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My plan to send Covid to every state via Australia Post is coming to fruition… I got your back Melbourne fam 😂

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    I still can’t work out why the back up state option for the grand final is run by the most paranoid man in Australian in relation to COVID 19.

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    2 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    I still can’t work out why the back up state option for the grand final is run by the most paranoid man in Australian in relation to COVID 19.

    Absolutely. And did they think that covid would not raise it's head in W.A..Ofcourse it was going to and where and when was only a matter of time. If I was Melbourne I would be flying home tmrw after the game. 


    13 minutes ago, dl4e said:

    Absolutely. And did they think that covid would not raise it's head in W.A..Ofcourse it was going to and where and when was only a matter of time. If I was Melbourne I would be flying home tmrw after the game. 

    So the team should just go rogue and not listen to the AFL…yeah that’s the way to go

    30 minutes ago, Jaded said:

    My plan to send Covid to every state via Australia Post is coming to fruition… I got your back Melbourne fam 😂

    I’m part of the MFC family, I live in Perth and will be cheering my heart out if it is played here…I’ve got your back too

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    10 minutes ago, Demonland said:

     

    And people wonder why WA can so easily keep Covid at bay. They are literally socially distanced from Australia!

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    heard the 2 truckies were fully vaxxed and masked, which helps a little

    but don't take my word for it


    Just now, daisycutter said:

    heard the 2 truckies were fully vaxxed and masked, which helps a little

    but don't take my word for it

    Also reported they slept in their truck cabins. 
    But if I know crazy Mark, they’re going into a 3 day lockdown in the next 12 minutes. 

    I have a gut-wrenching feeling every time someone on here reports their pain in not being able to attend the finals, and especially our older supporters in what might be a historic year after so many decades of heart-break. I meanwhile have a lot of relative freedom living in the tropics - but not so sure if I want to attend, concerned that I can't keep my cool in public, in what looks likely to be 5,000 kms from home. No TVs to smash live. Yet, I'm starting to feel however that it's my duty to attend, to carry the flag for all of us. I'm not well-off by any means, and the flights would be a major hit, but if someone has a grand final guarantee that they won't be able to use, then I'm open to discussions in how I might be able to honour that. Maybe I can take a specific banner on your behalf, or live-stream from the ground? Anyways, pm me if you have any ideas. I don't want to come across as cheap. Go Dees!

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    2 minutes ago, Jaded said:

    And people wonder why WA can so easily keep Covid at bay. They are literally socially distanced from Australia!

    Yep. Keeping Covid at bay is by no means an easy feat, but behind Tasmania, WA has a whole desert and ocean to keep it out.

    McGowan argues that Australia is not just NSW, yet the way he has handled the pandemic screams of keeping the rest of the country isolated away from the state as if he doesn’t want to be a part of it anyway.

    will be interesting to see what he does next, given he has a potential Grand Final on his hands. Stakes would be a lot different too if a WA team was in it or there was an election around the corner.

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    2 minutes ago, Skuit said:

    I have a gut-wrenching feeling every time someone on here reports their pain in not being able to attend the finals, and especially our older supporters in what might be a historic year after so many decades of heart-break. I meanwhile have a lot of relative freedom living in the tropics - but not so sure if I want to attend, concerned that I can't keep my cool in public, in what looks likely to be 5,000 kms from home. No TVs to smash live. Yet, I'm starting to feel however that it's my duty to attend, to carry the flag for all of us. I'm not well-off by any means, and the flights would be a major hit, but if someone has a grand final guarantee that they won't be able to use, then I'm open to discussions in how I might be able to honour that. Maybe I can take a specific banner on your behalf, or live-stream from the ground? Anyways, pm me if you have any ideas. I don't want to come across as cheap. Go Dees!

    Great idea, good luck Skuit, hope it comes off!

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    Also, I'm a writer by trade. Maybe I can be an on-the-day roving reporter for Demonland? 

     

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    21 minutes ago, Skuit said:

    I have a gut-wrenching feeling every time someone on here reports their pain in not being able to attend the finals, and especially our older supporters in what might be a historic year after so many decades of heart-break. I meanwhile have a lot of relative freedom living in the tropics - but not so sure if I want to attend, concerned that I can't keep my cool in public, in what looks likely to be 5,000 kms from home. No TVs to smash live. Yet, I'm starting to feel however that it's my duty to attend, to carry the flag for all of us. I'm not well-off by any means, and the flights would be a major hit, but if someone has a grand final guarantee that they won't be able to use, then I'm open to discussions in how I might be able to honour that. Maybe I can take a specific banner on your behalf, or live-stream from the ground? Anyways, pm me if you have any ideas. I don't want to come across as cheap. Go Dees!

     

    gF guarantee not transferable 

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    1 hour ago, DubDee said:

    Easy to say in HindSight

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    Just as easy in foresight though. 
    I mean, the list of exposure sites is a mile long now. Soon it’ll be quicker to name the non-exposure sites. Considering what’s at stake all players from all eight clubs should err on the side of caution. Get UberEats ffs.  

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    38 minutes ago, Skuit said:

    Also, I'm a writer by trade. Maybe I can be an on-the-day roving reporter for Demonland? 

     

    I heard there’s an opening… Roving Skuit?

    Turns out flights are insanely cheap. Just need to find some accommodation. There's a few posters on here who I am sure would vouch in the other direction. 

    1 hour ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    I still can’t work out why the back up state option for the grand final is run by the most paranoid man in Australian in relation to COVID 19.

    Gil has been conned.  Adelaide would be a far better option despite the fact that Port are looking good at the moment.

    I would have as much trust in McGowan as Biden does in the Taliban.

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    1 hour ago, Skuit said:

    Also, I'm a writer by trade. Maybe I can be an on-the-day roving reporter for Demonland? 

     

    No kidding. What stuff do you write?

    Jon Ralph "reporting" that Port will get to host a prelim if it wins tonight (which seems likely).

    We and Geelong will be going to Perth after this round no matter what.

    21 minutes ago, dieter said:

    No kidding. What stuff do you write?

    I write about the business consulting world for a crust, which is really far removed from my personal interests but does cover such a wide range of topics that it keeps me engaged. My own personal writing is in the little-known genre of fictocriticism, which blends fictive with academic writing and draws from numerous disciplines such as anthropology, cognitive psychology, neuroscience, literary theory and microbiology etc. 

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    If Port don’t win the flag they’ve blown a once in a lifetime advantage 

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