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AFL Hub Life Gives Victorian Clubs a Dose of the Interstate Reality

AFL Hub Life Gives Victorian Clubs a Dose of the Interstate Reality

2020 Hub life has provided the ten Victorian clubs a whole season of travel. None of them will be back in their own homes for some time. Hotels, airplanes and buses are their constant reality. Teams from Queensland, Adelaide and Perth are in contrast at home more than they were in 2019..

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