DOWNLOAD "Basically if you look at previous (lockdowns) they take a while to go back to normal, it takes a few weeks to reduce restrictions," he said. "If you look at Melbourne, their lockdown finished two weeks ago and they've only just allowed 50 per cent crowds." The NRL has acted accordingly already this year, moving the State of Origin opener from Melbourne to Townsville while Victoria was in lockdown at the start of June. Moving the third game of the series out of Sydney would avoid playing one of the game's showpiece events in front of a reduced crowd. That decision would be particularly crucial if it is a decider, which could attract a sell-out crowd.