As reported by The Mail last Wednesday, a Williamstown player was hospitalised and 15 others quarantined after arriving in South Korea on June 13 for the Asia-Pacific Games.

However the team, which arrives back in Melbourne this Friday,

finished third overall. According to coach Greg Mollison, that was a fantastic result.

"Considering all the crap we went through, it's a sensational effort," he said.

Mollison was among those quarantined after Williamstown player Kade Robinson was diagnosed with the H1N1 virus after the team's arrival in Seoul.

Fifteen players on the same flight, including three from Footscray Lacrosse Club, three from Williamstown and two from Altona, were quarantined in a Suwon hotel and released on Wednesday.

The ill-fated trip was dubbed by the players as the "lacrosse quarantine tour 2009".

Footscray team captain Tim Lane was among seven players on a separate flight who were not quarantined.

Robinson was discharged from hospital on Friday and went straight on to the playing field.

"Got out of the hospital, went to the hotel and then straight to the ground," he told The Mail via a social networking site.

"We lost to the USA West side 12-6.

"[But] it feels awesome to be finally free."

Lane said on Saturday the team had lost two games, making it impossible to play in the grand final.

"We just played Japan and USA today and lost both games.

"Pretty disappointing, but it is definitely better playing with everyone available."

Mollison said the team should be proud of its achievement after the fuss made over "a mild cold".