Gippsland League has made the tough decision to abandon the final round of the home and away season. The round 18 matches have been rescheduled four times already in 2021 and unfortuntaley the timeline remaining to complete a finals series has forced these games to be left unplayed. As it stands with the weeks running out to get a finals series played before the hand over to cricket season and after the Senior teams have missed 7 weeks of football and netball the practicality around asking teams to return for 1 match is not viable.
It means that the League will try and move straight into a finals series if state government's restrictions allow it. The desire is to find a way for the League to complete season 2021 by playing some form of finals series in the coming weeks. The state government restrictions will play a large role in how and if a finals series can be completed with AFL Victoria COVID Bylaws recommending a minimum 7 training period before senior sides can return to play.
The League will meet with clubs around the time when lockdown is due to end on 2nd of September to decide on a strategy to attempt a finals series to complete season 2021.
Last Modified on 26/08/2021 15:24