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

[Turnover]

So I guess anyone you call "bro" is related now, right?

Hey bro. Ur a loud mouth. U don’t need pingers.

 

[HirdyLannister]

It's how unreliable this whole testing is. There was a fruit overseas that tested positive, now this.

Boris Johnson isn't a fruit, he is a spud.

 

[DirtySandman]

Just an FYI I’m accepting apologies on behalf of Essendon.

I for one, am sorry you support Essendon.

 

[Tiger08]

WTF is going on? This is just bizarre. Has Victoria just imported a bunch of dodgy tests?

I hope every positive that Victoria has got is getting some serious follow up and proper blood tests..

 

[Stevi_Tigers]

Could be 2 false positives. Or a false negative. Easy enough to just not happen to grab any virus in the swab. Or the relevant bits just aren't amplified by PCR (by chance). A lot of statistics and probability involved in determining truth with genomics.

Cheers mate

 

[freddy mercury]

I for one, am sorry you support Essendon.

Plus 1

 

[apollo_creed]

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Kathy Griffin is funnier than that tweet. Oh and ‘iso’.. so cool.

 

[Crankyhawk]

Has even one person commited suicide in Australia over lockdown restrictions?

I know of several who have attempted (can’t say more)

 

[dogs105]

WTF is going on? This is just bizarre. Has Victoria just imported a bunch of dodgy tests?

I hope every positive that Victoria has got is getting some serious follow up and proper blood tests..

The tests are very reliable. But a lot of people are being tested. The health authorities are aware of the limitations of the tests.
False negatives are more likely than false positives.

 

[carnthedons]

Has even one person commited suicide in Australia over lockdown restrictions?

Almost certainly yes. Financial pressures, lack of social interaction, bunch of other shit

 

[justlookingaround]

Truth is Conor went out to some house inspections, bit a couple people, one of whom had the ‘rona, leaving some small covid residue on his rear molars that got picked up by the swab. A funny misunderstanding.

 

[Crankyhawk]

Dude it was fixed, once the AFL started with the 15 minutes and 1.5m bullshit before DHHS even started its investigation it was obvious they were going to bend the rules.

Not angry at Essendon, just a bit pissed at the double standards on show especially after Dan accused families of screwing up and then punishing in house numbers and this goes through to the keeper with a fall guy who wasn't getting a game anyway.

The 15 minutes is consistent with how close contact has been defined for other cases.

 

[Toump Ass]

Unfortunately "almost certainly", "I spoke with a nurse", "probably", "can't say but definitely know of someone who tried" is not the sort of data you form policy on. It's all well and good to say that financial pressure from industry restrictions is costing more lives than letting COVID-19 rampant but without anything concrete to support this it's just conjecture.

A study in Queensland found the suicide rate dropped by 20% during lockdown in some countries- of course! Less work, less stress, more family time, all very good for a citizen's health.

Personally I've never been happier. Lockdown forever I say.

 

[Crankyhawk]

Does this mean he never had it?
The positive test was wrong?
Or that he did have it but only a very mild case of it and now it's out of his system?

Possibly or the 5 th test didn’t get a good sample (false negative)

 

[carnthedons]

Unfortunately "almost certainly", "I spoke with a nurse", "probably", "can't say but definitely know of someone who tried" is not the sort of data you form policy on. It's all well and good to say that financial pressure from industry restrictions is costing more lives than letting COVID-19 rampant but without anything concrete to support this it's just conjecture.

A study in Queensland found the suicide rate dropped by 20% during lockdown in some countries- of course! Less work, less stress, more family time, all very good for a citizen's health.

Personally I've never been happier. Lockdown forever I say.

I don’t know the numbers, obviously, not a long bow that 1 has which was the question I responded to

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

He didn’t have it last Weds, he had it Fri and Sat, now he doesn’t have it.

He’s a super healer, we must be giving him the good stuff

What a absolute farce cant imagine the mental toll its taken on him and his family

 

[Crankyhawk]

They didn't think to retest him after the postive test before blowing up the entire club?

Takes time and they had to act as if it was positive in terms of games.

 

[Tiger Toffee]

The 15 minutes is consistent with how close contact has been defined for other cases.

It wasn't a 14 minute training session was it though and I highly doubt McKenna was by himself in the change rooms afterwards.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Toby Green also tweeted earlier in support for Connor this great hopefully more players follow suit

 

[Toump Ass]

I don’t know the numbers, obviously, not a long bow that 1 has which was the question I responded to

No diss intended. My comment was a response on whether the "cure was worse than the disease" re: restrictions/lockdowns etc.

It's tough for a lot of people, thankfully we have bigfooty to keep us all sane

 

[Toump Ass]

Toby Green also tweeted earlier in support for Connor this great hopefully more players follow suit

Haha Toby Greene and James Sicily.

Two fine ambassadors there

 

[Inspecta Gadget]

Truth is Conor went out to some house inspections, bit a couple people, one of whom had the ‘rona, leaving some small covid residue on his rear molars that got picked up by the swab. A funny misunderstanding.

Accidentally licked an eyeball, I mean we've all been to house inspections, it happens

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Haha Toby Greene and James Sicily.

Two fine ambassadors there

Some ones gotta do it when the AFLPA aren't

 

[tandino]

Truth is Conor went out to some house inspections, bit a couple people, one of whom had the ‘rona, leaving some small covid residue on his rear molars that got picked up by the swab. A funny misunderstanding.

Maybe he was walking around the house licking doornobs and the virus didn't fully take.

 

[Milanista28]

Toby Green also tweeted earlier in support for Connor this great hopefully more players follow suit

Always liked Sicily.