The 2020 AFL season has been postponed after just one round in response to COVID-19.
In a press conference this afternoon, AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan confirmed the season will be immediately suspended until May 31, 2020.
The season will then be reviewed, with the potential for the restart date to be extended.
The 2020 NAB AFL Women’s season has been cancelled, with no premiership to be awarded.
Over the next forty-eight hours, McLachlan says drastic and immediate steps will be taken to cut costs.
The focus is keeping players, staff, and supporters well during this pandemic.
“We all need to to take the unprecedented and required actions to get through this together,” he said, also commenting on the requirement to do everything that needs to be done to slow the spread of the virus.
Training will be suspended as the AFL works with clubs on next steps.
The AFL plan is to play all remaining games plus finals this year, with McLachlan stressing the importance of remaining agile and flexible as to when these games will be held.
The scheduled Hawthorn-Brisbane and West Coast-Melbourne games will be completed to finish off round one.
More info to come.
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