AFL's clash in China canned over coronavirus fears

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The AFL has cancelled this year's match in China amid coronavirus fears, with St Kilda instead to host Port Adelaide at Marvel Stadium.

The AFL has cancelled this year's match in China amid coronavirus fears, with St Kilda instead to host Port Adelaide at Marvel Stadium.

Port had bought the rights to host the clash, but the cancellation means it will revert to being a Saints home game. Port Adelaide have been at the forefront of the AFL's push into China, hosting Gold Coast in the inaugural game at Jiangwan Stadium in 2017.Crowds watch the 2019 Round 11 AFL match between the St Kilda Saints and Port Adelaide Power at Jiangwan Stadium."Obviously we're disappointed, we'd made a commitment to that game, but we were really pleased with the process," Port chief executive Keith Thomas said."That it's in Melbourne, I think is a really good idea.

 

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It’s sad that this will be denying around 15 Chinese nationals of their regular AFL fix.

Oh, China will be so upset

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