Pressure is mounting on the state government to allow an extra 25,000 fans at the MCG for Thursday night’s blockbuster season opening match between Richmond and Carlton.THE Melbourne Lord Mayor Sally Capp has called for JobKeeper payments to be extended beyond the end of the month and 100 percent workers be ordered back to their offices in a bid to rejuvenate the struggling CBD.Sunrise Newsreader Natalie Barr has taken a bat to her Sunrise predecessor’s provocative parting words – speaking up for Channel 7’s army of working mothers who felt criticised by Sam Armytage’s claims network bosses had gone easy on them when assigning extra duties.Essendon captain Dyson Heppell is confident Zach Merrett will stay in the red and black, saying his Vice Captain has been as connected to his teammates as ever this pre-season.For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au