Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley has spoken about the challenges associated with using quarantine hubs to complete the 2020 season.

Speaking on the Whateley program on SEN, Buckley explained he was concerned about how people would cope with being in the hubs for up to 20 weeks.

“It would be incredibly difficult and I don’t know if it is the right thing to ask people to be honest,” he said.

“It’s not something we would have ever thought that we would be confronted with.

“It’s definitely not something you would choose. And it may well get to the stage where the leadership of the game needs to work out whether getting a season away in 2020 ... is actually worth it.

“The numbers are easy to work out. You can measure a profit and loss quite easily. The emotional and mental toll and cost is a lot harder to settle on.”

If the hubs are needed, completing the season in fewer than 20 weeks appeals to Buckley.

“Once you’ve exhausted all of your other options, I understand the hub is pretty much your only choice in being able to get a season away,” he said.

“[But] I think that the time that has been discussed is over the top. 

"If you look at the first part of what was presented, which was seven games in five weeks, if you can get seven games away in five weeks and you did that a couple of times, that sounds a whole lot less than 20 weeks.

“The parameters of what the hubs would look like, whether families would be involved or not, players will or should have the choice to opt out, as would staff.

“We’re talking about an incredibly expensive choice and program here as well so there are still a lot to be worked in what is an increasingly difficult situation for everyone, not just for the industry and AFL football.”