Opinion

AFL footy's back, but what will it look like?

Rohan Connolly
Updated July 2 2021 - 2:50am, first published June 10 2020 - 6:00pm
The Tigers' Dion Prestia is tackled by Steele Sidebottom of the Magpies during the AFL round 19 match last year. The two sides clash on Thursday night, signalling the resumption of footy for 2020. Photo: Michael Willson/Getty Images
The Tigers' Dion Prestia is tackled by Steele Sidebottom of the Magpies during the AFL round 19 match last year. The two sides clash on Thursday night, signalling the resumption of footy for 2020. Photo: Michael Willson/Getty Images

So let's try that again. Yes, we're talking about this week's resumption of this AFL season, and like a lot of things in our lives, the picture looks a lot different to what we were gazing upon in mid-March.

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Rohan Connolly

Rohan Connolly is one of the most experienced and respected sporting journalists in the country, particularly passionate about football, and with a 40-year track record of observing it at close quarters in print, online, and on radio and TV.

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