AFL boss Gillon McLachlan confirms Victorian teams will be based in Queensland for up to 10 weeks, as the league takes drastic steps to ensure the season can be completed.
Victorian AFL teams will be based in Queensland for up to 10 weeks as part of a bid to get most of the 2020 season completed amid the coronavirus pandemic.Victorian clubs will be based in Queensland and able to travel to and from the hub to play matches with interstate teams
He said the aim was to allow the home and away portion of the season — which decided who made the finals — to go ahead. "Victorian teams based in Queensland are fixtured to travel interstate to travel to their game and return back to Queensland."McLachlan thanked clubs, players, staff and their families for sacrifices they had made to keep the season going.
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