The AFL is repotedly going ahead with the Essendon vs Carlton round four match, despite ongoing drama rfollowing Connor McKenna testing positive for COVID-19.
The 24-year old tested positive for the coronavirus over the weekend, throwing chaos into the AFL season just two weeks after it returned from a break.
On Tuesday morning, it was revealed that only one other player - James Stewart - would be forced into quarantine with McKenna.
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Two Essendon players will have to quarantine for 14 days.
— Sam McClure (@sam_mcclure) June 22, 2020
Great result for the Bombers.
Jimmy Stewart the second Bombers player in quarantine https://t.co/elzvB76Tpq
— mickwarner (@heraldsunmick) June 22, 2020
EARLIER:
According to Caroline Wilson on Footy Classified on Monday night, the game on Saturday night will go ahead.
Essendon v Carlton is going ahead.
— Sam McClure (@sam_mcclure) June 22, 2020
“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. This situation I gather is manageable.
"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.#9FootyClassified | Watch @channel9 pic.twitter.com/OtLAc9SOOq
— Footy on Nine (@FootyonNine) June 22, 2020
“But the Essendon v Carlton game, as I understand it, will go ahead.
“It won’t be the entire back six. I wish I could tell you who those players are, but those names are being kept tightly under wraps. But we will know early tomorrow who they are.”
McKenna is reportedly set to be santcioned over the breach of protocols, after he attended five open houses last week before testing positive to COVID-19.
Essendon's clash against Melbourne will be rescheduled for later in the year, the AFL confirmed on Tuesday.
