Mega Thread Coronavirus & the AFL - season postponed. (Thread part 1 - cont in part 2, link in thread)

[Chief]

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

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[kaiserchief13]

Out of interest, what do you do? You’re in a privileged position re work.

Yeah if wfh is an option it's good, but imo government should pay everyone including casuals and just create a corona levy for a year. Then shutting down wouldn't impact employees

 

[kaiserchief13]

Out of interest, what do you do? You’re in a privileged position re work.

Yeah if wfh is an option it's good, but imo government should pay everyone including casuals and just create a corona levy for a year. Then shutting down wouldn't impact employees

 

[Plugger35]

Is Gil waiting to announce this on Footy Classified tonight? Eddie is hosting it so it wouldn't surprise me if he's wangled an exclusive.

 

[browncow]

Surely just working out the finer details as we speak.

If it was a no go it can’t have taken this long to decide.

 

[Jobe Watson]

It is almost 24 hours until the season is scheduled to start. Scott Morrison said hours ago that it is up to the AFL. Yet, they still have not made a call.

Make a call with a disclaimer if it is yes, and if things change tomorrow then you can change the call. If you don’t want it to go ahead, then say no already.

They're spineless. The players and clubs want to play and health officials and the government have given them the green light. They're probably just weighing up how bad the PR backlash will be if they go ahead, which they clearly want to do.

 

[spudmaster]

Wouldn't mind all games being played in snow season given our performance against GWS last year.

 

[Lsta062]

Yeah if wfh is an option it's good, but imo government should pay everyone including casuals and just create a corona levy for a year. Then shutting down wouldn't impact employees

Can the government afford to do that though?

 

[spudmaster]

Surely just working out the finer details as we speak.

If it was a no go it can’t have taken this long to decide.

You underestimate his uselessness.

 

[StillAtLarge]

I think the afl know the season won't re-commence once it's shut down. Call me cynical but I think they want to squeeze in one round so that clubs won't have to refund memberships, also it likely triggers some kind of network clause in which some football has been played and the afl's liabilities are significantly reduced.
There will be no 2020 premier

 

[Monkey King]

Wrong, he didn"t go

Even more stupid as a leader that he advocated such and then didn't even go.

"The PM said …" doesn't mean shit to me. The bloke is a fool.

 

[Sarcoidevo]

Its a simple decision ...... postpone and wait and see how this plays out over the next 5 to 6 weeks - they could still commence the season at the start of May and get in a 17 week season

If by then the situation hasn't improved by May then season cancellation comes into play.

Most other sport events or leagues around the World have postponed only those close to finishing have cancelled altogether

Pull yer finger out Gil ...... its not that freakin hard to work out

 

[Veer Right]

The AFL waiting to release the season information to give the networks a scoop?

 

[Yidaki]

Round 1 will go ahead. Why would Gil call it off? 100% goes ahead imo.

 

[Great8]

Surely just working out the finer details as we speak.

If it was a no go it can’t have taken this long to decide.

I honestly still think the AFL and AFLPA are at a roadblock which is why it’s taking so long to make a decision.

 

[Rickee]

Being reported Hawthorn have advised Box Hill that none of their players will play in the VFL this season. Western Bulldogs and Richmond have already suspended their VFL programs, so if/when the season goes ahead it will look very different from 2019.

 

[danstar]

I am so friggin happy that we dont have Gill running our country, the guy would not know how to organise himself to a press conference let alone make a call on whether a tax needed to be implented or not. What an absolute debacle today has being from Gill

 

[kaiserchief13]

Can the government afford to do that though?

The levy is added to taxable income like Medicare is

 

[jackster83]

I honestly still think the AFL and AFLPA are at a roadblock which is why it’s taking so long to make a decision.

 

[spudmaster]

Being reported Hawthorn have advised Box Hill that none of their players will play in the VFL this season. Western Bulldogs and Richmond have already suspended their VFL programs, so if/when the season goes ahead it will look very different from 2019.

Teams will need the larger player pool if games are played in quick succession as niggles can take the 6-7 days to recover from, particularly the older bodies.

 

[Sarcoidevo]

I think the afl know the season won't re-commence once it's shut down. Call me cynical but I think they want to squeeze in one round so that clubs won't have to refund memberships, also it likely triggers some kind of network clause in which some football has been played and the afl's liabilities are significantly reduced.
There will be no 2020 premier

So play one game (without any crowd mind you) and that's enough for clubs not to refund memberships

May be members need to suck it up and be happy that their money is keeping their club afloat in these uncertain times

 

[spudmaster]

Teams will need the larger player pool if games are played in quick succession as niggles can take the 6-7 days to recover from, particularly the older bodies.

Not too dissimilar to how Essendon and Collingwood field different looking sides the match after an ANZAC day game if it's within quick succession.

 

[Oscarman]

The AFL waiting to release the season information to give the networks a scoop?

Surely 7 News will release it?

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Out of interest, what do you do? You’re in a privileged position re work.

Social media marketing, work at medical practices doing that, used to do more but this allows me to spend time with my daughter and what not.

I’ve budgeted my whole life- you budget for a rainy day so to speak. Will I have to use those savings possibly but personally I’ll be fine

 

[Sydney Kicker]

I wonder if there's an insurance issue? Trying to think of reasons why things are being held up.

 

[Lsta062]

The levy is added to taxable income like Medicare is

Ah I see what you mean now