Australian Rules-Footy fever runs high as Perth gets a Grand Final

FILE PHOTO: The Perth Stadium can be seen near the Crown Casino and central business district of Perth in Australia, December 19, 2017. Picture taken December 19, 2017. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo

PERTH (Reuters) - The coastal city of Perth, often precluded from hosting major events by its geographic isolation, will steal the limelight on Saturday when the Australian Rules football Grand Final heads west for the first time.

The Melbourne Demons and Western Bulldogs will lock horns in the premiership decider in front of 60,000 fans at Perth Stadium, drawing the curtain on a second successive season uprooted by coronavirus restrictions.