“A wonderful achievement for the people of Melbourne and more broadly for this country.”

Is what AFL fixtures boss Travis Auld said of Thursday night’s Carlton v Collingwood clash at the MCG that will likely see the world’s biggest sports crowd since the pandemic began. The Victorian Government yesterday gave the green light for up to 75,000 spectators to attend, and you’d almost suffer a night out with Blues/Magpies fans just to see it…