Skyrocketing airfares mean diehard Collingwood fans make pilgrimage to SCG, any way they can

Interstate ticketholders for Saturday's AFL preliminary final in Sydney had to think outside the box to get there

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Diehard Collingwood fans lucky enough to secure a ticket to Saturday's AFL preliminary final against the Swans at the SCG have taken elaborate measures to make it to the match, making the long pilgrimage from Melbourne to Sydney by bus, train and car after plane fares blew out in excess of $1,000.

Deborah Putt was already on the road on Friday morning with her partner and young son, braving the nine-hour journey from Brighton East for the big game.

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