After spoiling the New Zealand Breakers official homecoming in Auckland, the Brisbane Bullets now have their sights set on gatecrashing the NBL finals party.
DOWNLOAD For footy crowds and for other events there will be a public events advisory panel which will advise of any changes - we re not making any announcements today, Merlino said.
Western Bulldogs players and staff had coronavirus tests on Tuesday morning and are self-isolating until they receive negative results, after a staff member visited Highpoint shopping centre when it was a coronavirus-exposed site.
The Bulldogs expected minimal disruption to their preparations for Friday s game.
Other AFL matches scheduled in Melbourne include Saturday games featuring Collingwood and Geelong at the MCG and St Kilda and North Melbourne at Marvel, while Richmond host Adelaide at the MCG on Sunday.
Australia s second largest city could be plunged into a snap lockdown due to a growing outbreak of the Indian covid variant.
Melbourne today reinstated a number of covid restrictions as authorities reported five new cases of the highly contagious Indian strain, adding to four reported on Monday.
The city was put on high alert after a covid infected man sat among 23,000 football fans at Sunday night s Australian Football league game at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Victoria.
A cluster of nine cases of the Indian strain have been recorded in Melbourne s northern suburbs within the past two days, with experts fearing the outbreak may have spread further.