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[Thechook]

4 hours ago, BookmanBkk said:

Well, Khun WIllyWOnka was right once again!

Season to be 17 games each team playing each other once!

Id like to see the season start delayed for a few weeks. Start now and more chance of a break for weeks between game 1 and 2 or game 2 and 3

Yep 17 games and 15 minute quarter 

[BookmanBkk]

15 minutes ago, Will27 said:

I'm not a betting man but this must really throw the odds into chaos.

 

WC had the toughest draw according to Champion Data and now it's pretty much

an even playing field.

 

We miss out on doubling up with Collingwood, Geelong (away), Richmond, Freo and Port.

 

More to the point, does anyone think we'll get the 17 games in?

I think not.

No advantage for west coast at all mate 

All games will be played on the MCG ... that's a neutral venue

[ripstanley]

17 games today. Nil games in a few weeks. Once 1 player or staff member tests positive the season will be cancelled. 

[Will27]

3 hours ago, BookmanBkk said:

No advantage for west coast at all mate 

All games will be played on the MCG ... that's a neutral venue

Oh well, at least they (AFL) came down hard on Richmond this year, unlike last year

when they played their last 7 games at home.

 

They have to travel in round 3 this year, to Marvel stadium...…………..

 

 

[Will27]

2 hours ago, ripstanley said:

17 games today. Nil games in a few weeks. Once 1 player or staff member tests positive the season will be cancelled. 

Everything is still up in the air, but Gil said tonight on VFL360 that if a player tests positive, the club is in

lockdown for 14 days.

[BookmanBkk]

[Will27]

Honestly, I cringed watching this last night.

How this muppet has a job on TV astounds me.

 

 

[wendyfromoz]

14 hours ago, ripstanley said:

17 games today. Nil games in a few weeks. Once 1 player or staff member tests positive the season will be cancelled. 

I hope not

[BookmanBkk]

2 hours ago, Will27 said:

Honestly, I cringed watching this last night.

How this muppet has a job on TV astounds me.

 

 

Could be paycuts all round including the media.

Robbo will need a decrease with nothing to write about.

 

[AlexRRR]

9 hours ago, Will27 said:

Honestly, I cringed watching this last night.

How this muppet has a job on TV astounds me.

 

 

I watched IT last night too..... your right Uncle WILL....where on earth do they find guys like him and Sandy Roberts?

 

Me, i think the AFL put the cart before the horse on the 17 games, its highly likely that the League WILL get shut down for around 4 weeks at some point, which would bring it to 18 weeks plus byessssss.....Back when i was at school the maths dictate that the full 22 games could be played, Gill did say that playing 3 games over 2 weeks was on the cards so the algerbra dictates that its something else...and that something else could be the fact that at least in the short term crowds WILL be barred from games which is a financial hit, not that they cared to much when they wanted you to buy reserved seating etc so you see my mind is always looking around the corner to what seems like there fix...isnt...

 

Players came out tonight stating there not sold on a 17 game season they recon there good for 22 and so do i, there still pondering the 20% pay cut too in likley hood it will come down to public pressure..

 

Now why do the AFL want shorter breaks bettween quarters and what is looking like shorter quarters as well.....???? i ask you.....???? Its been flagged......by the AFL.... I belive its there opportunity to bring in a change they want especially since channel 7 wanted shorter breaks bettween quarters, its slight of hand, underhanded sneak it in pete while everyone is watching something else kind of steleath, they could run a bigger interchange bench you know and that would be my preference.

 

Well its just getting siller by the minute here, the public is now nose to the footpath out hunting to horde, reports in The Age today say city slickers traveling to towns within about 80 k radius of the city and cleaning out local supermarkets, id like to know if poo really hits whos got my back? amazing how brains shrink at the first sight of a problem....

