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There are calls for Victoria's AFL grand final public holiday to be scrapped after all of the state's teams missed out on the big dance for the second time in three years.
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The Brisbane Lions will face the Fremantle Dockers in the grand final after the Lions knocked out Hawthorn, the last Victorian team left in the competition, in Saturday's preliminary final.
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Lions → face → final
The two interstate clubs will also headline Friday's grand final parade, which coincides with Victoria's AFL grand final public holiday.
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which → headline → holiday
Although the clubs involved in the final have no bearing on the day off, which was introduced in 2015 by former premier Daniel Andrews, business groups are calling for it to be scrapped, saying it is hurting the economy.
Australian Industry Group's Victorian head Tim Piper said businesses would be better off trading normally to make use of the influx of interstate visitors expected for the grand final weekend.
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businesses → involve → weekend
'We are shooting ourselves in the foot by having a public holiday on a day when we've got two teams, two sets of supporters coming from two different states, and we won't have everything available,' he said.
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he → shoot → states
'Interstate travellers are going to come irrespective – they'll be using our hospitality and using hotels and cafes and restaurants, and those same restaurants are now paying two and a half times normal salary.
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Cafes close in the city as a result.
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Cafes → close → result
'When you've got so many people coming from interstate, you want everything open.
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We're not going to have that.
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We're going to be on holiday.
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There are calls for Victoria's AFL grand final public holiday to be scrapped after all of the state's teams missed out on the big dance for the second time in three years
The Brisbane Lions will face the Fremantle Dockers in the grand final after the Lions knocked out Hawthorn, the last Victorian team left in the competition, in Saturday's preliminary final
In a 2017 PwC report, it was estimated the public holiday for the AFL grand final cost Victorian businesses $1.2billion annually.
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holiday → be → 1.2billion
Despite lobbying for the change, he said it was too late to do anything about this year's public holiday.
'Given the circumstances that we find ourselves in this weekend, in terms of the game itself, our economy that still is in a real recovery mode, any government should reconsider the need to have a public holiday for the AFL grand final,' Mr Piper said.
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Piper → lobby → final
Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief executive Sally Curtain said the government should compare the cost of the holiday with its economic contribution, adding she wanted 'to ensure there is a clear and evidence-based assessment of the benefits' before taking a stronger position.
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she → say → position
However, both the Carroll Labor government and the Coalition opposed scrapping the public holiday.
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government → oppose → holiday
Melbourne Lord Mayor Nick Reece agreed, saying that the public holiday would provide a major economic boost to the city.
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holiday → agree → city
'Melburnians would love to see a home team in the grand final, but an interstate match-up has an economic silver lining for the city,' he said.
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he → love → city
'We will see double the influx of visitors from interstate, filling hotels, pubs, and hospitality venues across the city, helping generate more economic activity for Melbourne, and boosting the economic benefits of the footy festival.'
RMIT associate professor Angel Zhong estimated that this year's grand final weekend could generate between $62million and $75million in new spending.
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