Round three of the AFL has been thrown into chaos after Tyrone's Connor McKenna became the first player to test positive for coronavirus since the league started play. The Essendon rising star had been due to take part in the game against Melbourne on Saturday night before the fixture was postponed following confirmation of the positive test. McKenna had returned five negative tests in a row before testing positive on Saturday. AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan said that McKenna likely picked up the virus while travelling back to Australia from Ireland. "We said we would make all decisions based on medical advice and our priority is the health and safety of our staff, players and the community.

Source: Irish Independent June 20, 2020 07:06 UTC