Western derby: Auzzie goes rogue! Loose West Coast Eagles mascot causes pre-game stir at Optus Stadium – The West Australian

West Coasts mascot caused a pre-derby stir, flying high – and a little too long – at Optus Stadium this afternoon.
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Auzzie the Eagle has long been a pre-game fixture at West Coast games, with the Whiteman Park mascot usually completing a lap or two of the stadium before nestling on a giant football in the middle of the stadium alongside its handler.
But todays flight before the double derby fixture was different.
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