Up There Cazaly - AFL Team Cache Tour Stromlo, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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Sol de lune on 22-Mar-18. Tour GT7
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The Australian Football League (AFL) is the pre-eminent professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football in Australia and features only Australian teams.
The league was founded as the Victorian Football League (VFL) as a breakaway from the previous Victorian Football Association (VFA), with its inaugural season commencing in 1897. Originally comprising only teams based in the Australian state of Victoria, the competition's name was changed to the Australian Football League for the 1990 season, after expanding to other states throughout the 1980s.
The league currently consists of 18 teams spread over five of Australia's six states, with in only Tasmania not having a team.....at this stage.
"Up There Cazaly" is 1979 song by Mike Brady, written to promote Channel Seven's coverage of the Victorian Football League (VFL). It was first performed by the Two-Man Band, a duo of Brady and Peter Sullivan, and has since become an unofficial anthem of Australian rules football.
The title refers to early 20th century ruckman Roy Cazaly. Known for his prodigious leap, Cazaly formed a famous ruck combination with South Melbourne teammates Fred Fleiter and Mark Tandy. It was ruck rover Fleiter who was the first to call "Up there, Cazaly!" when the ruckman flew for the ball. The catchcry was soon adopted by South Melbourne supporters and eventually entered the Australian lexicon as a common phrase of encouragement.
As for this tour, if you park at S35 17.815 E149 00.155 and follow the series in numeric sequence, the total distance is approx 6klms. Completing it this way, you will be on formed fire trails all the way, with the only time you need to venture of the trail is to find the caches themselves.
The caches are located between 5 and 50 metres off the trail. This is a loop walk/ride so there is no back tracking or deviations along any side trails. After the last cache in the series (#18) you will find yourself almost back at #2 in the tour......and approx 300 metres from the parking co-ords.
You can certainly take a bike, however if you do, please be aware that the track where numbers 9, 10 and 11 are located is not as well found as the other trails……so a little caution is required. There are no issues for walkers….apart from the small uphill sections.
Riding should see you completed the loop in about 2 hours, if walking, allow yourself approx 4 to be on the safe side.