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The Club is being guided by the State and Federal government, as well as the AFL and other relevant health authorities, on how best to protect its people. Based on advice from these bodies, the Club has made the decision to segregate its football programs and has implemented the following changes; The men’s AFL program has been relocated to Casey Fields The women’s AFLW program will have exclusive use of Melbourne’s AAMI Park facilities Melbourne’s VFL affiliate team will use a separate area at Casey Fields Melbourne’s administration will remain at the MCG or work from home

Wasn't 6-6-6 meant to create higher scores?

AFL faces empty stadiums for “months” if coronavirus situation worsens | http://sen.lu/3cQpgDo

If ever there was an example of money (greed?) taking precedence over public health and safety (even if it's just a potential risk) this is it.

The Victorian Government obviously didn't get this memo re: the Grand Prix.

Just Great!!! Just when the cavalry arrives and we finally get some decent wingmen they want to take them away from us. ‘We don't want to be like soccer’: Alastair Clarkson’s radical solution to fix AFL scoring drought Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson has urged the AFL to “pull a lever” and consider trialling 16-a-side rules to address the league’s dramatic scoring drop – because “we don't want to be like soccer”. And the four-time premiership coach admits he and other coaches with a defence-first attitude have played a role as to why “no bugger can score anymore”. Despite a raft of changes that were originally intended to promote goalkicking, AFL scoring reached a historic low in 2019, with the average team score being just 80.4 points – the lowest since 1967, when teams averaged 78.8 points.

Anyone made a welfare check on @Satyriconhome in the wake of this news?

Put your water bottles out for @Satyriconhome

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Player testing will be expedited to keep season intact. The standard time for a person being tested for COVID-19 and receiving the results is five days. But AFL players are expected to receive their findings sooner. Plan to expedite player testing to keep season intact

Bulldog players won't be mingling with fans at season launch.

Agreed. Just a humble aggregator of Demon news. good, bad or ridiculous.

I didn't think so. Cheers.

Are they related?

We've rated, analysed and ranked every AFL club's 'spine'. Full rankings (and list of players) here ? AFL Spine Rater: Every club’s five key positions rated, ranked and analysed MELBOURNE FB: Steven May (8.3 AFL Player Ratings points) CHB: Jake Lever (8.1) C : Clayton Oliver (13.7) CHF: Tom McDonald (8.1) FF: Sam Weideman (7.5) Experience: 480 AFL games Champion Data’s combined Official AFL Player Ratings ranking: 16th (45.7) Analysis: As the ratings total is based purely off last year, the Dees are down the bottom of the Champion list. But the prospect of May and Lever playing a full season is a tantalising prospect for Dees fans, especially after their performances against Hawthorn in the Marsh Series last week where they both had 21-plus disposals and seven-plus intercepts. Oliver, who’s only 22, should take big steps forward this season after taking part in the club’s intense off-season running program, while McDonald is surely a better player than the 18-goal one we saw last season. Weideman, however, is still somewhat raw. But overall, this spine looks brilliant on paper. Foxfooty.com.au’s ranking: 8th

A sad day for the Trackwatchers.

I knew this Coronavirus would screw us. Spectator-less stadium potentially from Round 2 for our first two home games At least give us no-feral Eagle fans in Round 1 as compensation.

Never to early to cast our eyes ahead. PLAYER INJURY ESTIMATED RETURN Blake Acres Hamstring 6-8 weeks Joel Hamling Ankle 9-11 weeks Stephen Hill Quad TBC Jesse Hogan Mental health Indefinite David Mundy Leg TBC Alex Pearce Ankle 3-4 weeks Nathan Wilson Toe 3-4 weeks Updated: Tuesday, March 10 Early prognosis Andrew Brayshaw had his foot stomped on during the win against West Coast and he underwent scans that cleared him of any break. The Dockers have not put a timeframe on Stephen Hill's return after he sustained another quad injury. Blake Acres' hamstring tendon injury is serious and he could miss up to eight weeks. Joel Hamling's ankle injury remains the long-term concern for the club, while David Mundy, Alex Pearce and Nathan Wilson lifted the intensity of their running and are pushing for early-season returns, potentially in the first month. Hayden Young is having his training loads managed and was left out of the team that played West Coast. - Nathan Schmook