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MCG hosts biggest crowd since COVID-19 outbreak for Anzac Day AFL clash between Collingwood and Essendon – ABC News
A crowd of 78,113 people descends on the MCG to watch Collingwood and Essendon play their traditional Anzac Day match, setting a new post-COVID outbreak world record….
A year to the day since a lone bugler played the Last Post inside an empty stadium, the MCG has played host to the biggest crowd at a sporting event anywhere in the world since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
- The AFL and government allowed a maximum of 80,000 people into the ground for the game
- The 78,113-strong crowd pipped an India-England T20 from March for the biggest post-COVID sporting audience
- Essendon won the traditional clash against Collingwood 16.13 (109) to 13.7 (85)
The traditional Anzac…
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