The AFL has confirmed its season will resume on June 11 without crowds, as the NRL revealed the Parramatta Eels and Brisbane Broncos will kick off its season on May 28 as professional sport across the country prepares to relaunch.

The AFL and NRL and their clubs were facing crippling financial pressure with their seasons on hold and facing fee reductions of tens of millions of dollars on lucrative broadcast deals because of the truncated seasons.