Balcony ban flipped days after Roberts sanctions

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Queensland Health has reversed its infamous 'balcony ban' effectual immediately, allowing NRL families successful the quarantine edifice to drawback immoderate caller air.

After they were initially forced to gaffer portion their balcony doors unopen pursuing a breach of nationalist wellness orders connected time 1 of the isolation period, NRL families volition present beryllium capable to task retired onto their balconies.

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The reversal of the prohibition comes conscionable days aft Wests Tigers prima James Roberts was deed with a one-match prohibition and a $7,500 good aft helium was spotted connected his ain balcony portion successful hard lockdown.

According to Nine's NRL newsman Danny Weidler, Queensland Health has accepted the NRL's sanctions handed down to Roberts.

It remains to beryllium seen whether the suspension handed down to James Roberts is reversed by the NRL (Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The determination comes aft Roberts' manager Michael Maguire admitted that the 28-year-old had been near "shattered" by the league's ruling.

"He was shattered, shattered to deliberation this was a topic," Maguire told reporters.

"He's truly disappointed that this happened and understands he's conscionable got to enactment done it now."

It remains to beryllium seen whether the reversal of the balcony prohibition means the sanctions primitively handed down to Roberts for his breach astatine the clip are besides retracted.

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