Mega Thread COVID-19 Carlton & the AFL - NO POLITICS/NO RELIGION/NO CONSPIRACIES ETC

[Salt Lake Cities]

They'll announce that tomorrow.

That they had made some decisions was better than I thought he'd be.

I honestly thought that he was going to pass the buck of a shortened season / delayed season onto the players and not make the hard call coming from headquarters. .

Fair shout

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

My position was made redundant on Friday morning, effective immediately.

It is already happening

That sucks Jab, I’m really sorry.

 

[thylacine60]

My position was made redundant on Friday morning, effective immediately.

It is already happening

* that, mate.........pm me if you wannna grab a coffee and a chat.............

 

[Robbo's my hero]

Important to get active people. This circumstance finally got me off my backside and walking for a few kilometres around the neighbourhood.

 

[Funk]

Dangerfield is a flog of the highest order

EFA

 

[Western Blue]

Got my Covid-19 results today
Tested negative .

 

[thylacine60]

Important to get active people. This circumstance finally got me off my backside and walking for a few kilometres around the neighbourhood.

I rode to willy and back yesterday - felt like cadel, full 18 km round trip.........

 

[Funk]

Will be interesting to see if tobacco sales decline.

 

[I bleed Blue]

Have a daughter currently doing VCE.

Not good timing............

Not great timing at all

Best of luck to her. Who knows how it's all going to play out but at least all vce students will probably be in the same boat. I'm sure they will take it all into account and hopefully won't hurt her uni applications

 

[Elmer_Judd]

Will be interesting to see if tobacco sales decline.

Imagine a world outside of jail where toilet paper is considered a far more valuable commodity than cigarettes

 

[Funk]

FYI, the CDC just recommended no gatherings of >50ppl for the next 8 weeks

There goes the argument 'athletes are healthy, it's safe to play footy'...

22 x players, 1 x physio, 1 x coach each team - plus 1 x umpire.

Total = 49.

Game on baby!!!!

 

[Funk]

Everything I am reading from a players point of view is suspending the season.

Of course - they get paid for doing nothing.

Simples......

 

[Funk]

I was lucky enough to grab the last 3 bags of Chien Wah dim sims at my local supermarket.

Self isolation... Come and get me.

Are they the ones you jam the chips into???????

 

[Funk]

Nice sentiments BC and I dare say, shared by many here.
I think many who make light of self isolation do it/will do it as a means of helping to stay ok mentally.

100% agree.

Just don’t make light of it “Rudy Gobert” style.

Faux pas of the century.

 

[ESKIE]

fu** that, mate.........pm me if you wannna grab a coffee and a chat.............

He‘s in Echuca, meet half way

 

[thylacine60]

sunshine?

 

[ESKIE]

sunshine?

Bendigo, Kyneton...

skype is the safest imo

 

[Funk]

My position was made redundant on Friday morning, effective immediately.

It is already happening

This will destroy many, many people financially.

It’s one thing to lose a job.

It’s another to have your life savings invested in a good business - which through no fault of your own will go belly up.

Hopefully I’m not one of them - but it’s f***ing scary times for anyone trying to run a business.

 

[Brendon Bolt]

Of course - they get paid for doing nothing.

Simples......

Think you’ll find a lot of players are performance based.

Will include a base salary, but they’ll be foregoing a hefty piece of their potential salary

 

[thylacine60]

This will destroy many, many people financially.

It’s one thing to lose a job.

It’s another to have your life savings invested in a good business - which through no fault of your own will go belly up.

Hopefully I’m not one of them - but it’s f***ing scary times for anyone trying to run a business.

well that just minimized the * out of jabba's situation...........jesus wept..........

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

I’m scared I’ll be made redundant before my mat leave finishes. They put my replacement on full time expecting to expand this year

 

[Brendon Bolt]

This will destroy many, many people financially.

It’s one thing to lose a job.

It’s another to have your life savings invested in a good business - which through no fault of your own will go belly up.

Hopefully I’m not one of them - but it’s f***ing scary times for anyone trying to run a business.

A well run business should battle through, but a highly geared business will struggle.

That’s risk and reward for you.

 

[Funk]

well that just minimized the fu** out of jabba's situation...........jesus wept..........

Just trying to give some perspective Thy.

A lot of people will seriously suffer in the next 6 months - and no footy for “therapy”.......

 

[thylacine60]

losing your job is plenty bad enough for mine..............

 

[Funk]

A well run business should battle through, but a highly geared business will struggle.

That’s risk and reward for you.

All depends on the type of business.

If it can be run online or without face to face contact? Fine.

If not - f***ed.

Shark Fin Inn for example.