The first AFL game to be played in snow this Friday night?

[Cleavy]

Watch for afl commentators talking up the bad weather seeking to one up each other before friday

I hope the heater in the ch7 comm box is broken.

 

[Matchu]

Doesn't it have to be 0 degrees or lower for snow.

Well if the game starts at two degrees then it could go below zero within the course of two and a half hours. Someone else in this thread seems to think it'll be -5 during the game.

 

[Bay Giant]

Long sleeves are banned at hawthorn...

 

[bungalow_bill]

Canberra 'snow' pfft. nothing compared to what the NFL teams have to play through.

 

[kaiserchief13]

Canberra 'snow' pfft. nothing compared to what the NFL teams have to play through.

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[PerthBoy86]

Is the forecast for possible snow or precipitation at the time? Often gets below freezing in Canberra, but usually with high pressure and clear skies.

Doesn't it have to be 0 degrees or lower for snow.

Not necessarily. Sometimes the freezing layer is low enough snow may still reach the ground if the air temp is slightly higher, but it would usually melt soon after.

 

[kaiserchief13]

What would happen if it did snow and a player got injured because of it?

 

[sutto]

What would happen if it did snow and a player got injured because of it?

Same thing that happens if a player gets injured in the wet?

 

[kaiserchief13]

Same thing that happens if a player gets injured in the wet?

But if they didn't play in Canberra they wouldn't get a snow game so...

 

[bungalow_bill]

Is the forecast for possible snow or precipitation at the time? Often gets below freezing in Canberra, but usually with high pressure and clear skies.



Not necessarily. Sometimes the freezing layer is low enough snow may still reach the ground if the air temp is slightly higher, but it would usually melt soon after.

Yes some snow is predicted for NSW - not sure where but Blue Mountains and Orange were mentioned

 

[Roobs321]

Seems like the OP reading about low temperatures and equating it with snow. I lived there for 5 years and don't recall snow at all.

Minus five is like a standard winter night there. 3 at the bounce is nothing. It might get a bit frosty, but the likelihood of genuine snow is probably about as likely as Freo winning the flag this year.

Still, grim spectator conditions.

 

[gopies1981]

There is a slim chance snow will fall from the Canberra skies this Friday night when the Giants host Hawthorn at Manuka Oval. They are predicting a temperature of 3 degrees at the time of the first bounce.

Will this be the first time a VFL/AFL game has been played in snowy conditions?

Too bad Melbourne fc ain’t playing in Canberra thier fans would pack out Manaka

 

[Viceregal]

I for one cannot wait for inverted testes by quarter time.

I *really* didn't need to read that just before answering a call at work ... of course I couldn't explain what it was I found funny...

 

[Hawthorn United]

Seems like the OP reading about low temperatures and equating it with snow. I lived there for 5 years and don't recall snow at all.

Minus five is like a standard winter night there. 3 at the bounce is nothing. It might get a bit frosty, but the likelihood of genuine snow is probably about as likely as Freo winning the flag this year.

Still, grim spectator conditions.

I saw this on reddit. OP may have too.

 

[McOrist]

Fitzroy v Carlton at the old Junction Oval in 1971. It can get foggy in Canberra as well.

 

[Elroo]

In Snow or on Snow?

 

[yeahmate]

Would it be OK for the players to wear skis?

 

[skzm]

Would it be OK for the players to wear skis?

I'm sure Rampe would give it a go...

 

[Wallaby]

If it does snow, what is the over/under for commentators to mention 'Downhill Skier'? 500 times? 5000 times?

Let's not overlook 'Ice the game', 'cool head', 'avalanche of goals', - oh, god, I'm depressed, and the game hasn't even happened yet.

 

[Doashuey]

What would happen if it did snow and a player got injured because of it?

Fast recovery due to immediate icing of the injury.
AFL mandates all future games to be played in the snow to reduce injury downtime.
AFL moves 2020 fixture to Canada as part of the expansion of the game and to move it as far away as possible from people who actually like the game.

 

[Matchu]

Seems like the OP reading about low temperatures and equating it with snow. I lived there for 5 years and don't recall snow at all.

Minus five is like a standard winter night there. 3 at the bounce is nothing. It might get a bit frosty, but the likelihood of genuine snow is probably about as likely as Freo winning the flag this year.

Still, grim spectator conditions.

Snow forecast for parts of Canberra later this week

 

[its free real estate]

Seems like the OP reading about low temperatures and equating it with snow. I lived there for 5 years and don't recall snow at all.

It has snowed in Canberra three times in the past 5 years.

If they’re predicting snow it probably will fall, but it won’t settle

 

[HTT]

The Raiders played in the snow just after I moved to Canberra. It was amazing to see. I imagine it would affect AFL more than NRL due to the constant turning and ball skills.

Could make the game a toss up. Does snow = rain in effect?

It would eventually be, if there’s any snow I doubt it’ll be much, will melt rather quickly if it’s getting trampled on.

 

[its free real estate]

That “feels like” temperature at the beginning of the game will be brutal for the no sleeve hardmen. And it only gets colder after that!

Jeff Kennett to be complaining about their fixturing all day Saturday.

 

[wagstaff]

In my unbiased opinion the sensible thing to is to call the game off and both sides share the points.