Julian de Stoop joins Pete Fairbairn for this morning's episode of the Best On Ground Weekday Kickoff, a new show designed to help you absorb five of the biggest stories happening in Australian sport first thing every weekday morning.

Today: AFL crowds are back in WA, the Melbourne Storm are forced to relocate to Sydney, Japan pulls out of the Women's World Cup hosting race, Cricket Australia Chairman plays down reports of stockmarket losses, and in our big one of the day - Essendon ask the AFL to consider postponing their Round 4 fixture this week.