News Impact of COVID-19 on season 2020 and beyond

[FreoFan85]

GWS is playing Port already that round, so the more likely option is the Carlton v Sydney game will be flipped with ours so that we play Sydney.

They can’t do that either as Carlton would then have to play Melbourne which has alreadyhappened.

We also need to factor in that both Gold Coast and Brisbane are scheduled to play at the MCG that round... does this happen?

 

[Taylor]

Queensland has decided that any club that plays in Victoria or that plays a Victorian team in Queensland or plays a side that has played a Victorian team within 14 days must go into 14 days quarantine.

Oh no.. Time to move the whole show to WA.

 

[salim malik]

If Melbourne clubs don't leave Victoria this week the season is over.
Common sense should have been used by the AFL from the beginning but fairness and common sense have never come into play over Victorian bias.

 

[salim malik]

The game against the Demons or any Vic side now can't proceed in Queensland.
We either play a NSW side or come home

 

[wild side]

GC V Geelong is a problem
GC will have to self isolate after game for 14 days if they return to Q'ld

 

[wild side]

Caty Price
@caty_price

Point 3 makes things very difficult.... #AFL


9:22 AM · Jun 29, 2020·Twitter Web App

 

[Taylor]

GC V Geelong is a problem
GC will have to self isolate after game for 14 days if they return to Q'ld

It's a huge problem because the free and easy solution would be GWS playing GC and Geelong playing Hawthorn... but they already have.

 

[Van_Dyke]

playing in Geelong would be ok thanks to the explicit use of Melbourne (as opposed to Victoria). that being said the 3rd point makes things more then a little tricky.

hope the Victorian sides are starting to pack their bags

 

[Joao]

It wasn't hard to predict. I hope the AFL have a good contingency for this.

 

[FreoRicci]

The further this season goes along. The more it is a farce. Hubs and Victoria with high cases. Actually not a bad season to be trialing kids and having a hub to get the squad acclimatised.

 

[Inveigh Slang]

This season will soon have to be played totally outside of Vic. Not WA bias here but only logical way is by having an all Vic AFL Club Hub in WA and SA.

If the COVID cases continued to escalate it a full lockdown occurred in Vic then clubs couldn't move without full imposed hotel isolation.

Either call the seasoning or get the Vic teams relocated immediately.

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

This season will soon have to be played totally outside of Vic. Not WA bias here but only logical way is by having an all Vic AFL Club Hub in WA and SA.

If the COVID cases continued to escalate it a full lockdown occurred in Vic then clubs couldn't move without full imposed hotel isolation.

Either call the seasoning or get the Vic teams relocated immediately.

Pretty sure that's where we are heading.

Firmly believe this season can really set us up long term.

Hopefully we win the next two weeks to build some momentum heading home.

We'll win half our games at home and take confidence into next year with 10+ games under Sturt, Henry, Young and Serong and the game plan well and truly embedded.

 

[Dockeroo]

Pretty sure that's where we are heading.

Firmly believe this season can really set us up long term.

Hopefully we win the next two weeks to build some momentum heading home.

We'll win half our games at home and take confidence into next year with 10+ games under Sturt, Henry, Young and Serong and the game plan well and truly embedded.

Aaahh that good old Monday evening optimism! By Thursday we will all be convinced that this is a premiership list, (I think the exact same btw ). On a serious note, I still think the side is good enough to win 4 or 5 games out of 17 and finish 12th to 15th. Wouldn’t be in such a hurry to see Henry though, he just looks so delicate still to me. I’d say butters and Thomas are closer to a game given their training load in recent weeks. It’s a pity the boys can’t play for Peel in August when WAFL starts back..

 

[FreoRicci]

Pretty sure that's where we are heading.

Firmly believe this season can really set us up long term.

Hopefully we win the next two weeks to build some momentum heading home.

We'll win half our games at home and take confidence into next year with 10+ games under Sturt, Henry, Young and Serong and the game plan well and truly embedded.

I agree. Teams are becoming disjointed. It'll benefit us at an optimal time. Young players working hard. Coming home to WA will do a world of good after this hub.

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

Aaahh that good old Monday evening optimism! By Thursday we will all be convinced that this is a premiership list, (I think the exact same btw ). On a serious note, I still think the side is good enough to win 4 or 5 games out of 17 and finish 12th to 15th. Wouldn’t be in such a hurry to see Henry though, he just looks so delicate still to me. I’d say butters and Thomas are closer to a game given their training load in recent weeks. It’s a pity the boys can’t play for Peel in August when WAFL starts back..

Nup, get Henry in to satisfy my own selfish desires.

Could be some half decent scratch matches in the hub with the amount of teams in each one. Daniels today said teams in hubs could be extended to 6 weeks

 

[wild side]

Unfortunately GWS is looking like our opposition after the Crows
We've had a pretty daunting start to the comp and there doesn't look an easy game looming

 

[Dirty_banchez]

None of this would have happened if Gowan was put in charge of the AFL and Victoria. Truly an unstoppable force.

 

[Inveigh Slang]

This season is over. That campsigner Cotchin has said Richmond wouldn't bring a full-strength side to a hub.

The AFL should never have extended the QLD hub after this weekend.

Players can't be playing for a premiership cup.

 

[Taylor]

This season is over. That campsigner Cotchin has said Richmond wouldn't bring a full-strength side to a hub.

The AFL should never have extended the QLD hub after this weekend.

Players can't be playing for a premiership cup.

Cotchin was one of the players upset at the idea of going to a hub before but given how happy the AFL were to let Essendon potentially field a side missing eight of their first choice players to keep the season going I expect they will tell the clubs that their players not going is a them problem and those players probably shouldn't get paid for the part of the season they are choosing to sit out of.

 

[MadMundy]

I applaud South Australia for not bending over to Victoria. Good on them.

 

[Inveigh Slang]

Cotchin was one of the players upset at the idea of going to a hub before but given how happy the AFL were to let Essendon potentially field a side missing eight of their first choice players to keep the season going I expect they will tell the clubs that their players not going is a them problem and those players probably shouldn't get paid for the part of the season they are choosing to sit out of.

I agree and to cut payment is fair enough

The issue I have is that it will compromise the season and punish teams that field strong sides by winning games over other clubs when it comes to the draft.

 

[Taylor]

I agree and to cut payment is fair enough

The issue I have is that it will compromise the season and punish teams that field string sides by winning games over other clubs when it comes to the draft.

That's a really good point.

If the clubs don't see this season as much of anything then tanking with the tick of approval from the AFL by leaving their star players out will heavily distort their access to the high quality talent.

 

[Joao]

I respect a family decision (expecting) to stay but the rest of Cotchin's piece just sounds like whinging. Suck it up Trent. You are not in a worse position than the WA or SA clubs are right now.

Also, what is his angle? Is he trying to batter with the state governments or the virus itself. None of those things give a **** what you think.

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

******* lol, Trent Cotchin can go and get ****ed, the hypocritical jackass

Now it makes sense why Richmond were being sent to GC to face WC, so Ol' Cotchy doesnt have to suffer like the rest of the non-Vic plebs.

He is now my easily most hated player

edit: edited, too harsh

 

[salim malik]

******* lol, Trent Cotchin can go and get f’ed, the hypocritical piece of sh*t.

Now it makes sense why Richmond were being sent to GC to face WC, so Ol' Cotchy doesnt have to suffer like the rest of the non-Vic plebs.

He is now my easily most hated player

Plus he is a sniper