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The quarantine requirement was sparked by his Melbourne flight's brief stopover in Adelaide,which was experiencing a COVID-19 outbreak at the time.

On Wednesday,the 20-year-old pleaded guilty in Perth Magistrates Court to one count of failing to comply with a direction under the Emergency Management Act after police issued him a move-on notice in Northbridge on December 19.

It follows the young footballer spending more than two weeks behind bars over Christmas before being granted bail on January 6.

He will be sentenced on March 25,with his lawyer ordering pyschological and pre-sentence reports be completed.

Stack,who is understood to have found his time in prison distressing,declined to speak outside court as he entered a waiting car with his manager by his side.

Richmond Player Sydney Stack arriving at Perth Magistrates Court on January 20,2021.Credit:9 News Perth

Asked if he would be able to return to Melbourne for training,Stack's manager Paul Peos said the sentencing date would make it difficult.

"You heard the date that we got,"he said.

The rising star's career hangs in the balance after being caught up in another COVID-19 scandal.

In September,he was caught breaching the AFL Gold Coast hub rules when he got into afight outside a strip club while ordering a kebab.

He was banned for 10 matches over the indiscretion and at the time,during a heartfelt apology,said his actions were"very out of line of me and something I would never do again".

Stack still has four matches to serve on his original ban.

Richmond Football Club released a statement shortly after Stack was charged stating it was aware of the incident,but would not comment further while the court process was under way.

Stack has one year remaining on his contract with the club.

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