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But the prospect of it occurring during the finals could convince clubs to impose their own rules on places players can and can t visit. It will be interesting to see what happens in finals time if it (the outbreak) is still going - whether teams will lock down even if you don t need to, just to avoid that risk, Gaff said. We haven t had an official chat from anyone as yet. But it should be pretty obvious to guys what they can and can t do. Just be smart about the busy scenarios over here because in the end you could miss one or two weeks at an important part of the year.
The remaining pieces of the AFL s round 19 fixture puzzle are in place, with a double-header locked in for Gold Coast s Metricon Stadium.
The Essendon-GWS meeting has been confirmed for a 6.10pm bounce following the Sydney-Fremantle match, which starts at 12.30pm.
The heavyweight Geelong-Richmond clash will be played at the MCG at 3.20pm after the Cats bid to have their home match switched to GMHBA Stadium was rejected by the AFL earlier this week.
Essendon are temporarily based at Noosa, having been relocated from Melbourne to Queensland last week.
They are likely to spend at least three weeks on the road, with upcoming opponents GWS and Sydney also in Queensland.
Bulldogs star forced into 14-day quarantine
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Western Bulldogs midfielder Josh Dunkley will have to quarantine for 14 days after visiting a Tier 1 COVID-19 exposure site.
Dunkley went to his local café on July 14th, which has now been declared an exposure site.
The Bulldogs are reporting he has tested negative for COVID on two separate occasions since then.
He will be unavailable for this weekend’s game.
Dunkley picked up 21 disposals in the Bulldogs’ win over Gold Coast on Saturday.
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Western Bulldogs midfielder Josh Dunkley will miss his side s clash against the Adelaide Crows on Sunday after being forced to home quarantine for 14 days.
Dunkley was yesterday notified by the Victorian Department of Health that the local cafe he attended on July 14 had been classified as a Tier 1 coronavirus exposure site.
The 24-year-old has since returned two negative COVID-19 tests, but will still need to take on a 14-day quarantine period.
The entire Bulldogs playing group have also returned negative tests. Dunkley visited his local cafe on July 14, which was later declared an exposure site. He was contacted yesterday by the Department of Health, and his mandatory quarantine period begins from the day he attended the site, a club statement read.
2. Melbourne
âMelbourne at two because they beat the Bulldogs when they last played them and theyâre about to play again.
âThat will be for the rise in the seedings in my book.
3. Western Bulldogs
4. Sydney
âAt quarter-time I was thinking, âClassic overreactionâ. By the end, âGeniusâ. King s seedings
âTheyâre lacking nowhere.
âThere isnât a component of their game where they donât dominate the opposition.
âEveryone tells me theyâre vulnerable down back â the ball doesnât get there.
âTheyâre awesome.â
â(Josh) Dunkley out for 14 days rocks me a little bit.
âIâm going to put them there just because their leaders are playing super football.â