Opinion Will round 1 go ahead?

[BarbieITFC]

This overreaction is going to cost us our damn quality of life!

It's not the damn virus that's going to make our lives harder to live, it's the damn panic itself!

Since DECEMBER 2019:

Total infected: 134,560
Dead: 4,972

BUT!

Take away CHINA - and Italy + Iran (rare anomalies) THEN,

The stats worldwide since DECEMBER 2019 becomes:

Total infected (not dead, infected): 28,575
Dead: 357

TO PUT THINGS INTO PERSPECTIVE:

The population of residents in St Kilda is 28,141
The capacity on a 1969 typical 747 airliner is 416 (with a rare max load of 660)

We are losing our shit (and things that we enjoy) over mere nothingness!

I'm sorry, but you are so so wrong. I won't repeat my post from earlier in this thread in full, but it's simple:

Italy and Iran are not rare anomalies, they are countries where the government was too slow to respond and the virus spread so quickly that their health systems were overrun. The reason more people are dying there is because there are not enough ventilators or intensive care beds to cope with those who need ventilating...so as crass as this sounds, people are drowning in their own infections sitting in a general ward because nothing was done in time in those countries to slow down the rate of contagion.

I know it's fashionable to ignore experts (see Brexit), but come on, listen to the health professionals - they don't think we're going far enough.

 

[Righteo]

This overreaction is going to cost us our damn quality of life!

It's not the damn virus that's going to make our lives harder to live, it's the damn panic itself!

Since DECEMBER 2019:

Total infected: 134,560
Dead: 4,972

BUT!

Take away CHINA - and Italy + Iran (rare anomalies) THEN,

The stats worldwide since DECEMBER 2019 becomes:

Total infected (not dead, infected): 28,575
Dead: 357

TO PUT THINGS INTO PERSPECTIVE:

The population of residents in St Kilda is 28,141
The capacity on a 1969 typical 747 airliner is 416 (with a rare max load of 660)

We are losing our shit (and things that we enjoy) over mere nothingness!

2/10.

Too obvious.

 

[Numero Uno]

Meh, 2018 taught me that there are worse things

meh I find your endless tears an added bonus

 

[Call Me Cake]

2/10.

Too obvious.

Hey, you almost reached the total dead in Australia - you were only off by 1.

Wow.

 

[Seeds]

Likewise Geelong without their packed, one eyed crowds at the cattery

Geelong benefit hugely as we now dont play 15 away games with hostile crowds and all hostile crowds at finals.

 

[Seeds]

This overreaction is going to cost us our damn quality of life!

It's not the damn virus that's going to make our lives harder to live, it's the damn panic itself!

Since DECEMBER 2019:

Total infected: 134,560
Dead: 4,972

BUT!

Take away CHINA - and Italy + Iran (rare anomalies) THEN,

The stats worldwide since DECEMBER 2019 becomes:

Total infected (not dead, infected): 28,575
Dead: 357

TO PUT THINGS INTO PERSPECTIVE:

The population of residents in St Kilda is 28,141
The capacity on a 1969 typical 747 airliner is 416 (with a rare max load of 660)

We are losing our shit (and things that we enjoy) over mere nothingness!

Um the aim of this is to stop us becoming italy, iran, china.

 

[telsor]

meh I find your endless tears an added bonus

Just imagine how we feel about the non stop sookfest from weagles fans.

You guys make Geelong fans seem level headed! (well....sometimes)

 

[telsor]

 

[JHF1870]

Better off canning the first 5 weeks, go with a 17 game season, would require a reschedule but it could be done.

Start it June 12

 

[HTT]

As soon as 1 player tests positive they’ll pull the pin. And it might not even take that.

 

[YippeeYiYeo]

Yes only cancelled if someone tests positive and a club has to be quarantined

you mean when.

Guys whats happening all over the world right now is so much bigger than the AFL season and whether or not we can eek a season out. If we experience an outbreak anywhere near the scale of what Europe, North America and Asia are having, then we are looking at a Global Financial Crisis #2, thrown in with a health crisis not seen on this level in almost a century.

