The decision came out on Friday, with the Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC marking the first instance of this regulation being applied.
The Jets were hit with a number of COVID-19 cases ahead of the match but decided to play with a depleted side to avoid facing a “no result”. They went on to win the match 2-0 at home. “As a result of a full season of COVID-19 related disruption to our fixture schedule, which has seen more than 30% of our men’s games rescheduled to date, we have reached a point in the season where there are no further dates available for rescheduled matches for a number of teams,” the league told Reuters in a statement.
“In this extraordinary circumstance, the competition regulations dictate that where a regular season match is cancelled due to COVID-19 and not rescheduled, it will be recorded as a No Result. “The application of this regulation is a very last resort and we are working with all of our clubs to mitigate the threat of any further interruption.”