AFLW wrap: GWS Giants in race to the airport after lockdown declared during season-opener

GWS Giants' Cora Staunton is assisted off the field at Fremantle Oval. Photo by Will Russell/AFL Photos via Getty Images

GWS Giants, the team of Cora Staunton and Bríd Stack, had to race to the airport after their 30-point opening-day loss to Fremantle Dockers as a five-day local lockdown was announced during the game.

Perth was among the areas to be shut down from 6pm on Sunday evening after a hotel security guard returned a positive Covid-19 test, with the Giants making their exit on a 5.30pm flight. The team had already been training away from home for the previous month after a Covid outbreak in Sydney.