Should be quarantined if the NRL is realistic. He has not been at principal residence and would have been in contact with many outside the game...
https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/rabbit...14-day-isolation-period-after-rehab---_200520
According to the protocols: "May only leave their residence for essential household, family or medical needs. This should be reserved for exceptional circumstances and only undertaken if these tasks cannot be performed by another member of the household".
South Sydney chief executive Blake Solly reached out to the NRL earlier this week regarding as to whether or not Roberts will need to undergo a mandatory 14-day isolation period.
The decision will ultimately be made by the NRL's biosecurity expert, Doctor David Heslop.
"We're working with them (NRL) on what the biosecurity protocols are for James and we'll be guided by their decision," Solly told the
Sydney Morning Herald.
Rabbitohs coach Wayne Bennett said he'd support Roberts' immediate return to the game if he's physically and mentally fit.
'We will have to see how he is physically and mentally, but if he's able to play against the Roosters then there's no reason why he wouldn't be considered,'' Bennett said earlier this week.
Uncle of the South Sydney star and a former NRL player himself, Amos Roberts, said the centre will be more than ready to tackle the 14-day isolation period should he be required.
"He'll know he's another step closer to playing," Roberts said.
"If they are the rules and regulations, you have to abide by them. If it's 14 days he has to sacrifice, it won't be that much for him because he'll know there's that light at the end of the tunnel.
"If he's happy, a lot of things can happen for him."