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[IDIG]

Potentially
- 16 min quarters
- 50 player team lists
- GF not guaranteed to be at the G

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1239471693518630917

 

[IDIG]

Yikes.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1239472228615327744

 

[Kidult]

Talking Footy is on aswell if u wanna stay covered

 

[Bomber18]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1239489673250009088

 

[50 shades of Wade]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1239489673250009088

So the only way it will be delayed if someone comes in direct contact with it

 

[Bomber18]

Good summary of proceedings here:
https://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/577167/afl-announces-shortened-season

• The AFL season will be reduced to 17 matches, with all teams playing each other once.

• The first four rounds of the season would remain as fixtured (regardless of when they are played), but the rest of the 13 rounds would be "recalibrated".
  
  
• The potential of shortening game time provided greater flexibility to play multiple games in an "accelerated" period. It could include playing multiple matches in the space of a week.
  
  
• Games with no spectators would allow flexibility for broadcasters to play matches on non-traditional football days including Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
  
  
• The four-week finals series structure would continue as planned – with no date locked in.
  
  
• The fixture for the rest of the NAB AFL Women's competition remained unconfirmed.
  
  
• State league competitions and talent programs would be put on hold until May31 in an attempt to limit the outbreak due to their "part-time" nature.
  
  
• A decision on the ability for AFL clubs to add players from state league competitions to a supplementary list would be finalised next week.
  
  
• AFL Commission Chairman Richard Goyder will chair a cabinet of club presidents to assist and lead the industry. It will be finalised on Tuesday.
  
  
• The League has every intention to play the Grand Final at the MCG. The first scheduled cricket match of the summer falls on October 25 with a Twenty20 World Cup match between New Zealand and West Indies.
  
  
• The AFL executive was working closely with AFL clubs on their finances to ensure clubs were able to work their way through this challenge.
  
  
• McLachlan confirmed that he too would take a pay cut.

 

[Muffin Head]

Even when your the richest man in the world the politicians still don't listen.

Billy Gates talking about the biggest threat to our existence 5 years ago.

 

[Darkie]

It's just a game. There will still be an end of season and they can declare a winner at that point. Whoever adapts the best wins. Whether they can justify the $50k or they can manage the software with a changing fixture is another question. The biggest problem would be if games from different rounds overlap because player prices are based on a total fixed pool of money after each round.

In the grand scheme of things I think they could just relax the fixed pool constraint. No one is checking anyway!

 

[The Experiment]

Good summary of proceedings here:
https://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/577167/afl-announces-shortened-season

• The AFL season will be reduced to 17 matches, with all teams playing each other once.
• The first four rounds of the season would remain as fixtured (regardless of when they are played), but the rest of the 13 rounds would be "recalibrated".
  
  
• The potential of shortening game time provided greater flexibility to play multiple games in an "accelerated" period. It could include playing multiple matches in the space of a week.

While I appreciate most here probably don't know the definitive answer, can we assume round 1 games are played under normal conditions? ie full length games and any adjustments will be made to the second block of games should we make it that far?

 

[Connoisseur]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1239275435223121922

We're gonna shoot that goddam virus to smithereens!

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1239340603529408521

 

[Bomber18]

While I appreciate most here probably don't know the definitive answer, can we assume round 1 games are played under normal conditions? ie full length games and any adjustments will be made to the second block of games should we make it that far?

Yeah, I think that'll almost certainly be the case. It was not definitive at all in Gil's presser, he just said that the AFL wanted to keep that option open to ensure it could play the 17 game season.

 

[Philzsay]

Hey AFL head honcoes, Please don't shorten the quarters!!!

Let any games we actually get be normal games please!!!!

 

[Herbie66]

so many conflicting posts on here , so can someone verify as to whether the first 4 rounds are exactly as to per the original fixture ie same days , dates and venue or is that subject to change

Round 5 - 17 TBC

Cheers

 

[Nathan]

So with the hypothetical shortened games would this give the inflated scores we used to get in the preseason round robin games?

Trying to spit out 3300 points in less time. Was this a tangible thing? (from memory they there were larger squads too).

I’m thinking mores 150’s for players always in the action (maybe games considered closer for longer relative to % game time) and more 20’s rather 50’s for KPP not effecting scoreboard.

 

[Diabolical]

so many conflicting posts on here , so can someone verify as to whether the first 4 rounds are exactly as to per the original fixture ie same days , dates and venue or is that subject to change

Round 5 - 17 TBC

Cheers

 

[Professor]

Watched it to end of season 5, Waiting for season 6

halfway through season 4 atm.

 

[Insane Wolf]

so many conflicting posts on here , so can someone verify as to whether the first 4 rounds are exactly as to per the original fixture ie same days , dates and venue or is that subject to change

Round 5 - 17 TBC

Cheers

Matchups and venues the same from rds 1-4 but dates subject to change.

 

[Herbie66]

Just read they are now looking at 6 rounds in the first 4 weeks.

Be easier just to select a auto-select team

 

[Professor]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1239511490496872448

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1239518505965203457

 

[Bomber18]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1239514903515262976