Write a poem about Australia and football for Australia Day (50 points)

To celebrate Australia Day, write an original poem celebrating Australian football. It may be short or long - it's up to you. For instructions on how to win tickets on the Come Play Ferry for the Sydney Festival Ferrython go to http://bit.ly/8bFWHI

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wingnut9 completed Write a poem about Australia and football for Australia Day

austrailan football is the best it is played from east to west aussies love there football team there all at the game to cheer and scream so they on australia day to play football the best way on the great australia day hip hip hooray
Aussie_1 completed Write a poem about Australia and football for Australia Day

On Australia day
they will pay
nothing else that i can say
mickey11 completed Write a poem about Australia and football for Australia Day

Australian Football at its best
We will not rest
patpat4prez completed Write a poem about Australia and football for Australia Day

it is australia day
hey hey
go socceroos
if you don't i'll go boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
nallac completed Write a poem about Australia and football for Australia Day

AUSTRALIA IS AWESOME SO WHERE THE BLOODY HELL ARE YA!!!
Kueidiing completed Write a poem about Australia and football for Australia Day

Australia Day is beautiful like how socceroos play
Kueidiing completed Write a poem about Australia and football for Australia Day

Football make my heart dance
Socceroos are incriable
jpmichail completed Write a poem about Australia and football for Australia Day

aussie aussie aussie
oi oi oiiii
rich76 completed Write a poem about Australia and football for Australia Day

I like the football at my feet, happy to win, gutted in defeat!
catty completed Write a poem about Australia and football for Australia Day

Australia so deadly on there day they can rip you to shreds then reppel all invaders and when you take a shot the keepers gonna save please brin the world cup to aussie and we will show the other contries how its done and they will learn to play the ozway
warpth completed Write a poem about Australia and football for Australia Day

fifa why cant you see
a sport of this nature
MUST come to this country

a team so young so hungry for victory
did you not see us make japan
nothing but history?!

let us have just one
you will see
Australia truly is
the one to pick to lead world cup 20-18
Sothear completed Write a poem about Australia and football for Australia Day

green and gold
come and play
down under
australia
engie completed Write a poem about Australia and football for Australia Day

aussie aussie aussie, oi oi oi
Ra completed Write a poem about Australia and football for Australia Day

COME PLAY with us,
we'll show you what's up!
Catch a plane or a train or the local bus.
COME PLAY!! COME PLAY!!
Damn shame you all missed Australia Day,
But we will make it up,
With the best world cup!
COME PLAY!! COME PLAY!! COME PLAY!! ( =
00AZM7 completed Write a poem about Australia and football for Australia Day

Australians all would love to see the world cup in our land,
and we will never give up until you UNDERSTAND,
it would be a dream come true if we could really see it,
i know its not that hard for you,
so come play and be a TRUE BLUE!!!
cobber123 completed Write a poem about Australia and football for Australia Day

Apologies for the brief switch to rugby league - hey, that's football too...
OHHHHH..... BAWOOMPHA! Huge tackle by Blocker on Menzies there - landed heem right on hees melon! Last tackle - Sironen, out to Blocker, across to Radonovich.. TRY!
cobber123 completed Write a poem about Australia and football for Australia Day

I'll channel Banjo Paterson
So Aussie gets the Cup
So grab yourself a chair, mate
And fill your glasses up
And drink a toast with me now
To the land of kangaroos
Come on down to Australia, mate
You've nothing left to lose..... ;)
cobber123 completed Write a poem about Australia and football for Australia Day

Well, I'm from across the ditch, mate
But I'm gonna help you out
Cos Kiwis aren't that bad, mate
I can say without a doubt
So get the barbie going
Pull the Fosters from the fridge
I'm comin' out to Bondi
When I've built the bl**dy bridge....
cobber123 completed Write a poem about Australia and football for Australia Day

Well, footie is my passion, mate
In the land of green and gold
It's loved around the world, mate
By young ones and by old
And so, why don't you join us?
In the land of kangaroos
We'll make you all feel welcome
So come on now - grab yer shoes!
Calder completed Write a poem about Australia and football for Australia Day

We are one, we are many, I am, you are, we are, Nottingham Forest!

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Top 5 Responses

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Dlow

Australians indeed young and free
parks fill with grog and flags of thee
26 January you see
footballers, australians in glee.
Thousands years people here roamed,
histories contentions been groaned
JJJ will bring us together
singing our song ever n ever
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cornjoelio7

I love a sunburnt country,
A land of football jewels,
Of awesome Timmy Cahills,
Of lethal Harry Kewells,
So bring to us the world cup
In '22 or '18,
Our heroes on our doorstep -
The beautiful game for me.
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hayley

It couldn't be worse
we were stuck with a curse
Aussie football was dead
untill one man said

I told you so
Johnny Warren and co
Stated our game
would rise and see fame

It was 2005
Millions watched live
one mans left cleet
Booked a world cup seat
002 cools

Nuggets

4am, alarm sounds
cotton-mouth, consider snoozing
eyes adjusting, tv too bright
world football tragic, australia style
002 cools

PROPH37

Australia Day is about being true blue,
eating lamb chops and playing football too.
For our mighty Socceroos have done us proud,
they're off to Africa where we'll chant loud.
They'll win the cup and make us cheer,
So lets celebrate with a nice cold beer!