Tonight | Ground Up on ABC: stadium chaos hits boiling point in the finale – Ground Up ABC reaches its season finale as Alistair, Hugh and the football department face public pressure, private panic and another round of chaos around the new club.
What To Expect
The episode begins with Alistair telling a Hobart bishop that the AFL provides superior moral guidance. It is the kind of comment that could only make life more difficult, especially with the stadium debate already causing grief around town.
Hugh and Alistair appear on ABC radio to promote the club’s first game in the VFL. They are joined by Bishop Harman, who blames the massive cost of the new stadium for his inability to restore the cathedral.
Meanwhile, the Premier is desperate to curtail spending on the stadium. Hugh is devastated when his dog, Merlot, is kidnapped, and the football department’s database is hacked at the same time. The problems pile up quickly, leaving the club exposed from every direction.
As pressure mounts, Alistair finds himself caught in a damaging media scandal. Ground Up ABC has spent the season finding comedy in ambition, ego and local politics, and the finale appears ready to bring those threads together in suitably uncomfortable fashion.
When To Watch
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Ground Up airs Sunday 12 July 2026 at 8.30pm on ABC and ABC iview.
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