Review So how will this affect the AFL?

[BrissyCrow]

He does

Sure it was 100 years ago and it was much easier to isolate but the lessons should have never been forgotten in how to close international borders as quick as one can

So your talking about the Spanish flu. I must admit I cant remember it but I will agree that the people advising the PM should have referred to what happened not to do what they did back then but to see if there were any learnings from it. Still I dont really think you can compare the two scenario's. Todays world is totally different to back then.

 

[GameofSloanes]

Burton has ended up a winner out of all this, the irony

In unrelated news, new Wuhan FC physical performance director Brett Burton says that preparations for the upcoming season have proceeded exactly as he had planned.....

 

[Vhaluus]

But did he. I thought he backed away from attending and lets be fair at that time the situation wasn't as bad as what it was three days ago.

It was always going to get this bad, he would have had experts telling him that.

 

[Sanders]

So your talking about the Spanish flu. I must admit I cant remember it but I will agree that the people advising the PM should have referred to what happened not to do what they did back then but to see if there were any learnings from it. Still I dont really think you can compare the two scenario's. Todays world is totally different to back then.

Spanish flu was in 1918

 

[Eagleboy2011]

Are club CEO's and senior management offering to take pay cuts at this time. Heard nothing from Fagan not to say he hasn't offered.Gil at least offered. Leadership starts at he top.

 

[Return of DMack]

Genuine possibility - the AFL as it currently operates is over. Fold the league, sell off the branding to billionaire moguls. Teams become individual franchises with owners, e.g. NFL. Or, completely new teams, super draft etc. Like Big Bash.

Might be an opportune time to buy our licence back from the AFL and install full member voting rights. 50,000 members x $500 each = $25 million. Any idea what we owe on the Development Grant?

Never waste a good crisis.

 

[CrowEater888]

Q: If economic doomsday scenarios eventuate, would the destruction of the AFL, as we currently know it, be such a bad thing?

 

[BrissyCrow]

Spanish flu was in 1918

I know. Just my sense of humour when I said I couldn't remember it

 

[Mr_Moogle]

Q: If economic doomsday scenarios eventuate, would the destruction of the AFL, as we currently know it, be such a bad thing?

 

[Thetrader15]

In unrelated news, new Wuhan FC physical performance director Brett Burton says that preparations for the upcoming season have proceeded exactly as he had planned.....

Says the new supplements program chief medical officer Stephen Dank introduced in December is going to plan

 

[hey shorty]

Says the new supplements program chief medical officer Stephen Dank introduced in December is going to plan

Is that the club Steven Trigg is set to take over as CEO ??

 

[Thetrader15]

Is that the club Steven Trigg is set to take over as CEO ??

He's already on staff.

 

[Mego Red]

I think it's very likely the AFL will expect every club to tighten their belts so that 18 clubs can remain.

Personally, I would rather merge St Kilda and GC Suns, with some version of uncontracted players of both teams all becoming free agents and the teams being forced to trade highly paid players to stay under the salary cap. I'd also prefer a Melbourne and North Melbourne merger.

I don't think either will happen.

 

[Elite Crow]

Rating every AFL club's viability during shutdown crisis

Healthy, battling or on the breadline: Every AFL club's chances of surviving shutdown

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[hey shorty]

Rating every AFL club's viability during shutdown crisis

Healthy, battling or on the breadline: Every AFL club's chances of surviving shutdown

www.foxsports.com.au

I wonder how much theyll have to pull back if they want 18 teams

 

[Scorpus]

The AFL caved and are giving players 50% of their salaries through to May 31

After that they're set to earn a "varied amount" depending on how many games are played

 

[Elite Crow]

 

[GreyCrow]

I like that last line - as if it is meant to mean anything

 

[Eagleboy2011]

I like that last line - as if it is meant to mean anything

With you. Is this a professional org? Lower paid players won't be stung as much as high earner. No sh-t, 50% of $1m is not the same as 50% of $100k..

 

[Scorpus]

Players will be paid 70% if football returns and 50% if it doesn't

Pathetic pay cut

 

[Eagleboy2011]

Players will be paid 70% if football returns and 50% if it doesn't

Pathetic pay cut

Good pay if your not playing and the league not generating money.

 

[Vhaluus]

AFL let themselves get bent over despite the players having NO leverage.

How does that even happen?

 

[Sanders]

AFL let themselves get bent over despite the players having NO leverage.

How does that even happen?

because the players have plenty of leverage

 

[Vhaluus]

because the players have plenty of leverage

How? what are they going to do? refuse to play when AFL comes back?

 

[Sanders]

How? what are they going to do? refuse to play when AFL comes back?

hold the AFL to their contracts