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NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro has said he will contact the Football Federation of Australia later today about the three A-League teams stranded in Victoria ahead of tonight's border closure with NSW.
The FFA said they will seek exemptions to the NSW border closure after players from Melbourne Victory, Melbourne City and Western United were left trapped on the tarmac at Tullamarine Airport late on Monday night.
The players were due to fly to Canberra, and then travel to Sydney, but low visibility meant the flight could not depart.
"Let's bring them across the border, let's park them in the regions or here in the city and make sure they're part of the A-League," Mr Barilaro told reporters in Sydney today.
"We'll work with health officials like we did with other codes."
I don't get the flight to Canberra, then drive to Syd... really? What was wrong with a direct flight to Syd? What's the difference?