They should reschedule the weekends game to another date then, a bit rich from the Nix fans celebrating about it when New Zealand is not part of the AFC.
I guess if you want to compete in the AFC expect the travel and cost factor to be problem, it makes it more problematic with how APL run the league.
For example having a salary cap when most leagues in the AFC don’t have one when Aussie clubs have small squads to work with.