Brendan Lines       March 23, 2020

Port Adelaide players, coaches and staff who travelled to the Gold Coast for last weekend’s opening round of the now suspended AFL season, will be required to self-isolate for the mandatory 14-day period as South Australia closes it’s borders amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Port Adelaide club spokesman Daniel Norton today gave an update on the travelling group.

“The players arrived home yesterday on a chartered flight so they are all back in Adelaide,

“All players are safe and well and self-isolating at the moment,” he said.

It comes as the 2020 AFL season was suspended yesterday by AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan in response to the federal and state government’s decisions to close borders and impose drastic travel restrictions.

Further to the AFL’s suspension, Port Adelaide also took strong recommendations from SA Health and the South Australian Government to have the travelling group go into self-isolation.

A statement from the club released today reads:

“Port Adelaide fully supports this decision and reiterates the health and safety of its players, coaches, staff and the broader community is paramount. The club acknowledges every precaution must be taken against the spread of the coronavirus,”  it read.

 The club has also encouraged its members to follow the instructions of medical authorities and continue to take precaution practicing social distancing.