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

[Toump Ass]

Give me a handful of pingers and i'll be "family" with just about anyone.

 

[Call Me Cake]

Bullshit.

You are trying to find negatives where there is none. Your players were actually suspended - and your reasoning was that they weren't positives - well you owe us an apology and your club should have another match cancelled!

It's funny when shit turns around back on your face isn't it! Better think about that the next time your run your mouth so early.

 

[Wosh]

 

[Toump Ass]

You are trying to find negatives where there is none. Your players were actually suspended - and your reasoning was that they weren't positives - well you owe us an apology and your club should have another match cancelled!

It's funny when sh*t turns around back on your face isn't it! Better think about that the next time your run your mouth so early.

I have no idea what you are talking about and I suspect you don't either.

 

[Alfonz]

It has always seemed highly implausible to me that he could have picked it up in Victoria. Leaving the other options as Ireland and taking a month to appear, or a dodgy test. I suspect the latter is far more common than the authorities want people to believe.

 

[Andronicus]

Relevance?

Plenty of people consider their mates family.

Whoooooosh!

 

[Iamspock]

It has always seemed highly implausible to me that he could have picked it up in Victoria. Leaving the other options as Ireland and taking a month to appear, or a dodgy test. I suspect the latter is far more common than the authorities want people to believe.

Yes, it makes you wonder how many of these tests are false positives. 18,000 were tested in Melbourne yesterday, how many might be dodgy?

 

[Coaster2012]

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

 

[citizen-erased]

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

pretty sure they did and these are the results. i think the whole team was retested
not sure if it can be fast-tracked but when my mate was tested on a monday he got the result thurs.

 

[Coaster2012]

pretty sure they did and these are the results. i think the whole team was retested
not sure if it can be fast-tracked but when my mate was tested on a monday he got the result thurs.

I've seen tests done in 1 hour. His saturday test was done and he got the results back the same morning.

 

[Ok Boomer]

I wonder about his close contacts in Ireland?

 

[Wosh]

Whoooooosh!

Yes?

 

[EssendonPride]

Since when is anyone you shared a house with considered "family"?

Duh, it’s in the name. Host family

 

[brendan84]

The current testing seems to be far too ambiguous. Perhaps bring in a three strike rule for positive tests. You know it makes sense AFL

 

[Belnakor]

Yes, it makes you wonder how many of these tests are false positives. 18,000 were tested in Melbourne yesterday, how many might be dodgy?

we did 13000 in wa with no positives. So the error rate is very very small.

my bet is he had it in Ireland.

 

[freddy mercury]

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

Imagine how many tests out there are in fact negative.

I genuinely don't think it's bad as people make it out to be.

Turn off your tvs

 

[dogs105]

Yes, it makes you wonder how many of these tests are false positives. 18,000 were tested in Melbourne yesterday, how many might be dodgy?

No test is 100% accurate. There will always be false negatives and positives. The covid PCR testing gives more false negatives than false positives, but the health authorities are aware of this. In real life conditions, the false negative rate can be up to a fifth of actually infected patients.

 

[Underarm]

The rule is a grey area which can cause confusion, as it mentions open inspections as being allowed if the person is looking to purchase a home - but in Conor's case that would make no sense as he isn't planning to stay here and must have somewhere to live. It's a farce.

Just because he would have got an exemption, doesn't mean he doesn't need to ask for one.

 

[Toump Ass]

Duh, it’s in the name. Host family

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

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Conors nasal passage must be wide open like the grand canyon with the amount long cotton swabs put up there poor bugger haha

 

[dogs105]

To interpret negative and positive results anyway, you should have information on the background levels of illness in the community. See e.g. https://www.labtestsonline.org.au/l...ions/covid-19/how-accurate-are-covid-19-tests

In the general population in Australia or New Zealand you are very unlikely to be infected, so a negative test result is very likely the correct result and you should be reassured you don’t have COVID-19. If a person returns from New York by plane and two days later develops symptoms consistent with COVID-19, they are much more likely to be infected. A positive result will make it almost certain they are infected but a negative result does not rule it out, it could be a false negative, and isolation with repeat testing on another sample should be considered.

 

[EssendonPride]

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

Obviously. I see you’re finally starting to get it. Proud of you.

 

[Rod Stroker]

McKenna's latest results have just come in.

He's pregnant.

 

[Swerving Irv]

Give me a handful of pingers and i'll be "family" with just about anyone.

Wouldn't advise it, you're ****ed enough as it is.

 

[Kreuuuzeurns]

WHAT?

No he didn't. There is no law against looking for a place to live if you're from overseas (duh) and he is allowed to visit family.

What about the two Melbourne players?! They weren't positives either but were actually SUSPENDED because of legit breaches but a Melb game wasn't cancelled and had their name and supporters dragged through the mud!

WHAT A FARCE! You cannot even admit when you messed up.

We’ll see what the AFL rules.

Melbourne players did mess up and rightly were suspended.