Covid 19 and footy - season (suspended) now resumed

[Swansongster]

You are assuming that a vaccine will happen. It is possible that one will never be created.

Social distancing will create bigger problems than the virus eventually. The herd immunity tactic will likely take over at that point.

Agree with you that crowds are unlikely this year. Still think that they could get the comp going with no crowds.

Unfortunately, everything is speculative at the moment. There is no evidence available that people who recover from this virus will develop long-term immunity. Meanwhile, there's plenty of info via Google about how difficult it is to develop vaccines for coronavirus strains. They are still trying to dvelop them for MERS and SARS and they were a long time ago. Sure, the global effort for a COVID-19 vaccine is probably taking the science to another level but these are very early days guys. Sadly, I think that even 2021 season is unlikely.

[Boddo]

We'll have a plan by end of month: AFL sends memo to clubs

[barry]

It doesn't really matter where the isolation hub is because no crowds will matter. All it needs is a suitable ground(s) hotels to house the players, and fenced off. About the only place that fits the bill in Australia is homebush, and I think the NRL are seriously looking at it.

[chalbilto]

Barry, Isn't ANZ due to be demolished within the next couple of months?

[KTigers]

Can't really see this footy isolation idea happening.

[Boddo]

Can't really see this footy isolation idea happening.

I see it as a last ditch effort to get a season going until more travel restrictions are lifted.

Take away the media hysteria that continues to portray Australia like Spain, Italy, France & the US and you can see that most likely we will go like the Asian countries path with restrictions slowly lifting with continuing social distancing.

The state premiers will get the ball rolling. Pity we’ve got no federal government with any back bone.

I expect an announcement early April to say The season will be underway mid June.

[AnnieH]

It doesn't really matter where the isolation hub is because no crowds will matter. All it needs is a suitable ground(s) hotels to house the players, and fenced off. About the only place that fits the bill in Australia is homebush, and I think the NRL are seriously looking at it.

According to the SMH today, the Panthers have offered up their club/training facilities in Penrith, which can house eight teams.
The consideration for the other eight teams is OP.

[AnnieH]

link: https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/ins...07-p54hy3.html

[MattW]

link: https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/ins...07-p54hy3.html

Seems as decent an idea as any.

[barry]

Barry, Isn't ANZ due to be demolished within the next couple of months?

No, that's allianz next door to SCG. Dumb ass move in hindsight.

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According to the SMH today, the Panthers have offered up their club/training facilities in Penrith, which can house eight teams.
The consideration for the other eight teams is OP.

And special busses between the two sites.
Those grounds are going to take a hammering playing so many games. They may use giants stadium as well

[barry]

In the AFL you have to do in Melbourne. The docklands area could have the hotels and ground space needed, but no where to really train. More difficult for the AFL than NRL me thinks.

[bloodspirit]

Damien Barrett reports that the AFL are really strongly focusing on playing a season this year including H&A plus finals series and granny. He can imagine the season might be cut shorter than 17 games if necessary. He thinks it's possible that the 2020 season could spill into 2021. He reckons there's only a 10% chance the season will resume as soon as June.

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