy in this one....

Anthony Bons

Sep 22, 2015

Ross Drinkwater good summary of your new home?

Edi Winkler

Sep 22, 2015

They lost that war against the emus too:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu_War

Carly Gerreyn

Sep 22, 2015

Stephen, I what think Tom means they were scheduled to play in Perth two weeks ago but failed to show up

Ubud97

Sep 22, 2015

TitusOReily Ouch! The only gr8 thing to come out of Melb. in the last 10 yrs is the Krispy Kreme donut...and even that's got a whole in it.

Alex Quan

Sep 22, 2015

Jared Buratto ahahaha

Stephen Stahl

Sep 22, 2015

They played in the qualifying final, on the Friday night against West Coast

Frank Matera

Sep 22, 2015

You missed out on the Bell Tower!! The place where nobody in Perth has been to... but Wayne Carey and Kelli Stevens were seen coming out of.

Shaun Robeck

Sep 22, 2015

The bit about South Africans being nice people is also a lie...

Joel Mackenzie

Sep 22, 2015

Renee Narcis you might like this one!

Maryann Purcell

Sep 22, 2015

Ohhh thank you

David Harrison

Sep 22, 2015

Make sure you have plenty of money because Pints of beer aren't cheap

Ubud97

Sep 22, 2015

TitusOReily ouch!

Jackson Christopher Hunt

Sep 22, 2015

Black night is Friday night at eve

Ross Drinkwater

Sep 22, 2015

Need to go to old swan brewery, great feed good beer

Mark Jensen

Sep 22, 2015

He forgot to say you should also bring a pair of good "going out" thongs

Greg Mulholland

Sep 22, 2015

Haha Jason Kiely Scott Stickells

Penny Beitzel

Sep 22, 2015

Sharon - your response would rock.

Bree Turkington

Sep 22, 2015

Oh nooooow I get it...thats the result of cholera and typhoid epidemics! ;)

James Wiggin

Sep 22, 2015

Being a Melbourne born Persian who is also a Hawk fanatic, this article is very accurate. This should be the Perth Wikipedia page!

Kyle Leonard

Sep 22, 2015

This is all true hahaha

Brett Verney

Sep 22, 2015

Any Persian would know that if you shop around and don't mind a 25 min drive down the freeway, you can get a small coffee for as low as $9 sometimes.

Brett Verney

Sep 22, 2015

Or did you spill your shirt in your coffee?

Sharon Wade

Sep 22, 2015

Very little about my wit will rock today, been up since 3am! However it is basically an open cut mine and coffee costs about $27.00 so save up. Signed Shazza a "Persian" U0001f60a

James McHugh

Sep 22, 2015

Aaron Forward the mad max point haha

Luke Meers

Sep 22, 2015

Glenys Evans sounds about right?

Matthew Pope

Sep 22, 2015

To get a taxi in Perth, you just walk from wherever you are to the casino or airport.
Or hitch a ride from Ben Cousins.

Matthew Pope

Sep 22, 2015

"The attempts were not successful."

andream75

Sep 22, 2015

TitusOReily don't know whether to laugh or be offended #Both #goeagles

Humpty_J

Sep 22, 2015

TitusOReily I think those in the NBL heartland of North Queensland will be offended by your basketball reference.

whatevsAU

Sep 22, 2015

TitusOReily I'm a disappointment to my race. My first experience of Little Creatures was last week.

Rob Stoj

Sep 22, 2015

Christos Pavlidis JP Taylor - this sums up Perth nicely, right?

Eaglesinthewest

Sep 22, 2015

TitusOReily what about the cheap pints for $13 and the steak chips and salad for $45.

Glenys Evans

Sep 22, 2015

Spot on! Hope those "over East" (another Perth expression) enjoy their trip here.

bluemalu

Sep 22, 2015

TitusOReily For someone who barely knows Perth exists you did remarkably well with your guide. #GoHawks

Tara Lennon

Sep 22, 2015

Jaimito! You'll like the 4th point!!!

Zac Broderick

Sep 22, 2015

Read the mad max point Ian Watts Tim Watts Anthony Trent James Staples Craigo Dos Santos Cam Pallister

Tim Watts

Sep 22, 2015

Hahahah I like that

Matthew Grogan

Sep 22, 2015

Kelly LF JF would like this, Tony Ronaldson, Louise Grogan Erin O'Rourke Amy Amy Gallagher Steve Bickett hit the nail on the head...

Damian E

Sep 22, 2015

Anthony Raiti, good reading

Gerard 'Steve' Wilson

Sep 22, 2015

Haha this is great! Nicole Wilson Rob Cozier

Brainy Tim

Sep 22, 2015

Mark Phelan did you get a ticket?

Amy Gallagher

Sep 22, 2015

Haha this is gold and oh so true!!