We've had it good in our life times. Really good. But this is one giant shit sandwich and everyone is gonna have to take a bite.

 

[My Tilly]

We've had it good in our life times. Really good.

Speak for yourself.

 

[telsor]

Speak for yourself.

Well, you ARE a Geelong supporter, so really you brought that misery upon yourself.

 

[Brunswick Trap King]

Wonder what sooky reason Vic supporters will use this year to require the grand final at the MCG despite their precious MCC members not being able to attend anyway.

Muh tradishhhion

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Better off canning the first 5 weeks, go with a 17 game season, would require a reschedule but it could be done.

Could be a first cointingency, but would be unlikely to play out that way. Things aren't going to be better as flu season begins in late April.

 

[JayJ20]

This overreaction is going to cost us our damn quality of life!

It's not the damn virus that's going to make our lives harder to live, it's the damn panic itself!

Since DECEMBER 2019:

Total infected: 134,560
Dead: 4,972

BUT!

Take away CHINA - and Italy + Iran (rare anomalies) THEN,

The stats worldwide since DECEMBER 2019 becomes:

Total infected (not dead, infected): 28,575
Dead: 357

TO PUT THINGS INTO PERSPECTIVE:

The population of residents in St Kilda is 28,141
The capacity on a 1969 typical 747 airliner is 416 (with a rare max load of 660)

We are losing our shit (and things that we enjoy) over mere nothingness!

The whole point is to prevent Australia from becoming Italy and Iran

 

[projectv]

I think round 1 will go ahead. They will play until a player tests positive, then it's all done.

 

[Topkent]

Wonder what sooky reason Vic supporters will use this year to require the grand final at the MCG despite their precious MCC members not being able to attend anyway.

Muh tradishhhion

Lol calls people sooks in the sookiest post ever

 

[rumply]

Season will be suspended on Monday. Just for example, if you're a Freo player with kids, do you really expect your partner will be happy with you getting on a plane next week to go play in Melbourne & come back to give them all big hugs? Yeah good luck with that.

Head Office will make the call early next week, nothing surer.

 

[JayJ20]

Season will be suspended on Monday. Just for example, if you're a Freo player with kids, do you really expect your partner will be happy with you getting on a plane next week to go play in Melbourne & come back to give them all big hugs? Yeah good luck with that.

Head Office will make the call early next week, nothing surer.

I think players may board a chartered flight

 

[juss]

Wonder what sooky reason Vic supporters will use this year to require the grand final at the MCG despite their precious MCC members not being able to attend anyway.

Muh tradishhhion

Lol, even in global health disasters Eagles will find a way to whinge about Vic.

 

[juss]

5 days is a long time here, all it takes is 1 player, coach or club official to be diagnosed and round 1 is probably off.

 

[STFU Donnie]

I think it will but they will change the sport to competitive hand-washing.

Although, much like football, that is a bit of a misnomer as points are purely based on viral load of each player, as recorded by swabs sent off to lab with a 6 to 8 week turnaround.

Riveting stuff.

Each club will field a team:

Adelaide Soapers
Brisbane Alcohol-Gellers
Carlton Elbow-Bumpers
Collingwood Latex Gloves
Essendon Fake-Hand-up-the-Sleevers
Fremantle Polite-Nod-With-Hands-in-Pocketers
Geelong Poo Ticket Hoarders
GWS Self-Isolaters
Gold Coast Cough-in-the-crook-of-your-Elbows
Hawthorn Nasal Irrigation, Plenty of Vitamin D and a Good Night's Sleepers

... and so on.

New coaches will be mainly players' mums making sure they scrub under their fingernails.

Nice work.

 

[STFU Donnie]

It's a heavy duty body contact sport. The game can't go ahead for the safety of the players.

If they're stopping basketball, soccer and baseball, AFL is a no brainer

I know the average player is a bit of a meathead, but that's a bit harsh.

 

[Kwality]

Could be a first cointingency, but would be unlikely to play out that way. Things aren't going to be better as flu season begins in late April.

Reality is round one isnt go, the GP was pulled with people queued up.
The current policy is to hang on in hope & my suggestion was buying time.