Carlton coach Michael Voss and ahead Jack Martin will each be lacking from the Blues’ Spherical 2 conflict with the Western Bulldogs on Thursday night time, after testing constructive to COVID-19.
Simply hours after the Blues’ gorgeous overcome Richmond on Thursday night time, Voss and Martin each examined constructive to the virus, and can enter a seven-day isolation interval.
Assistant coach Ashley Hansen will take the reins in Voss’ stead; in a accident, Hansen was a part of the Bulldogs’ teaching workers earlier than heading to Ikon Park on the finish of 2021.
Two different members of the Blues’ soccer division, who haven’t been named, additionally examined constructive, however Martin is the one participant.
It isn’t Voss’ first brush with COVID since taking up the senior function on the Blues: he was pressured to overlook the primary night time of final 12 months’s AFL draft after being deemed an in depth contact to CEO Brian Cook dinner, who examined constructive.
“Importantly, Michael, Jack and our workers are feeling properly, which is the primary precedence right here clearly and they’re going to now isolate for the required intervals of time,” Blues head of soccer Brad Lloyd mentioned in an announcement on Friday afternoon.
“All had examined detrimental previous to interacting with the soccer program, nevertheless by at this time all 4 had returned a constructive end result.
“The affect of COVID-19 continues to be clearly a actuality that we stay aware of, so we’ll make the required changes, adapt and stay centered on our purpose for the following week – which is making ready for a powerful efficiency subsequent Thursday night time.”
The Blues won’t want to show to the AFL’s top-up pool of supplementary gamers, given solely Martin is unavailable.
