More COVID-19 cases among Perth Glory's squad has forced Sunday's A-League Men clash with Melbourne City and next week's match against Newcastle Jets to be postponed.
Glory stars including Daniel Sturridge, Bruno Fornaroli and Brandon O'Neill had been among a group of at least five players to have contracted the virus last month.
But a second wave has now come through the club, with a number of other players now unavailable for selection.
"It's unfortunate, we want to play, we know we need to catch up on games," Glory chief executive Tony Pignata said.
"But we don't have the players available to get out there and play, given we've had quite a few cases and we continue to have cases.
"It is another blow. We always knew when we went into NSW, we were the last club in there and we were expected to get cases.
"We were hoping to avoid it but maybe that was wishful thinking.
"A lot of the teams have already had their cases and postponements, we're the last cab off the rank.
"It is disappointing.
"We haven't played many games over the last couple of months. We've had quarantine back in Perth and so forth.
"It puts us behind the eight ball but we need to make sure our players are healthy."
Pignata is confident the Glory will be back in action against Central Coast on February 13.
