Revised 2020 Fixture

[DeezNuts 624]

Wonder how many ankle injuries we get from Marvel...

[DubDee 24,762]

is there an overall plan for the season if things go well?   17 rounds then finals?

or is it just 4 weeks, then reassess?

[Sir Why You Little 36,744]

25 minutes ago, DubDee said:

is there an overall plan for the season if things go well?   17 rounds then finals?

or is it just 4 weeks, then reassess?

A good organization would be assessing this entire year on a day to day basis. 
The Spanish Flu had a 2nd and 3rd Wave that was more vicious than the 1st. 
Once the Cities switch on again, we wait and see...

[Diamond_Jim 12,391]

13 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

A good organization would be assessing this entire year on a day to day basis. 
The Spanish Flu had a 2nd and 3rd Wave that was more vicious than the 1st. 
Once the Cities switch on again, we wait and see...

it was a long weekend in the UK and the US

the photos of the crowded beaches etc are amazing....

Wonder how long it will be before the Govt's lose the bulk of Australians. The fear message was simply too harsh in light of what happened.

Once you have community football going again in July(?) why would the AFL even bother with all the player isolation stuff.

 

[Grimes Times 1,278]

1 hour ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

Good question. Two possible answers:

1. Because shorter quarters were used in Round 1 and it keeps the game format the same for the whole season

2. Because at some time during the rest of the season there might be a need to schedule games with shorter turn-around times

My own view is that I don't believe (1) above is relevant but (2) might be, although the game could be played "full length" now and shortened should the need arise. 

 

The above isn't possible answers they are the answers. The season needs to stay consistent from round to round.

There is already a couple 5 day turn arounds with travel in the next 4 weeks.

Possible that WA will also have a hub after 8 weeks which will put teams into isolation and miss a round of footy meaning they will have to make that game up midweek.

[Grimes Times 1,278]

54 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

That will be AFL House Reasoning, i agree. 
But Hollow. There is nothing in it

Red Time (Time on) is often when the game is at its most exciting. 
These [censored] Clowns ? have no right to do this, This is another McGuire agenda. He has been banging on about this. 
obviously still doesn’t sleep after the 2018 GF

Red time doesn't disappear with shorter quarters. 

[Cards13 9,117]

6 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

it was a long weekend in the UK and the US

the photos of the crowded beaches etc are amazing....

Wonder how long it will be before the Govt's lose the bulk of Australians. The fear message was simply too harsh in light of what happened.

Once you have community football going again in July(?) why would the AFL even bother with all the player isolation stuff.

 

weren't some of the pics from the US in particular just horrifying! The Lake of the Ozarks and Venice beach blew my mind. I felt itchy and like I had a cough coming on just looking at them.

 

[Sir Why You Little 36,744]

20 minutes ago, Grimes Times said:

Red time doesn't disappear with shorter quarters. 

Yes it does. It occurs earlier

Same thing. The contest is shortened 

Why? There is no need. Leave it alone

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,664]

22 minutes ago, Grimes Times said:

Red time doesn't disappear with shorter quarters. 

Reminds me of the argument used to try and justify keeping 8 ball overs in test cricket in Australia when England had 6 ball overs. The argument went that more wickets fell on the 7th or 8th ball of overs so therefore keeping 8 ball overs was justified. Argument was, as we now know, lost.

[MyFavouriteMartian 572]

15 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Yes it does. It occurs earlier

Same thing. The contest is shortened 

Why? There is no need. Leave it alone

I think it was for this year alone,  when we might play twice in a week,  and with shortened lists.

[whatwhat say what 22,312]

get used to 16 min quarters plus time on

it'll be the norm going forward i reckon

[Sir Why You Little 36,744]

49 minutes ago, MyFavouriteMartian said:

I think it was for this year alone,  when we might play twice in a week,  and with shortened lists.

That is the justification spin. I know all that. I want to know the real rationale of this

There is no need to shorten Quarters...

[Pennant St Dee 12,811]

On 5/25/2020 at 11:19 AM, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Escape a trip to Geelong. Nice.

 

On 5/25/2020 at 11:23 AM, Wadda We Sing said:

No wonder Gil looks sic..

Not that nice that's our once in 5 year home game against Geelong with no gate ir coterie income. 2021-25 all back down to the cattery

[Diamond_Jim 12,391]

15 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

That is the justification spin. I know all that. I want to know the real rationale of this

There is no need to shorten Quarters...

