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it should suit teams who win contested footy and those capable of scoring quickly - i reckon the dogs could benefit big time the 16 mins plus time on is all a set up so that - if we do get to this position - that they'll be able to have 3 games in 10-14 days for teams for rounds 5, 6, and 7 IF they can get thru to then - and it's a very big if - they'll have played 7 games in the first 6 weeks and they might take a winter 'break' as that could be around peak flu season next trick is to wait and see if a player comes down it; the minute one does, it's a two week hiatus - minimum - for the competition

given the nature of the upcoming afl 2020 season seems like it's going to be closer to afl x, perhaps we should get him back?

guy garvey would make a better pm than boris johnson, that's fer sure

yes

nab league is likely to be cancelled really, this gives the afl the perfect opportunity to change the minimum draft age to 19, as some have advocated for some time

first four games: rd 1 @ west coast rd 2 vs gw3 rd 3 vs freo rd 4 at aints after that...who knows

Word from those involved is the players are going to come out against season starting Makes sense

which regions? schools are run by state dept of education i think it makes sense

52 cases, 5 deaths by comparison, germany is 3000, 6

it will be interesting to see what round, if any, attendance is allowed

nrl first; games from round 2 in empty stadia afl to follow suit for round 1 you'd expect

gil was meant to front a presser at 5pm but it's obviously delayed

spot on (but don't feed the troll)

media aren't getting their reporting correct; all going with 'cancellation' when the actual recommendation is 'advising against' "Based on the advice we have received today about the increasing number of cases on the evidence of community transition, it has been recommended to us that we moved to a position by Monday where we will be advising against organised non-essential gatherings of persons of 500 people or greater — from Monday."

good to see the govt is gonna do some woodworking... this coag presser is just like a post-match presser; can't hear the questions

coag set to confirm ban for crowds of over 500 schools and universities like to be shuttered next week too

yet china has been praised by the who for their response to handling this pandemic... it is quite extraordinary what this is doing to the world

probably so either way, can't see him playing rd 1...mind you, can't see rd 1 being played at all!

i believe he was tested for it; results ain't been released

months? try 18 of em...that's how long current estimates are for them to have a flu jab for it to be good to go to mass market

i've come around to the thinking that they'll play all three talls at either end, and go with the kids over the not-quite-kids-anymore, primarily cos of the belief that jackson can play in any spot on the ground can't see salem getting up if he has glandular fever / covid-19 B: Jetta - May - Lever HB: Lockhart - O Mac - Hibberd ? Langdon - Petracca - Tomlinson HF: Jones - T Mac - Melksham F: Weideman - Fritsch - ANB Foll: Gawn - Oliver - Viney I/c: Harmes - Jackson - Brayshaw - Pickett Emerg: Spargo - Bedford - Sparrow - Brown

and, iirc, he'd already been dropped to the vfl by then cos his form forward of the ball was appalling he was always a natural defender, but he's not an all-australian calibre player; well, at least not yet

yep the free to air networks hate it cos more goals = more ads = more revenue i don't mind the concept behing 16-a-side but i don't think that it'll make a lick of difference in terms of increased scoring now, reduce the competition to 16 or 14 sides - as there's already too many teams, and thus too many ordinary players - and you might see an improvement in overall skill level but instead the afl is likely to go the other way and increase the size of the comp to 20 teams

Set to miss just round 1, according to afl site He was rusty as against the hawks; needs more playing time - presuming there actually will be football this season...

Discussing it at work today one coworker reckons this is the perfect opportunity to go to a 17 round season; delay season start til Anzac Day Eve etc I personally don’t mind if we kick off the season with a blockbuster against the reigning premier