13 hours ago, Demonland said:

The problem with this is they can't see what's happening off the ball or down the field and can only commentate on what they see on the screen. 

For example they won't be able to analyse our forward entries properly because they'll only get half the picture. They'll see the bombing in but they might not be able to tell us what options were available. Not in real time anyway. 

Maybe they'll have more than 1 TV in the studio. If not, they can hire me for this and other genius broadcast future ideas

7 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

Confirmation:  Grand Prix to be Cancelled

Interestingly, it is the teams who want to pull the pin - good on them.  Shows leadership the organisers and governments didn't have.

 

This diagram shows what governments are trying to manage: delay the CV peak to not stress medical resources.

 

Source: The Age

Lets hope they can pull it off. 

I suspect a lot of planning is based on the timetable shown in the diagram:  Estimating when the peak will hit and develop contingencies for when to run events. 

Re the AFL season, someone suggested earlier that the season be reduced to 17 games where each team plays each other once; a great idea.  The fixture would need a little rejigging and maybe more mid-week games but that would be far preferable to no season or a totally compromised season.

It's a graph that makes plenty of sense. Would be interesting though to see an economic line included somehow, there are also heavy consequences to the balance (as you mentioned in an earlier post)

But I can't understand why a sport that's more made for televised watching than any other (F1) wouldn't run without crowds?

11 hours ago, Redleg said:

Even Forrest Gump is sick and is being affected.

Poor Tom Hanks, stuck on a beach with only Wilson for company.

The miss information surrounding the Grand Prix is amazing. Media is reporting it's off, but ground staff are being told to work as usual. This has been a huge cluster [censored] by management, who have known for hours about the media reports, and yet still haven't released an official statement.

10 hours ago, JakovichScissorKick said:

There was an NRL game on tonight,   complete with crowd.

And my boys got the 2 points. Crowd (21363) was down on what was expected.

49 minutes ago, AshleyH30 said:

The miss information surrounding the Grand Prix is amazing. Media is reporting it's off, but ground staff are being told to work as usual. This has been a huge cluster [censored] by management, who have known for hours about the media reports, and yet still haven't released an official statement.

Is it possible that the F1 component is cancelled, but the rest of the event, such as the V8s, is continuing?

54 minutes ago, AshleyH30 said:

The miss information surrounding the Grand Prix is amazing. Media is reporting it's off, but ground staff are being told to work as usual. This has been a huge cluster [censored] by management, who have known for hours about the media reports, and yet still haven't released an official statement.

 

7 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

Is it possible that the F1 component is cancelled, but the rest of the event, such as the V8s, is continuing?

Even so, release an official announcement that's the F1 component is off. I'm now hearing that they've delayed access to the park for fans who were supposed to enter at 8.45. Reports of racers on flights, it's become a full blown crisis because of a lack of leadership.

I guarantee most fans wouldn't go if they knew F1 wasn't going to be there.

All but certain the AFL will follow suit.

18 hours ago, brendan said:

So an infected person went to the MCG Sunday for the cricket grand final, there seems to be updates every 10 minutes on this so with footy still a week away I will be very surprised if crowds are allowed to go

Read the full article 

while a risk it has  been assessed as a minor risk to the people that were in Sect 42 level2 on Sunday. Providing they follow the washing hands and medical procedure if any symptoms.

Was on the same level But in the Long  Room For most of the game.

(That  wind was so cold On Sunday the Virus would have done well to survive !!!!)That is not a medical diagnosis but an off handed comment on Melbourne's weather in early March.

If someone has Coronavirus, it will spread around more with people lining up with no official announcement. This is a farce of epic proportions.

Edited March 12, 20205 yr by AshleyH30

On 2/27/2020 at 3:22 PM, chook fowler said:

it's what you get for fighting bulls.

More like that what we all get from a small minority eating bats and scorpions :-(

 

Cricket following suit. There is no way fans will be going to the AFL next week.

Just now, AshleyH30 said:

Cricket following suit. There is no way fans will be going to the AFL next week.

Hopefully  if there are no feral yelling screaming WCE fans at next week's game, the umpires may be just a little less intimidated and we may get half a fair go for a change.

Maybe that is wishful thinking as no doubt some of the ferals will be lurking outside the ground boozing up all afternoon waiting for the umpires to (try to) leave.

