GWS star Toby Greene is amongst eight gamers from the Giants and Sydney Swans to have been pressured into isolation and dominated out of the AFL’s Sydney membership derby at late discover after attending a COVID-19 exposure site.
The AFL confirmed 15 gamers and workers members from the 2 Sydney golf equipment attended the Wallabies’ match towards France in Melbourne on Tuesday evening and have been in an space of AAMI Park that has since been reclassified as a Tier 2 exposure site by the Victorian Government.
While Sunday night’s recreation at Metricon Stadium proceeded, these gamers and workers members have been required to isolate till notified by the Queensland Health Department.
Greene and medical substitute Matt De Boer have been each late outs as a consequence of isolating, changed by Tanner Bruhn and Zach Sproule (medical substitute) respectively.
Sydney midfield gun Callum Mills and teammates Harry Cunningham and Colin O’Riordan (medical substitute) have been additionally dominated out by means of isolation, with James Rowbottom, Dylan Stephens and Ben Ronke (medical substitute) known as up.
Unselected Giants Kieren Briggs and Jake Stein and Sydney ruckman Callum Sinclair are additionally isolating and didn’t attend the sport.
“The AFL confirms that multiple GWS Giants and Sydney Swans players and club staff members who attended the Wallabies vs France rugby match have now been re-classified as Tier 2 contacts,” the AFL stated in an announcement.
“A gaggle of six Sydney Swans gamers and workers members together with a gaggle of 9 GWS Giants gamers and workers members entered through Gate 7 of the venue on the rugby and sat in Rows 25-42 of Zone 2, which has now been re-classified as a Tier 2 exposure site by the Victorian Department of Health.
“Each of these gamers and workers members, presently situated in Queensland and beneath Queensland Department of Health necessities should isolate till notified by the Department.
“None of these players or staff members will participate in today’s match at Metricon Stadium.”
The AFL stated it had notified the Queensland authorities and would comply with its instructions.
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