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The AFL is clinging onto fading hope its Queen’s Birthday blockbuster could still be held at the MCG as it continues to deal with a worsening Covid-19 crisis in Victoria. Three Melbourne clubs — Collingwood, St Kilda and Melbourne — were still in travel limbo on Monday night as the league looks to embrace a fly-in, fly-out model in preference to extended interstate hubs. No games will be played in Victoria this weekend and the AFL has held off finalising its round 12 fixture until at least Tuesday. FINDING an alternative venue for the Melbourne-Brisbane Friday night match - possibly the SCG. The game was to be played in Alice Springs in a special Northern Territory deal worth $800,000 to the Demons. The round 13 clash is the only Victorian game scheduled for that weekend and the league is still hopeful the marquee MCG game can go ahead. But it would almost certainly be in an empty stadium or before a severely reduced crowd — a shattering blow given it is a signature day for Neale Daniher’s Freeze MND movement.

Not ground related but ... No Grundy for QB. https://twitter.com/Stevo7AFL/status/1399223809366839296?s=20

No chance QB goes ahead at the MCG let alone with any crowds. I imagine we'll be back on the road for at least a month if not for the rest of the year.

He'll definitely be getting a look in tonight.

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Not yet. I assume they’ll (AFL & Dees) try everything they can to get an exemption to FIFO for the game in Alice Springs and failing that play it at the SCG/Giants Stadium or Gabba/Metricon.

There are other venues online for people to vent or have their voices heard.

No benefits now that the Vics can't attend. I'm sure there are plenty of room available now if you want to fly to the NT this weekend.

If we are given the option of SCG and the Gabba I would prefer to take the SCG. It might however become a purely financial decision given the loss of the 800K (Alice Springs) and likely $1 Mil (Queens Birthday). Taking the Gabba gate might just be a case of cutting our financial losses than playing in front of an empty SCG. I doubt the 100s of NSW Dees and those Lions that travel south would even come close to what we could make playing at the Gabba. It was earlier reported that Carlton were offered SCG or Optus Stadium next week to play West Coast and chose SCG. They didn't have the huge financial loss hanging over their heads and they are already in Sydney so why travel into the belly of the beast and play the Eagles on their flat track. They've understandably chosen the SCG. We have a big decision to make. I would at least try to get our next 2 games vs the Lions at the G. We hardly ever seem to play them there.

Let's curb the politics blame game. Not necessarily directed at you but to everyone.

Correct

FWIW Tom Browne says we're no chance to play in Alice Springs this week. Sydney the likely venue. Sydney will be a mini hub for a few teams next week.

Buckleys of that happening. We're more likely to get the exemption to play in NT than Brisbane is to FIFO to Melboure or even us to FIFO of QLD. Only way Vic teams will be able to go to QLD will be to hub in NSW for 2 weeks. Surprised Collingwood are half a chance to FIFO of Adelaide next week.

I have not seen that put forward and I doubt it would be an option. Even less so if we were forced to play as a fly in fly out.

Confirmed or just put forward as a possible location?