Sport in Australia will survive Covid-19 but those currently in charge might not | Geoff Lemon

Whatever happens on the far side, professional sport cannot come back pretending it’s as important as when it left now that we’ve seen a world without itCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFor a while when the coronavirus first hit Australia, the main concern was apparently for professional sport. Footy might die, was the summation from the suits in charge. Footy could mean any code, take your pick. In a country shut down, the empty streets meant empty grandstands, empty changerooms, empty training fields. Any game that ceased its frantic treadmill would cease to exist.…