Just now, MF-C said:

Hopefully we can play tomorrow, surely? 

I agree,  but seeing we played a full intra club game 2 days ago,  will we be reluctant to play? 

Officially a farce.

James Stewart is a forward. Wasn't he training with the backline?

12 hours ago, MyFavouriteMartian said:

it's not the best way to protect the staff nor the customer.   Masks surpass those screens, by acuntry mile.

He didn't say it was the best way. Just not useless like you posted.  Unfortunately hard to convince Australians to wear masks.

 

4 minutes ago, Hell Bent said:

I agree,  but seeing we played a full intra club game 2 days ago,  will we be reluctant to play? 

I don't think so - players would jump at playing and I think the club should too 

2 full days isn't great for recovery, but I think we'd all take it 

3 minutes ago, Demonland said:

Officially a farce.

James Stewart is a forward. Wasn't he training with the backline?

I think James Stewart hung out with him the longest hence he's out 

26 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

The Age is reporting that:  "...the weights session shouldn't be an issue for players potentially contracting COVID-19. According to Essendon, all eight players were socially distanced, wiped gym equipment in between sets and were careful not to complete exercises that would require a teammate to spot them, such as weighted squats or the bench press".

Isn't the criteria for indoor 'close contact' being in the same room for 15 minutes?  Fair chance that any droplets could easily transfer from McKenna to other players or equipment.  And, he only needed to not clean one weight for it to spread to the other seven players in that weight room.

If McKenna broke the covid rules outside the club, what confidence is there he followed them inside the club as he has a history of ignoring club rules eg when he went to Ireland for a holiday last year and didn't tell the club. 

Seriously, how can Ess be believed after the drugs saga.  They have a history of lying and 'losing' evidence.  They will say anything to save their skins if they didn't follow protocols and if it means quarantining players.

Didn't think I could hate them anymore than I did, but I do.

My understanding LH is it's 15 minutes face to face contact or more (indoors/outdoors) and 2 hours or more in the same room with an infected person regardless of distance.  But i'm no expert

2 hours ago, Demonland said:

 

I initially misread, or, at least, misunderstood Ralph's tweet and somehow thought that every person in Australia was at risk of getting Covid-19 from McKenna, either directly or indirectly. Just goes to show how conditioned I've become during this time to subconsciously thinking the worst.

Connor doesn't release sweat or breath out droplets of moisture amazing!

14 minutes ago, Demonland said:

 

what a bloody joke!  so all the vision we have seen of him tackling his teammates and having his arm around them, no chance of transmission?

I don;t want the Dees to playing these ****wits until they are tested again in 4-5 days time.  dont want to risk our players

15 minutes ago, MF-C said:

I think James Stewart hung out with him the longest hence he's out 

So, now we know who the second one was who rode with Jimmy Stewart.

Typical Melbourne... We are now the most impacted club out of this situation all through the actions of an opposing player not following protocol

Edited June 23, 20205 yr by JV7

I hope the club tells everyone to stick it where the sun don’t shine if they ask us to play tomorrow night. Essendon pissant fans celebrating all this....Go Blues!!! 

No game tomorrow 

This is just so frustrating 

1 minute ago, Dee Zephyr said:

I hope the club tells everyone to stick it where the sun don’t shine if they ask us to play tomorrow night. Essendon pissant fans celebrating all this....Go Blues!!! 

Sam Edmund reporting our match will not happen tomorrow night,  will be later in the year 

We should play tomorrow day in a game of four 15 minute quarters 

Why does this club continue to have such issues with its medical record keeping.

One could almost think it it something sinister. 
 

Still, the AFL say it is ok so it must be. 

 

15 minutes ago, Hell Bent said:

Sam Edmund reporting our match will not happen tomorrow night,  will be later in the year 

Was this ever a realistic possibility?

2 minutes ago, Demonland said:

 

What does "technically" mean?

I smell a rat, the training vision clearly shows McKenna tackle Saad.

Why is he not mentioned as being in contact with him???

Just now, DeeZee said:

I smell a rat, the training vision clearly shows McKenna tackle Saad.

Why is he not mentioned as being in contact with him???

Cynically because Saad is a best 22 player and James Stewart is not.

 

Nine’s Peter Ryan reported Melbourne was told it should play an intra-club because it would not be forced to play midweek.

 

Melbourne won't play Essendon mid-week. Fixture as planned, Carlton v Essendon Saturday night, Melbourne v Geelong (Melbourne were told to go ahead with intra club on basis they wouldn't be playing midweek). @agerealfooty

— peter ryan (@petryan) June 23, 2020

 

The game isn't being played tomorrow night coz the AFL know there is a chance Saad or Hurley etc could test positive in the next few days. 

there is no way the medics can guarantee otherwise