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A player from North Melbourne and a player from Essendon were forced into solitary confinement in Queensland after visiting an exhibition site in Victoria. The players would have attended the Wallabies game last Tuesday against France at AAMI Park.
The Rugby Union Test has been transformed into a level one exhibition site since the teams arrived in Queensland on Thursday.
North and the Bombers are set to face off at Metricon Stadium on Sunday after the game was moved from Marvel Stadium due to the latest Covid-19 outbreak in Victoria. The two teams have joined Sydney and Greater Sydney West to relocate from Melbourne as Victoria went into lockdown on Thursday.
It is also reported that a number of Essendon and Sydney Swans staff – as well as a Giants employee – are in isolation after visiting exhibition sites. The AFL is expected to issue a statement on the situation later on Saturday.
Developments are the last headaches in a delicately balanced situation for the AFL, two games after the 18th round.
A total of four games will be played at Metricon Stadium in Gold Coast this weekend. The Sydney derby had already been moved from Ballarat and will be played on Sunday, along with Saturday afternoon’s game between the Suns and the Western Bulldogs.
Richmond faced Brisbane there on Friday night and planned to return to Victoria on Saturday following their win over the Lions.
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