FILE PHOTO: A general view of play during the Round 1 AFL match between the West Coast Eagles and Melbourne Demons at Perth Stadium in Perth, Australia, March 22, 2020. Picture taken March 22, 2020. AAP Image/Gary Day via REUTERS
PERTH (Reuters) - Australia's most isolated city will become the spectator capital of the world on Sunday when 30,000 fans descend upon Perth Stadium as Australian Rules football resumes in the country's west amid easing COVID-19 restrictions.
Tickets for the fiercely contested local derby between the Fremantle Dockers and West Coast Eagles have been snapped up by sports-starved locals, with the Western Australia government announcing the stadium could operate at half-capacity.
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