 

My thinking..no crowds play the game if some player or offical comes down with the virus shut the game for a month then back onboard. The way Gill with solem face anounced the modified season last night was more fuel on the fire, would have spooked more than calmed them, and its time some sort of rationing came into play, we cant stop the dills who are putting ordianry people at risk by doing runs every day and cleaning out shelves..

 

I do wonder where there putting all this fresh milk and meat, like how many frezzers are there out there?

 

Anyway seeing whats going on at the moment reminds me why i keep my circle fo friends small....

Edited March 17, 2020 by AlexRRR

[Radar501]

6 hours ago, AlexRRR said:

city slickers traveling to towns within about 80 k radius of the city and cleaning out local supermarkets, 

I can confirm that on Tuesday morning two bus-loads of Melbournians descended on my little town in South Gippsland like a plague of hungry locusts and emptied the shelves of the Woolies supermarket.   I consider myself fortunate that the veggie plot and chook pen in my backyard has not yet been raided.

 

Excellent news that the general populace is following the authorities' advice.............

 

[BookmanBkk]

4 hours ago, Radar501 said:

I can confirm that on Tuesday morning two bus-loads of Melbournians descended on my little town in South Gippsland like a plague of hungry locusts and emptied the shelves of the Woolies supermarket.   I consider myself fortunate that the veggie plot and chook pen in my backyard has not yet been raided.

 

Excellent news that the general populace is following the authorities' advice.............

 

Australia's response has been underwhelming at best. We should be looking at countries like South Korea who have controlled the virus quite well.

[BookmanBkk]

11 hours ago, AlexRRR said:

I watched IT last night too..... your right Uncle WILL....where on earth do they find guys like him and Sandy Roberts?

 

Me, i think the AFL put the cart before the horse on the 17 games, its highly likely that the League WILL get shut down for around 4 weeks at some point, which would bring it to 18 weeks plus byessssss.....Back when i was at school the maths dictate that the full 22 games could be played, Gill did say that playing 3 games over 2 weeks was on the cards so the algerbra dictates that its something else...and that something else could be the fact that at least in the short term crowds WILL be barred from games which is a financial hit, not that they cared to much when they wanted you to buy reserved seating etc so you see my mind is always looking around the corner to what seems like there fix...isnt...

 

Players came out tonight stating there not sold on a 17 game season they recon there good for 22 and so do i, there still pondering the 20% pay cut too in likley hood it will come down to public pressure..

 

Now why do the AFL want shorter breaks bettween quarters and what is looking like shorter quarters as well.....???? i ask you.....???? Its been flagged......by the AFL.... I belive its there opportunity to bring in a change they want especially since channel 7 wanted shorter breaks bettween quarters, its slight of hand, underhanded sneak it in pete while everyone is watching something else kind of steleath, they could run a bigger interchange bench you know and that would be my preference.

 

Well its just getting siller by the minute here, the public is now nose to the footpath out hunting to horde, reports in The Age today say city slickers traveling to towns within about 80 k radius of the city and cleaning out local supermarkets, id like to know if poo really hits whos got my back? amazing how brains shrink at the first sight of a problem....

 

My thinking..no crowds play the game if some player or offical comes down with the virus shut the game for a month then back onboard. The way Gill with solem face anounced the modified season last night was more fuel on the fire, would have spooked more than calmed them, and its time some sort of rationing came into play, we cant stop the dills who are putting ordianry people at risk by doing runs every day and cleaning out shelves..

 

I do wonder where there putting all this fresh milk and meat, like how many frezzers are there out there?

 

Anyway seeing whats going on at the moment reminds me why i keep my circle fo friends small....

Im all for a delay of another 4 weeks before starting the season. Start now and it will inevitably be stopped after a week or three and will be seen as a mistake in hindsight'.

imo the season has more chance of being fulfilled with a delay now.

 

The AFL head office, clubs, players, media, agents, excess staff have been drinking from the money trough for a decade now so i don''t feel too bad if they have to take a temporary cut. I certainly dont want the  Governments bailing out these massive businesses ín the bad times.

