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A Long time coming: Perth embracing Dreamtime in the West – AFL

From the Long Walk to the Dreamtime match, Western Australians are embracing Sir Doug Nicholls Round

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ESSENDON champion Michael Long started his brilliant VFL/AFL career at Perth’s WACA Ground in 1989.
More than 22 years on, the Norm Smith medallist will launch this year’s Long Walk from the same venue, overawed by the support the Western Australian public has shown the relocated Dreamtime match.
A crowd of between 15 and 20 thousand people normally join Long on his iconic walk in Melbourne, but he’s not ruling out even more taking part on Saturday morning. The way Perth has responded to hosting…

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