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Do people actually believe that this disease will be beaten in 6 weeks? We can’t be so gullible.

Probably not beaten, but hopefully controlled.

China seems to have got there.

That is one way of going about it. Would be interesting to see how fair and balanced a season is when you play each other once. As we know some players have been calling for it for a while.

Isn't this virus meant to be at its worse around winter though. So June, July, August?

It doesn't really matter whether you postpone the season, play it in empty stadiums or whatever, because as soon as one player contracts the virus, that whole club will be quarantined for two weeks and then that is when from an AFL perspective the shit will hit the fan.

Dont the afl clubs all have reserves teams already?
Why then the need to have a "mini draft" to top up each club with 15 players from the state leagues, just use those in their current reserves squad?
Mind you if any player contracts coronavirus the whole comp will be suspended indefinitely so what actual good is even proposing this preposterous "mini draft"...me thinks the Vics are clutching at straws again and only thinking about themselves yet again!

BH, gotta wonder dontcha, like you say, players are already their in their ressies, they did the same with their mid season draft (player theft) when there were heaps of players available right within each clubs system, why do they feel the necessity to lure players from interstate???

Anyway, i think it's all a mute point as it seems like these state and national team comps will be closed down.

Beasley Hutton wrote: Dont the afl clubs all have reserves teams already?
Why then the need to have a "mini draft" to top up each club with 15 players from the state leagues, just use those in their current reserves squad?
Mind you if any player contracts coronavirus the whole comp will be suspended indefinitely so what actual good is even proposing this preposterous "mini draft"...me thinks the Vics are clutching at straws again and only thinking about themselves yet again!

They probably will use their "ressies" as the VFL has been suspended

You've got your wish .... maybe ... TFaF.

The AFL has cut the men's competition to 17 rounds in response to the coronavirus pandemic, but it is yet to decide whether it will suspend the start of the season.

AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan announced the decision in Melbourne this evening, having consulted the 18 clubs and key league stakeholders.
www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-16/coronavir...o-17-rounds/12059996

Well I think it may work. May - probably not - but worth a try.

Postpone until 1st week of June - That's 11 weeks (up from my initial thoughts of 6) - and nearly three months.

I am hoping our CoVid numbers in Australia peek in 5 weeks, hold for 2 week and then decline steadily from that point.

June games still a lock out - but say from July seating allowed at 3 seats apart and every second row left out.

This would see the home and away season finish Sunday 27th September.

4 weeks of Finals would see the GF held on Saturday 24th October. If the MCG can't accommodate that date the can get fucked.

None of this bullshit mini draft to Fark up the state leagues any more though.

DD's suggestion of Members only allowed at WAFL games and keeping these games caped @ 3K with only 500 in the stands and 5 other areas of 500 max should work nicely too. Because these numbers are so small I would hope the State Leagues could start by mid May - still after CoVid peeks and starts to decline. This way they could get their season finished a couple of weeks before the AFL - cut the byes and the State game. Again maybe lock out for the first month - but televise all games so they can earn some income.

Junior Footy to continue from April as per normal with only one family member allowed to attend and they must watch from opposite wing to that of Coachs/Managers/Medics/Timers/Reserves/Umpire representatives and any other officials.

Love an optimist tfaf, but they’re saying a cure could be 18 months away. Stopping games for 1,2,3 months will hardly make much difference.