May 7, 2020
“Over the past 10 days, 106,000 Victorians have gone and got tested for coronavirus. Or to use our state’s correct unit of measurement - one MCG’s worth.
It’ll mean we have data and options when it comes to potential next steps.” Ed - MCGWatch notes that the generally accepted current peak capacity of the MCG is 10,024. The all-time record is an unsubstantiated estimate of Pastor Bill Graham’s 1959 crowd, somewhere between 120,000 and 150,000 people. Regardless of its precise size, it would go on to change Australian political history. The highest verified total was for an AFL match, the 1970 Carlton/Collingwood grand final, at 121,696.