AFL flees Qld lockdown, NRL pushes on

By Ed Jackson and Anna Harrington
Updated July 31 2021 - 10:30pm, first published 10:24pm
Melbourne will face Gold Coast in the AFL at Marvel Stadium on Sunday.
Melbourne will face Gold Coast in the AFL at Marvel Stadium on Sunday.

AFL teams have fled Queensland while the NRL will host a Sunday triple-header at an empty Suncorp Stadium, after a snap COVID-19 lockdown for the state's south-east caused havoc for several sporting codes.

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