The GIANTS’ round five fixture against St Kilda at Henson Park will not proceed as planned under the AFL’s Health and Safety Protocols.

Following on from five players being unavailable for Friday night’s win against the Dogs, additional players and staff have now been ruled out of the upcoming round five match and will be unavailable for a minimum of seven days.

The AFL’s Covid Match Rescheduling guidelines sate that if a club is unable to meet the minimum requirements of 16 primary listed players and five top-up players the game will be rescheduled.

The health and wellbeing of the players and staff is the club’s main priority at this time and the medical staff will work closely with them to ensure a seamless transition back to the club, training and match readiness. 

The GIANTS will continue to work closely with the AFL to reschedule their round five fixture with the next game currently scheduled to be in round six against the Melbourne Demons at Casey Fields.