Courier Mail reporting one option being considered is the game being played but no fans:
“South Sydney’s round one match against the Dolphins could be played before an empty Suncorp Stadium if flooding from Cyclone Alfred swamps Brisbane.
Ordering fans to stay at home is one option being discussed during top-level talks between Dolphins chief executive Terry Reader and Queensland Premier David Crisafulli.
Dolphins officials remain optimistic the match will proceed and kick-off at 7pm in Queensland, 8pm in NSW.
But Reader and Crisafulli have discussed a range of possibilities which include asking fans to remain at home and avoid travelling through flood-affected areas to attend the game.
The NRL is closely monitoring the situation but would be highly reluctant to move or postpone the game due to lucrative broadcasting commitments with Fox Sports and Channel 9.
It just might be contested before empty grandstands.
Queensland’s Government – not the Dolphins or NRL – will make the final decision, which may not happen until Friday afternoon.
Barring fans would impact on travelling South Sydney fans who are flying into Brisbane for the game.
To avoid any weather dramas, the Rabbitohs plan to leave Sydney for Brisbane on Wednesday, a day earlier than originally planned.
The Dolphins are continuing to accept Government advice on Alfred.
There are around 20,000 tickets sold for the match, with all to be refunded should the crowd be instructed to stay away.
The Dolphins - who are in constant dialogue with the Queensland Government - want the match played but are also deeply aware of spectator safety.
Suncorp Stadium offers high-tech drainage and the match, as of Wednesday afternoon, was still scheduled to be played.
There are also fears about postposing the game too prematurely.
The Bureau of Meteorology has predicted Cyclone Alfred is likely to make landfall in Brisbane’s north, not far from the CBD, where Suncorp Stadium is located.
Cyclone Alfred has been upgraded and could cross the Queensland border on Thursday night.
The Dolphins hope the worst of the cyclone may have subsided 24 hours later, when the match will be played.
Those plans could change quickly if the cyclone doesn’t hit Brisbane until Friday morning.
Damaging winds up to 120 km/hr have been tipped to lash south-east Queensland and the north-east of NSW, starting on Wednesday.
There are also fears of flash flooding through 200 to 400 millimetres of rain.
Government modelling suggests up to 500,000 homes could be damaged through Alfred’s force. The last cyclone to hit south-east Queensland 35 years ago.“
