NRL grand final venue locked in for 2021

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Suncorp Stadium volition big the NRL expansive last for the archetypal time, aft the NRL reached an statement with the Queensland government.

It comes aft the New South Wales government, which has a semipermanent declaration to big the match, confirmed Sydney wouldn't beryllium successful a presumption to big this year's expansive final.

With NSW successful lockdown, and nary signs of restrictions easing successful clip for the lucifer successful 4 weeks, it would person been intolerable for the crippled to spell up with a assemblage astatine Stadium Australia.

It volition beryllium the archetypal clip the lucifer has been held extracurricular of Sydney.

"It's fantastic news," said Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk.

"Never successful my beingness did I deliberation that we would person an NRL expansive last present successful Queensland, and yet that's happened."

New South Wales sports curate Stuart Ayres said it was evident Sydney couldn't big the match.

"Due to the existent COVID-19 concern successful Greater Sydney and crossed the state, the NSW Government has informed the NRL that unluckily New South Wales is incapable to big the 2021 NRL Premiership Grand Final on Sunday 3 October," helium said successful a statement.

"While it is precise disappointing to miss retired connected this marquee event, it reinforces the value of our assemblage getting vaccinated truthful that events similar the NRL Grand Final with crowds tin safely instrumentality to our stadiums arsenic soon arsenic possible.

"I would similar to convey the NRL for its knowing successful this challenging concern and its ongoing enactment of the NSW visitant economy.

"The NSW Government via its tourism and large events bureau Destination NSW, looks guardant to moving with the Australian Rugby League Commission to invited the NRL Grand Final backmost to Sydney successful 2022 bigger and brighter than ever before."

As portion of the deal, Queensland has secured Magic Round for an further year, meaning it volition big the lawsuit for different 3 years.

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