Melbourne vs Essendon Postponed

[The Third Eye 288]

1 minute ago, Billy said:

Ban Essendon for 14 days, move on and give us the 4 points 

Precisely. If players can be suspended for breaching Covid19 rules, then clubs have to go if they can’t produce a team clean of the virus.

[darkhorse72 1,943]

18 minutes ago, Deeoldfart said:

Apparently McKenna was in Ireland and did his 14 days in quarantine.  Only returned to training last week.

Reports form China from the harbin outbreak saying that some cases of the virus is having a longer incubation Period, plus taking longer to clear from system.

[Demon3 2,541]

Game off

 

[spirit of norm smith 16,680]

I think they’ll reschedule the match. Perhaps to a later date or have a 3-games in 2 weeks scenario.  Thursday night to Tuesday night to Sunday night fixture.  Stay tuned. 

[Cards13 9,117]

2 minutes ago, Darkhorse72 said:

Reports form China from the harbin outbreak saying that some cases of the virus is having a longer incubation Period, plus taking longer to clear from system.

Considering he went into isolation for 14 days and has now tested positive....

[rjay 25,427]

23 minutes ago, Demon Disciple said:

Apparently he tested +ve earlier in the week but was a-symptomatic and continued to train to even early this morning, where a second test revealed another +ve test.

Not across the protocols with everything covid related, but if the system allows for training after a positive test to continue, that is amazingly ignorant by either the AFL or EFC.

So he tested positive...to a club test.

...if that's true and was allowed to train.

Then he and the club ge banned from the rest of the season.

Edited June 20, 2020 by rjay

[darkhorse72 1,943]

We should get the 4 points..  what is worse is building match fitness which other clubs can and we can;t.  You can’t train for the intensity of games during the week.  Even a intra-club match is not the same. 

[sue 9,277]

1 minute ago, Cards13 said:

Considering he went into isolation for 14 days and has now tested positive....

 14 days was a numebr plucked out of the air to a large extent.

[Demonland 74,465]

 

[Age 485]

If they only postpone the game. Come later on in the season, you get a few injuries that aren't major, could you deliberately infect a player so that you get an extra two weeks for your players to recover? An extreme measure but it could be done!

[rjay 25,427]

....by the way, how in the f... was he let back into the country in the first place.

The borders were closed I thought.

He's not in an essential industry.

Is he an Australian citizen or did the bombers pull in a favour.

FFS...

 

[sue 9,277]

3 minutes ago, Age said:

If they only postpone the game. Come later on in the season, you get a few injuries that aren't major, could you deliberately infect a player so that you get an extra two weeks for your players to recover? An extreme measure but it could be done!

Well a lot of what goes on in the AFL is arguably criminal from a supporters point of view, but this would land someone in jail.

[Demon Disciple 12,538]

Trust the bombers to [censored] over the rest of the competition

[Sir Why You Little 37,474]

1 minute ago, rjay said:

....by the way, how in the f... was he let back into the country in the first place.

The borders were closed I thought.

He's not in an essential industry.

Is he an Australian citizen or did the bombers pull in a favour.

FFS...

 

Interesting point. Is he on a work visa or is he a naturalized Citizen?

[The Oracle 147]

Press conference in front of Bill Ponsford’s statue. Please leave the statue alone.

[Billy 2,576]

Wow, this mob have a dodgy track record

Drug cheats & now ignoring Covid-19 ignorance 

Well done EFC 

 

[HardBallGet 127]

3 minutes ago, rjay said:

....by the way, how in the f... was he let back into the country in the first place.

The borders were closed I thought.

He's not in an essential industry.

Is he an Australian citizen or did the bombers pull in a favour.

FFS...

 

Lot's of journalist have thrown around the term closed borders, but international flights have never stopped. People returning from overseas need to do 2 weeks of hotel quarantine.

Edited June 20, 2020 by HardBallGet

[3183 Dee 2,917]

I’m gutted - I was looking forward to that. Has just made me hate Bombers even more.

[daisycutter 30,021]

9 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

I think they’ll reschedule the match. Perhaps to a later date or have a 3-games in 2 weeks scenario.  Thursday night to Tuesday night to Sunday night fixture.  Stay tuned. 

but bummers will have more than one game to catch up. will distort whole competition

[Demon Dynasty 17,169]

6 minutes ago, rjay said:

....by the way, how in the f... was he let back into the country in the first place.

The borders were closed I thought.

He's not in an essential industry.

Is he an Australian citizen or did the bombers pull in a favour.

FFS...

 

Hear hear Rjay.  Should be a 21 day quarantine for sporting teams.  So much to lose if it gets loose.  More importantly, this is really gonna stuff my whole weekend!

Edited June 20, 2020 by Rusty Nails

[YesitwasaWin4theAges 6,840]

The little [censored] must have known to get tested after quarantining surely?

[Seraph 1,824]

47 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

connor mckenna from druggies (recently overseas)

game on sunday in jeopardy

Been back for over a month and served 2 weeks isolation like everyone else

[Wrecker45 3,381]

At least he will get a good concoction of drugs to treat it.

[Demon Dynasty 17,169]

Gil fronting up now

[Diamond_Jim 12,778]

3 minutes ago, Seraph said:

Been back for over a month and served 2 weeks isolation like everyone else

correct... interesting as to where he picked it up

Luckily we have that world class contact tracing app