The argument will be that Richmond were away for 103 days in hubs & won the flag in 2020 so suck it up princesses.As much as it would be great for Richmond to play Gold Coast in Melbourne, it does compromise the draw for teams fighting for finals places (although we did have to relocate our own home game against Adelaide). GWS v Hawthorn last week… GWS would surely have won if it was played at Giants Stadium. Freo v Carlton likely to be in Melbourne as well, which is not fair.
However a second season of chaos & disruption will see the clubs tiring of this covid circus.
It will be having an impact well beyond football abilities on integrity of the competition.