Meet our Members - Leanne

We won't ask you your age but how long have you been a Melbourne supporter?
25 years.

How did you become a Melbourne supporter?
I became a Melbourne supporter when I was in primary school and my mum started following the team.

How long have you been in the cheer squad? And what made you decide to join?
I have been a member of the cheer squad for 12 years. Mum and I used to sit in the general admission bays near the cheer squad and every week the lovely Deb would come sell us first goal kicker tickets. We got chatting to her and eventually decided to come to a runthrough and join up.

Favourite current player?
TMac and Ben Brown

Favourite Melbourne player ever?
Dom Tyson

Favourite game?
Last Round of 2021 Melbourne vs Geelong....and of course the 2021 AFL Grand Final!

Greatest player ever? This can be from any club.
Ron Barassi

Highest point in your footballing career
Watching the 2021 Grand Final (from home) and receiving the football after the match from Dom Tyson in his 100th game at the Adelaide Oval.

Lowest point in your footballing career
Losing the preliminary final in West Coast and not kicking a goal until the 3rd (also Dom Tyson's last game as a Dee.)
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Any football superstitions?
No

Craziest thing you've ever done for the Dees.
Travelling on red eye flights to go to interstate games each way and then going straight to work once landing.