Fixture 2020 (COVID Edition)

[DemonOX 8,779]

57 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

The Age is reporting that two teams will move to Cairns.

"Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk confirmed on Friday the deal had been struck with the AFL and the matches will be played at the 13,500-seat Cazaly’s Stadium".  two-afl-teams-moving-to-cairns

“It will be at the back end of this block that finishes around August 20. I think a couple of clubs will go there for three to four weeks".  McLachlan

It won't be an SA or WA team as they did their 'hubs'.  Surely, we can't be one of the teams. ? 

The best way to avoid Cairns is to win games.  The AFL will probably send teams out of finals contention...

We are supposedly playing in Alice so maybe not a candidate for Cairns but it may come down to which state goverment the AFL is more beholden to. 

I think I'm over it now.  Just take each game as it comes.

 

Edit:  “Three AFL Premiership games will be played at Cazaly’s Stadium and two clubs will relocate to Cairns temporarily with strict quarantine protocols and the COVID Safe Industry Plan in place,”.  afl-headed-to-cairns

So two teams will hub there and other teams will FIFO to Cairns.

I am hoping its the bulldogs and Richmond as they have played games up there.

I hope its not us.

[Lucifers Hero 39,364]

12 minutes ago, DemonOX said:

I am hoping its the bulldogs and Richmond as they have played games up there.

I hope its not us.

Couldl be them.

The clubs with the least disrupted schedules (#of hubs and i/state travel) so far are:  Tigers, Bulldogs, North, Ess, Saints, Suns, Lions.  Most (or all) of them went straight to a Qld hub and have not hubbed in WA.  So it would make sense (ha, ha) if the Carins hub clubs were from that group. 

[FarNorthernD 5,861]

34 minutes ago, DemonOX said:

I am hoping its the bulldogs and Richmond as they have played games up there.

I hope its not us.

I hope it is us. Weather is sensational in Cairns at the moment (day 27°, nights 17°). Cazaly Stadium roughly the same dimensions as Giants Stadium that we seem to love playing on. Plenty of great Accom and lots of things for the players to do on off days. Very Covid free too. 
And the fact that I live in the area has nothing to do with me wanting them to play here

[DemonOX 8,779]

4 minutes ago, FarNorthernD said:

And the fact that I live in the area has nothing to do with me wanting them to play here

Ha ha that's the only reason I want them to stay in Brisbane/Gold Coast FND.

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,669]

1 hour ago, DemonOX said:

I am hoping its the bulldogs and Richmond as they have played games up there.

I hope its not us.

Everyone's different, but I wouldn't be surprised if some players in the Maroochydore hub might like the opportunity to go to Cairns for 2 to 3 weeks just for a change of scenery. It must be very limiting being in a hub, wherever it is located and however nice it is, with all the restrictions in place.

[DemonOX 8,779]

37 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

Everyone's different, but I wouldn't be surprised if some players in the Maroochydore hub might like the opportunity to go to Cairns for 2 to 3 weeks just for a change of scenery. It must be very limiting being in a hub, wherever it is located and however nice it is, with all the restrictions in place.

Maroochydore is a very nice part of Gods earth to hub in La Dee but I get ur point.

[Diamond_Jim 12,505]

Article in today's Age about how the AFL can't afford to allow the Swans to become "Ugly Ducklings Again".

Forty years in Sydney and still no decent following. What hope GWS, GCS and Brisbane.

Get ready for more concessions

[DemonOX 8,779]

2 hours ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

Couldl be them.

The clubs with the least disrupted schedules (#of hubs and i/state travel) so far are:  Tigers, Bulldogs, North, Ess, Saints, Suns, Lions.  Most (or all) of them went straight to a Qld hub and have not hubbed in WA.  So it would make sense (ha, ha) if the Carins hub clubs were from that group. 

I would be hoping its either two of Tigers, Bulldogs, North, Ess, Saints, Suns and Lions.

Would make a bit of sense for it to be the Suns and Lions so that they can try and build on their membership base.

At the same time I would like it if the bumbers and tiges went up just so that the bumbers actually travelled for a change and to remind tiges fans about the Hunt goal after the siren where the suns beat them..

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,669]

1 hour ago, DemonOX said:

Maroochydore is a very nice part of Gods earth to hub in La Dee but I get ur point.

In my view, it's no contest. I would take Maroochydore over Cairns, too. But living out of a suitcase anywhere can be very mentally tiring. If I were not with my family, I suspect I'd be one who wouldn't mind the change, if, for nothing else, just for some different food options. 

[Clintosaurus 7,808]

Game in Hobart will not be happening. Will have to be somewhere else.