10 hours ago, Dee Zephyr said:

Anyone else get this email today?  Titled Own your Bay at the MCG. Basically, sign a fellow demon to reserved seating and you will receive a complimentary 3 guest pass bundle. 

A bit curious as to why they would send this amidst all the uncertainty.

Well, based on the social distancing counter measures against the spread of COVID 19, perhaps they may permit some fans to attend on the basis of having 3 fans per bay totall!

2 hours ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

Confirmation:  Grand Prix to be Cancelled

Interestingly, it is the teams who want to pull the pin - good on them.  Shows leadership the organisers and governments didn't have.

 

This diagram shows what governments are trying to manage: delay the CV peak to not stress medical resources.

 

Source: The Age

Lets hope they can pull it off. 

I suspect a lot of planning is based on the timetable shown in the diagram:  Estimating when the peak will hit and develop contingencies for when to run events. 

Re the AFL season, someone suggested earlier that the season be reduced to 17 games where each team plays each other once; a great idea.  The fixture would need a little rejigging and maybe more mid-week games but that would be far preferable to no season or a totally compromised season.

All the arguments you have presented here is far too logical to ever be implemented Lucifer.

35 minutes ago, AshleyH30 said:

All but certain the AFL will follow suit.

Agree there is no way patrons will be allowed inside stadiums for Round 1.

Very high probability that the season will be postponed for an unspecified period of time.

The positive in a delayed season start is that Harley, KK, Vanders and Joel Smith will be all be set to play round 1 

3 minutes ago, Demonland said:

Agree there is no way patrons will be allowed inside stadiums for Round 1.

Very high probability that the season will be postponed for an unspecified period of time.

However the AFL not conceding yet. 

 

3 minutes ago, Demonland said:

?

However the AFL not conceding yet. 

 

After what Andrews said, I see no way it will happen, at least not in Victoria and NSW.

But in my opinion, it would be stupid for SA or WA to allow fans to enter as who's to say a Victorian carrying the virus decides to head over for the match.

4 minutes ago, Demonland said:

However the AFL not conceding yet. 

 

Hoping for season to proceed but with empty stadiums. If they postpone, season could be a writeoff - no certainty on how protracted this will be. Though if/when players stsrt testing positive that'd surely be curtains. 

6 minutes ago, gs77 said:

Hoping for season to proceed but with empty stadiums. If they postpone, season could be a writeoff - no certainty on how protracted this will be. Though if/when players stsrt testing positive that'd surely be curtains. 

As soon as this happens (or players having to quarantine because of contact with people who have it) and inevitably it will that will be the end of season 2020.

2 hours ago, No10 said:

It's a graph that makes plenty of sense. Would be interesting though to see an economic line included somehow, there are also heavy consequences to the balance (as you mentioned in an earlier post)

But I can't understand why a sport that's more made for televised watching than any other (F1) wouldn't run without crowds?

The government is aiming for a 'V'-shaped economic impact ie a sharp, short downturn followed by an equally sharp, short upturn ie the inverse of either coronavirus curves in the graph.   In terms of timing of the economic impact I suggest it lags the two curves by a month or two.  imv the government hopes we repeat the China experience and life is back to normal in 2-4 months. 

The government, rightly, seems very worried the economic impact will 'U'-shaped ie a long, slow and prolonged downturn which could last years rather than months.  This will be far more severe than 'V'-shape as supply chains are being compromised and if producers can't get materials to finish products.  The longer supply chains are compromised the long it will take for the economy to get going again especially if people stop spending.  The economic package is to keep people spending.

On the bright side, I think the government has a very good chance of delaying the peak virus impact and its dangers peter out quite quickly.  There is anecdotal evidence the government is stockpiling critical items eg masks, sanitizers, medications etc initially for health practitioners and later for the public if it ever becomes necessary.

Edited March 12, 20205 yr by Lucifer's Hero

sport around the world is being suspended. Premier League having a meeting after Arsenal Coach confirmed positive. 

F1 cancelled, cricket behind closed doors. Based on this it doesn't look too good for attending the footy anytime soon. 

Serves me right for being quietly optimistic for this season.

Surely they are best to just postpone the season now, isolate everyone as best as possible then look to return in a few weeks with a slightly reduced season.