3 hours ago, Diamond_Jim said:

WA clubs have said they prefer to hub in Southern Qld and not travel.

(Caroline Wilson on 3aw)

 

Tom Browne is having a shocking run of announcing things on twitter only to be proved wrong within the matter of hours

Poor AFL just got reminded they arn't above the law,  by all accounts SA would have come to the party if the AFL discussed it with them.  But being the arrogant organisation they are they just assumed it would work out the way they wanted.

 

A good return to earth moment for the AFL,  in a couple of weeks SA will let them have the exemptions, just making them sweat a bit.

 

My opinion anyways

What a mess... can't even get the training protocols in line let alone playing matches.

AFL must be tempted to say.. everyone in Melbourne for the foreseeable future and we will review after six weeks.

Otherwise it's a hub in Melbourne and a hub in Sydney or Brisbane for all interstate teams. That gets you seven weeks of matches before any team is required to move.

Time to solve this fiasco. Gil... you are paid to lead.. there comes a time when consultation has to stop

 

16 minutes ago, Demonland said:

 

That is honestly one of the dumbest things I’ve heard from a politician, right up there with Trump. So his answer is that the entire competition and put all other 16 clubs into a quarantine hub just to suit his states rules and TWO of 18 clubs. 

What a muppet. 

When did "hub" become a verb?

 

15 minutes ago, demonstone said:

When did "hub" become a verb?

The first rule of coronavirus is that there are no more rules. 

1 hour ago, Demonland said:

 

If he'd open up his borders then Vic teams would be able to go there, at the moment they can't.

5 hours ago, Travy14 said:

Poor AFL just got reminded they arn't above the law,  by all accounts SA would have come to the party if the AFL discussed it with them.  But being the arrogant organisation they are they just assumed it would work out the way they wanted.

 

A good return to earth moment for the AFL,  in a couple of weeks SA will let them have the exemptions, just making them sweat a bit.

 

My opinion anyways

Do you really think the AFL haven't been in consultation with all state health departments?

2 minutes ago, loges said:

Do you really think the AFL haven't been in consultation with all state health departments?

in reality probably not. To go to five states while you were working out the detail plus potentially Tasmania and NT would have been a nightmare.

Sure they would have been working with Victoria on a model protocol which they would have then shared with the other states.They would have also been guided by the agreed NRL protocol.

48 minutes ago, Demonland said:

The first rule of coronavirus is that there are no more rules. 

Its all one big learning curve,  for the world.

And the 1st rule is to act swiftly,  do not wait to take measures to quell it.

22 minutes ago, loges said:

If he'd open up his borders then Vic teams would be able to go there, at the moment they can't.

Also I would not want to spend 3 hours on a plane,  with someone who might/might-not,  be about to become A symptomatic.   Going over there or back again.

Bring them East to settle for a bit,  and shorter/quicker travels, to & fro games.

So does McGowan think that keeping WA borders closed is leverage for forcing all other clubs to form a hub in Perth, thus reaping the economic and competitive advantage?! And now he’s having a sook because no one’s buying it. If he just made FIFO exemptions for AFL teams (and SA), everything would be hunky-dory; but no, he wants to play brinkmanship. While they’ve been open the whole time for hundreds of FIFO mining and defence workers. What a fool- he’s now essentially forcing his two state teams into a situation they don’t want. 

Edited May 14, 20205 yr by Deemented Are Go!

2 hours ago, Demonland said:

 

 

2 hours ago, Pates said:

That is honestly one of the dumbest things I’ve heard from a politician, right up there with Trump. So his answer is that the entire competition and put all other 16 clubs into a quarantine hub just to suit his states rules and TWO of 18 clubs. 

What a muppet. 

I agree with him...

The AFL talk a level playing field.

Then they need to create a hub in a neutral region with all clubs in it together.

Personally though I don't see the season being completed...

1 hour ago, Deemented Are Go! said:

So does McGowan think that keeping WA borders closed is leverage for forcing all other clubs to form a hub in Perth

No, I don't think he sees football as being his major objective even though he's had a shot at the AFL.

He's thinking of the health and wellbeing of his citizens over the AFL.

Good for him.

I mean who would trust a bunch of footballers to abide by the rules????

Just curious if people are actually looking forward to the footy coming back this year? Right at the moment I really couldn’t give a stuff about this year and the thought of watching Collingwood, Essendon and Richmond every week for the next five years is also sickening.

 

 

19 hours ago, Travy14 said:

Poor AFL just got reminded they arn't above the law,  by all accounts SA would have come to the party if the AFL discussed it with them.  But being the arrogant organisation they are they just assumed it would work out the way they wanted.

 

A good return to earth moment for the AFL,  in a couple of weeks SA will let them have the exemptions, just making them sweat a bit.

 

My opinion anyways

Travy14 I think SA would be in if the stupid Adelaide players hadn't broken the quarantine rules. All Marshall is doing is punishing the Adelaide clubs. I say self inflicted wounds.

On the other hand in WA, McGowan is setting out to prove what many really think about him.