West Coast Fever could lose more than a quarter of a million in revenue if three of their remaining home games are relocated to South Australia following Super Netball’s decision to set up a hub to finish the 2021 season.

The league is scrambling to get six teams into South Australia by this weekend after COVID-19 outbreaks in NSW and Victoria, with Fever to stay in WA and set to host the Adelaide Thunderbirds at RAC Arena this Saturday night because there are no border restrictions between the two states.

Both Fever and the Thunderbirds are then almost certain to head to South Australia, where they will stay for the remainder of the season, with condensed fixtures being considered by the league.

Netball Australia chief executive Kelly Ryan could not confirm if Fever would play their remaining home games against Queensland Firebirds, Collingwood and Melbourne Vixens at RAC Arena.

“Depending on how we execute the season from a fixture point of view, if we look at a condensed model, it would probably be better from a welfare point of view if the players were based in Adelaide to save on multiple flights backwards and forwards,” she said.

It is understood Fever will lose close to $300,000 just in ticket revenue if all three games are to be relocated interstate.

It is a significant financial blow for the club, who agreed to play just two home games in the opening seven rounds as the league attempted to avoid any impacts of COVID-19 on a traditional home-and-away fixture.

Fever could have played five homes by the end of this weekend, but the Vixens refused to fly to Perth last month after three of their players were denied entry into the state because of border restrictions after they holidayed in Byron Bay during their bye.

The league is still investigating the circumstances around that controversy, with Fever expected to sustain a financial loss in the six figures after a crowd of more than 9000 was expected to attend the grand final re-match.

“Every team has lost revenue, every team has had home games taken away from them, sometimes with a minutes notice,” Ryan said.

“Everybody is missing opportunities and for Fever we understand and we appreciate that, but we’re trying to look at this as a collective industry perspective and that’s how we’re working through and that’s guiding us in some of the decisions that we’re having to make.”

Collingwood, the Vixens, Giants and NSW Swifts will all leave from Melbourne for Adelaide on Thursday, while the Sunshine Coast Lightning and Queensland Firebirds will travel on Friday to ensure round 11 goes ahead.