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20 minutes ago, Dee Zephyr said:

Training for tomorrow has now been listed as TBC. 

I suspect, as has been reported, the AFL have advised clubs to train behind closed doors for the foreseeable future due to Coronavirus. Where that means Melbourne will train, I have no idea.

Edit: I hope that means we get to train at the MCG, not at Casey, where it blows a gale every hour; our skills will be pour if we do.

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    On 3/9/2020 at 5:24 PM, Vagg said:

    Sale??!!  You're kidding!  Things sure must have changed in the old town from when I called it home (MANY moons ago!).  Certainly was not know as a "music festival destination" back then!  LOL

    There you go again, Mr Vagg. Once in your blood, Sale, Seaspray and the Thompson River swing bridge stick with you all your life.

    My fondest recollection is walking down Macarthur Street to Raglan Street to buy my mum a birthday present at the shops.

    Passing the Criterion Hotel, out the back on a bird-stand I spied at the open gate was a cockatoo. Nice sort of fella nodding and bouncing around, showing his tricks to all and sundry (except there was only me, aged 10 or so,  as his audience). I thought his agility was excellent and considered him as a rover for the Dees - likely chance. But I like the bird and called out '... Hello, Cocky!' His response was shattering: 'You don't know Cocky!' Bitterly hurt, was I.

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    33 minutes ago, Baghdad Bob said:

    Nothing happening at Gosch’s this morning. 

    You were at the wrong venue.

     

    The Club is being guided by the State and Federal government, as well as the AFL and other relevant health authorities, on how best to protect its people. 

    Based on advice from these bodies, the Club has made the decision to segregate its football programs and has implemented the following changes;

    • The men’s AFL program has been relocated to Casey Fields
    • The women’s AFLW program will have exclusive use of Melbourne’s AAMI Park facilities
    • Melbourne’s VFL affiliate team will use a separate area at Casey Fields
    • Melbourne’s administration will remain at the MCG or work from home

     

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    17 minutes ago, Deemania since 56 said:

    There you go again, Mr Vagg. Once in your blood, Sale, Seaspray and the Thompson River swing bridge stick with you all your life.

    But I like the bird and called out '... Hello, Cocky!' His response was shattering: 'You don't know Cocky!' Bitterly hurt, was I.

    LOL.  Yep,  a unique place!

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    4 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

    Everything removed to Casey Fields where  the municipal council has been overthrown and martial law declared. Apparently, players safer from coronavirus and invasion by foreign forces there. 

    Many other unstated dangers in that  area .  No mention of them though.

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    52 minutes ago, Demonland said:

    Based on advice from these bodies, the Club has made the decision to segregate its football programs and has implemented the following changes;

    • The men’s AFL program has been relocated to Casey Fields
    • The women’s AFLW program will have exclusive use of Melbourne’s AAMI Park facilities
    • Melbourne’s VFL affiliate team will use a separate area at Casey Fields
    • Melbourne’s administration will remain at the MCG or work from home

     

    So the AFLW team, which plays at Casey Fields, trains at AAMI Park while the AFL team, which plays across the road from AAMI Park, trains at Casey Fields. That makes perfect sense.

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    1 minute ago, poita said:

    So the AFLW team, which plays at Casey Fields, trains at AAMI Park while the AFL team, which plays across the road from AAMI Park, trains at Casey Fields. That makes perfect sense.

    Maybe the person making that call was suffering from a fever at the time...

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    If one could only get rid of this high temperature, the persistent cough, the sneezing and the runny nose, the itchy eyes and general lack of energy and increasing malaise, one could understand this thread just the little bit more clearly. As it is, it is a shambles.

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    1 hour ago, Deemania since 56 said:

    There you go again, Mr Vagg. Once in your blood, Sale, Seaspray and the Thompson River swing bridge stick with you all your life.

    My fondest recollection is walking down Macarthur Street to Raglan Street to buy my mum a birthday present at the shops.

    Passing the Criterion Hotel, out the back on a bird-stand I spied at the open gate was a cockatoo. Nice sort of fella nodding and bouncing around, showing his tricks to all and sundry (except there was only me, aged 10 or so,  as his audience). I thought his agility was excellent and considered him as a rover for the Dees - likely chance. But I like the bird and called out '... Hello, Cocky!' His response was shattering: 'You don't know Cocky!' Bitterly hurt, was I.

    When I was a tad younger,  the only cockatoos that you would see in the inner suburbs were those acting as lookouts for the two-up schools.

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    1 minute ago, Cards13 said:

    NBA has just suspended the season as a player has tested positive for covid.

    Check out the video of GObert putting his hands on all the reporters microphones as a joke a couple of days ago.

     This guy has shut down the whole league lol

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    Interesting photos, Smith and Petty wearing there numbers kit.  Those in rehab usually don't wear numbers.

    But it's Casey so who knows.  Again it doesn't mean much but no Weid, Bedford and Vanders.

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    3 hours ago, MyFavouriteMartian said:

    46e4645df4410984ed1cecf8d19e3915--family

    Apparently seen attending training, but no players were to be found.  ?

    That's because they are self isolating under the beard

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    6 hours ago, poita said:

    So the AFLW team, which plays at Casey Fields, trains at AAMI Park while the AFL team, which plays across the road from AAMI Park, trains at Casey Fields. That makes perfect sense.

    Sure, but there are various other clubs that use AAMI. Surely the point of isolating the men's team (who would be the priority) is to keep them away from the 3 other clubs and support staff that use AAMI Park 

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    The choice of Casey (while not ideal) makes sense for a number of reasons. I imagine the main one is we will be doing mainly (if not all) closed training sessions for the foreseeable future, shame because I really like hearing who’s killing it out on the track. Casey allows us to close the doors, Gosch’s Paddock (please can we change the name!) is open to the public. 

    It sucks but so be it. 

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