Although Sydney's numbers remain relatively small, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has designated NSW suburbs Liverpool and Campbelltown as COVID-19 hotspots – meaning non-Queensland residents that reside in or have visited these areas will not be able to enter Queensland.

The designation of hotspot areas previously played havoc for Melbourne teams seeking to relocate to NSW, with a number of players not included in last Monday’s attempted flight to NSW because they lived in a designated hotspot area of the city.

“It’s clear to understand that those LGA hotspots haven’t been defined by the NSW Government, they’ve only been defined by the Queensland Government when it comes to relocating into their border," O'Rourke said. 

“So, those teams would be free if they don’t have hotspot individuals in them to apply for a border application and cross over without a quarantine period. That’s the current position as we stand here today at 3:30 pm.

“We are working on the options of when we would feel that we need to relocate, [that could be] starting this weekend [if needed].”

According to the A-League boss, while the three Melbourne clubs – currently undergoing a 14-day quarantine period in Western Sydney – wouldn’t be able to relocate immediately in the event of a move north, they wouldn’t be forced to undergo a further two-week quarantine period once they did enter the Sunshine state.

“Victorian teams would not be able to relocate until that quarantine finished – which is around noon of July 25,” O’Rourke explained.

“The current restrictions in Queensland for their border would be that people that had not been in a Victorian hotspot for two weeks are allowed. So obviously the Victorians coming up to Sydney and quarantining for 14 days satisfy that.”

The A-League is set to resume on Friday night when Sydney FC meet Wellington Phoenix at Jubilee Stadium, with the full fixture earmarked for release later on Tuesday evening.