No Ely Smith, No Cockatoo either, looks good for Fullarton owners.
Brisbane confirmed that four players were given approval to fly to Melbourne, with young ruckman Connor Ballanden among the quartet. Those players have arrived in Melbourne and will have to isolate at a different hotel from the rest of the squad until they return negative COVID-19 test results. They have come to Melbourne in case the Lions need to make changes ahead of the Collingwood match.
With ruckman Oscar McInerney suffering an ankle injury in the
one-point loss to the Cats and unlikely to face the Pies, Brisbane have brought in Ballenden to help 22-year-old ruck Tom Fullarton as they get set to take on All-Australian ruckman Brodie Grundy.
The other three making the trip to Melbourne are Darcy Gardiner, Rhys Mathieson and Marcus Adams.
