Sunday's grand final rematch between West Coast Fever and Melbourne Vixens has been called off after key Vixens players were denied an exemption to enter Western Australia.
The Vixens were due to leave their Queensland hub on Friday morning for their game at RAC Arena on Sunday.
But due to border restrictions in WA, the Vixens will remain in Queensland until fully cleared.
The Vixens travelled to Sydney for their round seven match against Collingwood on June 12, with three players visiting northern NSW over the bye round last weekend before returning to the Queensland hub on Monday.
Those players are understood to be Jo Weston, Emily Mannix, and Kate Moloney.
Despite players and staff not visiting any exposure site or being a close contact, the changing border restrictions into WA now stipulate that any travel from NSW in the last 14 days is a risk.
The Vixens had the opportunity to replace their three 'compromised' players so that they could travel to WA, but they opted against it.
It remains unclear whether the match will merely be rescheduled, or whether the Vixens will have to forfeit.
The Vixens, who beat West Coast 66-64 in last year's grand final, are bottom of the ladder with just one win from seven games.
The Fever have won all seven of their games this season, but their three-match penalty for past salary cap breaches means they are fourth.
