Former AFL star Eddie Betts has been pinged for breaching Covid-19 protocols halfway through his mandatory two-week quarantine.
Recently retired AFL star Eddie Betts has been called out for a minor breach of Covid-19 protocols on day seven of his mandatory quarantine in the Northern Territory.
Betts, who is currently undertaking a two-week quarantine with his family at the Centre for National Resilience in Howard Springs, received a formal warning for failing to comply with biosecurity protocols.
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The 34-year-old shared an image of the letter to his Instagram Story, which claimed he “failed to remain on balcony/failed to wear mask”.
“Further failure to comply with direction may result in the issuing of infringement notice and fine of $5024,” the letter states.
Betts explained that he was chasing one of his five kids when he broke the rules.
“One more and I get kicked out,” he wrote.
“Chasing one of my 5 kids. Might of (sic) been better off staying in Melbourne.”
In a separate Instagram clip, Betts said with tongue in cheek: “It’s day seven. I think I might come back to Victoria.”
According to the Northern Territory Government website, those conducting a two-week quarantine in Howard Springs must:
– stay in their allocated room, including on any veranda space allocated to the room, unless permitted by an authorised officer
– take all reasonable measures to stay at least 1.5 metres away from any other person in the quarantine facility
– wear a face mask when outside their room unless an authorised officer permits the person to remove the face mask
The three-time All-Australian played his final AFL game against the GWS Giants in August, becoming just the 19th player and third Indigenous man — after Adam Goodes and Shaun Burgoyne — to reach the milestone.
The legendary small forward kicked 640 goals across a 350-game career at Carlton and Adelaide.
Carlton selected Betts with pick three of the 2004 pre-season draft. He played 184 games for the Blues across nine seasons before joining the Crows in 2014.
While at West Lakes, he played in the 2017 Grand Final, where Adelaide suffered defeat at the hands of the Tigers.
A crafty small forward with phenomenal ball skills and a knack for fooling opposition defenders, Betts is both the only player to win Goal of the Year four times and the only player to win the award in consecutive seasons.
He was Adelaide’s leading goalkicker in four of six seasons at the club and Carlton’s in both 2010 and 2012.
Off the field, Betts will be remembered for his activism, consistently using his profile as an AFL star to fight against racism.
Earlier this month, it was revealed that Betts had landed an assistant coaching job with the Geelong Cats.
– with Jasper Bruce, NCA NewsWire
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