Melbourne , the home of AFL football, is experiencing it's coldest winter for many years . A recent June day, was the coldest for two years , with temperatures only reaching 7 degrees Celsius, at midday.

Devoted fans, wearing their football jumpers , jerseys , guernseys, will still come out to watch their teams play, despite the extreme weather conditions .

The AFL, scheduled three of the last round of matches , to be played at Etihad Stadium . Its got a closable roof , bright lights , comfortable seats , and ensures fans are warm , dry , can see and are comfy on these cold ,wet , winter nights .

The MCG , despite having a much larger crowd capacity , and having recently undergone a costly renovation, is less comfortable .

Fans , and teams of the modern AFL game , require a certain standard of comfort .

Interestingly, the  Brisbane Lions lost,  to the  Carlton Blues , at Etihad Stadium, in Thursday night's Clash .

Can the Lions , hailing form sunny temperate Brisbane , blame their loss on the weather ?

Too cold for Lions ?

Mixed Results from the round of AFL weekend games provided fans with some excellent football viewing.

Close games , mighty tussles with the lead changing many times ,  thrills and spills , entertained footy fans throughout the two hour contests.

Fans are excited .All weekend big crowds wore their jumper , jersey, guernsey to the Match and were vocal in their support .

Its halfway through the season and results are evenly spread with fans hoping their team gets through to the September Finals .

Jumpers, Jerseys , Guernseys are worn as protection against the drenching rains and biting cold of the recent winter weather.

Dogs fought back against the Pies