With South Australians welcome back into Western Australia merely hours after AFL boss Gil McLachlan said Perth would host the 2021 Grand Final if Melbourne couldn’t,the way is paved for a dream pairing to team up one last time.
WA Premier Mark McGowan said Perth would do the AFL Grand Final ‘justice’ if the league rules out the MCG in coming days.
The AFL could force next weekend’s proposed Bledisloe Cup Test in Perth from Optus Stadium as it prepares to bring the final three weeks of finals including the 2021 decider to WA.
To truly top off an AFL grand final at Optus Stadium,we need to bring in the only WA act that could match the historic nature of the occasion.
The Wallabies coach slammed his home nation after they backed out of Saturday week’s Bledisloe Cup Test in Perth.
WA Premier Mark McGowan reinforced his commitment to help the AFL complete its season and defended his hardline stance towards hosting the 2021 grand final at Optus Stadium as rival states gear up to bid for the marquee event.
WA Premier Mark McGowan won’t contemplate the thought of a COVID-19 case being detected the day before a grand final at Optus Stadium as rooms at nearby Crown Towers dry up on the night of the match.
With key personnel from both West Coast and Fremantle missing from the round 22 match,it already resembles the famed Demolition Derby from 2000.
An emotional Eddie Betts has broken down in a live cross on AFL 360 discussing Taylor Walker’s racist saga and recent abuse against WA-raised Demons star Kysaiah Pickett in Perth.
With the rest of Australian in various states of lockdown,Optus Stadium is likely to be the last venue standing when a decision is required on where the 2021 AFL Grand Final will be held.
AFL boss Gil McLachlan revealed on Friday the league would put the grand final at the MCG on the last Saturday in September up for sale and has endorsed Perth as a worthy host.