Once again the guidelines around close contact triggers are based on social distancing guidelines and research which shows that it takes on average 15 minutes for people in the same enclosed space to facilitate surface-based contact transfer. It's not about making up a definition - it's just common sense that when players are exerting themselves in close-contact training drills the risk of transfer is far greater.
This more than anything is why AFL teams and officials are in the bubble, as their best (and realistically only) defence is keeping the virus out of the AFL system because once it takes hold even to a small degree it's game over for the season.
It'll be interesting to see how DHHS assesses this, we'll just have to wait and see how this all pans out as it will set a precedent for the inevitable future cases we'll see.
Once again, I don't understand why you think the close contact definition / guidelines displayed by both Victorian and Australian health departments are not relevant here? Why do you think your theories / opinion / "common sense" override the health department advice and clear messaging?
If you have any government and legislative information that isn't made public as to why the players will be held to a different definition of close contact, please share. Otherwise, I will stick to the official messaging and guidelines of close contact over your "common sense".
Training is going to be agonizingly scrutinised to determined which players came in to "close contact" with McKenna. Those players will be forced in to the 14 day quarantine. All in line with the health departments advice and consistent messaging.
It won't matter what a few people on online forums and social media think should happen, it won't matter if people keep retweeting him blowing his nose at training and it won't matter if people think the close contact definition changes from scenario to scenario
What will matter is that a) it is a confirmed test result and 2) Quarantine is imposed on all those individuals deemed to be a "close contact" as defined by the department and outlined by myself earlier.
The situation is fluid, and people are learning daily, so every chance rules and guidelines continue to be updated. However, in the current circumstance we can only go on the current policies in place.
I wouldn't be surprised if it is a number less than his whole bubble who get quarantined. It appears to be self interest of fear mongering for those claiming the whole squad should be deemed close contact!