North Melbourne players in COVID-19 quarantine after returning from Perth given permission to ‘train and play’

Kangaroos AFL players and officials are self-isolating after returning to Melbourne from Perth, but they have been given permission to continue training and playing in line with league protocols. 

The Kangaroos played Fremantle at an empty Perth Stadium last night, after the Western Australian government imposed a three-day lockdown on Friday following the state’s latest COVID-19 scare. 

The club’s travelling party were tested for COVID-19 at their Arden Street base after they returned to Melbourne.

They will isolate in their homes for 14 days in line with current Victorian government directions relating to arrivals from a red zone.

The AFL released a statement this afternoon saying the state government had granted Kangaroos…