00:02Lions fans getting a chance to meet their favourites.
00:05I think it's great to just be able to see the players up and close.
00:08You don't really get that opportunity watching them just stand in games.
00:11North Melbourne and Brisbane hitting the ground running,
00:14preparing to battle it out in the Barossa on Saturday.
00:16A real kicker for some.
00:18Who are you most looking forward to seeing?
00:21Charlie can win.
00:22While some Kangaroo fans are feeling hopeful off the back of two wins.
00:26I think we can beat them.
00:27I think we can win, yeah.
00:28Yeah, if we play our best, I think we're a chance.
00:30Locals say the two games in the Barossa are a huge boost for the region.
00:34It's so good.
00:35It's good seeing all the small businesses get a chance and everything.
00:38It's been an enormous economic boost to our region.
00:42We estimate well over $8 million was invested in our region
00:45as part of the initiative by the state government.
00:49There have been 2,000 extra seats added here in the Barossa
00:52with both games this weekend sold out.
00:54While discussions around the future of Gather Round in SA are still continuing,
00:59some players say they'd like to see it extended to other regional areas.
01:03It'll be amazing for a McLaren Vale game.
01:06You know, footy's massive down south and everyone sort of loves it.
01:09So any time you can expand, I suppose, throughout, you know,
01:13the whole of South Australia would be awesome.
01:14They've got the wineries down there, McLaren Vale.
01:16They've got the nice beaches.
01:17There's a train line right next to the stadium.
01:19Back in the city, there were no long faces in the Carlton camp,
01:23despite a loss to the Crows.
01:24and he's got the Joneses in the Carlton camp on Instagram.
01:27And we're working with him already,
01:30the welcome home to the Philadelphia Council.
01:30We had the Wisconsin elders who attended Strategies Congress in warm,
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