News Time for the Vic teams to leave Victoria - EDIT: Hawks to Hub in Barossa, 15 teams in QLD

[TheGreatBarryB]

This is ridiculous. Pull the pin.

Why? With such a low tally outside Vic this can be managed, would be crazy to cancel a season if they can move Vic teams interstate

 

[FlowersByIrene]

Hahaha so good. Who are you kidding Doggies, tanking for a bottom place finish? Little bit of too big for their boots if not.

 

[FreeTK]

"Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk confirmed on Friday afternoon the state will provide a hub for six AFL teams for the “rest of the season”."

Caveat here is QLD Premier didn't know until recently that QLD has 2 AFL teams and refers to AFL as "the other code". So she may not be the best source.

 

[Dogsman16]

Hahaha so good. Who are you kidding Doggies, tanking for a bottom place finish? Little bit of too big for their boots if not.

We will be fine. None of our stars have children.

Plus we already get pick 1 anyway.

 

[GCS in 11]

St Kilda, North, Essendon, Richmond, Carlton, Western Bulldogs to Queensland. Did not expect that many

 

[Woody15]

“Essentially Queensland is going to be the home of the AFL, they should give us the grand final after this,” Palaszczuk said.

Lol. At the GABBA. No thanks.

 

[The 747]

I'm actually starting to get worried about the Vic teams playing at Optus stadium with crowds during quarantine.

If a Victorian player has covid, plays in a game and then the footy goes in to the crowd, there's a risk for an outbreak.

Yes we are going to come over, spit on the ball and virus bomb your crowds muhahahahaha.

 

[The 747]

St Kilda, North, Essendon, Richmond, Carlton, Western Bulldogs to Queensland. Did not expect that many

Makes sense you have two viable grounds that are in use

 

[rumply]

Take wife and baby with him.

AFL not allowing family to go.

 

[kranky al]

Swap WA and NSW. There is only one viable stadium in Perth compared to three in Sydney, you'd put more teams there ideally. I think Perth will get two teams at a time until WCE/Freo exhaust their remaining home games, and then will spend the last month of the season on the road.

Nothing wrong with Leederville for smaller vic v vic

 

[GCS in 11]

Queensland Hub:
- St Kilda
- Essendon
- Richmond
- North
- Carlton
- Western Bulldogs

NSW Hub:
- Brisbane
- Gold Coast
- Melbourne
- Hawthorn
- Geelong (for 1 week before Perth)
- Collingwood (for 1 week before Perth)

First game of Rd 6 is Geelong vs Brisbane at the SCG Thursday night

Victorian teams flee interstate, but AFL season may ‘shut down’ when they come home

Victorian teams flee interstate, but AFL season may ‘shut down’ when they come home

t.co

 

[WillHayward]

Is there still a chance this season may never be completed?

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

 

[projectv]

Queensland Hub:
- St Kilda
- Essendon
- Richmond
- North
- Carlton
- Western Bulldogs

NSW Hub:
- Brisbane
- Gold Coast
- Melbourne
- Hawthorn
- Geelong (for 1 week before Perth)
- Collingwood (for 1 week before Perth)

First game of Rd 6 is Geelong vs Brisbane at the SCG Thursday night

Victorian teams flee interstate, but AFL season may ‘shut down’ when they come home

Victorian teams flee interstate, but AFL season may ‘shut down’ when they come home

t.co

It's a bit strange we're in the QLD hub and not the NSW hub given we've already played Richmond, North, Carlton and Bulldogs but I'm sure it will work out.

 

[Pessimistic]

Plenty of SA and WA team players are in the same situation. Tim Kelly as an example took all his kids and the wife to the Gold Coast to solve the problem.

I also don't begrudge a Victorian player for opting to stay home but a fair few WC supporters (as an example) still hold a bee in their bonnets about the criticism that Simmo copped for complaining about the uncertainty of the hub especially for players with families.

one poster brought up grudges from 1987

 

[parano1a]

Six AFL teams will base themselves in Queensland for the duration of the 2020 season, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has confirmed.

Ms Palaszczuk said St Kilda, North Melbourne, Essendon, the Western Bulldogs, Richmond and Carlton, would all quarantine under chief health officer directions on entry to the state.

Source: The Age

 

[JT_the_Man]

Queensland Hub:
- St Kilda
- Essendon
- Richmond
- North
- Carlton
- Western Bulldogs

NSW Hub:
- Brisbane
- Gold Coast
- Melbourne
- Hawthorn
- Geelong (for 1 week before Perth)
- Collingwood (for 1 week before Perth)

First game of Rd 6 is Geelong vs Brisbane at the SCG Thursday night

Victorian teams flee interstate, but AFL season may ‘shut down’ when they come home

Victorian teams flee interstate, but AFL season may ‘shut down’ when they come home

t.co

What are the other six teams doing?

 

[parano1a]

First game of Rd 6 is Geelong vs Brisbane at the SCG Thursday night

This would mean Collingwood is playing one of Melbourne, Hawthorn or Gold Coast in Sydney?

 

[projectv]

What are the other six teams doing?

The other six teams are already in QLD at the hub.

Edit: Both NSW teams are also going to Queensland.

 

[parano1a]

What are the other six teams doing?

Fremantle, West Coast - going home to Perth
Sydney, GWS - staying in Sydney?
Port Adelaide, Adelaide - will have to FIFO for games to other states, i.e. WA, NSW, NT?

 

[Yoey]

This is ridiculous. Pull the pin.

600 million reasons why they won't. I agree totally its time to just cancel the season..its a joke now anyway.

 

[JT_the_Man]

The other six teams are already in QLD at the hub.

They’ve already played each other though?

 

[projectv]

This would mean Collingwood is playing one of Melbourne, Hawthorn or Gold Coast in Sydney?

Round six fixture per the AFL website has Collingwood playing Hawthorn at Spotless.

 

[projectv]

They’ve already played each other though?

True, but they haven't yet played the Vic teams going up there.

 

[Pessimistic]

This would mean Collingwood is playing one of Melbourne, Hawthorn or Gold Coast in Sydney?

coll v hawks next friday
mel v hawks following sunday both giants stadium