Prediction Round 18: Changes Vs Geelong + pre-match discussion (THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTY BABY)

[Fat Nyfe]

Surely Geelong will get an exemption as long as they all test negative?

 

[Bigger]

Sucks because I wanna be able to watch the game with all my attention but I'm working tomorrow night, will hope nobody comes around so I can watch it on the screens outside my stall.

Are you a horse?

 

[PH Docker]

Probably isolation into hotels. Then play game and straight home.

Pretty sure the Cats have already flown over earlier today.

 

[Retzlaff]

Surely Geelong will get an exemption as long as they all test negative?

Rohan has already spread it to 5 support staff

 

[Okinakashi]

Uh oh. All arrivals from Victoria must quarantine for 14 days, effective immediately. Will this game even go ahead?

WA Police Commissioner has said that it will go ahead -

- taken from ABC News site

Commissioner Chris Dawson said that includes the Geelong Cats AFL team that is going to play Fremantle tomorrow.

That game will still go ahead though, "at this stage".

There will be "strict protocols" which include the players going straight into isolation tonight and taking a COVID test.

A crowd will also be allowed.

 

[BStaff17]

Last thing the clubs needs is another home game without a crowd. Already lost 2 home games financially (north and carlton)

 

[DragoDelph]

WA Police Commissioner has said that it will go ahead -

- taken from ABC News site

Commissioner Chris Dawson said that includes the Geelong Cats AFL team that is going to play Fremantle tomorrow.

That game will still go ahead though, "at this stage".

There will be "strict protocols" which include the players going straight into isolation tonight and taking a COVID test.

A crowd will also be allowed.

Yep, Daniels also confirming this

 

[Ge3ks]

WA Police Commissioner has said that it will go ahead -

- taken from ABC News site

That is a relief!

Fremantle, Geelong clash given tick to go ahead

Fremantle’s clash against Geelong at Optus Stadium tomorrow night will go ahead with a crowd despite WA changing the border rules for travellers from Victoria.

thewest.com.au

 

[PH Docker]

WA Police Commissioner has said that it will go ahead -

- taken from ABC News site

Commissioner Chris Dawson said that includes the Geelong Cats AFL team that is going to play Fremantle tomorrow.

That game will still go ahead though, "at this stage".

There will be "strict protocols" which include the players going straight into isolation tonight and taking a COVID test.

A crowd will also be allowed.

Sweet , Freo by 14 and for Milli

 

[TheLastCall]

Yep, Daniels also confirming this

Gel won’t get a run before hand.

 

[Righteo]

Remember that the WC/Bulldogs game having no crowd was announced on the day so we're not out of the woods yet

 

[salim malik]

Unless WA has cases over night the game will go ahead as normal you would think

 

[TheLastCall]

Remember that the WC/Bulldogs game having no crowd was announced on the day so we're not out of the woods yet

That had positive cases in WA the day before. Zero cases in WA today. If a Geelong player or staff test positive then the match would be cancelled.

 

[PH Docker]

Remember that the WC/Bulldogs game having no crowd was announced on the day so we're not out of the woods yet

That’s when we had the cases though.

 

[wakojako]

Fellas we better win this for Milli and her family. Player rhetoric so far is that this is 'just another game' but it isn't is it? Time to fight with some pride and aggression, if not for finals do it for Milli's family. I'll be there at the game cheering on and I hope those that can make it here will come to.

 

[PH Docker]

Fellas we better win this for Milli and her family. Player rhetoric so far is that this is 'just another game' but it isn't is it? Time to fight with some pride and aggression, if not for finals do it for Milli's family. I'll be there at the game cheering on and I hope those that can make it here will come to.

I can’t make the game but I hope I hear the chant at the 14min mark on the TV , the whole crowd should be getting right behind it and if that doesn’t tell the boys that this game isn’t just another game then nothing will !
I expect The Boys to be fired up for our Milli that will be watching from above

 

[hoss]

Walker out, Hughes in. As expected.

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[StingBitten]

Hughes in for Walker.

Love young Walker but this is the right move at this stage of the season.

Someone else is going to have to learn to burst through the middle and pinpoint pass it to Traecy.

I'm looking at you Adam Cerra.

 

[FreoMatt]

Hughes in for Walker only change for us, Rowan didn’t come up and Henderson managed?


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[Snuffaluphagus]

Walker got a taste, can head back and WAFL will seem 10x slower now as he works on the composure a little bit.

Young to come in next week somehow you'd imagine.

I also wont believe this is the team that plays until I see them out there for the centre bounce

 

[PH Docker]

A few big out for them with Rohan and Henderson out , we match up pretty well I reckon

 

[Ge3ks]

A few big out for them with Rohan and Henderson out , we match up pretty well I reckon

Not unhappy to hear that Rohan is out. Let's us focus on shutting down Hawkins.

 

[Joose]

Anyone know how to get a comparison between the 2 sides re age profile?

 

[Ge3ks]

Maybe Geelong want to lose to us, if it means keeping the Tigers out of the 8.

 

[Taylor]

Unless WA has cases over night the game will go ahead as normal you would think

Agreed. There isn't a risk of exposure even if all the Cats are infected.

When the WA teams landed in Victoria before the Carlton game the AFL sent one person to covid test the entire traveling party of two sides worth of people, waiting around in a hotel for hours after spending six hours sitting on a plane.

If there is a WAFC representative sent to Geelong then having them wait around until past midnight tonight will go a long way towards both making it even and giving the WAFC some extra cash from a final.