JACK ANDERSON: AFL is learning from the GAA but that should go both ways

In exactly two weeks’ time the 2018 Australian Rules (AFL) season begins with Richmond playing Carlton at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, writes Jack Anderson.

Last year 73,000 attended the game between the Tigers and the Blues. More are expected this year as Tigers fans delight in celebrating last year’s title in front of their Melbourne rivals.

The average attendance figures for the AFL in 2017 was such that it ranked fourth in the list of best attended domestic sports leagues in the world – behind the NFL, the Bundesliga and the Premier League.