⁍ A tortuous Australian Football League season reaches its climax on Saturday.
⁍ The Richmond Tigers bid for back-to-back championships in the ‘Grand Final’ decider against the Geelong Cats.
⁍ Match will kick off a month later than usual and be the first outside Melbourne due to a second wave outbreak in the southern city.
⁍ A match that usually draws a heaving crowd of 100,000 to the Melbourne Cricket Ground will have a capped attendance of 30,000 at the Gabba.
– “This season that is literally like no other … we continue to find a way through.” That’s the assessment of Australian Football League chief executive Gillon McLachlan of the league’s grueling season, which comes to a close Saturday when the Richmond Tigers take on the Geelong Cats in the Grand Final. The match has been pushed back a month due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has forced the league to restart after a single round, Reuters reports. It will also be the first Grand Final outside Melbourne due to a second wave of the disease.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/australian-rules-final-int/afl-champions-richmond-meet-geelong-at-climax-of-season-like-no-other-idUSKBN2770SJ