Carlton's vaccine holdout revealed

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Defender Liam Jones has been revealed arsenic the holdout successful regards to the COVID-19 vaccine, and his vocation is present astatine a crossroads should helium stay unvaccinated.

Earlier today, the nine remained tight-lipped implicit the subordinate who had not yet had a azygous dose of the vaccine.

"I anticipation whoever the subordinate is has a alteration of heart," Victorian sports curate Martin Pakula said earlier today.

"But I think, should helium not, the AFL has made their determination precise clear."

The AFL has mandated that each of its players person the vaccine oregon hazard having their declaration torn up, oregon beryllium placed connected an inactive database connected a smaller salary.

Geelong skipper Joel Selwood said his nine had been encouraged by the men and women who had gotten the jab.

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"As a club, we recognize the AFL's stance and we'll conscionable articulation successful with that."

Jones indispensable beryllium vaccinated by the clip helium reports backmost to the nine connected December 6. Any unvaccinated subordinate volition beryllium moved to the club's inactive database and could person their declaration terminated.

The 30-year-old was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with the 32nd prime successful 2008, playing for six seasons with the nine earlier being traded to Carlton successful 2015.

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