Crazy story
If everything had gone according to plan the 1985 Australia Bowl would have looked much different. The economy in the Land Down Under wouldn’t have tanked and more local fans, intrigued by American football would have filled the stadium. As it stood, just over 19,000 fans showed up to the 100,000 seat VFL Park to see the first American football’s game in Australia. Had the two participant schools known what was happening behind the scenes, they would have stayed home.