Coronavirus: could the 2020 AFL season be called off?

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Re: Coronavirus: could the 2020 AFL season be called off?

Hard to see any sporting competition around the world continuing anytime soon.

[G-Mo77]

Re: Coronavirus: could the 2020 AFL season be called off?

Hard to see any sporting competition around the world continuing anytime soon.

NBA will be out of action for at least 30 days.

[Bornadog]

Re: Coronavirus: could the 2020 AFL season be called off?

You can cancel all the sports you want, but as long as people are out and about, flying in and out of the country, on crowded public transport, coronavirus will spread.

[Bornadog]

Re: Coronavirus: could the 2020 AFL season be called off?

F1 GP is cancelled apparently and according to BBC.

Not Yet. Chief Medical Officer has said no audience if it goes ahead. F1 governing authority meeting now to decide if they go ahead with no crowds.

Edit just now - They have decided to cancel the whole event

[Bornadog]

Re: Coronavirus: could the 2020 AFL season be called off?

ODI series v New Zealand (yes more cricket), will be played behind closed doors.

[chef]

Re: Coronavirus: could the 2020 AFL season be called off?

Mikel Arteta has the virus.

[Bornadog]

Re: Coronavirus: could the 2020 AFL season be called off?

Mikel Arteta has the virus.

Plenty of people have it and probably don't know.

[angelopetraglia]

Re: Coronavirus: could the 2020 AFL season be called off?

I can't see anyway the season starts even with zero crowds. The players will take a stance.

[angelopetraglia]

Re: Coronavirus: could the 2020 AFL season be called off?

Stay safe WOOF community. The only option right now is social distancing. The sooner we act the better chance we have of avoiding the situation in Italy (Which is absolutely horrific. I have been in contact with a number of people in that part of the world and believe me, we don't want to go there. Even 25% of the situation in Italy becoming a reality here would be horrific.)

We need strong leadership. Unfortunately the Grand Prix fiasco has showed how inept our leadership in this state and country is.

This is worth a read https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coron...e-f4d3d9cd99ca

Everyone can do their part. Don't gather in groups. Keep social distance.

[G-Mo77]

Re: Coronavirus: could the 2020 AFL season be called off?

Plenty of people have it and probably don't know.

I'm worried I have it! I haven't been at work this week and have concerns about going to the Doctor or getting tested because if I don't have it I'm opening up my chances to catch it. I haven't been overseas and have minimal contact to people who have been in the restricted areas so I should be OK but there is still that what if? I did read COVID-19 is a dry cough mine is a chesty cough. Fingers crossed.

My toilet paper supply is OK so we should be fine here.

[Bornadog]

Re: Coronavirus: could the 2020 AFL season be called off?

I'm worried I have it! I haven't been at work this week and have concerns about going to the Doctor or getting tested because if I don't have it I'm opening up my chances to catch it. I haven't been overseas and have minimal contact to people who have been in the restricted areas so I should be OK but there is still that what if? I did read COVID-19 is a dry cough mine is a chesty cough. Fingers crossed.

My toilet paper supply is OK so we should be fine here.

Monitor yourself and if you think you do have it, I would get a test done - stuff them, you dopn't want to spread it to your family, especially the elderly.

You just don't know who has it and where they have been and how they caught it, even though you don't mingle with many people.

The reason I have been arguing about the F1, is why aren't people concerned about other mass gatherings such as theater, trams, trains, or crowded CBD area. I think we may have to shut down the lot for a few weeks and everyone stay home and then see if the virus starts to disappear. We are still letting in plane loads of people from Europe.

I have now ordered toilet paper online as the supermarkets are decimated. I asked the checkout girl when does the stock come in and she said early morning, but people are there and they grab what they can, so none left fopr the rest of the day.

[Twodogs]

Re: Coronavirus: could the 2020 AFL season be called off?

Well when news came out that the AFL predicting the first few rounds would be OK, did anyone really think that the first few rounds will be OK?

The NRL season just kicked off, I can assure you by Thursday there will be a shit tonne of CV issues raised from it. I'm calling you out Sedat, get upset about all this toooooooo! Jaaaaaaaa!

Not a chance.

[Axe Man]

Re: Coronavirus: could the 2020 AFL season be called off?

If we play games behind closed doors any chance we can move our home games to Whitten Oval? Would have to be a lot cheaper to stage them there than at Marvel.

[Twodogs]

Re: Coronavirus: could the 2020 AFL season be called off?

If we play games behind closed doors any chance we can move our home games to Whitten Oval? Would have to be a lot cheaper to stage them there than at Marvel.

It's a great point but I doubt they would have the infrastructure to broadcast it properly at the ground any more. It's not just a matter of attaching some scaffolding with a tarp over the top to the side of the Gent stand these days

[Bornadog]

Re: Coronavirus: could the 2020 AFL season be called off?

It's a great point but I doubt they would have the infrastructure to broadcast it properly at the ground any more. It's not just a matter of attaching some scaffolding with a tarp over the top to the side of the Gent stand these days

They broadcast AFLW from there, but the lighting is not really up to standard