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Pre-finals bye to stay as AFL delays grand final announcement – The Age
The AFL will not announce the venue for the grand final until next week, but is set to stick with the recent tradition of a pre-finals bye, paving the way for the game’s finale to be held on October 24.
Two states are still to present their case for hosting the grand final.
The AFL has already received presentations from Queensland and Western Australia, with the Queensland government bid telling the AFL that the goal was for the Gabba to host a crowd with 75 per cent capacity at the Gabba, or slightly more than 30,000.
Sources familiar with discussions said South Australia and NSW would make their official bids on Thursday, but that the AFL could not finalise its decision until next Tuesday,…
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