Townsville next in line to host Origin I

Queensland could land a rare 明言する/公表する of Origin advantage with Townsville the next in line to host game one if the opener is 軍隊d to move from the MCG.

The NRL are 持つ/拘留するing の上に わずかな/ほっそりした hopes a 転換 from Melbourne won't be necessary, however, Queensland Country Bank Stadium has been locked in as a backup 選択 for the June 9 衝突/不一致.

Should Origin I be moved to Townsville, it would mean the Maroons will get 支援する-to-支援する games in their home 明言する/公表する with game two scheduled to be played in Brisbane on June 27.

Sydney will then host game three on July 14.

It would be the first time since 2017 a home 明言する/公表する has hosted two games in a series.

It comes as Melbourne 嵐/襲撃する 転換d their next home game to Queensland with NRL boss Peter V'landys 説 on Friday the 開始 Origin match is ありそうもない to go ahead at the MCG.

The 嵐/襲撃する 発表するd Friday that their 一連の会議、交渉/完成する 13 match on June 5 against Gold Coast had been moved from AAMI Park to 日光 Coast Stadium.

Melbourne have 延長するd their training (軍の)野営地,陣営 on the 日光 Coast 無期限に/不明確に, with Victoria in a seven-day lockdown 予定 to a COVID-19 突発/発生.

嵐/襲撃する 長,指導者 (n)役員/(a)執行力のある Justin Rodski said it was disappointing not to be playing in 前線 of a home (人が)群がる at AAMI Park after the team spent the 本体,大部分/ばら積みの of last season based in Queensland.

"This was not an 平易な 決定/判定勝ち(する) to make given the 衝撃 COVID has already had on our members and fans in Victoria through 2020 and again in 2021," Rodski said.

"Unfortunately, given the growing 不確定 in Victoria and advice 供給するd to our club, we feel this is the best 結果."

Earlier Friday V'landys 譲歩するd that the June 9 Origin match, just four days later, would probably have to be 転換d from the MCG.

V'landys told Nine 無線で通信する that 会談 were continuing with the Victorian 政府 and a 決定/判定勝ち(する) was 推定する/予想するd by Saturday.

He 特記する/引用するd 関心s with a 可能性のある 欠如(する) of (人が)群がる and atmosphere at the cavern ous 発生地.

"You know, when a partner's 負かす/撃墜する, you don't take advantage of it, you don't kick them, so we're going to have more 対話 with them today," V'landys said.

"But it seems that we probably won't be able to 持つ/拘留する it at the MCG. But at the same time, we've got to 尊敬(する)・点 our partner but we'll make a 決定/判定勝ち(する) either today or tomorrow."

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