AFL looks much better placed then Rugby or Rugby League, who have both failed to prepare for the future adequately.
Maybe we will see the Soccer B League also fail... honestly, with average crowds of about 2000 watching the games, they might as well fold anyway.

 

The supermarket hoarding has generally been done in a calm way where I am... People are determined not to look determined while they pillage the shelves, because of course they arent the ones who are hoarding.
How many of these people will actually eat the dozen cans of 4 bean mix they bought?

I never thought I would see panic buyig and wipe out of supermarket shleves in AUstralia.

<deleted> people! We make toilet paper right here in Australia. We produce enough wheat and pasta and rice to export. There is even restrictions on frozen vegetables now

Edited March 17, 2020 by BookmanBkk

[AlexRRR]

Well I did venture forth into the great unknown at 7.15 this morning.....seniors and people on disabilities get first crack at the shelfs for an hour before the heard/horde arrive, at my local Safeway a dozen were itching to stampede and most in there 20's.....after Italian blend of Victoria coffee beans as it would be a disaster if I ran out, about 2 to 3 weeks supply left I normally top up around now normally waiting for a Kilo bag to go on special...I also needed some beetroot as we have now having our fantasy summer that I missed while away and apparently Vic's never got....love my salads when its hot...

 

I was asked top produce id to get in so I take that as a compliment...a young looking senior I must be...might explain being able to date half my age....in Thai of course....Its good clean living and using your hands for a living....thats what it is...getting up early, fresh air and on the job at the crack of dawn....

 

Well no Italian blend "Downheartend" Aussie Crawl.....ahh what to do....do I really want to be like "them" and go from supermarket to supermarket? normally NO, in this case.....for the coffee? yes...I would die other wise...a long and painful death...withdrawl.....I went off coffee a number of years ago and that first week was like murder....of course the first time after 2 ys I had a coffee I was up until the roosters began crowing.....

 

Well on a mission I headed to the big Coles at the shopping centre if I failed there then a big Safeway at the other end....well praise be to the exulted one up high...the. last known bag of Italian blend at 1 kilo was left right there for me at 7.45 am, the angles did place it there just moments before my arrival...I had been a good boy and didnt use or abuse any females in Thailand, I took them out gave them a good time before seduceing them....they were more than willing I might add.....

 

Once again I was asked to produce some id.....with 50 or so of the heard looking on waiting to pounce, its funny isnt it?..I took some pics of the crowd to see if id get a reaction but nope they were all spell bound by looking into the store eyeing off the produce. 

 

My angle did whisper in my ear as I was heading toward the checkout to get some toilet paper, now I have enough if im careful for around 6 weeks but son  did text me yesterday to grab some if I could so, so off I go to the other end of the store and when I did peer up the elie there was a gentleman handing out packs of 10 to us old war veterans and cobbers....I did my duty and took a pack hoping to have some one approach me when I left and offer me $50 for a $10 pack of toilet paper...but that wasnt to be, the heard's eyes had not left looking into the Coles store, just peering at the fruit and bread on display......

 

Well for the record I did not HORDE, just 1 ball of lettuce 2 cans of beetroot 2 cans of a nice new tuna I recommended to Books, I didnt need the tuna just have fallen in love with this one so you know...had to have...some oranges for a week bag of grapes....eat your heart out in Thailand...hehe....my coffee and coola flavoured  cordial ive loved since a boy...I did the patriotic thing and thats not to buy what I dont need....though the toilet paper as with the coffee Id be looking to top at around now anyway....

 

Pendel;bury did not test positive for the virus, haven't looked at the paper yet as was the supermarket run now cho off to the dog groomers so im pretty sure the games are on this weekend.....