Michael Maslin

Sep 22, 2015

This is too good Stephen Russell and Sean O'Sullivan. Even Matt Hansen 's beloved cats get a vague mention

Stephen Russell

Sep 22, 2015

haha quality stuff, loved the Cats comment and the Mad Max reference got a chuckle too!

Scott Verney

Sep 22, 2015

haha yeah $17 a coffee, about right.

Scott Verney

Sep 22, 2015

I am still surprised that it could actially be a Freo/Eagles final on the cards.

Scott Verney

Sep 22, 2015

But its ok, you can go to Bali for the price of two coffees and but 10 shirts for the price of three coffees.

Steve Bickett

Sep 22, 2015

Thanks for the tag mate. So true.

Sharon Greig

Sep 22, 2015

Stu got tickets for him and the boys to go here in Perth U0001f604

Euan McDonald-Madden

Sep 22, 2015

Brian Murphy so good

g_buoyup

Sep 22, 2015

As a Persian, I need to point out to any visitors from over there that WAFL Grand Finalists West Perth will be singing the Melbourne FC club song if they win on Sunday. So miss that Saturday midnight flight out for the experience. Culture is obviously transferable. And strangely, they haven't changed any of the words.

Brian Murphy

Sep 22, 2015

The mad max reference is gold!

Sean O'Sullivan

Sep 22, 2015

GOLD!!!! NBL.... seriously.... :)

Brett Verney

Sep 22, 2015

Haha this is the most rediculous thing ever. But absolutely hilarious nonetheless!!

Daniel Waugh

Sep 22, 2015

I've actually got Perf friends that go to the NBL U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602Richie Tunbridge "gateway to Rottnest" U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602

Robert Cooper

Sep 22, 2015

John John Fetherstonhaugh

Geoff Schaefer

Sep 22, 2015

That sounds good Scott. But are coffees expensive in Bali?

Sam West

Sep 22, 2015

Perth is where home and away characters go to die. Like the elephant graveyard

Sam West

Sep 22, 2015

Way to steal material

Anthony Raiti

Sep 22, 2015

He always is mate. Not that he's got much competition, but he is by far my favourite footy journo, even though technically he's a blogger

benandcamrhawks

Sep 22, 2015

TitusOReily Perth has been voted One of the world's most boring cities! #AFLFinals #facts

Sara Cappelletti

Sep 22, 2015

Loving this without reading it. Perth FTW

Lorna Wilkinson

Sep 23, 2015

Roos don't really need to bother - outcome will be same ....

Peter J Stuart

Sep 23, 2015

It will be a nice holiday for the three of them. Be nice

Mark Phelan

Sep 23, 2015

Not flight, too much, Susie had a seat at the ground for me

Deanne Herten

Sep 23, 2015

Rhiannon Gardner, did you read this before you left?

Sam West

Sep 23, 2015

Craig Henwood Russell Mark pitty Richmond and Carlton aren't in the prelim, but some insight for your next shooting trip west

CalSauer

Sep 23, 2015

RileyStuart1 TitusOReily the most popular hobby is booing U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602

RileyStuart1

Sep 23, 2015

CalSauer booing and eating at cocos

Claire Hanlon

Sep 23, 2015

Haha I only just read this! And I have never been more proud to be a 'Persian' (IS THAT EVEN A THING?!)

James Szauer

Sep 23, 2015

Now it is haha

Tara Carlon

Sep 23, 2015

Natalie Lauren some relevance for both of you here x

Natalie Woolfitt

Sep 23, 2015

Hahaha too true!

Natalie Woolfitt

Sep 23, 2015

I'm totes looking forward to showing you why NBL should still be relevant everywhere after you make your fury road crossing!

Ben Ng

Sep 23, 2015

Matt. Useful information for you this weekend mate ☺

Mick_EFC

Sep 23, 2015

I lived in Perth for a year, there was a lot of sand....nothing else of interest though.

Jamie Frost

Sep 24, 2015

Scott Ilgoutz worth a read!

Cat Warne

Sep 24, 2015

That's what you have a South African accent!!! U0001f602

Cat Warne

Sep 24, 2015

That is great I feel like I know a lot more about your country now. Nick Batchelor you should read this

Scott Ilgoutz

Sep 24, 2015

You know I wouldn't miss it! Was hilarious

James Richards

Dec 30, 2015

Thomas Moorhead. Whilst you're there.

Jason Ross

Dec 31, 2015

Jason Byrne, Jason Kaye... 'The big tourist attraction in Perth is the ‘Colin Sylvia basket'

Isaac Pearson

Dec 31, 2015

Harry Cutler Harry Chambers accurate

Thomas Moorhead

Dec 31, 2015

I'm actually going to Rottnest Island.

Nick Copperbottom

Dec 31, 2015

I thoroughly enjoyed this, I also enjoyed living in Victoria listening to everyone complain about flight prices to Perth.

Zoe French

Jan 04, 2016

Love it! U0001f602