Footy fans should be allowed to flow back into the MCG for Round 1 in line with the same logic being applied to the Australian Open tennis, Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett says. Kennett said the Victorian Government s decision to abandon its COVID-19 elimination strategy in favor of allowing crowds at Melbourne Park must now be adopted for AFL matches. The Olympic Blvd tennis precinct will be divided into three ticketed zones when the Open kicks off on February 9 allowing for crowds of up to 50 per cent capacity. If we are going to have crowds at the tennis, then we are certainly going to have crowds in Round 1, Kennett said.