Man films moment he believes he caught Covid at the Sydney Cricket Ground

While this man has no regrets after running onto the field after Buddy Franklin kicked his 1000th goal, he’s now suffering the consequences of his decision.

A footy fan claims he contracted Covid-19 after running onto the field at the Sydney Cricket Ground after Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin kicked his 1000th goal.

AFL tragic Sam Rayner shared a TikTok which revealed a positive Covid test followed by footage of him running onto the SCG with his friends.

On Saturday, the Sydney Swans star kicked his milestone goal while playing the fourth quarter against the Geelong Cats, becoming the sixth payer in the game’s history to accomplish the feat.

The move sent fans wild, with thousands of spectators including Mr Rayner running onto the field during a live TV broadcast seen by more than 600,000 Aussies.

The NSW-man shared his positive RAT test.

Mr Rayner’s diagnosis came just days after watching the Swans play on Saturday. Picture: TikTok.

Despite this, not everyone believed that Mr Rayner caught Covid at the AFL game.

“Totally got it from running on the field not the sitting in the crowd or going to buy food or alcohol or toilet or if you got public transport in,” read one sarcastic comment.

Another footy fan said he was in the same position, however he had no regrets, with Mr Raynor agreeing.

“Same with me, getting on the field was well worth it,” he wrote.

Others termed the Covid diagnosis as “BuddyCron,” to which Mr Raynor responded with: “I’m feeling the feverrrrr”.

Mr Raynor had previously filmed himself running onto the field at the SCG. Picture: TikTok.

He was one of thousands of people. Picture: TikTok.

Covid cases in NSW have been steadily increasing in the past few weeks. On Monday, three days after the game, NSW recorded 21,374 new cases, with a seven-day average of 21,029.

The Sydney Swans were also hit with a close contact scare in the days leading up to Saturday’s game. The Swans had also closed their training sessions to media, in order to mitigate transmission risks.

On Wednesday, the team confirmed there were “one or two close contacts,” meaning some players were unavailable or selection, co-captain Dane Rampe said.

“As far as I’m aware everyone’s ready to go but as is the case every morning it’s kind of a wait-and-see approach, particularly in Sydney at the moment,” he said.

“We’re doing RAT (rapid antigen tests) tests every morning and it seems like every couple of days there’s someone who’s a close contact and has to isolate for a day or two. That’s been pretty consistent over the last two months.”