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If the first four rounds are to go ahead unchanged and everyone plays each other once then I guess it's reasonable to assume that we will definitely play WC round 1 without their boo brigade? 

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Who gives a flapping seagull about who won’t reach milestone games and other useless stats. People are dying, economies are tumbling and jobs are being lost for starters.

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1 hour ago, Sir Why You Little said:

The NBA got it right. Total suspension of the season until further notice...

I know footy means a lot to many but whether the games go ahead or not should be the least of our concerns. 

We've still got Books,  Radio,  TV,  Music, access to movies etc etc. No sport means absolutely nothing to me right now.  Lets face it,  sports fans have been spoilt rotten for decades so surely we can go without for a time. 

My attitude is that any footy we get this year will be a total bonus.

Stay safe and stay healthy demonlanders.

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6 minutes ago, america de cali said:

Who gives a flapping seagull about who won’t reach milestone games and other useless stats. People are dying, economies are tumbling and jobs are being lost for starters.

If we were posting on a site related to 1: Public Health 2: Economics 3: Employment, that post would mean more than it does.

This however is a FOOTBALL site, so most people would expect to read footy related stuff here regardless of how insignificant it is to the outside world..

Hope that helps.

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Acknowledging that there are infinitely more pressing concerns than the footy, I’ll take any positives I can. If/when the 2020 season is cancelled, the Dees should be in a good position for the 2021 draft, given our 2019 season :)

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ADELAIDE CROWS: Richmond, Essendon, Port Adelaide, St Kilda, Melbourne

BRISBANE LIONS: Geelong Cats, Collingwood, Hawthorn, North Melbourne, Gold Coast Suns

CARLTON: Richmond, Western Bulldogs, North Melbourne, St Kilda, Sydney Swans

COLLINGWOOD: Richmond, Brisbane Lions, West Coast Eagles, Essendon, Melbourne

ESSENDON: GWS Giants, Collingwood, Adelaide Crows, North Melbourne, Sydney Swans

FREMANTLE: West Coast Eagles, Western Bulldogs, St Kilda, Melbourne, Gold Coast Suns

GEELONG CATS: GWS Giants, Brisbane Lions, West Coast Eagles, Hawthorn, St Kilda

GOLD COAST SUNS: Brisbane Lions, Port Adelaide, Fremantle, Sydney Swans, Melbourne

GWS GIANTS: Richmond, Geelong Cats, Western Bulldogs, Essendon, Sydney Swans

HAWTHORN: Geelong Cats, Brisbane Lions, Port Adelaide, North Melbourne, Sydney Swans

MELBOURNE: Collingwood, Adelaide Crows, Fremantle, St Kilda, Gold Coast Suns

NORTH MELBOURNE: Brisbane Lions, Western Bulldogs, Essendon, Hawthorn, Carlton

PORT ADELAIDE: West Coast Eagles, Western Bulldogs, Hawthorn, Adelaide Crows, Gold Coast Suns

RICHMOND: GWS Giants, Collingwood, West Coast Eagles, Adelaide Crows, Carlton

ST KILDA: Geelong Cats, Adelaide Crows, Fremantle, Carlton, Melbourne

SYDNEY SWANS: GWS Giants, Essendon, Hawthorn, Carlton, Gold Coast Suns

WEST COAST EAGLES: Richmond, Geelong Cats, Collingwood, Port Adelaide, Fremantle

WESTERN BULLDOGS: GWS Giants, Port Adelaide, North Melbourne, Fremantle, Carlton

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6 minutes ago, Hampton 22 said:

Acknowledging that there are infinitely more pressing concerns than the footy, I’ll take any positives I can. If/when the 2020 season is cancelled, the Dees should be in a good position for the 2021 draft, given our 2019 season :)

I don't think our trade with North had a coronavirus get out clause.

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A bit of a win is that we finally don’t have to play St Kilda twice for the first time since 2014. A team we chronically can’t beat.

After the inevitable mid season hiatus, does anyone have a gut feel if crowds will be allowed in or is it essentially a write off for the entire season from that perspective.

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24 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

The Public need to grow up and understand what is going on here. You are advocating entertainment for your own sanity, without regard for the consequences. 
you are saying it’s ok if a few players get infected, for the sake of entertainment 

The NBA got it right. Total suspension of the season until further notice..

This is one of those times WYL where you  need to recognise you are just adding to the panic of the general public. I know you have an opinion but your emotion is skewing everything. Go back and read what Trashy posted. He wasn't advocating that a few AFL players become infected nor was he saying that would be ok for the sake of entertainment. In typical fashion you have put on your ABC persona, mounted your white stead and proceed to lecture all and sundry. Trashy had a go at me about being self-righteous,  you make me look like an amateur.

