To be back in the ABC broadcast box on Thursday night for the resumption of the AFL season was a massive privilege but it was far from the usual experience.
In fact, we weren’t even calling from a commentary box.
In order to comply with social-distancing protocols, our broadcast position was a large corporate room on the half forward flank of the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
Only five people were permitted inside our swish new vantage point and the fancy corporate catering was absent, much to the disappointment of Grandstand expert and former Carlton premiership player Mark Maclure.
On arrival we were all temperature tested and thankfully the entire commentary team was under the allowable reading of 37.5 degrees.
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