Melbourne vs Essendon Postponed

[Willmoy1947 4,199]

Four points, they (TWSNBN)would have demanded it. Gate takings or TV takings and loss of accrued points to date......

[rjay 25,307]

7 minutes ago, Demonland said:

 

How in the f... would Gil know.

Something smells rotten here.

How was he allowed back into the country?

Is it more of the au pair fiasco again?

 

[Redleg 41,952]

Was always going to happen and it won’t be the last incident. 
This season might struggle to get to a finale. 
Everyone stay safe.

[Demon3 2,541]

Its really thrown a bit into chaos and sadly we will be shafted out of this is the game does not go ahead this week. we will have to make it up, it halts any continuity. Its tough for sure.

[Call Me What You Will 751]

Just an empty flat feeling - if ever there was a time to imagine what it would be like have no Dees in the comp, now is that moment. When we get through all of this, It must never, ever happen. Watching the other clubs running around is hollow. 

[DeeZee 7,445]

Unless they play this game mid week the season is dead

[Sir Why You Little 37,310]

Essendrug seem to run their own rules

If a player tests positive yesterday that should be enough to Quarantine them i would say. 
it’s what i would do

The MFC have to be firm on this, unless the season is done

[faultydet 7,623]

I'd normally be very fast to blame Essendon and throw hate at them, but in this case after giving it some thought, [censored] the [censored].Ban the [censored] from the AFL comp for life. [censored][censored]

[Little Goffy 14,754]

3 minutes ago, Nelo said:

Mckenna was probably at the rally like the other tools that has meant restrictions are back in place. 

Don't be a jerk, there's literally nil chance he was there.  I think the rallies were irresponsible, but they are also NOT the reason for the slowed lifting of restrictions - that relates primarily to hotel security staff not been given proper equipment and training for safety.

So, unless you also wish to claim McKenna has been hanging out with hotel security contract managers, pull your head in on that one, eh?

My focus is on Essendon letting him rejoin the main group while holding an 'ambiguous' test result.

Not that Essendon have ever done great with the 'ambigious' medical scenarios.

[Half forward flank 1,022]

9 minutes ago, Demon Disciple said:

Testing irregularity yesterday, yet still allowed to train this morning. Wow. The arrogance of that club is unbelievable.

Something not right here. Gils not telling something

[bing181 9,425]

26 minutes ago, sue said:

 14 days was a numebr plucked out of the air to a large extent.

Not really. 

"The median incubation period was estimated to be 5.1 days (95% CI, 4.5 to 5.8 days), and 97.5% of those who develop symptoms will do so within 11.5 days (CI, 8.2 to 15.6 days) of infection. These estimates imply that, under conservative assumptions, 101 out of every 10 000 cases (99th percentile, 482) will develop symptoms after 14 days of active monitoring or quarantine."

https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M20-0504

[Willmoy1947 4,199]

Did MFC and EFC scratch match start?

[Demon Disciple 12,452]

7 minutes ago, dl4e said:

I am sorry but that is nonsense. Gil wouldn't know his elbow from his shizen on this.

You can tell from the press conference that the position of CEO is so far out of his league it's almost funny. Go back to your Polo Gil.

Edited June 20, 2020 by Demon Disciple

[Mickey 4,756]

They've rescheduled the other sunday games too. One now starts at 8pm, all to ensure there is a 3pm game

[DemonOX 8,837]

The other worrying thing is that Melb (city) has had an increasing number of covid cases this week and on top of it restrictions are not being eased on Monday as planned. 
 

Will be real interesting to see what happens. 

[Demonstone 23,343]

My understanding is that the tightened restrictions are not connected to the protesters, but more to fools who were positive continuing to go to work and to visit friends and family,  coupled with the hotel security staff as mentioned above by Little Goffy.

Edited June 20, 2020 by demonstone
spolling

[Rab D Nesbitt 8,778]

This could so easily have been us after last week. Disappointing we're not playing tomorrow but at least our boys aren't now at risk of being infected and in the same boat as Essendon. It would be good if they could bring forward the Geelong game so that we don't have to wait a fortnight between games. 

[jnrmac 20,276]

Great. And  dictator Dan shutting the state down again because he allowed stupid selfish protestors to march 

 

Grrrrrr

[Little Goffy 14,754]

Just now, Mickey said:

They've rescheduled the other sunday games too. One now starts at 8pm, all to ensure there is a 3pm game

Seriously?  Their first thought was to make sure TV went along okay?

I'd be livid if I was one of the clubs told to reschedule their day within 24hrs of the start of the match.

Wait... I'm already livid.

[DEE fence 5,045]

You can imagine every EFC player is allergic to testing.

So [censored] off... I was looking forward to this game big time,  I was confident, and I hate these cheats.

[Demonstone 23,343]

1 minute ago, jnrmac said:

Great. And  dictator Dan shutting the state down again because he allowed stupid selfish protestors to march 

 

Grrrrrr

Nothing to do with the protestors.

[Bitter but optimistic 22,289]

This covid virus must be seriously tough [censored].

How any bug could survive with all the drug residues that must be floating around at Windy Hill defies imagination.

[sue 9,195]

3 minutes ago, bing181 said:

Not really. 

"The median incubation period was estimated to be 5.1 days (95% CI, 4.5 to 5.8 days), and 97.5% of those who develop symptoms will do so within 11.5 days (CI, 8.2 to 15.6 days) of infection. These estimates imply that, under conservative assumptions, 101 out of every 10 000 cases (99th percentile, 482) will develop symptoms after 14 days of active monitoring or quarantine."

https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M20-0504

True but what I meant (and should have been clear about) is that it is plucked out of the air whether 97% or 98% or 14 days or 15 days etc is the magic number to protect us all.  I suspect whatever percentage that gave us 14 days was chosen because some ancient Sumerian decided we would have 7 day weeks.

[Half forward flank 1,022]

For the past 150 years if a team cannot put a side on the paddock it is a forfeit and the other side gets the points. Fancy footwork from flop cut has put paid to that precipent.

[Demon Dynasty 17,132]

5 minutes ago, GCDee said:

The book should be absolutely thrown at these flogs. How in their right mind could they let him train with the full group with an "irregular test" 

Seeing he has been in close contact with their entire list I cannot see how they can avoid a 14 quarantine. 

It'll either need to be the bombers forfeit their next 3 games and the season continues on for the rest of the comp. Or everyone is shut down. 

Gil will be forced to make a difficult call on them by Thurs.  Surely Essendrug is culpable IF it allowed him to train with a low grade positive this week / today?

You are probably not far wrong with this.  They forfeit matches, including ours, or the season is put on ice.  Im betting the former.