Coronavirus: could the 2020 AFL season be called off?

[Twodogs]

Sam Switkowski named as the Dockers player tested for Corona Virus. Hasn't played in the pre-season games.

I wonder if he is Ziggy Switkowski's grandson? Ziggy was the initial chairman of Telstra and wrote the report for the AFL into the Essendon drugs saga.

Ziggy married my nest door neighbor's daughter and I used to see him mowing the lawn every couple of months. Their son wasn't called Sam (his name was Mark) but Sam could be Mark's son.

Ziggy's brother married the other sister (two brothers married two sisters) but they didn't have grandsons.


BTW Sam McClure looks to be in deep shit for revealing confidential medical information in his desperation to get the story out. Word is Switkowski may well be able to sue.

[Sedat]

I'm trying to understand why there has been so little outrage and discussion about the Vic State Govt allowing the F1 Grand Prix to proceed this weekend. Tens of thousands of tourists converging in Melbourne, not to mention a huge Ferrari team entourage coming to Melbourne from the country that is now in total lockdown. It simply defies common sense logic.

Bahrain has already closed off their Grand Prix from any spectators, even though it is a full 2 weeks after the Melbourne GP.

Re: the Freo situation, it is an utter disgrace that Sam McLure, Tom Morris and other assorted bell-ends from the meedya thought it was in any way beneficial to name the player when specifically asked not to do so. I hope that they are banned by AFL clubs during the season.

[chef]

La liga games now played behind closed doors for 2 weeks.

UCL games will probably be too.

[chef]

Notts Forrest owner has the virus and was at their last game.

[GVGjr]

Listening to the Radio this morning the indication is the first few weeks of the AFL season are very likely to go ahead however from about round 4 there might be a need to play in front of no crowds.

There is a fair bit more to play out at the moment and I don't think the first two rounds will have crowds and I suspect that could easily be extended.

[comrade]

Listening to the Radio this morning the indication is the first few weeks of the AFL season are very likely to go ahead however from about round 4 there might be a need to play in front of no crowds.

There is a fair bit more to play out at the moment and I don't think the first two rounds will have crowds and I suspect that could easily be extended.

It’s going to be weird for the players performing in front of empty seats.

[bulldogtragic]

It’s going to be weird for the players performing in front of empty seats.

Not for GWS players.

[comrade]

Not for GWS players.

Solid gold. That’s Titus O’Reilly-esque.

[Axe Man]

Solid gold. That’s Titus O’Reilly-esque.

I already made that joke a few pages back... (admittedly I stole it from elsewhere).

[Rocket Science]

And now the NHL ...

COVID-19 crowd ban applies to San Jose Sharks home games

[1eyedog]

I mean even if the AFL season goes ahead as planned I can't see people filling stadiums anywhere.

[bulldogtragic]

I already made that joke a few pages back... (admittedly I stole it from elsewhere).

I thought of it myself, but as the umpteenth user of it, it looks like I my have to pay royalties for it like Men At Work and 'Down Under'.

More seriously, crowd numbers are going to hurt the AFEL. But Foxtel will make a killing. I'd be buying shares in their corporate overlords*.




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[bornadog]

make sure you don't listen to Bulldogtragic. Ever, about anything.

I don't

[Bulldog4life]

I mean even if the AFL season goes ahead as planned I can't see people filling stadiums anywhere.

A few of the fence sitters won't buy their membership now and put the money towards Foxtel.

[Mofra]

Will make getting a beer and a pie at quarter time breaks a little easier for a few weeks. I imagine a few fans who are on the fence will stay away.