At the start of 2020 Australian sport was in great shape and for the biggest games in town there was limitless passion and cash.
For the AFL the records kept tumbling. Membership, crowd attendance, participation rates, all hitting new records and the clubs were coming off a billion dollar year.
The NRL had also had a great year. Half a billion dollars in revenue and for the second year in a row, the league posted a surplus.
And across the board there was the surge in women’s sport. The AFLW and NRLW taking off and the Women’s World Cup final saw 80,000 packed into the MCG.
Then came the virus and suddenly some of favourite games and clubs were facing complete annihilation.
Massive job losses, huge falls in broadcast revenue, empty stadiums - the future has become uncertain for this enormous part of Australian culture.
As we look at what life beyond covid looks like for our most loved sports we ask, So Now What?
Featuring Gerard Whateley, Sports Broadcaster and Journalist for Fox Footy and SEN and Dr Bridie O’Donnell, Head of the Victorian Office for Women in Sport and Recreation
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