ARLC Chairman Peter V’landys has defended a decision that saw NRL families enter Queensland.

There was outrage when NRL families were allowed to fly into Queensland from NSW after the state announced a halt on interstate arrivals into hotel quarantine.

Mr V’landys told Ben Fordham they have experienced backlash over the decision.

“We negotiated with the state government over a number of weeks, it just happened to occur when they reduced the cap.

“We haven’t taken anyone’s place.”

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