Tens of thousands will pack out the Gabba this Saturday to cheer on two Queensland teams facing off in a final for the first time During finals sign up for our free weekly AFL newsletter Murray Bird was 18 when his Introduction to Marxism lecturer convinced him he ought to barrack for a “good working class” football club. Bird played junior Australian rules for his suburban Brisbane team at Coorparoo and cheered for the top-flight club of the same navy blue strip: Carlton. After his political convictions were questioned over a glass of red at university, however, he switched to another Melbourne-based club: the Fitzroy Lions. During finals sign up for our free weekly AFL newsletter Continue reading...