You may find, fully vaccinated sports teams and officials can get some sort of travel exemptions (with restrictions) especially by October-November. Clubs possibly travelling between SA, WA, QLD & Tas anyway.
QLD have just controversially let lots of NRL officials & families into the state, in lead up to the finals. AFL is playing it's final series between QLD, Tassie, SA & WA. No games VIC & NSW.
But yes A League season will definitely start with hub(s). NSW Premier has said full lockdown will end at 70% fully vaccinated (looks to be around mid Oct), with things within NSW opening up. That will happen before A League season scheduled kick off, 31st October. So cheapest option could be that 5 NSW teams just play each other, sans crowds for the first 8-10 rounds. Then review. Cheaper likely than relocating these 5 teams to another state.
It could yet be that the Nix relocate again to the Gong, so creating 6 teams in NSW, and avoiding a bye. Though article on Nix website, had Talay quoting that a return to the Gong was unlikely.
Where Nix are heavily disadvantaged is that all the other A League teams are still training, even those in NSW & VIC. Plus other teams can continue to make signings. Nix are effectively in wait & see mode, especially re any new visa players who like Hemed season may be better to do 2 weeks MIQ in Oz, rather than NZ.
3 new community cases in SE QLD (family of a truckie driving between Sydney & Brissy), but seems that again got lucky here, and no spread amongst wider community. But fear luck here will run out at some point.
QLD have just controversially let lots of NRL officials & families into the state, in lead up to the finals. AFL is playing it's final series between QLD, Tassie, SA & WA. No games VIC & NSW.
But yes A League season will definitely start with hub(s). NSW Premier has said full lockdown will end at 70% fully vaccinated (looks to be around mid Oct), with things within NSW opening up. That will happen before A League season scheduled kick off, 31st October. So cheapest option could be that 5 NSW teams just play each other, sans crowds for the first 8-10 rounds. Then review. Cheaper likely than relocating these 5 teams to another state.
It could yet be that the Nix relocate again to the Gong, so creating 6 teams in NSW, and avoiding a bye. Though article on Nix website, had Talay quoting that a return to the Gong was unlikely.
Where Nix are heavily disadvantaged is that all the other A League teams are still training, even those in NSW & VIC. Plus other teams can continue to make signings. Nix are effectively in wait & see mode, especially re any new visa players who like Hemed season may be better to do 2 weeks MIQ in Oz, rather than NZ.
3 new community cases in SE QLD (family of a truckie driving between Sydney & Brissy), but seems that again got lucky here, and no spread amongst wider community. But fear luck here will run out at some point.