Coronavirus Australia: Calls for AFL fans to be banned from games if they don't ...

A top AFL boss has said fans of the sport can expect to be barred from attending games if they haven't rolled up their sleeve for a Covid vaccine. 

Tony Shepherd, chairman of the GWS Giants, said fans should follow in the footsteps of the western Sydney football club and waste no time getting jabbed. 

Mr Shepherd said he has been encouraging Giants players and officials to get inoculated, as NSW marked the halfway point to the 80 per cent vaccination mark on Sunday. 

'I'm a firm believer in vaccinations being required for people to attend events,' he told the Herald Sun. 

'Whether that be at restaurants, bars, sporting events, hospitality or getting on planes or going overseas.

'I see it as the answer … we are certainly promoting it at the Giants.'

The AFL boss predicts the league will soon ramp-up its messaging around vaccinations after the industry was chastised for not advocating the jab enough. 

Mr Shepherd - who also has ties with the NSW events industry - said his players have appeared in promotional campaigns for both the Ministry of Sport and Health. 

He described getting a Covid vaccine as 'the solution to getting on with life' and said from both an AFL and Venues NSW perspective the mandate was a no-brainer. 

The boss said proof of inoculation could be demonstrated by using a QR code that revealed spectators' proof of identity as well as their vaccine status. 

He also suggested proof of a jab could be required when fans bought tickets for a game, meaning only vaccinated patrons could enter stadiums. 

'We will see what the government will do in establishing something, but other countries are doing it … it’s not that hard,' Mr Shepherd said. 

His comments come after Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced the state is halfway to its target of having 80 per cent of the eligible population fully-jabbed. 

The state leader has previously promised hitting this target will ease Covid lockdown restrictions and see Covid-19 treated like the flu. 

With the herd immunity of 80 per cent jabbed, state and international borders can open and allow residents a long-awaited return to normal life.  

The premier offered an insight into what life will look like when that hits 70 per cent, indicating there would be density limits in hospitality venues and QR codes when businesses reopened.

Capacity limits on large events will be maintained to ensure compliance with social distancing requirements.

Any double-jabbed Australians returning home from overseas would also be eligible for at-home quarantine rather than in a government-run facility, Ms Berejiklian

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