For most of the 80's I lived in Sydney. Went to one game a year. Tigers V Swans at the SCG.
Could sit wherever I wanted
Was one of the few that even new the rules
. Yelling "BALL" was a no no.
And yes the swanettes were OK.
I left Vic in 1981 and came back in 1993. During that time the Tigers were crap. (but I still followed them)