UPDATE: QUEENSLAND Health says they have no power to stop players from taking part in Brisbane's NRL clash with the Bulldogs at Suncorp Stadium on Friday night.
Chief health officer Jeannette Young has eleased a statement saying a decision on whether the game should be played ``rested entirely with league officials''.
couriermail.com.au reported today that the Broncos are
sweating on the result of a flu test on Karmichael Hunt to find out the fate of Friday night's clash with the Bulldogs.
But Dr Young said the match ``posed no greater risk than any other mass gathering of people''.
Broncos CEO Bruno Cullen said the NRL appeared to be ``pushing forward as if the game is going to happen''.
``That is their decision. We are just taking advice from Queensland Health and looking after the welfare of the players,'' Cullen told ABC Radio.
``This is not a decision the Broncos make by themselves.
``If the NRL insists that the game goes ahead that is out of our hands.
``If Queensland Health's strong advice is that they should stay in quarantine, that is out of our hands as well.''
Brisbane's players and staff remained in quarantine on Thursday morning with the club hoping to postpone the match against the Bulldogs until Sunday.
The club expects to get the results of swine flu tests on fullback Karmichael Hunt back by noon and will then have a better idea where it stands.
Cullen said the club did not want to forfeit the two premiership points from the Bulldogs match if Hunt's test results prove positive to swine flu.
However, the players are not due to finish their quarantine period until 10pm (AEST) on Friday night, well after the match was scheduled to kick off.
The players have not trained since Monday and Cullen said his preferred option would be the shift Friday's match to Sunday night, which he said would be a ratings winner for Channel Nine.
Dr Young said Queensland Health would offer advice but not issue any directives to the NRL or the Broncos in relation to the game.
``Our advice to the Brisbane Broncos and the NRL is exactly the same as we give to the public generally and it is based purely on public health issues,'' she said in the statement.
``The NRL and the clubs involved have excellent medical advice available to them.
"Queensland Health gives public health advice and has confidence in the ability of the NRL and the clubs to receive that advice and make sound medical decisions based on player welfare.''
The Gold Coast and the Dragons both pulled one player from their Monday night NRL clash at Skilled Park after the NRL received advice from health officials.
Titans backrower Ashley Harrison and Dragons fullback Darius Boyd were placed in quarantine because of their contact with Queensland Origin teammate Ben Hannant, the first NRL player diagnosed with swine flu.
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