Essendon defender Conor McKenna has tested positive for coronavirus, AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan has confirmed.
Key points:
- Conor McKenna first tested positive for coronavirus on Friday, and returned a second positive on Saturday morning
- No date has yet been set for the rescheduled Essendon-Melbourne game
- Contact tracing and testing will take place at Essendon, but McKenna did not train with his teammates on Saturday
The news has forced the postponement of Sunday’s game between the Bombers and Melbourne, but all other games in round three and beyond will, at this stage, proceed as usual.
McKenna returned to his native Ireland during the COVID-19-enforced shutdown, but arrived back in May and has been training with his Bombers t