Essendon were left stunned on Tuesday night after hearing of Conor McKenna’s negative COVID-19 test, according to the Herald Sun.
The report states the club were made aware of the result at 5:30pm on Tuesday, coming just days after he tested positive for the virus.
Club doctors are scratching their heads after the dashing defender returned a low-level irregularity on Friday, a positive test on Saturday and then tested negative on Tuesday.
The Department of Health and Human Services judged teammate James Stewart as McKenna’s only close contact, forcing him to isolate for 14 days and be unavailable for selection in the next fortnight.
Stewart’s manager Peter Jess was left dumbfounded after hearing of the news.
“I’m finding it difficult to accept that somehow Conor McKenna has been able to recover from coronavirus within 48 hours,” he told the Herald Sun.
“This is something that has not been documented anywhere throughout the world.
“It must be a medical miracle.”
The Bombers face Carlton on Saturday night after winning their opening two rounds of the season.
Their clash against Melbourne which was originally scheduled for Sunday afternoon was postponed after McKenna’s positive test.