[Lucifers Hero 39,364]

2 minutes ago, Clintosaurus said:

Game in Hobart will not be happening. Will have to be somewhere else.

Do we know the reason why?

As both teams are in SE Queensland that is the most sensible place.

[Clintosaurus 7,808]

2 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

Do we know the reason why?

As both teams are in SE Queensland that is the most sensible place.

Tasmanian border will not be open until at least 14 August.

[Diamond_Jim 12,505]

5 minutes ago, Clintosaurus said:

Game in Hobart will not be happening. Will have to be somewhere else.

Fingers crossed you are correct.

Gutwein has to okay it.

Interesting power play as Tas Govt has to pay if North go there. Frankly I think Tassie has better things to spend its money on this year

[Deeko2 808]

5 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

Do we know the reason why?

As both teams are in SE Queensland that is the most sensible place.

Surely this will be the case. 

Gives the Roos a slight edge as they’ll be in QLD already and we’ll be heading back from Adelaide.

Still - a 2.5 hour flight shouldn’t impact us too much I wouldn’t have thought

[Clintosaurus 7,808]

1 minute ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Fingers crossed you are correct.

Gutwein has to okay it.

Interesting power play as Tas Govt has to pay if North go there. Frankly I think Tassie has better things to spend its money on this year

Border opening is 7 August for SA, WA and NT, but at least 14 August for anywhere else. As we are coming from Queensland, game will not be in Hobart. I was looking forward to going to the game.

[Ouch! 2,258]

7 minutes ago, Clintosaurus said:

Border opening is 7 August for SA, WA and NT, but at least 14 August for anywhere else. As we are coming from Queensland, game will not be in Hobart. I was looking forward to going to the game.

Same, seeing the Dees down here in Hobart was potentially going to be a bright spot in what is turning out to be a bit of a a dismal year. Hella Mega Tour cancelled last week, and I had a cruise booked to NZ for the family that is all but dead in the water and not exactly looking forward to trying to get the money out of the agents involved ? 

Clint, only difference I think after listening to Gutwen, is that 14th of August is the earliest date for the borders re-opening fo QLD, NSW and ACT. There is no date as of yet for Victoria, and no incoming tourists coming in via the Spirit (as that obviously is via Victoria.)

[Clintosaurus 7,808]

Just now, Ouch! said:

Clint, only difference I think after listening to Gutwen, is that 14th of August is the earliest date for the borders re-opening fo QLD, NSW and ACT. There is no date as of yet for Victoria, and no incoming tourists coming in via the Spirit (as that obviously is via Victoria.)

Yep. I am hoping to go to Queensland sometime after the 14th as I have family there and would also like to go and see a game or two.

[Ouch! 2,258]

7 minutes ago, Clintosaurus said:

Yep. I am hoping to go to Queensland sometime after the 14th as I have family there and would also like to go and see a game or two.

Curious as to whether the AFL can overcome this by sending North to play in SA or WA prior to coming down here to Hobart.  If I read things correctly, MFC technically would not be the issue for that game, as we'll be flying in via SA. It's North coming down via QLD that prevents this game from going ahead.
Unless a similar quarantine period in WA and SA is required for these teams travelling out of the QLD Hub as well, in which case I'm dreaming...

[Bring-Back-Powell 14,682]

More importantly, any chance we'll get to see the boys play at the G this year? Finals?

Absolutely hanging out for a game of footy live this year.

[Diamond_Jim 12,505]

4 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

More importantly, any chance we'll get to see the boys play at the G this year? Finals?

Absolutely hanging out for a game of footy live this year.

Buckley's.... springs to mind

[Sir Why You Little 36,909]

2 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

More importantly, any chance we'll get to see the boys play at the G this year? Finals?

Absolutely hanging out for a game of footy live this year.

Numbers have to come crashing down from now on for that to happen

 

[Demonland 71,125]

 

[Rodney (Balls) Grinter 10,787]

1 hour ago, Deeko2 said:

Surely this will be the case. 

Gives the Roos a slight edge as they’ll be in QLD already and we’ll be heading back from Adelaide.

Still - a 2.5 hour flight shouldn’t impact us too much I wouldn’t have thought

The above is true, but would work out better still for us for the Collingwood game if we can play Nth in South East Queensland, the we play Collingwood in Rd 12 who will be traveling from Adelaide off a few day shorter break than us.

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,669]

1 hour ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Fingers crossed you are correct.

Gutwein has to okay it.

Interesting power play as Tas Govt has to pay if North go there. Frankly I think Tassie has better things to spend its money on this year

Completely irrelevantly, I wonder whether the Tas Premier Gutwein and Simon Goodwin are related? I could see how their surnames may have derived from the same original source.

[Demonland 71,125]