AFL fixture boss Travis Auld has revealed the league is considering a scenario where all 18 clubs are confined to one isolated hub to get a season away.

The AFL has been entertaining a range of options to enable a resumption of the coronavirus-interrupted season, but the hub idea has rapidly become the clear front-runner.

Auld said all clubs operating out of one hub is one option of several on the table.

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“We’ve got a few options in front of us, they range from one hub with 18 teams together playing obviously maybe two or three stadiums for a season,” he told the Working Through It podcast.

“Then there’s an opportunity to have maybe up to three hubs with say six teams in each hub located in different states playing at a traditional home and away venue so there’s a few options in front of us, we don’t control all the variables here, we don’t pretend to control all the variables, so we’re in the hands of government largely and the community generally as to when they think it’s right for us to start a game.

“All we can be is the best prepared as we can and have the industry fully aligned including clubs and players, broadcasters and venues all in the same page so if we get the opportunity to restart then we’re ready to go.”

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Asked if a hub scenario is looking more and more likely as the method needed to restart the season, Auld all but confirmed some version of the hub idea will be implemented.

“It feels like it’s the only way we’re going to get our season started,” he said.

“It may not be the way we complete our season but it certainly feels like the way we need to get it started.”

