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

[Ant_]

He didn't train after the irregular test.

Media are quoting he did train on the Friday?

 

[Alfonz]

Has it even been proven that 14 days quarantine is categorically enough? I wouldn't be surprised if he caught this in Ireland/overseas and it's taken a bit longer to manifest itself.

 

[citizen-erased]

Wait, if we finish last (very likely) does that mean we have to take Daniher? Way to kick us while we're down!

You'd get the points for the game against us. Surely you can find 2 wins this season?

 

[citizen-erased]

Has it even been proven that 14 days quarantine is categorically enough? I wouldn't be surprised if he caught this in Ireland/overseas and it's taken a bit longer to manifest itself.

Disease is 8-10 months old.
We know nothing about it

 

[kranky al]

They’re in the hands of the government. Every chance Essendon will be forced to quarantine for 14 days

Not just essendon but who they have played

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Combining about four different things together to whinge #VICBIAS and make Port look like the victim doesn’t change the fact that Ollie Wines knew the rules & didn’t follow them.

The amount of cases in Victoria has nothing to do with Wines incompetence

... but does Gil the Dill's incompetence of attempting to play most games in the state with more community infections than the rest of Australia combined.

Selfishness & stupidity is going to cost the AFL a motza.

 

[kaiserchief13]

That's so unworkable that I think they'd sooner shut down the competition.

Why is it unworkable? Because Vic clubs would cry about moving?

 

[Darcy 2 Fyfe]

Disease is 8-10 months old.
We know nothing about it

We know it's less prevalent in Perth. Hopefully the next hub.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Correct, if there is a sharing of points it will have to apply to all teams in this round including those that have played.

yep that seems fair to me

 

[BlueandGoldforever]

Surely Essendon weren't dumb enough to let him train with the group after an regular result ? Should have been isolated immediately until such a time he was cleared. If he was trained this morning has possibly infected half the group.

I totally agree. Perplexing if true.

 

[Tiger Toffee]

If you where a betting man I think its safe to assume that the comp will be shutdown

If i was a betting man, i would be loading up on this happening.

1. No 14 day isolation
2. McKenna magically returning a negative result
3. Essendon and Melbourne rolling out wednesday night.
4. The double standard vic government on show for all to see after their tantrum today.

 

[Farang83150]

Salty non-Vics doing their best do put us down.

Lol...no need, your own leadership has done that to a tee.

 

[masai]

Still don’t know why a press conference was required? Has Gil been feeling left out.

Get bonus’s for the number of press conferences he does, per year.

 

[blue harvest]

Has it even been proven that 14 days quarantine is categorically enough? I wouldn't be surprised if he caught this in Ireland/overseas and it's taken a bit longer to manifest itself.

Yeah I tend to agree.
Most of the non returned traveller recent cases in Melbourne have been quarantine hotel security and households not following guidelines. I find it highly unlikely an AFL player, who have quite severe restrictions on their life, would have picked it up in the community.

 

[citizen-erased]

We know it's less prevalent in Perth. Hopefully the next hub.

would you really let any players, staff, etc from Vic in at the moment though?

We're on the cusp of a 2nd wave. If anything, the Vic border needs closing to keep us in until we have 2 weeks of no cases.

 

[Crankyhawk]

I don’t think they necessarily said that though?

If everyone else is negative, which they currently are, than I don’t see why it wouldn’t be out of the question.

Current DHS requirement is anyone in “close contact” with a known positive are supposed to self quarantine for 14 days.

 

[BIRDBRAIN]

The hub should have been all in or nothing. None of this 'Victorian players and their families are sacrosanct and can't be seperated or go in hubs' bullshit.

 

[The 747]

Have to lol at a competition that gave a 1 match ban for a footballer having an open air interview outside his house in a state with zero cases while refusing to play games outside Victoria which has active cases.

I must have been mistaken when I saw a game in Adelaide last weekend, and one in Brisbane, one in the Gold Coast maybe, one in Sydney?

 

[The 747]

the irony of clamping down on a rule to stop a player getting corona in a situation he can’t get it, in a state with no active cases by an administration that baulked at moving Vic teams out of Vic because the likelihood of getting it by community exposure in a state with active cases was low in their opinion.

if you can’t see the double standards your head is in the sand.

Rule are rules mate. Stop having a tantrum.

 

[The 747]

Has it even been proven that 14 days quarantine is categorically enough? I wouldn't be surprised if he caught this in Ireland/overseas and it's taken a bit longer to manifest itself.

Nope that is a hypothesis

 

[fnerd]

The hub should have been all in or nothing. None of this 'Victorian players and their families are sacrosanct and can't be seperated or go in hubs' bullshit.

The V(A)FL could well be shut down again and it ll all be because of the selfish victorians and the VFL Admin

 

[The 747]

The V(A)FL could well be shut down again and it ll all be because of the selfish victorians and the VFL Admin

Yawn, yay WA!

 

[PetterdHoisted]

The hub should have been all in or nothing. None of this 'Victorian players and their families are sacrosanct and can't be seperated or go in hubs' bullshit.

Agree. Dangerfield and his ilk have a lot to answer for. Overpaid prima donnas.

 

[fnerd]

Yawn, yay WA!

Second wave and lockdown coming for you!

 

[citizen-erased]

For those interested in things other than potting Victoria or Essendon;

Timeline on McKenna:
- Tested Wed
- Result back Fri am - negative
- Completed main contact training Fri am
- Tested on Fri pm
- Arrived at club today am
- Informed 15-20mins after arrival that Fri test was ‘irregular’ and not to train
- Tested again
- Result today pm - positive