CFL fans down under are preparing to take in the Grey Cup – Canadian style.
Come the 111th CFL Grey Cup game, Percy Balon will be cheering on the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in his local sports bar. The main difference between him and the majority of CFL fans is he’ll be doing it at 10 a.m. Monday (his time) in a Melbourne bar.
“They’ve got a good team; five years in a row what can you say? I have a soft spot in my heart for Zach Collaros,” said Balon, who was raised in Saskatchewan but lived in all three Prairie provinces.
Balon and the Canada Club of Victoria successfully convinced The King Hotel in the city’s central business district to stream the Grey Cup again this year.
“I taught them how to make Caesars last year,” he said.
Watching the game live wasn’t possible two decades ago when Balon …