Collingwood president Eddie McGuire (pictured) says AFL players across the country have gone into isolation with the code declaring Round 1 will be played in empty stadiums. 

To help stop the spread of the deadly respiratory virus, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Friday that all events with 500 people or more would be effectively banned from Monday.

Married At First Sight groom Seb Guilhaus has been exposed as an actor. 

Richmond and Carlton ran on to a completely deserted Melbourne Cricket Ground for the Round 1 blockbuster which would normally attract a 90,000 strong crowd.

'Everyone in the community is avoiding prolonged face to face contact ... AFL players are happy to high five

Jimmy Bartel and Lauren Mand's relationship has been going from strength to strength since they went public last year.

He's the hunky former AFL star who is currently 'married' to Married At First Sight's Elizabeth Sobinoff.

The competition has been placed on hold until at least May 31 after clubs played the first round without a crowd.

Mummy blogger and ex-AFL WAG Sophie Cachia has hinted that she's split from Australian soccer player Alanna Kennedy, 25 - just ten days after the pair appeared to confirm their new romance. 

As a public figure, footy WAG Emma Hawkins is used to dealing with anonymous online trolls.

Kimberley Duthie shot to fame as a teenager in 2010 and 2011 when she leaked the crude images of St Kilda players and became embroiled in a sex scandal with Ricky Nixon.

A Channel Nine presenter has lashed out at retired AFL star Kane Cornes after he suggested coronavirus isolation may be contributing to player's bad behaviour.

Jesinta Franklin and her AFL star husband Lance 'Buddy' welcomed their first daughter Tullulah back in February.

Fallen AFL champion Ben Cousins has pleaded not guilty to a string of new charges, including aggravated stalking, but will remain behind bars in Perth after his bail bid was rejected.

Cousins remains in custody and is facing a second long-term stint behind bars after officers found him sleeping next to his car at East Victoria Park in Perth with 2.5g of ice.

Fremantle Dockers players Luke Ryan, Jason Carter and Michael Frederick were seen in a social media video at a gathering of seven people at a house in Perth on Sunday evening.

The AFL are considering a lockdown hub for players to restart the season, where players are separated from their families in a secluded location.

She welcomed her first child, daughter Tullulah, with her AFL star husband Lance 'Buddy' Franklin in February. 

Abbey Way (pictured) had commented on a post on Seven's AFL account on Wednesday that praised the Brownlow Medalist for his stellar career.

The 48-year-old former North Melbourne footy great gave a candid interview uploaded to YouTube last Friday in which he said he had sought help to become a 'better person'.

Former WAG Nadia Bartel, 34, who announced her split from retired AFL star husband Jimmy Bartel in August 2019.

The North Melbourne great was arrested on Saturday and charged with offences including stalking, committing an indictable offence while on bail and breaching a family intervention order.

Rebecca Judd has been balancing looking after her four children with her thriving activewear brand Jaggad. 

Laidley, 53, was arrested outside a home in St Kilda on Saturday night and charged with a series of offences including stalking and committing an indictable offence while on bail.

They have inseparable since they debuted their romance last year following his split with his wife, Nadia Bartel. 

The Sunrise host and Port Adelaide chairman slammed Malthouse's calls for the AFL to abandon the scheduled game between Koch's club and St Kilda in Shanghai next year.

Ashleigh Cooper had been out in central London at her work's Christmas party when she ordered an Uber to take her back to Gillingham before almost working round the entirety of the M25's southern half.

Former music industry PR-turned entrepreneur Meg Mathews, 53, runs a menopause information website. Single, she has a daughter, Anais, 19, from her marriage to former Oasis' Noel Gallagher.

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Gibram Cruz returned home to California to say goodbye to his mom, Rocio Gomez, who is scheduled for deportation on January 2 and doesn't expect he will be able to see her again.

The 18-year-old Daughter of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, appeared causally chic wearing a pair of 90's style blue wash jeans that accentuated her lean supermodel legs.

Christine McGuinness looked gorgeous as she headed to the hairdressers in Alderley Edge, Cheshire on Thursday.

Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez looked smitten as they celebrated her manager Benny Medina's birthday party at Papi Steak in Miami on Friday.

Finn Davies, from East London, has claimed on Twitter that his Christian Uber driver asked him to 'stop kissing' another man in the back of her car because of her religious beliefs.

Mohiussunnath Chowdhury, 28, also singled out Madam Tussauds and a double decker tourist bus as targets, Woolwich Crown Court heard.

The popular radio presenter and model is known for her stylish ensembles and didn't disappoint when she headed home from the radio studios in London on Friday.

Katie Holmes looked uber-stylish as she stepped out in New York City on Wednesday.

Teresa Palmer was spoiled by her husband Mark Webber on Valentine's Day. 

Angela Richardson, the new representative for Guildford, toured an electric bus parked outside Westminster's Queen Elizabeth II Centre on February 6.

Onur Dedeoglu, 39, is on trial in Sydney's Downing Centre District Court over the alleged sexual assault of the teenager, who can't be named for legal reasons.

Ahmad Ahmad, 53, picked up two people from a bar in downtown New Orleans just after midnight on Saturday and had been requested to take them to the Kenner area in Louisiana, cops say.

Uber driver Kent Blyth picked Daniel Lee Richard Graeme Paul up in Palm Beach, south of Brisbane, in the early hours of January 27.

Businesses are using 'dark kitchens' to sell takeaway food online.They are being sold by people without hygiene training through social media and with no clear allergen information - posing a 'health threat'.

A hungry couple from Clapham, south-west London were left shocked after they caught their delivery driver spilling their food on the pavement, before scooping it up and ringing their doorbell.

As the number of coronavirus cases in the city rose to 19, Mayor Bill de Blasio said New Yorkers should consider cycling or walking to work to reduce overcrowding on the subway.

Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson announced the company may shut down some stores due to the spread of the coronavirus,  and limit sales to those made by mobile apps and drive thrus.

Uber announced it may temporarily suspend accounts of riders and drivers who have tested positive for the coronavirus or been exposed to it at the direction of health authorities.

RIcky Gervais, 56, made the comments on Fearne Cotton's Happy Place podcast. He said: 'Social media is like being able to read every toilet wall at once.'

The fast food giant is giving families around the country a well-deserved break from the kitchen with free delivery for all orders over $25.

CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY: Both Saracens and Munster will have to submit statements about the brawl between players and staff that took place at Allianz Park on Saturday.

CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY: English rugby needs to adopt a central contract system as the game addresses the financial problems which have been exposed by this lockdown.