Can AFL capture the attention of sports fans in China?

Catching an Aussie rules match is part of the weekly winter ritual for thousands of Australians. Image: PM Malcolm Turnbull attending the signing of an MOU between Port Adelaide and Shanghai CRED Real Estate Stock. (AAP)

But can the home-grown game capture the attention of millions of Chinese viewers?

 

One A-F-L team is leading the charge in a bold bid to grow the sport overseas.