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AFL to make a decision on Round 1 tomorrow. Just doesn’t have enough info on whether to go ahead. Will put out a statement confirming that within the hour

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I like the out of the box thinking @binman but training is not just kicking some balls around an oval. What about rehab, weights, medicals, match debriefs, team meetings, dieticians etc etc etc for ALL the teams?

I assume it's to take into account not having the bye rounds but yeah.

He’s in the ‘coronavirus cabinet’, and now Eddie McGuire is less confident in Round 1 going ahead

I guess we'll find out the effects of crowds on the fortresses. You can’t build a fortress without fans ?: How every AFL team’s form could be affected by lockout >>> You can’t build a fortress without fans: How every AFL team’s form could be affected by lockout AFL HOME GROUND ADVANTAGE (Courtesy of Champion Data) Winning percentage 2015-2019 Geelong @ GMHBA Stadium: 83% West Coast @ Optus Stadium/Domain Stadium: 80% GWS @ Giants Stadium and Manuka Oval: 74% Richmond @ MCG: 76% Adelaide @ Adelaide Oval: 71% Western Bulldogs @ Marvel Stadium: 67% Sydney @ SCG: 62% Hawthorn @ MCG and Tasmania: 62% Port Adelaide @ Adelaide Oval: 54% Fremantle @Optus Stadium / Domain Stadium: 52% Collingwood @ MCG: 51% North Melbourne @ Marvel Stadium: 49% St Kilda @ Marvel Stadium: 48% Melbourne @ MCG: 45% Essendon @ Marvel Stadium & MCG: 43% Brisbane Lions @ Gabba: 35% Gold Coast@ Metricon Stadium: 29% Carlton @ Marvel Stadium & MCG: 26%

Surely we can train to master this. Not the worst idea going around.

You can’t build a fortress without fans ?: How every AFL team’s form could be affected by lockout >>> You can’t build a fortress without fans: How every AFL team’s form could be affected by lockout AFL HOME GROUND ADVANTAGE (Courtesy of Champion Data) Winning percentage 2015-2019 Geelong @ GMHBA Stadium: 83% West Coast @ Optus Stadium/Domain Stadium: 80% GWS @ Giants Stadium and Manuka Oval: 74% Richmond @ MCG: 76% Adelaide @ Adelaide Oval: 71% Western Bulldogs @ Marvel Stadium: 67% Sydney @ SCG: 62% Hawthorn @ MCG and Tasmania: 62% Port Adelaide @ Adelaide Oval: 54% Fremantle @Optus Stadium / Domain Stadium: 52% Collingwood @ MCG: 51% North Melbourne @ Marvel Stadium: 49% St Kilda @ Marvel Stadium: 48% Melbourne @ MCG: 45% Essendon @ Marvel Stadium & MCG: 43% Brisbane Lions @ Gabba: 35% Gold Coast@ Metricon Stadium: 29% Carlton @ Marvel Stadium & MCG: 26%

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West Coast star defender Jeremy McGovern takes two left boots to pre-season clash against Fremantle The takeaway from this article: McGovern declared himself fit and ready for round one, while admitting it will be strange to play in front of an empty stadium.

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Maxy's Jovial Solution: "What we're going to do is we're going to corner Steven May and Jake Lever and just obviously show them the amount of games they've played because they've got their money and hope they'll be able to help out a few of the younger boys," he joked. "That's what we're going to do." On a more serious note, he said: "I don't think the AFL players have necessarily agreed to a pay cut yet, which is the vibe I was getting, but I understand it'll be all hands on deck if we do lose some money here."

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I'm in favour of this without the COVID-19 situation.