Mega Thread Coronavirus & the AFL - season postponed. Part 2 * CONTINUED ABUSE WILL NOT BE TOLERATED *

[Chief]

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[purplearmy]

Let's be real here, no one cares about AFLW.

True, but it shows how inept the AFL are.

 

[Holden Hillbilly]

From 1.30pm Tuesday, WA is following SA, NT & Tassie is introducing new border controls. All interstate arrivals will be ordered to isolate for 14 days, with exemptions for essential workers. @abcperth

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Do you honestly think players who don't live in Victoria are going to sacrifice family time just to play a game of football?

I don’t know. I’m sure it’ll be proposed.

 

[Roby]

Alright champ, stick to what i know then - I know that the world economy is going to f***ed for a very long time because of the panic and hysteria. I also know first hand that the majority of people working in the health industry and public service have no idea about economics. Everyone is just concerned with the death toll. The economic fall out will destroy many, many more lives than the virus itself.

You're hysterical.

The economy hysterics have caused this debacle. If we shut down things earlier we wouldn't be in this position now. A hard lesson to have and one will soon understand.

Winter is coming and no dagger will kill it.

 

[revo333]

Hearing on SEN about half an hour ago that 'it looks like 16 minute quarters will absolutely stay moving forward when things are back to normal'.

Considering all everybody has wanted for years now is higher scoring football I am dumbfounded by this possibility since aside from a few close games everything this weekend has felt incomplete with the low scores being produced.

For the rest of this season only?

 

[Thrawn]

As long as no player or club official tests positive this week round 2 will go ahead

Not with these lockdowns they won't.

 

[Coaster2012]

As long as no player or club official tests positive this week round 2 will go ahead

How? I really wish but how? I'm the last guy to say it's done. But it's done. The fat lady has sang.

 

[revo333]

Apparently though it's ok to be bankrupt, jobless, homeless etc because you're alive. It's ok, because apparently the government will bail everyone out. Oh but let's bag them as well because they're doing such a shit job.

And any AFL club that goes under will be bailed out and survive as well.

 

[Woodie99]

Australia has this virus BEFORE Italy did. Well before.

You still think this Government has done a worse job than any other?

Wrong, Italy's first case was 5 days before ours.

 

[charcoalchicken]

As long as no player or club official tests positive this week round 2 will go ahead

Really doubt that mate, season is cooked

 

[Cyber_punk]

Hearing on SEN about half an hour ago that 'it looks like 16 minute quarters will absolutely stay moving forward when things are back to normal'.

Considering all everybody has wanted for years now is higher scoring football I am dumbfounded by this possibility since aside from a few close games everything this weekend has felt incomplete with the low scores being produced.

It's hard to stomach when you grew up on 90's footy

 

[Roby]

Press conference in two hours. Hawks and Lion won't even finish their game.

 

[ziad]

So the Eagles and Demons will play an exhibition match tonight to close out the season.

 

[JackOutback]

So the Eagles and Demons will play an exhibition match tonight to close out the season.

They were all exhibition matches. Hard to believe a) people thought we would get anything resembling a season, and b) that some people are still trying to argue for it to continue.

 

[Shuestar13]

More than anything it’s sad that clubs, players, staff and AFL admin are putting in an extraordinary amount of work to get whatever games in they can and save clubs and the league and rather than be celebrated and acknowledged, people take potshots at them because ‘optics’ or ‘feel’ with minimal examination of facts or circumstances

I completely agree. But hey not to worry, it’s all going to be shutdown now. And for those so against playing, particularly those who support teams that aren’t in a reasonable financial position... they may not have a club after this but oh well

 

[Coaster2012]

So the Eagles and Demons will play an exhibition match tonight to close out the season.

Basically zaps any excitement I had for this game. Such a bummer.

 

[projectv]

After watching our game against North today I'm just about done with football in 2020.

 

[mxett]

Vic closing boarders as well season is off

Well it’s going to be a boring few months

few months? This could go for many many months. The moment they cease lockdown it'll be off again

 

[Run n Spread]

I completely agree. But hey not to worry, it’s all going to be shutdown now. And for those so against playing, particularly those who support teams that aren’t in a reasonable financial position... they may not have a club after this but oh well

We are all getting shut down and risk going to the wall not just AFL. If the thing can be shut down then a few months footy is back.
OR
Are you arguing this is overkill? In which case we should be able to attend? States are shutting their borders now. How can it realistically continue?
I was looking forward to the season as much as anyone and the pies window may now shut but the AFL is part of society not seperate from it.

 

[projectv]

few months? This could go for many many months. The moment they cease lockdown it'll be off again

Yep, few months will see us only at the start of winter, it's going to be rough until at least August.

 

[BlueandGoldforever]

The only way round two could go ahead is for the 10 teams in Victoria to play each other; then the two WA teams to play each other; the two SA, NSW and QLD teams to all play each other.

That way no one leaves their state.

But any rounds after that would be impossible.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

They were all exhibition matches. Hard to believe a) people thought we would get anything resembling a season, and b) that some people are still trying to argue for it to continue.

Indictment on Gil and his insistence that there will be footy that Sam Newman is coming out of this as the beacon of reason.

 

[mxett]

Yep, few months will see us only at the start of winter, it's going to be rough until at least August.

could be rough until they develop a vaccine. Can the world afford that long a lockdown?

 

[Roby]

If the AFL season cancellation is not happening what other reason is there to have a press conference in 2 hours.

 

[Engimal v3]

North undefeated for the year. Get that up ya, dogs