The 2020 AFL grand final will be held at the Gabba as a twilight or night game on October 24 | mickgleeson SMHsport
The 2020 AFL grand final will be held at the Gabba as a twilight or night game on October 24 with the AFL Commission on Tuesday accepting the league executive's unsurprising recommendation that the match should be moved from Melbourne to Brisbane.
There was a sense from the AFL of rewarding the state for helping save the season from the COVID-19 lockdowns that stopped games being played in Victoria, but there was also a sense of seeking to exploit a rare opportunity to push the game in the expanding Queensland market where the AFL has already made a significant financial investment.
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