Sport-Aussie Rules teams flee COVID outbreaks, rugby league crowds banned

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MELBOURNE: Four Australian Football League (AFL) teams are set to base themselves in Melbourne as COVID-19 outbreaks and lockdowns across the ...

MELBOURNE: Four Australian Football League teams are set to base themselves in Melbourne as COVID-19 outbreaks and lockdowns across the country play havoc with the competition's schedule.

"There's an element of 'plan for the worst and hope for the best,'" Fremantle boss Simon Garlick said. The AFL moved Sydney teams' matches to Melbourne last week after authorities locked down Australia's largest city for two weeks.The National Rugby League on Tuesday ordered teams to return to its strictest biosecurity level, meaning players and staff must stay at home unless training, playing or completing essential household tasks.

 

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