Not sure whether it was McLure or Healy last night that made the excellent point that he had never heard a fan calling for shorter quarters. It always came from football commentators who they thought were simply bored with the game. Eddie was given a special mention.

Frankly this year was one for normal length quarters plus shortened quarter and half time breaks. No need for food/toilet breaks for fans this year.

[Mazer Rackham 14,971]

34 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

That is the justification spin. I know all that. I want to know the real rationale of this

There is no need to shorten Quarters...

Except that even before the virus, the AFL had lost control of the direction of the game. When you have no ideas, any idea seems like a good one.

[Sir Why You Little 36,744]

6 minutes ago, Mazer Rackham said:

Except that even before the virus, the AFL had lost control of the direction of the game. When you have no ideas, any idea seems like a good one.

Exactly. These Cowboys have to go

Eddie should have been banished after the Adam Goodes imbroglio 

For him to still be a Media Spokeman is disgraceful 

[Sir Why You Little 36,744]

24 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Not sure whether it was McLure or Healy last night that made the excellent point that he had never heard a fan calling for shorter quarters. It always came from football commentators who they thought were simply bored with the game. Eddie was given a special mention.

 

Exactly. 
What are the alteria motives 

Hocking justifying his position?

The game is 100 minnues +- Time on

[Brownie 5,925]

1 hour ago, Sir Why You Little said:

That is the justification spin. I know all that. I want to know the real rationale of this

There is no need to shorten Quarters...

Real rationale = Big Bash

As Roy and HG said last weekend.

It's not sport it's entertainment!

Edited May 26, 2020 by Brownie

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,664]

25 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Exactly. 
What are the alteria motives 

Hocking justifying his position?

The game is 100 minnues +- Time on

I thought it was now 80 minutes + time on. It certainly used to be 25 minutes plus time on per quarter but I thought it was reduced to 20 minutes per quarter because time on is now more correctly applied resulting in longer games. I suspect this issue is actually a storm in a teacup with 16 minute quarters plus time on approximating the old total game time of approx 2 hours. 

[Dr. Gonzo 23,890]

1 hour ago, Sir Why You Little said:

That is the justification spin. I know all that. I want to know the real rationale of this

There is no need to shorten Quarters...

Channel 7 wants it is the answer

[Sir Why You Little 36,744]

6 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

Channel 7 wants it is the answer

possibly. But for what reason? I have only heard McGuire lipping on about it

He is not a Ch 7 employee

The AFL have already killed the Reserves

Killed the VFA Comp and for me, Killed the  Match Day Experience (as they like to call it)

Now the game is being made shorter because a few Suits think its better??

[Dr. Gonzo 23,890]

1 hour ago, Sir Why You Little said:

possibly. But for what reason? I have only heard McGuire lipping on about it

He is not a Ch 7 employee

The AFL have already killed the Reserves

Killed the VFA Comp and for me, Killed the  Match Day Experience (as they like to call it)

Now the game is being made shorter because a few Suits think its better??

They want games to fit in a 2hr tv segment

[daisycutter 29,436]

On 5/25/2020 at 4:23 PM, Diamond_Jim said:

if you don't want to buy one of the better android boxes (around $200) there's lots of cheaper ones available online that you might like to consider.

For example Kogan has them for $85 and if you can wait for one from China even cheaper again.

You really need one of these to maximise your TV use these days as streaming is becoming more important by the day.

https://www.kogan.com/au/deals/android-smart-tv-box/?department=connected-home&category=media-players-set-top-boxes&order_by=Default&view=grid&price=%2C100

I have an Nvidia shield 2017 model.Took me a little while to get used to the remote but after a few days I loved it.

but don't forget kayo (still) doesn't support many streaming boxes and smart tvs. kayo need to lift their game 

so do your homework before buying a streaming box

[Bring-Back-Powell 14,496]

3 hours ago, whatwhatsaywhat said:

get used to 16 min quarters plus time on

it'll be the norm going forward i reckon

They've clearly caved into Dangerfield who wants less games, shorter quarters and more money.

[Sir Why You Little 36,744]

1 hour ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

They want games to fit in a 2hr tv segment

Yes i am sure they do. But a 3 hour time segment can be just as lucrative 

That is just lazy. I know how advertising schedules work. 
if they employed better commentators, for a start, that would vibe up the hours instantly 

People turn off because the Commentary is so bad. I do the same with the Cricket ? now. Unwatchable so often,  because of James Brayshaw style of Commentary where they pump themselves up bigger than the game!!

Edited May 26, 2020 by Sir Why You Little