The AFL's plans to cram more than 30 games into less than three weeks would have the support of the players, AFLPA boss Paul Marsh says, as long as the league lifts its contract freeze.
Players from the AFL's 10 Victorian clubs feel a "responsibility" to do whatever it takes to complete the 2020 season, AFLPA boss Paul Marsh says, but they want the freeze on contract discussions lifted.AFLPA boss Paul Marsh says the increased risk of injury means players need to be able to secure their futures
It is also planning to heavily compress the latter round of the season, cramming as many as 33 games into less than three weeks, with the possibility of playing games every day. "The AFL would like to play the last 11 home-and-away games in a period of eight weeks, and we are certainly open to that," he said.
"We will see a greater risk of injury if players are compressing over the next few weeks, and we don't want to put the players in a situation where this impacts their futures going forward."
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