Club call centres feature in Sportsbet’s 2021 AFL preview

March 19, 2021 1:10

Coinciding with the launch of the AFL, Sportsbet has given fans a comedic look at the season ahead by imagining a call centre of every club.

The film is packed with subtle and not-so-subtle jabs at some of the worst performing teams of 2020 and those that went through off-season scandals. Carlton’s representative puts a fan asking for a finals membership on hold for another few seasons, Collingwood is inundated with calls, and the smug Geelong member delivers a ‘6,000 days without a finals win’ cake to Essendon.

“Like the traditional Carlton vs Richmond blockbuster at the ‘G, our annual AFL preview video is the perfect way to kick off the season for punters” said Sportsbet’s communications manager Richard Hummerston.

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Zoe Wilkinson

Zoe Wilkinson was a reporter at Mumbrella and the producer of the Mumbrellacast from March 2019 to May 2021.

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