The state government will reimpose lockdown restrictions starting from midnight Thursday for seven days from 11:59pm on Thursday 27th May to 11:59pm Thursday 3rd June.
Round 7
On the advice from the AFL Victoria COVID functional framework Gippsland League will be postponing all Round 7 matches. The League will work with the member clubs in an attempt to reschedule the Round 7 matches.
If suitable times cannot be agreed by all member clubs the Gippsland League will implement the recommendations in the COVID framework and all Round 7 matches will be abandoned with no points or percentage awarded. If Round 7 is abandoned as per the recommendations in the framework, the Gippsland League Allowable Player Payments salary cap which currently is at $120,000 will be adjusted on a pro rata of games played. All member clubs will be notified of the adjusted cap.
Round 8 and beyond
If the state wide lockdown ends as scheduled on Thursday 3rd of June then Round 8 will recommence as scheduled and no adjustments to the current finals structure or finals qualification will occur.
League activities
- If Round 7 cannot be rescheduled, Mental Health round will be played in Round 16 on the 7th of August.
- The junior football interleague training that was schedule for the 2nd of June will be cancelled and the first training will take place on the 9th of June.
- Any Association Championships training scheduled by teams will be cancelled.
- Timelines outside the seven day lockdown for the junior representative programs will remain as sent out.
Last Modified on 28/05/2021 10:26