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I know someone (brother of a good mate) who's a "young healthy" person. He got it. From his telling, I wouldn't' wish it upon anyone. He speaks of disconnecting his oxygen and hauling himself off his hospital bed in an attempt to write a goodbye letter to his young daughters after his doctor refused to give him a guarantee that he would make it.

TDF starts late June, the bulk of it is in July. Just saying. Apart from the points you made, one of the main issues now is who would actually participate - many riders can't even train properly, let alone get racing miles in the legs.

Not to mention longer-term side-effects either from the disease or the treatments. Even intubation carries some serious risks.

Could have looked quite different, at least in terms of I50 counts, if Jones and Salem had been out there.

Only matched by the gullibility.

Or the players aren't good enough, at least in terms of decision-making and disposal under pressure. Half of our I50's came from just 3 players: Langdon, Hibberd, Viney. Great disposers of the ball? I think not. Compared to WC, where their leading I50 disposer was Kelly, as sublime a kick as there is.

I've read a few reports where it's been acknowledged that in the West, actual cases, including asymptomatic, are probably x10 or x20 than what's being reported. Perhaps Germany excepted, as they have a pretty agressive "test anything that moves" approach, but for the rest of us, just add a zero.

Also, complain to the AFL, even if it's just on social media. One of the reasons they keep kuffing it up is because as a monopoly they can. Make them accountable.

Yes, because they spend all summer practising turning the ball over coming inside 50. That's when they're not training hard on not kicking goals.

One interesting stat tells the tale for me. On Metres Gained, top Eagle was Shuey with 500. We had two players who did better than that, and by a lot: Langdon: 797 Hibberd: 676 In fact, those two lead Metres Gained across the whole league, and once again by quite a bit. So, great stuff. Except that ... they're also the two players with the most turnovers, 8 and 7 respectively. We're doing a lot right - but are being let down by disposal and turnovers. People are right here to criticise players for not chasing and for Eagles players getting out the back. But without all those turnovers, the opposition wouldn't be getting out the back in the first place. (At least not to the extent that they are).

BEST Melbourne: Viney, May, Pickett, O.McDonald, Petracca, Langdon

You're not on your own.

Perhaps. But won't make a difference the way the ball's coming in. Tom Mac, Fritsch, Melksham, Petracca when he's there ... they're all good forwards that would walk into any team in the league.

One thing there needs fixing: kicking into the forward line. Langdon (who played a great game otherwise) was the main offender, but just so many of them coming through the middle were unable to do anything much more than bomb it in. On that score, felt like we really missed Jones and Salem.

That's not the game plan, that's the work rate. Or lack of.

West Coast a class above. Whenever finals come round, they'll be front and centre, just so much talent from one end to the other.

Season should never have started in the first place. Was both irresponsible and hypocritical.

I'm in France, where we're already there. Here: - school is still on for children of key workers - anyone laid off through forced closures has their salary (or most of it) paid by the govt - same for anyone who has to stay home to look after children - small businesses have access to a range of emergency funding, and most costs and charges (e.g. rent) have been either cancelled or deferred.

In the UK, as in other countries where they've been closed, school is still provided for children of key workers such as health professionals.

Surprised to not see Weideman there. Perhaps less training load of late might have tipped the scales, but at some point, he'll need to start solidifying his place I would have thought. Happy with the rest, though Jones and Salem will be missed. I felt Jones was very good across the pre-season games.

If he was applying for employment in football, that might be a limitation. But it's a fan forum, where being out of your depth is not just permitted, it's a feature.

Paris (suburbs of).

I should add, basically all the shops are closed (except supermarkets, chemists, a few other essentials.). So you think, OK, stuck here for a month, we'll do some work on the garden. But you can't even buy weedkiller.

Same here in France. Lockdown started at 12H today, and it's like a morgue outside ... nothing moving. Similar rules to Italy, but you're allowed to walk your dog or do a bit of sport (go for a run) if you're alone. But need authorisation, and police are already manning random checkpoints. 38 euro fine if you don't have a good excuse for being outside. At the moment it's for 15 days, but everyone's expecting that to be extended at least for the same time. Going to be very hard for a lot of people.