Don't bother replying and trying to justify yourself, that might save you from more ridicule. Yes, I understand what exponential means and potentially where this virus could lead. AFL teams are the least of our worries if Binman's prediction of  "by October at least half of all Australians will have been infected." I don't know what the final outcome will be and nor do you or Binman but lecturing people about "growing up" serves no real purpose. Yes , yes, now I sound like I'm lecturing, cue the normal posters who will feel that they will need to point that out.

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7 minutes ago, Demonland said:

 

It's not an exact science obviously but option two should see the break begin at approximately the same time that the virus is expected to peak here so I'd imagine that would be the better way forward. 

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8 minutes ago, dworship said:

This is one of those times WYL where you  need to recognise you are just adding to the panic of the general public. I know you have an opinion but your emotion is skewing everything. Go back and read what Trashy posted. He wasn't advocating that a few AFL players become infected nor was he saying that would be ok for the sake of entertainment. In typical fashion you have put on your ABC persona, mounted your white stead and proceed to lecture all and sundry. Trashy had a go at me about being self-righteous,  you make me look like an amateur.

Don't bother replying and trying to justify yourself, that might save you from more ridicule. Yes, I understand what exponential means and potentially where this virus could lead. AFL teams are the least of our worries if Binman's prediction of  "by October at least half of all Australians will have been infected." I don't know what the final outcome will be and nor do you or Binman but lecturing people about "growing up" serves no real purpose. Yes , yes, now I sound like I'm lecturing, cue the normal posters who will feel that they will need to point that out.

Wow. What a reply

AFL players are just Robots for the mass entertainment 

i read what The Garbage man said and i disagree. The entire season should be suspended 

The spike hasn’t even begun in Australia. 
Wait for it to get cold...

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2 hours ago, old dee said:

I have to say I am rapidly losing interest in the footy season. The virus and a few other things in my life at present may well turn me into a hermit. Down mentally so far in 2020. 

Hope you’re ok od, life is a strange old beast at times. Dees to win the flag will make it worth while.

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1 hour ago, Mel Bourne said:

It’s been a disastrous few days on that front. Many of us have very suddenly lost our entire income for the next few months. Tours are being cancelled as deep into the year as September, and there is absolutely nothing in place for such a bottoming-out except to get on Newstart. 

Mel have been thinking about this kind of thing for days now, the massive ripple affect of this virus that is putting so many people under stress and strain. The gig economy, cafes and bars. Cruise ship staff, travel industry the list just goes on.

I hope you’ve got some support besides the time spent of here ;) .

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1 hour ago, Mel Bourne said:

It’s been a disastrous few days on that front. Many of us have very suddenly lost our entire income for the next few months. Tours are being cancelled as deep into the year as September, and there is absolutely nothing in place for such a bottoming-out except to get on Newstart. 

I feel for you 'Mel', I have friends in a similar position.

I'm not reliant on gig income anymore but will still take a big hit.

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I work in tourism in NL, everything is shut down and messages from people working in medical care say that the fan has not yet been hit. Am one of many freelancers who have just lost prob months of income. We had to cancel our wedding for August. 
Hate to say it folks but it will all be cancelled soon. I like the idea of a quarantined 8 week season, and would not give two [censored] about an asterix next to it. But as of this week, the idea of doing anything but suspending it all would be ridiculed here. Get inside Dees, never before has sitting on your bum been so crucial to world health. The positive is that, in the face of great social threat, the power of social unity emerges. We are seeing it here, everyone is in it together and no matter the uncertainty, solidarity will remain throughout.

Let’s see what happens. Strength and love to everyone. Don't panic; isolate yourselves.

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No, and if you look closely at him during the broadcast he is a little too satisfied with his own commentary. This would be the same Whateley that did 2 episodes of AFL 360 recently with that other mupput Robocop. Robocop showing serious signs of "illness" proceeded to cough and splutter during the episodes and proceeded to wipe his hands across Whateley's face. Whateley just giggled in his normal fashion, great look..Not.

Public transport hasn't been suspended, every school hasn't been closed and workplaces haven't been closed. The bans have only been applied to gatherings above 500. An AFL match without spectators would be well below that. In the AFL's favour the Club's have acted early to isolate themselves from potential exposure unlike the NRL. It's already been stated that the first player to test positive will suspend the season. Let Whateley have the courage of his convictions, stop broadcasting and suspend all  AFL 360 episodes but I have never expected credibility from muppets.

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