Justin Longmuir has backed the prospect of WA hosting an AFL hub when the season resumes.

The AFL is currently considering a range of scenarios regarding football’s return, including the prospect of six team hubs in three separate locations around Australia.

Longmuir said WA would be an ideal place to host games in a safe way through the Covid-19 pandemic.

“I’d love for Perth to host a hub, especially with six teams playing here,” Longmuir told ABC Radio.

“I think our community is making some really strong steps forward with all the great work we’ve done listening to government advice. We’re in a really good position as a state to host some teams.

“I think it would be a really safe place to do it and South Australia and Brisbane are along those lines as well.

“That looks like a viable option to use those places, they’re slightly warmer and safer.”

Longmuir clarified his comments from on Melbourne radio station SEN last week, where he said he would back all 18 teams playing at one hub in Victoria.

“(WA hosting games) would probably be my first pick,” Longmuir said.

“I did say on Melbourne radio the other day that I would support 18 teams going to Victoria but that was on the back of getting asked a pretty direct question about one hub hosting 18 teams.

“I would only do that if, at the back end of the season, we do get a run of home games.

“It would really help the West Australian teams, who have to travel all the time, to get to play in the one spot for five or six weeks.

“That would be a great result given that we usually travel every second week.”