Sunday's Bulldogs vs Roosters NRL game has been postponed until Monday night due to a coronavirus scare.
Nine rugby league reporter Danny Weidler revealed that the round five match had to be moved after a Bulldogs player's child had a COVID-19 incident at their school.
The player, Aiden Tolman, will be tested for coronavirus and will self-isolate until the results are known; which should be on Sunday.
https://twitter.com/Danny_Weidler/status/1271944542346858496?s=20Tolman's children attend Laguna Street Public School in Caringbah South. A teacher at Laguna Street PS tested positive to coronavirus and the school will close for nearly a fortnight, it was revealed on Saturday.
The Bulldogs informed the NRL of the possible risk of exposure on Saturday night and an emergency meeting was held on Sunday morning.
"There's a very remote risk of infection within the Bulldogs squad," ARLC chairman Peter V'landys said in a statement on Sunday.
"To ensure there is no risk at all, the player will be tested today and the game delayed until tomorrow to ensure the test results have returned. I want to congratulate the Bulldogs for swiftly informing the NRL.
"I want to thank our broadcast partners for their assistance, at very short notice, in changing the schedule. The changes will ensure our fans will still be able to watch a game on free-to-air television this afternoon."
The Bulldogs vs Roosters match was scheduled for 4.05pm at Bankwest Stadium; the free-to-air Channel Nine game for Sunday afternoon.
The Dragons vs Sharks match at Campbelltown, originally scheduled for 6.30pm, has been switched to the earlier timeslot to fit the TV schedule.
Bulldogs vs Roosters will now be played at 7pm on Monday, airing on Fox Sports.
Sydney Morning Herald chief sports writer Andrew Webster applauded the NRL's transparent handling of the incident.
"Peter V'landys picked up the phone after three rings and gave me the whole story, box and dice, straight away," Webster said on Sports Sunday.
"The cynic in me and a lot of people [said] that if there was any inkling of a corona positive, that they would sweep it under the carpet and keep it on the down-low because they didn't want to scare anyone, they didn't want questions being asked about whether they should be going or not.
"I think the fact they've been so open about it is a pretty good sign."
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