Empty stadiums are the new norm, the value of TV rights are declining and the Tokyo Olympics have been postponed until next year.
Australia’s most loved sporting institutions are making hard decisions about their financial position, how to bring the back the crowds and how to navigate closed state borders.
Meanwhile, many grassroots sports clubs – the lifeblood of so many communities – are struggling to finance COVID-19 restrictions.
As clubs and codes take a financial hit, will players and sports administrators have to get used to reduced pay-packets? When will fans fill the stands again? Will the momentum gathered over recent years for women’s sport now be set back? And the IOC has warned athletes will be banned for ‘taking a knee’ in solidarity with anti-racism protests at next year’s Olympics – should sport and politics mix?
Joining Hamish on the panel:
Andrew Abdo, Interim NRL CEO
Brendon Gale, Richmond Football Club CEO
Tracey Holmes, Sports broadcaster and journalist
Bruce Djite, Director of Football, Adelaide United and former A-League player
Sharni Layton, World Champion Australian Netballer and AFLW All-Australian
Read more about our pannelists here.
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