As talks of a merger between Footscray and Fitzroy emerged in 1989 , Ron Barassi suggested that Footscray was suffering because the suburb had changed due to drugs and a growing Asian population . In response to this , the cheer squad banner retorted : " Barassi we love our Western Oval our ethnic Asian community . Leave us alone . " In Round 16 , 1996 , the Fitzroy cheer squad protested the club 's immenient takeover by Brisbane ( after a similar offer by North Melbourne had collapsed ) by revealing a banner that read " Seduced by North , Raped By Brisbane , F In Round 1 , 2005 , Melbourne and Essendon paid tribute to Melbourne 's Troy Broadbridge , who was killed in the Boxing Day tsunami with a special banner precession . The two cheer squads set their banners up side-by-side in the centre of the wing , and the teams observed a minute silence before breaking through their banners at the same time
Boxing Day tsunami
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
Banner (Australian rules football)