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The Melbourne A-League teams missed the border closure. They were all on a plane last night but got cancelled due to fog in Canberra... Clock hits midnight and now its oh well too bad ?

 
1 hour ago, low flying Robbo said:

The Melbourne A-League teams missed the border closure. They were all on a plane last night but got cancelled due to fog in Canberra... Clock hits midnight and now its oh well too bad ?

Think they are about to get an exemption to head north.


44 minutes ago, ArtificialWisdom said:

Who's that in the moon boot at 24 sec?

Bennell......... Or Maxi....

 

 

Sorry its been a long week... 

1 hour ago, ArtificialWisdom said:

Who's that in the moon boot at 24 sec?

spargo

 

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    League or union goal posts are 1 metre closer together than AFL ones. Should be perfect for goalkicking practice.

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    19 minutes ago, Demonland said:

     

    They picked a very good time to get out of dodge. Ironic that for the vic teams going to a hub is actually now a top outcome given they faced lock down here 

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    1 minute ago, BW511 said:

    The poor buggers that got left behind would be spitting chips

     

    They should never have been left behind in my opinion. Another poor decision by the club. Creates a divide, now can’t properly train and shows no concern for those players. They should have been given a choice.

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    Ballot for tickets for NSW members. 

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    1 minute ago, Robbie57 said:

    Ballot for tickets for NSW members. 

    Can't imagine many would miss out. Though with the luck of your average dees fans they probably will all somehow miss out!

    On 7/6/2020 at 11:36 AM, picket fence said:

    Yep and this is the most damning summation at all Goodwin refuses to shake things up and try plan B,C D and why is that???

    Coz he is delusionally thinking his gameplan A is PENULTIMATLY good. Well sorry but is aint!

    I think you're on to something. I would have thought a gameplan which is  "penultimately" good would mean it's the second best plan. In a match with two teams it would mean we are destined to finish second every time. Explains where we are on the ladder.

    1 minute ago, binman said:

    Can't imagine many would miss out. Though with the luck of your average dees fans they probably will all somehow miss out!

    Probably means the Govt is not lifting the crowd size it has allowed to date which is about 400 to 500, halve that for GWS, and you have about 200 slots. Probably 500 members in NSW so objectively the odds are pretty good. Apply MFCSS and it looks grim. 

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    22 minutes ago, Maybe next year said:

    They should never have been left behind in my opinion. Another poor decision by the club. Creates a divide, now can’t properly train and shows no concern for those players. They should have been given a choice.

    Before saying it's "another poor decision by the club", let's think why that was done. Some possible reasons (stated with no evidence, just brainstorming ideas):

    • there's a limited budget and the club can't afford to take everyone
    • related to the above, within the budget allocated, the club wanted some of the players with young families (such as Jack Viney with a newborn) to be able to bring their families with them, so diverted dollars for this purpose
    • the players left behind won't play any senior games in the next 5 weeks anyway
    • with no possibility of any seconds matches while in a hub, the players left behind may be better managed with "intensive coaching" in Melbourne
    • the players who won't play a game might have been considered to be disruptive (through boredom, for example)
    • the money saved by leaving a few players behind might allow the club to keep some other people (coaching or admin staff) employed
    • etc 

     

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    6 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    Before saying it's "another poor decision by the club", let's think why that was done. Some possible reasons (stated with no evidence, just brainstorming ideas):

    • there's a limited budget and the club can't afford to take everyone
    • related to the above, within the budget allocated, the club wanted some of the players with young families (such as Jack Viney with a newborn) to be able to bring their families with them, so diverted dollars for this purpose
    • the players left behind won't play any senior games in the next 5 weeks anyway
    • with no possibility of any seconds matches while in a hub, the players left behind may be better managed with "intensive coaching" in Melbourne
    • the players who won't play a game might have been considered to be disruptive (through boredom, for example)
    • the money saved by leaving a few players behind might allow the club to keep some other people (coaching or admin staff) employed
    • etc 

     

    We’re talking about 8 players for 6 weeks. I don’t think that will impact the club financially as much as losing members for crappy performances.  One would hope a happy list would perform better regardless of the coaching.  For the record, long term injured players I agree should not go.


    6 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    Before saying it's "another poor decision by the club", let's think why that was done. Some possible reasons (stated with no evidence, just brainstorming ideas):

    • there's a limited budget and the club can't afford to take everyone
    • related to the above, within the budget allocated, the club wanted some of the players with young families (such as Jack Viney with a newborn) to be able to bring their families with them, so diverted dollars for this purpose
    • the players left behind won't play any senior games in the next 5 weeks anyway
    • with no possibility of any seconds matches while in a hub, the players left behind may be better managed with "intensive coaching" in Melbourne
    • the players who won't play a game might have been considered to be disruptive (through boredom, for example)
    • the money saved by leaving a few players behind might allow the club to keep some other people (coaching or admin staff) employed
    • etc 

     

    It would be interesting to know who is flipping the bill for the hubs and if all teams are on a level playing field in this regard. It’s unfair if we can only afford to bring x amount of players and staff and another team can bring the kitchen sink (home state teams aside). 

    7 minutes ago, Demonland said:

    It would be interesting to know who is flipping the bill for the hubs and if all teams are on a level playing field in this regard. It’s unfair if we can only afford to bring x amount of players and staff and another team can bring the kitchen sink (home state teams aside). 

    Afl I believe, but not sure if there was an overall cap of numbers , diff teams diff numbers

     

    I may be mistaken, but I seem to recall someone from the club saying that they had a budget to work within (not sure if internally set or determined by the AFL) and that the club decided to use some of it on families instead of the players left behind.

    I'll see if I can find any evidence to support my (admittedly dodgy) memory.

    5 hours ago, Robbie57 said:

    I contacted the club this morning and NSW members will get an email once the AFL has sorted out the attendance process. The government is allowing crowds of up to 10K I think. Its a small ground (spectator wise) but actually pretty good for spectators. It has locally run food outlets and a bit of a country ground feel given its size and very easy to get to if there is nothing else on in the olympic precinct. 

     

    I’m so jealous. Never have I hated living in this state more than right now. 
    What an absolute [censored] we find ourselves in.

    I wonder if Andrews will take any responsibility for employing an incompetent private security company to manage hotel quarantine (instead of the IDF!) which has started this second wave. 

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