The AFL has confirmed the Queen’s Birthday clash between Collingwood and Melbourne has been relocated to Sydney.
The match, scheduled for Monday June 14th, has been moved as expected given the ongoing COVID-19 situation in Victoria.
The Big Freeze slide aspect of the day however will remain at the MCG.
AFL Executive Travis Auld released the following statement.
“Out of adversity come some silver linings and this is a great opportunity for not only the AFL to showcase a marquee game into the Sydney market, but for FightMND to further shine a light on Neale Daniher’s inspirational fight against motor neurone disease,” Mr Auld said.
“On behalf of the AFL, I would like to thank both Melbourne and Collingwood, the NSW Government for welcoming us to Sydney, Bec Daniher and the FightMND organisation and our broadcast partner Channel 7.
“To all the footy fans in Victoria, we will continue to work closely with the Victorian Government on when we can get matches back in front of you in the coming rounds.”