Melbourne vs Essendon Postponed

[Dee Zephyr 17,422]

16 minutes ago, Redleg said:

No he wasn’t at the club this morning.

The 7 report stated he was at the club this morning and the club insists he came into contact with only a few players and officials. 

Edited June 20, 2020 by Dee Zephyr

[My name is legion 158]

Melbourne should get six points.

[Satyriconhome 9,982]

18 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Yes that’s what I heard 

couldn’t be bothered arguing the point with Satyr

The crux is whether Ess got the result last night or this morning 

i have heard different reports 

Because you were wrong, this is from AFL website Fake News?

[Cards13 9,117]

1 minute ago, Satyriconhome said:

Because you were wrong, this is from AFL website Fake News?

It was reported on radio he was at training today, but you keep points scoring muscles. 

[Older demon 2,166]

1 hour ago, faultydet said:

What is a "low grade positive"?

You can't be half pregnant. What is the difference with the WuFlu?

The test is complex. The swab is put in a machine that grows the virus to a level and then detects it. In the early stages of infection the virus load can be low and barely detectable.That is why the repeat this morning and it tested positive indicating an increase in his viral load. Suggests he got it recently. It is standard if you get an unexpected result you repeat it to see if the results are reproducible.

Also note he is in the incubation period and asymptomatic. He trained Friday and vision on the news show him, tackling, contact drills and even having a spit and they may not have had the results back till AFTER he trained. He was at the club this am for repeat test and looks like they sped up the test turn around time and got a pos result. Then the fun began

[DemonOX 8,530]

2 minutes ago, Satyriconhome said:

Because you were wrong, this is from AFL website Fake News?

Jesus Saty I heard he was at training this morning to. 
 

What is it with you a few of us heard he was at training this morning which now has been changed. 
 

Calm down we can’t alway be right like some ffs. 

[Satyriconhome 9,982]

1 minute ago, Cards13 said:

It was reported on radio he was at training today, but you keep points scoring muscles. 

It's not point scoring, pointing out facts, I know Demonland is not heavily reliant on facts

Who needs to point score against anybody on this forum

Fish barrel,  two words that spring to mind

[trout 385]

Just curious to what people think the fine will be that Essendon get for bringing the game into disrepute? 

[DemonOX 8,530]

2 minutes ago, Cards13 said:

It was reported on radio he was at training today, but you keep points scoring muscles. 

There’s no point Cards it would be easier to hit ur head against a brick wall all with nails sticking out of it and less painful. 

[Demonstone 19,084]

You've been here before though, haven't you JakovichScissorKick?

Edit:  He deleted that post but the clown is back posting as TheKozzieExperience.

Edited June 20, 2020 by demonstone
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[Jaded No More 57,784]

I just can’t believe this involves us... but then again... of course I can!

[Half forward flank 1,022]

48 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

I've just seen that footage. Certainly worse than I had imagined, given he was in the middle of a drill and then returned to it without appearing to clean/wash his hands.

I don't know what we or other clubs are doing but of course, every time someone gets tackled I'm sure they release plenty of spit from their mouths, so the risk of that sort of thing happening is going to be inherent in any AFL match.

Yes. Imagine if your local Barista did that and carried on with their job. Remembering these are professional footballers and coaches.

[Demonland 64,759]

 

[Ethan Tremblay 28,358]

Not overly fussed, the games have been a joke anyway. 

Edited June 20, 2020 by Ethan Tremblay

[Wiseblood 24,636]

1 minute ago, Demonland said:

 

Any chance future seasons can also go ahead without them... ?

[Rocknroll 912]

1 minute ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

The only way to fix this is to give us millions in compensation: 

And a priority pick

[Demonland 64,759]

1 minute ago, Wiseblood said:

Any chance future seasons can also go ahead without them... ?

We can only hope. 

 Surely we should be given the 4 points. 

 Why should we be penalised later in the season with shorter breaks between games. 

 If the game is rescheduled later in the season you can bet they will fair better schedule wise than we do. 

[Demonstone 19,084]

1 minute ago, Demonland said:

Surely we should be given the 4 points. 

Agreed, plus all that lovely percentage we would have had from thrashing them.

[Robot Devil 1,895]

Apparently we’ve scheduled an intra club on the MCG tomorrow. 
 

Wish they would televise that. 
 

 

Edited June 20, 2020 by Robot Devil

[binman 37,958]

38 minutes ago, Ungarieboy said:

As I understand it, it takes time for a (the) virus to infect a host sufficiently to show up in a test, therefore the quarantine.  

You don't cough on someone and they are instantly positive; it's got to infect the host, grow in the host and then spread to the throat, lung, nasal regions to be able to be captured on a swab.

That's correct. As I'm lead to believe. The bombers (everyone) will be tested Tuesday. If they all are clear then they will play next week. If one or more people are positive then the [censored] hits the fan.

[Demonland 64,759]

4 minutes ago, demonstone said:

Agreed, plus all that lovely percentage we would have had from thrashing them.

A friend of mine said that junior footy awards 10 goals % for forfeits. I’ll take that. 

[Diamond_Jim 11,739]

So Weid will be back on the MCG !!

I think some footage is in order please MFC

[daisycutter 28,485]

2 hours ago, Rusty Nails said:

If McKenna trained with a low grade positive, surely they have breached protocol and have to Forfeit this and any future rounds missed?

never heard of this "low grade positive" stuff before

is it like being part pregnant?

afl spin?

[Pennant St Dee 11,257]

It will all be sorted soon enough, Bombets will have Stephen Dank working on a vaccine

[dworship 3,342]

Is there any chance Mckenna was exposed to the virus while in his 14 day isolation at a designated Hotel? That has people who are positive for the virus. On day 10 of isolation he comes in contact with lets say a security guard who somehow has the virus.

I've often wondered about putting all the potential virus carriers in the one spot for 14 days. Perhaps a more prudent practice might be a further period of isolation at home (and testing) if you have been in a known location of infected.