 

Edited March 17, 2020 by AlexRRR

[AlexRRR]

Got back from dropping cho off and a capalatte I did make turning on the lappie Apple announce on there opening safari page there closed all there retail stores AU....dam and I was thinking to get that over priced iPad Pro today......the big one with the big price...as much as this laptop ....gees....what am I going to do now?

 

Well I already decided to push on with my almost 5 year old iPad Air for a while longer mainly becasue it works perfect though now as a war ventran the eyes arnt what they use to be......

 

One good thing to come out of all this is...topping up your shares portfolio.....the good shares got cheaper and off course the bad ones got worse....I was looking to off load one which dropped like 110% now its at like 170% so you know...I hate looking at it when I open the app but what can I do? give it away?....suffer I WILL....

 

We need the footy to take our minds off of this, like it bugs me that we haven't evolved so im going to go for a bike ride now to ease my nerves....

[BookmanBkk]

Aussies worried about missing out on their 4 bean mix and Kidney bean tins...   @AlexRRR is front of picture in the striped shirt

[Will27]

3 hours ago, BookmanBkk said:

How many of these people will actually eat the dozen cans of 4 bean mix they bought?

 

Hopefully not my neighbours.

[Will27]

Whateley

@WhateleySEN

BREAKING |

@Sammy__Edmund

is reporting that Richmond players have been told Round 1 is going ahead on Thursday night.

Edited March 18, 2020 by Will27

[Will27]

3 hours ago, AlexRRR said:

I was asked top produce id to get in so I take that as a compliment...a young looking senior I must be...might explain being able to date half my age....in Thai of course....Its good clean living and using your hands for a living....thats what it is...getting up early, fresh air and on the job at the crack of dawn....

 

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[BookmanBkk]

1 hour ago, Will27 said:

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The guys is dating 45 year olds...
Kudos to him

[BookmanBkk]

1 hour ago, Will27 said:

Whateley

@WhateleySEN

BREAKING |

@Sammy__Edmund

is reporting that Richmond players have been told Round 1 is going ahead on Thursday night.

Expect cancellation for remainder of round come Saturday

[Will27]

20 minutes ago, BookmanBkk said:

Expect cancellation for remainder of round come Saturday

Expect Richmond to win.

The season to be cancelled on Friday and Richmond to be named premiers.

[AlexRRR]

You are all over reacting, geeeeeeessssssss......the season wont stop untill a few players test positive and i can assure you some clubs might keep it to them selves, like its enough that there wont be income from the crowed being there they wont wanna give back any of that TV money and its unlikely even if the games stop the MCG and other rented ground would give anymore than a discount for not turning up.....

 

17 game season could comeback to bite them you know, already people are isolating, poped into siters place on the way to big kuhuna shopping centre and bro inlaw told me not to come around again after this visit.....then sister tells me to keep a 2 meter distance from her....the dog was fine she kept on jumping up on me....get to the shopping centre Myers has racks and racks on sale the entire place is pretty close to deserted its like a pending nuclear disaster is about to hit, did see some Islanders with the boot of there commodore open stock piling so obivouly been hitting the food stores.....i forgot to get some tomotoes so poped into Coles in the centre and grabed 2 more cans of that tuna i love, the woman in front of me was accousted by security, asian in apperaence spoke english like she was born here, they claimed that was her third trip for the day and they didnt want to see her again, she claimed mistaken identity and the chapo behind the registar was close to stressed out.... like he was ready to faint.....said he had 20 more minutes to go for his shift to end.....looking like he died yesterday i said fare thee well....

 

What doo you think the place would be like of the Black plague was going around? Like Corvid-19 is just a flu, some dont even know they got it, serioulsy people are missing an important ingredient in there brains ........its called comon sense....they dont have any....

[BookmanBkk]

13 minutes ago, AlexRRR said:

You are all over reacting, geeeeeeessssssss......the season wont stop untill a few players test positive and i can assure you some clubs might keep it to them selves, like its enough that there wont be income from the crowed being there they wont wanna give back any of that TV money and its unlikely even if the games stop the MCG and other rented ground would give anymore than a discount for not turning up.....

