The AFL has already committed to playing the rest of the home-and-away season outside the southern state.The border restrictions will be eased for people travelling from South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory on Friday August 7 however the restrictions that apply to Queensland, NSW and the ACT will remain in place until at least Friday August 14.North Melbourne were hoping to play four home games in Hobart as per their contract after striking a deal with Cricket Tasmania to use the venue while the Hawks were also optimistic they would have the opportunity to play matches in Launceston.The decision adds another twist to Melbourne's season with the Demons playing West Coast in round one after the season postponement was announced before having their round three match against Essendon postponed after the Bombers' Conor McKenna tested positive.Melbourne then had their round five game against Sydney rescheduled after the Queensland government stopped Richmond from entering the state and played the Tigers.

Credit: Getty. The AFL investigations into breaches followed several issues relating to what can and can’t be done in the Sunshine State, queries having ramped up in recent days. The Giants and Swans will have a bye the following round to accommodate the 14-day quarantine requirement set down by the West Australian Government.The AFL will stage 33 matches across 20 consecutive days as part of its fixture for rounds nine to 12 of the coronavirus-disrupted premiership season."Unprecedented times delivers us an unprecedented fixture for the next block of games," AFL general manager of clubs and broadcasting Travis Auld said in a statement.Adelaide, Essendon, Gold Coast, Port Adelaide, Richmond and St Kilda all have one four-day break across rounds nine to 12."Both the AFL and North Melbourne are heavily invested into footy in Hobart and we are very happy for the state and the city to host two matches.""We have been consistent in our desire to get matches in Tasmania," he said."Teams who have four-day breaks in this block of matches will be afforded a bye in the next block.""In constructing this block of matches, we have focused on ensuring the teams with four-day breaks are, where possible, minimising travel in and around those matches," Auld said.Auld said playing matches in Tasmania was a priority for the AFL.The Western Bulldogs and Richmond will kick off the schedule of matches when they face each other in Carrara on Wednesday July 29, just two days after the completion of round eight.Auld said the AFL made the decision to condense the season because most clubs were based in hubs."We have taken the opportunity to compress the season as the feedback from clubs is that while they are in a hub environment there was a desire to play more games in a shorter period of time, and in turn we can effectively complete the season in a quicker format," he said."This is giving fans a unique opportunity to watch footy in a way we couldn't normally produce.Carlton, Fremantle, Hawthorn and West Coast have byes in round 10."Given that we don't have the ability to prioritise attendance at matches this season, it allows us to play games in the non-traditional time-slots of Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday night and showcase our game across the entire week.""This season has had so many twists and turns but it has also driven enormous interest from our supporters across the country."North Melbourne will temporarily relocate to Hobart and play two matches in rounds 11 and 12 — against Melbourne and Brisbane respectively — should the Tasmanian Government provide an exemption.The AFL will introduce four-day breaks, with Brisbane, Collingwood, Geelong, Melbourne and North Melbourne to have two each.The two NSW-based teams, Sydney and GWS, will travel to Perth where they will play West Coast and Fremantle, as well as each other.Matches will be played across Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania, with night-time double-headers a feature of the condensed schedule.This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. This is a preview of all matches played by North Melbourne in the VFL 2020 season. File image of North Melbourne during the 2020 AFL season. They are now uncertain where they will play North Melbourne in round 11.The state's premier Peter Gutwein said Tasmania remained one of the safest places on the planet and he would not risk that status by allowing people from the eastern seaboard into the state.The round 11 game between North Melbourne and Melbourne will not be played at Blundstone Arena in Hobart after the Tasmanian government decided to keep restrictions on travel between Queensland, NSW and Victoria in place. Fixture rewrite: Vic clubs forced north for R6-7, return date unknown. The AFL on Friday released rounds six and seven fixtures of the 2020 AFL season, with a Geelong-Brisbane Thursday night match at the SCG to commence round six.

North Melbourne will take over the Swisse Wellness VFL Women’s licence of Melbourne Uni and field a standalone team in the state league for 2020.

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