Very Jaded

So if your work said to you that you need to leave your family for up to 20 weeks so you can continue to work, you'd say yes? I mean that's cool if you would, but there are lots of players with young kids, partners who also work, players who are expecting new babies and so forth. I am sure most of the single players would be fine to do it, but when you have a family your decision making can't just revolve around you. You want to tell Jack Viney he won't be there to meet his newborn? Coz I sure as [censored] don't! They have handed back some of their pay, but they still are required to train every day and follow their strict regime so they are ready to resume work at the drop of a hat. Unlike everyone else who is unable to work right now, they aren't eligible for jobseeker, they can't sit on the couch and drink and get fat. They have contracts, they live within the means of their contracts, and now these circumstances have thrown their life into chaos. They are not different to anyone else, but nobody else is being told to pack up their life and leave their family behind so they can keep their job. The hub idea is ridiculous anyway, because there are plenty of people involved who aren't even full time employees, who would be expected to leave their day job to be in this hub (umpires, physios, runners, volunteers etc). Is the AFL prepared to pay to match their wage? Best to wait until the state governments are happy to allow the clubs to charter flights on a fly in - fly out basis, and until we have enough testing kits available to the whole community to ensure we are able to test all players regularly. Then we may be able to have some sort of season.

The AFL is exploring options with the ATO for club members to get tax refunds on their memberships. Interesting concept. https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/tax-refunds-for-afl-club-members-reportedly-on-the-cards/news-story/da44934ee3a5de34b906eb560844b9c4

Great letter and nice to get some more personal communication from the club, in a time where we all feel greatly disconnected.

Great, I'm so looking forward to a day off from sitting inside my house

Nothing about 2020 makes sense. Someone ate a bat in China and now I can’t watch football.

Terribly tragic. Hope they’re both found alive and well.

That's wonderful to hear. The world is in a bad state. To lose our footy club on top of everything else we've already lost and will lose, would be devastating.

Yeah I tend to agree, while I LOVE my club and want it to survive more than anything, people are fighting for their livelihood. To ask us for money right now would just be plain rude.

10 days ago I got married and it was the best day of my life. Today my husband and I were making decisions on if, and how, we can keep our business going and our employees (and ourselves) in work. It has been a truly awful few days and sadly I think things are going to get much worse before they get better. To have lost the escapism of footy on top of it all is just a final kick in the guts. I hope everyone here is doing the right thing, distancing as much as possible, staying safe, looking after themselves and their families. When this week is over and there is no footy on, do something for yourself. Go sit under a tree. Read. Drink. Have a bath. Do anything that for a minute makes you remember what it’s like to live in a normal world. This too shall pass and hopefully the world comes out of this having learnt a lot and made some serious changes to way we all live. At least our environment is finally benefiting for all of us sitting indoors for a bit. This is mother nature’s holiday.

I want to be angry and annoyed about this game, but in the grand scheme of things it’s so insignificant. I have nothing left in the tank to allocate the MFC right now. In many ways I’m happy this season is on hold.

Who’s job is it to select and then coach the players so they are ready to play, if not the coaches? I am unsure what the job of the coach actually is if not to ensure the players come to play

Goodwin is the only person who’s job is safer due to Corona Virus.

How are we this bad at kicking???

Wow Tomlinson is a shocking kick

Our kicking is deplorable.

Spargo has got to go

Langdon has also been wonderful. The rest to the tip.

Goodwin is the only person who’s job is safer because of Covid 19

Sheed has had no opponent all day either.

I think Lockhart is on him

Who the [censored] is on Ryan? Is he invisible??

Yeah Darling. That dud.

We will never win a premiership under Goodwin. I said.

My husband said he looks sick. Maybe he’s not well (no Corona jokes). But it’s the worse game I’ve seen him play for some time.

I know it’s in fashion to beat on OMac but he’s been very good. Has done more than May and Lever