Preview Round 20: Essendon vs Sydney, MCG, Sunday 01/08/2021, 3:10 PM

[Kyptastic]

Every chance this gets rescheduled in the finals bye week

 

[Lore]

Fly them to tassie. No cases here in a year and a half

I think Tassie wouldn't let us in from being in Melbourne a couple of weeks ago. They'd have to have gone there sometime between the families being reunited 4-5 days ago and yesterday. Would've had a better crowd too.

 

[Lore]

Every chance this gets rescheduled in the finals bye week

That's assuming this lockdown ends in 3 days. The way it sounds atm it will get extended, we could also miss our game next week. Could be a footy frenzy to finish, or a shortened season, or finals delayed...

 

[Beerfish]

Relocate all afl clubs to WA. Permanently.

 

[ant555]

Loving that Stewart has been named forward


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Not that the team always plays blokes where they are named.

 

[Lore]

Relocate all afl clubs to WA. Permanently.

You reckon WA will let them in?

I guess last time they let them play each other while quarantining.

 

[Lore]

I think there's a 'go home' exception right? Like they could charter a flight to Melbourne (since that's home?) and be allowed to leave because they are "moving house"? Doesn't help Sydney much since their home is also in lockdown..

 

[justlookingaround]

Someone call Eddie tell him we need 44 of those 10 minute test swabs

 

[Lore]

Someone call Eddie tell him we need 44 of those 10 minute test swabs

They will have been testing anyway, being negative won't help with their rules atm though

 

[rumply]

Brisbane area is going into lockdown at 4pm...

going with postponed on SEN

 

[Beerfish]

You reckon WA will let them in?

I guess last time they let them play each other while quarantining.

Probably not. Chairman Mark doesn't * around like some of these other circus states.

 

[Lore]

going with postponed on SEN

Pretty much has to be, even if they relocated I don't think they'd get a stadium in the next 6 hours.

 

[Lore]

Probably not. Chairman Mark doesn't fu** around like some of these other circus states.

*benny hill music*

 

[Beerfish]

So when/if the game goes ahead do we still have to play with the side that was named or do we have an opportunity to adjust if we get players back/rested?

 

[Halftimehero]

Definitely not playing tonight

 

[Halftimehero]

So when/if the game goes ahead do we still have to play with the side that was named or do we have an opportunity to adjust if we get players back/rested?

You’d get to pick whoever you want surely?

 

[DapperDon]

Looks for all the people who said moving to QLD wasn't a bad idea

 

[Beerfish]

Looks for all the people who said moving to QLD wasn't a bad idea

Don't listen to the pod.

(Listen to the pod)

 

[TheGrizz]

What a great idea to move an Essendon home game to Queensland, especially with Melbourne now coming out of lockdown.

Nice job AFL

 

[pepsi]

Interesting. Wonder if they'll move the game to a Monday night in Melbourne?

 

[RUNVS]

Interesting. Wonder if they'll move the game to a Monday night in Melbourne?

Would tomorrow in Tasmania be possible?

 

[andleanback]

We should be back on a flight into melb today, they better not make them isolate for 2 weeks. The AFL are a joke.

 

[Lore]

We should be back on a flight into melb today, they better not make them isolate for 2 weeks. The AFL are a joke.

The AFL probably didn't know the lockdown was coming.

The Queensland premier announced the press conference at 9.35, and it started at 10, so obviously the Queensland government knew at that point what they were going to say.

The Melbourne players got on a plane at 9.30 though, and you'd think if the AFL had *any idea whatsoever* then that plane never would've taken off.

 

[Stopher]

That should genuinely be the last time the club tries to do the AFL a favour. FMD

 

[RearNaked]

It’s almost like we should of stayed in Melbourne