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New plans have been revealed for the $225 million redevelopment of Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium, to revitalise the 20-year-old stadium and make it more fan-friendly.

Punt Road Oval will receive a $60 million redevelopment, but an expanded MCG-sized training ground will see the demolition of the historic Jack Dyer Stand.

The Western Bulldogs have revealed plans for stage two of the Whitten Oval redevelopment, which includes a new EJ Whitten Stand and lighting.

An additional $40 million in government funding has been secured to complete the five-stage redevelopment of Geelong’s GMHBA Stadium.

The 2020 AFL Grand Final will be held in Brisbane on Saturday night between Richmond & Geelong and here’s everything you need to know about the big game.

The $35 million upgrade of the Gabba’s facilities have been completed ahead of Saturday’s historic AFL Grand Final at the Brisbane stadium.

View the full Run Sheet for Saturday night's AFL Grand Final to be held at the Gabba in Brisbane.

With the AFL Grand Final will be played outside of Melbourne for the first time this year, a piece of the MCG will feature at the Brisbane venue.

After given just eight weeks’ notice that it had won the right to host the AFL Grand Final, venue managers at the Gabba are working hard to prepare for the big event.

The AFL has confirmed the 2020 AFL Grand Final will be played at the Gabba, with the Brisbane venue to host the showpiece game under lights on October 24.

There has been a change of management at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium following the announcement of the AFL’s significant restructuring of its operations.

The AFL Grand Final appears all-but-certain to be moved outside of Victoria for the first time in its 122-year history, while the Australian Open and Melbourne Cup will remain.

The Gabba could be in line to host the 2020 AFL Grand Final, with Queensland playing a fundamental role in keeping the season going amid the Covid-19 crisis.

Restrictions on sporting crowds continue to ease with Optus Stadium set to welcome a full house on July 19, mounting pressure on the MCG to retain the 2020 AFL Grand Final. While NSW has banned Victorian fans from events.

Australian rules football, commonly referred to as Aussie rules or AFL, originated in 1859 in Melbourne. The sport was created when students started playing Rugby on a modified cricket field.

Crowds will return to Australian sports events sooner than expected, albeit in a limited capacity, as the AFL season gets back underway.

The next four rounds of the 2020 AFL fixture has been announced by the AFL, with the season to resume on June 11.

The AFL has announced the inevitable and officially called off the China game, with the St Kilda v Port Adelaide clash relocated to the Saints home ground, Marvel Stadium.

The Brisbane Lions have released the final renders for The Reserve Community Arena at Springfield ahead of the construction phase next month.

Northern Territory could be in line for an AFL team in the future, and TIO Stadium may not be the home base of a new Darwin-based club.