McGowan didn't actually say "as late as June", that's a deceptive interpretation of it.I hate quoting myself from 2 weeks ago but.......
Dockers v Eagles Derby at the G 2022.
He said "when the time is right in the first half of next year". It was never likely to be much later than Feb or March - at this stage it looks like it'll be by the end of January based on today's roadmap announcement. Better still, they've downgraded NSW, and VIC will likely follow in the weeks to come which should make things a tad easier.