 

17 game season could comeback to bite them you know, already people are isolating, poped into siters place on the way to big kuhuna shopping centre and bro inlaw told me not to come around again after this visit.....then sister tells me to keep a 2 meter distance from her....the dog was fine she kept on jumping up on me....get to the shopping centre Myers has racks and racks on sale the entire place is pretty close to deserted its like a pending nuclear disaster is about to hit, did see some Islanders with the boot of there commodore open stock piling so obivouly been hitting the food stores.....i forgot to get some tomotoes so poped into Coles in the centre and grabed 2 more cans of that tuna i love, the woman in front of me was accousted by security, asian in apperaence spoke english like she was born here, they claimed that was her third trip for the day and they didnt want to see her again, she claimed mistaken identity and the chapo behind the registar was close to stressed out.... like he was ready to faint.....said he had 20 more minutes to go for his shift to end.....looking like he died yesterday i said fare thee well....

 

What doo you think the place would be like of the Black plague was going around? Like Corvid-19 is just a flu, some dont even know they got it, serioulsy people are missing an important ingredient in there brains ........its called comon sense....they dont have any....

You are dreaming if you think any club is going to keep a positive player test or covid-19 to themselves.

It is about the money though.  The AFL are shy to pull the trigger, despite seemingly every other majpr sporintg body in the world doing so. The optics arent great but we do get to watch some games,

 

There is some over blown panic going on with this. Nice way to crash the world economy.

 

What does Dr Gaz think about it all? @Gazman1

Edited March 18, 2020 by BookmanBkk

[AlexRRR]

My tips are in.......

 

Tigers  over the Blues in how high can i fly, though im sure the Blues wont be pussys tomorrow night....

Dogs over the Pies and i wasnt sure on this...

Bombers over the Dockers casue they always get it done when they look bad....

Crows over the Swans who are not as bad as everyone thinks they are and only just..

Gaints over the Cats becasue there still hurting form last years GF....

Suns to pull one out of the bag over the Power and start the ball rolling for the chop of Hinkly before mid year...

North becasue there been flying under the radar since the end of last year, just have to be better than all the B graders the Saints toped up on....

Hawks to go down to a smooth running Lions in a close one...

And in the Match of the Round Eagles to flop in an empty Optus stadium when the high rolling Dee's with lots to prove turn it on.....and on....and on.....they did the talk now lets see the walk.....they dont get it done then there going to be walking around all year with a bag over each players head.....

[BookmanBkk]

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Edited March 18, 2020 by BookmanBkk

[Will27]

Titus O'Reily

 

✔ @TitusOReily

 

 

AFL say a decision on Round One could come as early as this Sunday.

[Gazman1]

2 hours ago, BookmanBkk said:

You are dreaming if you think any club is going to keep a positive player test or covid-19 to themselves.

It is about the money though.  The AFL are shy to pull the trigger, despite seemingly every other majpr sporintg body in the world doing so. The optics arent great but we do get to watch some games,

 

There is some over blown panic going on with this. Nice way to crash the world economy.

 

What does Dr Gaz think about it all? @Gazman1

The club will nto be able to keep it quiet.  All cases of Convd-19 have to be reported to the Communicable Disease Departments in each state as it is with a list of many very contagious and dangerous diseases.  When this is reported contact tracing will start and then tests will be conducted on the rest of the team and other people the person has been in contact6 with.  I am surprised no one has it yet but it is early days so I can see a shut down sometime soon

[farmerjo]

I need the footy on.

Ducked over to the Philippines for a weeks work.Just been put in isolation for 9 days and domestic travel ban here till at least mid April.

Room service with san miguel is nice with full pay but the movie one flew over the cukoo's nest keeps going round in my head.????

[AlexRRR]

Well its on, so where playing...but can someone explain the reasoning behind 16 min quarters....