News Conor McKenna tests positive for COVID-19 - Wait, what?

[Rod Stroker]

2 hour delay now for the last game tomorrow so they can clean the whole Metricon stadium between games.

Can someone explain to me why they fixtured 2 games back to back at Metricon, rather that using the vacant Gabba?

 

[Randomizor]

Just for say 3 games and they make them up later in season

Let’s do a trial run of three games and see how we all feel after

 

[Billy ray]

If the AFL was smart they would get all teams out of victoria this coming week and set up hubs in perth, darwin, adelaide, alice springs even.

 

[Kouta2Fev]

How? If you're asymptomatic, you still test positive like McKenna did. If you test negative, it means the virus is not in your system.

no mate it doesn’t. It means there are not enough antibodies (think this is the correct term might be wrong) in your body to trigger a positive

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

no mate it doesn’t. It means there are not enough antibodies (think this is the correct term might be wrong) in your body to trigger a positive

So, we all could have it then and the lockdowns and restrictions are pointless?

 

[WillHayward]

Also a postive test result returned for terrible haircut

 

[Mazza1234678]

If the AFL was smart they would get all teams out of victoria this coming week and set up hubs in perth, darwin, adelaide, alice springs even.

No thats too logical and blokes on 500-800k a year cant make a sacrifice for 10-12 weeks for the safety of the game

 

[windyhill]

Disqualify essendon for once again bringing the game into disrepute.

You watched your embarrassment lately ?

 

[chickentendies]

Victoria is a shithole state. They should have moved the Victorian clubs into the states doing things right, pretty much ruined for everyone due to gross incompetence

 

[Kouta2Fev]

So, we all could have it then and the lockdowns and restrictions are pointless?

no because there is a much lower chance of transmission without symptoms

 

[Haynefan#1872]

If the AFL was smart they would get all teams out of victoria this coming week and set up hubs in perth, darwin, adelaide, alice springs even.

I'm not sure the other states would agree to that would they? SA is already talking about closing the border with Vic, I'm not sure they want hordes of potentially infectious AFL players descending on their states.

 

[Orange Agent]

If the AFL was smart they would get all teams out of victoria this coming week and set up hubs in perth, darwin, adelaide, alice springs even.

The hub setup is a fiasco, they haven't even done it right when multiple teams are flying between states each week.

 

[Kouta2Fev]

We shared a plane with Sydney to Melb on Friday and are about to board one back with them. The ramifications of this are far bigger than 1 club.

oh crap. Now we have 4 clubs

 

[JayJ20]

not correct. Different studies show different results. We don’t even know if 14 days is the max incubation period. There is so much they don’t know about Covid

So what was the point of starting the whole season if a negative test isn't enough? The AFL are acting on the Department of Health's advice.

A carrier usually means someone that has the virus, but is asymptomatic (eg Connor McKenna).
Because he is a carrier, the rest of the players are isolating for 48 hours until it is determined that they do not have the virus. If it comes back negative, it means they didn't catch the virus from McKenna.

McKenna tested negative 5 times, meaning he caught it this week.

 

[TheGhostOfJohnBelushi]

2 hour delay now for the last game tomorrow so they can clean the whole Metricon stadium between games.

Can someone explain to me why they fixtured 2 games back to back at Metricon, rather that using the vacant Gabba?

They pushed both games back, though. I think the delays are to push them into the more desirable TV timeslots.

 

[Ant_]

oh crap. Now we have 4 clubs

Probably 5 with the way GWS went the man not the ball last night if we're drawing that bow. Though did Mckenna play in any previous games / share a plane?

 

[gingernuts]

Did you expect anything less from people who read the Herald Sun?

nah you are onto it.The age is the same now after being owned by nine. the media is totally corrupt in oz

 

[rumply]

Also a postive test result returned for terrible haircut

62% of the comp test positive for that, 29.5% for shit tatts while were at it

 

[Billy ray]

I'm not sure the other states would agree to that would they? SA is already talking about closing the border with Vic, I'm not sure they want hordes of potentially infectious AFL players descending on their states.

14 day quarantine upon arrival. Season paused for next two weekends other than games already scheduled for qld hub.
yes fixture will be out of whack for a while but it can continue

 

[Ant_]

62% of the comp test positive for that, 29.5% for sh*t tatts while were at it

You tatts % is a bit low IMO.

 

[Billy ray]

They pushed both games back, though. I think the delays are to push them into the more desirable TV timeslots.

They could have pushed only one (suns to 3pm) and moved the 6pm game to gabba

 

[Mazza1234678]

14 day quarantine upon arrival. Season paused for next two weekends other than games already scheduled for qld hub.
yes fixture will be out of whack for a while but it can continue

if VIC becomes a hot bed for covid again, its gonna force the AFL's hand into having to do this

They cant postpone the season for another 4 weeks if VIC goes into lockdown

 

[Stax on the mill]

McKenna and the rest of the players tested negative on Wednesday. He had an irregular test on Friday and tested positive this morning.
All of the players tested negative on Friday except McKenna, but obviously they'll all quarantine themselves for the next 48 hours until the new test results comeback.

Apparently Stephen Dank conducted the Wednesday test though. So does that count?

 

[Altum Volantes]

First the Potato Famine, now this.

 

[TheGhostOfJohnBelushi]

They could have pushed only one (suns to 3pm) and moved the 6pm game to gabba

The could have done a lot of things. I'm telling you what they did do.