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Victoria’s Labor and Liberal leaders weigh in on twilight AFL grand final speculation Victorian opposition leader, Jess Wilson, has described herself as a “grand final traditionalist” while the premier, Ben Carroll, says he’d like to see the match played at twilight. With just two days until the AFL Grand Final, the perennial question about the match time was a topic of conversation at parliament. It follows a report in the Herald Sun suggesting that if the Liberal party were elected in November, it would look to use ministerial powers to block staging an AFL night grand final at the MCG. Wilson would not confirm the report but said: I’m the Grand Final traditionalist. I love the grand final. I love how big a event it is for Melbourne. It’s when Melbourne comes alive, and I think the Saturday afternoon grand final is a big part of that. But I’m also really focused on how the grand final can be an event for families, and I believe that the the afternoon grand final is the best way to do

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