That excluded Conor McKenna’s retest; the result of which will be known later today.
— Sam McClure (@sam_mcclure) June 22, 2020 Essendon will play Carlton after being told only one other player will be forced to self-isolate after being named as a close contact of Conor McKenna, who tested positive for coronavirus. All Essendon players and staff have tested NEGATIVE to Covid-19. The Lions have shown some real depth in their list and those injured players might be a tad nervous. Great result for the Bombers. "I would say a handful of players, whether that’s three, four or five players, will be forced to go into quarantine alongside Conor McKenna.Caroline Wilson reveals that the players who came in 'close contact' with Conor McKenna will be named tomorrow, and the Essendon v Carlton match will take place on Saturday.“But the Essendon v Carlton game, as I understand it, will go ahead.“It won’t be the entire back six. But if it goes pear-shaped like it has, it could be catastrophic.” Two Essendon players will have to quarantine for 14 days. He said McKenna had been asymptomatic.
https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/sportal_com_au/15/bd/essendon-team_vsjeyvewgi7e1grhvqx24r13p.jpg?t=-1129368740&w=500&quality=80 More coming on Health experts examined training footage given to them by Essendon to decide the players that needed to join McKenna in isolation.There were fears Essendon’s first-choice backline could be ruled out for at least two weeks, with Adam Saad, Cale Hooker, Michael Hurley, Matt Guelfi, Jordan Ridley and Mason Redman reportedly in McKenna’s training group.Fortunately for the Dons, that worst-case scenario has been avoided, meaning their clash against Carlton on Saturday night will go ahead as scheduled.Full-contact training has since been banned at all clubs by the AFL in response to McKenna’s test result and with COVID-19 cases continuing to increase at concerning levels in Victoria.Clubs will be permitted to continue contact training in groups of up to nine, and larger groups can still conduct ball movement drills without contact.McKenna, who returned from his native Ireland last month, was reported to have attended five open house viewings along with visiting friends and family despite strict AFL guidelines being in place prohibiting players from doing that.“We’re all fine, Conor is healthy, he got nothing from here,” his father Pat said.“There’s nothing going around here, Conor’s fine and healthy and well.”With so much up in the air, Brownlow Medallist and Fox Footy analyst Gerard Healy told “The reason the advice was given was for the very reason that happened on the weekend. This situation I gather is manageable. The AFL is repotedly going ahead with the Essendon vs Carlton round four match, despite ongoing drama rfollowing The 24-year old tested positive for the coronavirus over the weekend, On Tuesday morning, it was revealed that only one other player - James Stewart - would be forced into quarantine with McKenna.Two Essendon players will have to quarantine for 14 days.Jimmy Stewart the second Bombers player in quarantine According to Caroline Wilson on Footy Classified on Monday night, the game on Saturday night will go ahead.“I can tell you that the players who were in contact and have found to have been in close contact with Conor McKenna last Friday will be named tomorrow morning,” she said.“I can’t tell you who they are, but I can tell you that the Essendon v Carlton game will go ahead.
There were reports another five players could be included in that group but in the end, Stewart has been named as the only other Bomber who needs to go into quarantine with his Irish teammate.Essendon’s entire playing list was tested at Marvel Stadium on Monday with the results that came back on Monday night showing all players and staff — excluding McKenna — had tested negative to COVID-19, according to James Stewart is the only other Essendon player, along with Conor McKenna, who will have to quarantine.
If one of your guys goes down, then you lose the group,” Healy said.St Kilda great Nick Riewoldt responded: “You’ve got to weigh up the risk and the reward.“The reward, if you’re able to keep them together, might be minimal. Thread starter ZoBlitz; Start date Jul 31, 2020; Tagged users None Who were your five best players against Essendon?
McLachlan said all Essendon players were tested on Friday night, and McKenna was the only one to test positive. AFL 2020: Brisbane Lions trounce Essendon - as it happened. I’ve always thought a few injuries early in the season isn’t a problem as it forces some experimentation.