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.
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.
"I'm pretty sure we're staying in Melbourne tonight," Brisbane vice-captain Harris Andrews told SEN's Crunch Time on Saturday.
"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.
Brisbane's AFLW team arrived in Melbourne on Friday ahead of Saturday's clash with the Demons and had coronavirus tests and isolated in their hotel.
Players and staff received negative coronavirus test results before taking the field against Melbourne, and losing by two points.
Brisbane's AFLW team were always scheduled to fly back on Sunday and coach Craig Starcevich expected that to remain the case.
"The girls have got to get home for work and stuff like that on Monday - so there's those sort of requirements that we have that maybe the boys' team don't have," he said.
"So that part of it's going to be tricky to manage as well."
The Lions will have a clearer picture on whether their AFLW finals campaign will be affected after Sunday's game between Adelaide and Collingwood.
If they finish in the top two, they'll have next weekend off, but if they are third or fourth, the Lions will be due to host a qualifying final in Brisbane - with Starcevich saying it would be a "shame" if the coronavirus situation prevented that.