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AFL Grand Final switched from MCG to 60,000-capacity Optus Stadium

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The Australian Football League has announced that its 2021 Grand Final has been moved from the Melbourne Cricket Ground to the Optus Stadium in Perth due to the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown in Victoria.

It is the second year in a row that the traditional MCG venue has been unable to host the final, which will kick off on September 25.

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