I like playing in front of big crowds, but this is one time that being a Melbourne supporter will be a benefit.

28 minutes ago, Demonland said:

 

Should be home team only I reckon, melb vs tigers 25k to melb. Reverse 25k tiger supporters. 

Hopefully it will be 40-50K by round 1 or 2 next year so if we’re a playing a low- mid tier VIC side or an interstate side, nobody misses out.

35 minutes ago, old dee said:

Should be home team only I reckon, melb vs tigers 25k to melb. Reverse 25k tiger supporters. 

I'd go as far as to say "members only" as well.

 

IMO spread out Club, AFL and MCC members to fill the ground. No GA.

But let's get to that point of safety first in March.

43 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

IMO spread out Club, AFL and MCC members to fill the ground. No GA.

But let's get to that point of safety first in March.

Five months away is a long time in covid era.

The amount of pelicans I've seen hanging out in close proximity without a mask in the last 24 hours says we'll have a third wave very soon if we're not careful.

I hope we get some crowds next year, but you can hardly devise a business plan for a football club around next year around crowds. I reckon you've got to work with the strong likelihood that there'll be no crowds and any gate receipts will be a bonus.

But, I guess we'll see.

Just let the crowds in. These lockdowns are a complete joke.

10 hours ago, A F said:

The amount of pelicans I've seen hanging out in close proximity without a mask in the last 24 hours says we'll have a third wave very soon if we're not careful.

I hope we get some crowds next year, but you can hardly devise a business plan for a football club around next year around crowds. I reckon you've got to work with the strong likelihood that there'll be no crowds and any gate receipts will be a bonus.

But, I guess we'll see.

Hopefully with such low active case numbers, and a far superior contact tracing, and still no international arrivals, we should avoid a third wave.

The other states opened up, and I highly doubt their residents are behaving any better than us, plus they don't wear masks, and they avoided a second wave. 

13 minutes ago, Jaded said:

Hopefully with such low active case numbers, and a far superior contact tracing, and still no international arrivals, we should avoid a third wave.

The other states opened up, and I highly doubt their residents are behaving any better than us, plus they don't wear masks, and they avoided a second wave. 

The big difference is they have not been locked anywhere near the time we have. We say yesterday that people invaded Kmart at midnight. I have close to zero hope that melbournians will act as required. I.e. the stupid 20% who seem unable to modify there behaviour. Forgot to mention the ones who don’t think the virus exists in the first place. 

Edited October 28, 20204 yr by old dee

29 minutes ago, old dee said:

The big difference is they have not been locked anywhere near the time we have. We say yesterday that people invaded Kmart at midnight. I have close to zero hope that melbournians will act as required. I.e. the stupid 20% who seem unable to modify there behaviour. Forgot to mention the ones who don’t think the virus exists in the first place. 

I don't want to sound elitist ( even though I am ) but the base stupidity/gullibility of some people is simply incomprehensible. 

1 hour ago, Jaded said:

Hopefully with such low active case numbers, and a far superior contact tracing, and still no international arrivals, we should avoid a third wave.

The other states opened up, and I highly doubt their residents are behaving any better than us, plus they don't wear masks, and they avoided a second wave. 

No chance they have been behaving better than us. You only have to look at videos that have emerged throughout the year of pubs, clubs and other events going off in NSW, QLD and SA as if there was no such thing as COVID.

But they'll be quick to point out VIC people's poor and slack attitude to COVID when it's actually due to luck and good/bad management by the state governments.

Would love nothing more than to be at the G in round 1 supporting the boys on a beautiful March afternoon and then celebrating a win, after such a lousy footy year in 2020.

Edited October 28, 20204 yr by Bring-Back-Powell

Interesting cultural comparison between Asia and Melbourne.

When the lockdown was lifted here in late May I went a few days later to the mall. It was deserted. Six months later things are still very slow at the food courts and markets.

Bars are still shut and are unlikely to open this year.

There has been a central government app since June which replaced the State based app. Scanning in is easy.Many places have these fancy thermometers that you just pass your hand over.

It's all a hassle and puts a dampener on life but it's okay. Masks in 34 degrees with high humidity can be a challenge.Most of the locals don't trust the reusable masks so it's all the medical masks. I have a wonderful collection of knockoff fashion masks...Burberry, Nike etc

I'm willing to bet that most clubs will adopt a model of only members being allowed to games or at least members getting first right of refusal.

 

Guess being a dual MCC/MFC membership means I've got a good chance at any ballot!

 

With restrictions and what not in place, could we see the MCC adopting seated areas where you can drink? THE DREAM?

I wonder if a premium membership holds more weight than a regular membership in any ballot.

Asking for a friend ...

2 hours ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

I don't want to sound elitist ( even though I am ) but the base stupidity/gullibility of some people is simply incomprehensible. 

Probably barrack for Richmond.

30 minutes ago, Demonland said:

I wonder if a premium membership holds more weight than a regular membership in any ballot.

Asking for a friend ...

Surely people with reserved seating at the MCG get first rights. 

I would be SO annoyed if premium members don't get priority over say 3 game members. Common sense has to say that those who have paid the most, get first priority. 

If capacity is at around 40,000 next season, there really won't be many members who will miss out anyway. Richmond will have far bigger issues with that. 

Let's hope we can get back to the footy next year.

Last week 500 owners and trainers were originally allowed to go to the Cox plate and then that got cancelled due to public backlash so I have limited faith.

Victoria are still using fax machines in their contact tracing models and systems. They don't integrate with Victoria's "word leading" new IT platform

I started posting on Demonland over the merger debate in 1996 and I didn't use a pigeon or a fax Machine back then. It was all electronic, on a slow old modem.

Let's all hope we can get to the footy next year and the Dees win the premiership.

I'm more confident in the Dees than our states contact tracing.

A large story in today’s HUN about season 2021, quite a bit of discussing the various possibilities. However they are saying at this stage no one knows. Interesting that the Dogs chief discusses memberships for 2021 and he expects them to drop and how do they add value if you cannot go to games. Even with reduced numbers not all members would be able to get in.  The other thing that I thought interesting is the the size of the off field personnel numbers. It was said that this may be one of the good results of the virus. It was claimed that the FD staff numbers were approaching one person per player. FD numbers have exploded since 2000. 

 

Auto renewal and apathy is their ally.

Without that the numbers would nosedive.

 

1 hour ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Auto renewal and apathy is their ally.

Without that the numbers would nosedive.

 

Exactly I am on that system so I have gone along like a good little martyr even though I have no intention of going to a game before a working vaccine is available. Being to high kill zone gives you a different attitude to risk. I have paid for membership for years as a charitable donation so I guess 2021 is no different to any other year in the last 10.

On 10/29/2020 at 8:39 AM, Jaded said:

Hopefully with such low active case numbers, and a far superior contact tracing, and still no international arrivals, we should avoid a third wave.

The other states opened up, and I highly doubt their residents are behaving any better than us, plus they don't wear masks, and they avoided a second wave. 

I've seen a grand total of four, that's right 4 masks since the WuFlu started, and 2 of them were the masks my wife a I wore to our Covid tests this week after catching a cold.

 

We work in the coal mines, and they take the contact tracing seriously here. That and closing the border to Dans disaster seems to have done the job.