Post Marsh Thread - Leadup to Round 1

[Here2tellyouwhy]

Im aiming to be #1 at round 3 when they cancel the season and they give me the $50k

I think if any of us win the 50k mid season we should honour our board and shout everyone one last hooker and coke before we get corona'd

 

[South of the Yarra]

then he died from a virus

But he went out with a bang.

 

[Andrewy]

I think if any of us win the 50k mid season we should honour our board and shout everyone one last hooker and coke before we get corona'd

Haha. mid season is a long way off

 

[Andrewy]

So....why am I feeling so flat about footy?

 

[Squiba]

On a personal note...I will be trading hard...I will be trading early...I will be trading often..Just in case.

MPM and trade hard for the 50k SC stimulus package.

 

[South of the Yarra]

The Tiges seem to be having issues drawing a crowd to their home games this year.

 

[GRUFFY]

Anzac day will be intersting without a crowd.

The minute silence will be perfect.

 

[Andrewy]

The minute silence will be perfect.

 

[JuddgementDay]

Play like you've trained - right?
No crowd no yips!
We've are making the finals - baby!

 

[buttox]

The Tiges seem to be having issues drawing a crowd to their home games this year.

if the ban is on large gatherings
surely north fans can show up!

 

[Andrewy]

Play like you've trained - right?
No crowd no yips!
We've are making the finals - baby!

 

[Andrewy]

if the ban is on large gatherings
surely north fans can show up!

 

[SC fish]

if the ban is on large gatherings
surely north fans can show up!

Port Power were way ahead of the rest of us by using huge tarps to separate groups of fans

 

[CrozaN]

Going to be weird as fk watching games with no crowd......gg atmosphere

Was looking forward to dogs v coll, would have pulled 80k+ easily.

 

[Andrewy]

Port Power were way ahead of the rest of us by using huge tarps to separate groups of fans

 

[Goats]

But he went out with a bang.

No, that was Kurt Cobain.

 

[Obese Arachnid]

Going to be weird as fk watching games with no crowd......gg atmosphere

Was looking forward to dogs v coll, would have pulled 80k+ easily.

That's some stamina!

 

[Andrewy]

That's some stamina!

 

[South of the Yarra]

No, that was Kurt Cobain.

I think Freddie went out with several bangs.

 

[SC fish]

Can't believe how relieved I am that the season is going ahead, but wondering whether the no-fans policy can go the whole season or not?

 

[DaTBird187]

then he died from a virus

Another one bites the dust.

 

[Better Loosen Up]

If this year is anything like last, I expect my whole team to be in quarantine by round 3

 

[Gigantic]

I reckon they'll make the call to suspend the season by early next week

 

[hoddo]

I reckon they'll make the call to suspend the season by early next week

I could only see that happening if several players are diagnosed with the virus, and not that quickly. The AFL can't avoid losing the revenue from attendances after the Government's decree, but things will have to get dire for them to give up the income that flows from playing the games even in empty stadiums. With payments for TV rights, advertising, endorsements and the like I suspect crowd numbers provide only a small fraction of the revenue generated by AFL games.

 

[hoddo]

Has anyone considered removing their big game players due to the possibility of empty stadiums? Legit, Dusty has been in my team since day 1 but without a bumper crowd will he play out of his skin like we know him to?

No, but it's a legitimate concern. Premo players are all different. Some like to beat up on weaker opposition while others go to a whole new level in the big games against top opponents. How much of that improvement in the latter group is driven by the massive crowd creating such an exciting atmosphere?