It's normal procedure these days to have an extra player on hand in the event of any illness or training mishap.

We even had a junior varsity sweeper protecting the net because we were out two players due to illness. The freshmen and sophomores in the game did a nice job.

A majority of games are now on Fox Sports so selectors - and there are only four of them - don't need to be at every game.

There is no doubt there is an appetite in Melbourne for a match of this stature.

Because this has happened around Christmas, we haven't got it in writing yet, but we've got a program for him.

Charlie has had all his treatments and he's now been cleared and is free of any illness.