Despite events having to take place behind closed doors and restrictions on travel outside the country, Australia's major sporting leagues continue to plough on manfully amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Football, rugby league and Australian rules football are all vying for centre stage this weekend.
A look further afield means we've also got all you cricket and boxing fans covered.
Western Sydney Wanderers v Sydney FC – A-League
Normally one of the feistiest fixtures on the A-League calendar, the empty stands of Bankwest Stadium will feel particularly incongruous for the latest instalment of this local argument.
Sydney is sitting pretty at the top of the standings – seven points clear of Melbourne City and with three games in hand – but its only two A-League defeats this season have come courtesy of a pair of 1-0 defeats to the Wanderers, with Mitchell Duke the matchwinner on both occasions.
Roosters v Sea Eagles, Sharks v Storm – NRL
It's week two in the NRL and correcting false starts will largely be the order of the day on Saturday.
Sydney Roosters was beaten 20-14 by Penrith Panthers and will hope to make amends at home to Manly Sea Eagles, itself dispatched 18-4 by Melbourne Storm.
It means the Storm travel with a spring in its steps to face Cronulla Sharks, who fell short in a 22-18 thriller against South Sydney Rabbitohs last time out.
New Zealand Warriors, which has remained in Australia due to travel restrictions back home, is also in action against Canberra Raiders.
Melbourne City v Sydney FC – W-League
Melbourne City was the dominant force in the W-League this term, topping the table undefeated, and heads into Saturday's Grand Final as a strong favourite to win its fourth title in the past five seasons.
City earned the right to host the match by demolishing Western Sydney Wanderers 5-1 in their semifinal, while there was a certain symmetry to Sydney FC progressing via a 1-0 win against Melbourne Victory.
Greater Western Sydney v Geelong - AFL
The first round of action in the AFL sees last season's beaten Grand Finalist Greater Western Sydney host Geelong – the 2019 minor premiers.
Elsewhere Essendon entertain Freemantle, Sydney Swans travels to Adelaide Crows and Gold Coast Suns takes on Port Adelaide.
Tibo Monabesa v Toto Landero – WBC International light-flyweight title
The coronavirus outbreak has led to the vast majority of elite boxing action in the United Kingdom and the United States being cancelled, but there is an international contest of some intrigue in Indonesia.
Monabesa (20 wins, one defeat, two draws) is seeking to get back in world title contention having won successive bouts on the back of his sole career loss to Japan's undefeated WBC light-flyweight king Hiroto Kyoguchi.
Jakarta's home favourite will have game Filipino Landero (11-4-2) for company in the squared circle.
Rangers v Mountaineers, Matabeleland Tuskers v Mid West Rhinos – Logan Cup
Mountaineers can draw level with Mashonaland Eagles at the top of Zimbabwe's first-class cricket competition if they can see off a Rangers side languishing in last place and winless in six matches this season.
It's also day one of four when Mid West Rhinos travels to face Matabeleland Tuskers. Rhinos all-rounder Neville Madziva is the top run-scorer in the Logan Cup this season – his total of 361 including a maiden red-ball century.
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