Even if the world does go back to normal, AFL football may not if supporters lose faith in the organisation

By Rohan Connolly
Updated July 2 2021 - 1:54am, first published April 8 2020 - 6:00pm
Western Bulldogs' players warm up in front of empty stands prior to the round six AFLW match against and the Fremantle Dockers last month in Melbourne. Those round one matches played in completely empty stadiums were described as hollow and subdued without the fans. Photo: Daniel Pockett/Getty Images
Western Bulldogs' players warm up in front of empty stands prior to the round six AFLW match against and the Fremantle Dockers last month in Melbourne. Those round one matches played in completely empty stadiums were described as hollow and subdued without the fans. Photo: Daniel Pockett/Getty Images

The world has changed. Perhaps irrevocably. And as with any global catastrophe of the past, we may not even be able to appreciate just how much until many years after the disruption settles down. Hundreds of thousands of lives will have been lost, economies crushed, the rules and mores of how society conducts itself bent, perhaps broken beyond recognition.

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