After two years of trauma, it would be an exaggeration to say Melbourne is back to normal. Streets are peppered with For Lease signs and reminders of what was lost to the pandemic (loved ones, livelihoods, favourite local haunts).
But one industry is unquestionably booming. From excited crowds trekking to regional grounds to watch women’s footy to bitter rivalries over the willow at the ’G, spectator sport is back with a vengeance.
