Jaded No More

3-4 months

I am all for incentivising people to get vaccinated, but while our supply is so critically low, you simply can't punish people for the mistakes of the federal government. I am under 40. I don't think I should be punished because it is very hard for me to get access to any vaccine, even AZ, and I also shouldn't be punished for following the overwhelming health advice re: age, and I also shouldn't be punished for wanting to leave the AZ stocks we do have to people who are at higher risk than I am who are currently eligible for it and should rightly get it before I do.

It’s a joke that all Victorian clubs don’t have to play there like us. But that aside, you can’t just move venues at the drop of a hat. The AFL is dealing with so much trying to keep the season going. Geelong’s minor inconvenience is literally the last of anyone’s concerns. That they even bring it up right now shows what a complete bunch of arrogant self centered [censored] they are.

Why don’t they have timed tickets for entry? You buy your ticket and you have a 10-15 min window given to you to enter the ground. If you miss that time slot you need to wait until everyone else has been let in. It’s also a lot safer from a security point of view. Lots of big events overseas do it for safety measures. Not to mention they must enforce mask wearing at all times unless seated. Most people don’t bother with masks outside of the ground when in fact it’s the most crowded. And FFS open up the entire ground. Then you can skip every second bay or every second row and reduce transmission.

I really hope that our players are being told to limit their movements. Even once lockdown is lifted, and I know it’s hard because they deserve a life, but finals are so close. That sacrifice could make a massive difference. If we lose players to isolation or Covid it could cost us a flag.

It does seem unlikely. However a week is a long long time in this pandemic.

Our lockdown won’t end tomorrow which is no surprise. Good luck getting to the G before September.

They have a seriously enviable culture and attitude. They are a very scary finals proposition. They haven't uttered a single boo about their last month which has been riddled with changes and hubs and being separated from their families. What a contrast to the constant moaning from Richmond and Geelong. If they win the flag this year, I would not be surprised.

I will eat my hat if we are allowed crowds at games in Victoria in the next 2-3 weeks. Given the spread at the MCG the argument to allow crowds becomes ever harder to make while we still have cases and while NSW is still a clusterfudge.

I believe there was a practice game with a few Victorian clubs and we were involved as well. Not sure who played.

Sydney can absolutely go all the way. They are a scary proposition when they’re on and the team most like us in terms of game plan and contested footy.

I don’t understand this thinking. So if we played them in two weeks we could beat them but playing them next week means we lose? We aren’t carrying significant injuries. Nothing will be different next week to the week after, except for perhaps a small-ish crowd.

GWS should change their name to WTF!

Swans coming back. Uncool.

Unless they play an interstate side it won’t happen. Firstly Marvel will be considered a greater Covid risk due to the roof and the narrow entrances. Secondly the AFL is a lot more likely to push for bigger crowds at the G come finals because of the space and the ability to social distance.

GWS helping the cause of keeping Sydney out of the top 4. Let’s hope they keep it up. We need a few more things to go right after last night’s debacle

Thank god, a game against a top 8 side. Can’t possibly lose now.

Probably because the AFL has bigger issues to deal with than Geelong’s sooking. Even with no crowd moving games and venues is a big job. AFL doesn’t need to waste their precious little time on this bull crap.

We won’t be playing Gold Coast Channel 7 said we are playing the Dogs at the G. Dogs already back in Victoria. So frustrating to miss yet another big home game crowd. Just not sure how we financially survive.

In a round about way that’s not great. The less practice Geelong get at the G the better for us come finals. But also, suck it Geelong.

Bad kicking is bad football. And it’s also very deflating for the team.

I’m on a self imposed football ban today. I can’t stomach AFL today.

Surely we won’t agree to doing Darwin then Perth. That would be a disgrace. Happy to play them both in the same state so both in Perth for example. But you can’t have us going from Darwin to Perth.

His ball use has fallen off a cliff.

Possession numbers are one thing. It’s what he does with them that matters. All year he’s wasted his possessions. We won’t trade him, but he has to learn to play within his very obvious limitations. I don’t like that since he’s come back in we’ve swapped Gus and JJ around. It’s made us worse.