Top government figures expected football leagues to use their major events to bolster the Yes campaign, but the AFL’s grand final won’t feature Voice promotion.
The AFL has ruled out promoting the Voice on grand final day after the powerful league commission warned against using its finals series to spruik the referendum, dashing hopes the marquee event would draw attention to the Yes case a fortnight from voting day., to capture the millions watching their grand final events to bring home the Yes message.
“It is very important from an AFL point of view, with the number of First Nations players, the number of First Nations men and women working at the AFL, and more importantly the number of First Nations people that follow our great game,” he said.
“The AFL is better at the optics, no question, but they’re currently making excuses to not get on board,” the source said.The government’s decision to hold the referendum in October, just after the two grand finals in late September, was at least partly driven by a desire to use the football finals period to create a sense of momentum around the referendum campaign, according to Labor sources.
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