AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan has confirmed that the league is committed to continuing its season.
It comes after the fixture was thrown into chaos on Monday morning amid a crackdown from the Queensland Health Minister in response to Victoria's spike of coronavirus cases.
The new laws forced the AFL to redraw the Round 5 fixture as Queensland impose a 14-day quarantine period for all sports teams who play against a Victorian team in Queensland, play in Victoria, or play another team that has recently been in Victoria.
All scheduled games in Victoria this weekend will go ahead, with the Gold Coast Suns set to play Geelong at GMHBA Stadium on Saturday.
The Suns may have not be able to return to Queensland after the Cats clash as the Round 6 and 7 fixtures remain up in the air.
โWell, I think when at some point we talked about 21 weeks and hubs and different states,โ McLachlan told reporters.
โWe have contemplated the most conservative views. We have options on the table. We are ready if we need them. But at the moment weโve got a week ahead.โ
McLachlan said the AFL will abide by its stance of remaining agile and flexible as the landscape evolves.
โAll I know is weโve got flexibility if we need to make change. At the moment football is going ahead in this state,โ he said.
โI think everyone knows if there are challenges here, that we do need to respond, we can move.โ
