The biggest moment in Australian NFL history is almost here.🏈

In this special episode of Any Given Sunday Australia, we sit down with NFL Australia & New Zealand GM Charlotte Offord to go behind the scenes on the incredible journey that has brought the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers to the MCG for the NFL's first-ever regular-season game in Australia. (NFL)

Charlotte takes us through what has been a two-to-three-year journey behind the scenes, from growing the NFL's Australian fanbase to finally delivering a regular-season game — and reveals why she sees the Melbourne game as a milestone rather than the destination.

🔥 In this interview, we talk about:

• How NFL fandom in Australia has grown from 5.7 million fans in 2022 to 8.8 million today

• The huge amount of work that went into securing Australia's first regular-season NFL game

• How Charlotte originally pushed for a preseason game before the NFL came back with something much bigger

• Why getting a Week 1 game between NFC West rivals the Rams and 49ers is such a massive deal

• How the NFL secured the MCG and why the stadium was the perfect venue

• The possibility of seeing different NFL teams rotate through Australia in future years

• The three-game commitment at the MCG and what could come next

• The enormous week of NFL events taking over Melbourne

• The NFL Kickoff Festival at Melbourne Park

• The NFL Shop and the push to bring all 32 teams' merchandise to Australian fans

• The incredible pre-game entertainment planned for the MCG

• The NFL's plans to make the Melbourne game a genuine full-day fan experience

• What fans need to know about security and the MCG's clear-bag policy

• Charlotte's relationship with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and his commitment to growing the game globally

• The future of flag football in Australian schools

• How flag football has grown from a pilot program in just 10 schools to more than 500 schools

• The potential impact of flag football ahead of the 2032 Brisbane Olympics

• And, of course, who Charlotte thinks will win Rams vs 49ers! 👀

Charlotte also gives us a fascinating insight into the long-term vision for the NFL in Australia — including her hope that games here eventually become a regular annual event.

And with the Rams vs 49ers officially confirmed as the historic first game, this isn't just another international fixture. It's the beginning of what could be a very different future for the NFL Down Under. (San Francisco 49ers)

🎙️ A fascinating conversation with one of the people at the centre of bringing the NFL to Australia.

The NFL is coming to Melbourne. And according to Charlotte Offord… this is just the starting point.

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