The WA Hub was offered early in the piece before the season restarted, providing the Vics came here and did 14 day quarantine. The AFL refused, much to WA's disgust and the whinging Vics comment from the Premier. Had the offer been accepted and all Vic teams moved to hubs and hotels in safe states there would likely be no Covid issue at EFC now and we'd be playing in front of 30 000 crowds with all that money and jobs generated for each AFL club from next weekend.
The costs of the hubs would far exceed what at the time would have been only a possible future decision to allow crowds in.
The initial decision was the right one




