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Chris Paraskevas gets in touch: “G’Day John, Hope you’re well! This is the 2nd Cup Final of my 20+ years following this Ccu̶r̶s̶e̶d̶ club and this time around things feel a little different. For starters, last time I was drunk, dehydrated and dressed in a full magpie costume by 3am (bathroom visits were so awkward). Secondly, the air of resignation and trademark Doom-Spiral of our Cup Final approaches seems to have given way to some bizarre sense of calm.
“No-one is really expecting anything this time around and I hope the players can keep their emotions in check and please avoid previous Cup Final errors (emotional drainage, bird suits, too mch Guinness etc.) There is nothing to lose (other than immortalization, lifelong glory and the mood of an entire city) so just enjoy it!”