Jacinta Allan wants to take AFL to ‘whole new audience’ as part of NFL deal

Jacinta Allan says she’s excited about how Victoria can promote the AFL to a global audience as part of a historic recently-announced deal with the NFL.

A regular-season NFL game will be played at the MCG in 2026, which will see the LA Rams take on a yet-to-be-announced opponent.

With the game slated to be played in September next year, Ms Allan said her government will now work through how the game fits alongside the AFL finals series.

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“(The game is) going to give us an opportunity to take Australia’s greatest game to a whole new audience as well,” she said on Wide World of Sports.

“The crossover opportunities here are just huge.”

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