Getting back to the AFL in 2022 could require one very significant move from fans for the league to get bumper crowds again.
The requirement for supporters to be vaccinated to attend AFL games in 2002 is a “plausible possibility” according to league boss Gillon McLachlan.
As the AFL chief confirmed both South Australia and Queensland were on standby to host the grand final should Western Australia go into any snap lockdowns, he confirmed the entry requirement could come into play next season.
After Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews hinted at the rule for restaurants and other venues, McLachlan said the league would have to consider vaccine passports to safeguard the competition if it wanted crowds to return.
“Forget what I think, the people in industry and the government are signalling it’s a possibility,” he said on Friday.
“Vaccine passports to restaurants, it’s a real…
