Brisbane Lions AFL players and staff will remain in Victoria until at least Sunday amid the fallout from new coronavirus cases in their home city.
Victoria's health department has declared Brisbane and Moreton Bay COVID-19 hot spots and says anyone who has been in those areas since March 12 must self-isolate and be tested for the coronavirus.
Brisbane's Friday night game in Geelong was thrown into chaos as new Victorian government advice about COVID-19 in Queensland came through less than an hour before the first bounce.
The Lions, however, were given an exemption to play in Geelong as they have been abiding by AFL protocols and suffered a one-point loss.
But a return to Brisbane is up in the air, with Queensland health officials confirming on Saturday a second Brisbane man had tested positive for the virus.
Lions vice-captain Harris Andrews expects his team to remain in Victoria until at least Sunday.
"I'm pretty sure we're staying in Melbourne tonight," Andrews told SEN's Crunch Time.
"We're obviously going to have to get on the bus and get a COVID test here in Geelong, then go to Melbourne and stay the night there.
"It's not ideal but we understand as a playing group and as a footy club that we've got to be flexible with the situation and a little bit of time together with the boys this afternoon won't hurt anyone."
The Lions now face an uncertain wait to see if they can return to Queensland for their Easter Thursday clash with Collingwood at the Gabba.
On Friday night, Brisbane coach Chris Fagan admitted he was unsure if the game against Geelong would go ahead but protected his players from knowing the situation until an alert flashed up on the stadium scoreboard at quarter-time.
Hawthorn legend and former Lions player Luke Hodge was forced to leave the ground as he travelled from Brisbane for the match.
North Melbourne great Wayne Carey was also directed to leave the Channel Seven commentary box, while a small contingent of travelling Lions supporters also had to depart the ground.
The Lions' AFLW team are also in Victoria and are due to play Melbourne at Casey Fields on Saturday afternoon.
That game will go ahead as planned though but fans who have been in Brisbane since March 12 are not able to attend AFLW matches this round.
North Melbourne, who played the Lions at the Gabba last Saturday, were also cleared to face Fremantle in Saturday's earlier AFLW game at Arden Street.
