My view is....
-VFL games to be cancelled for how long it takes to try and get through the worst part of this, which could be right upto July. My reasoning is that once we start hitting winter things could get even worse if they havent by that time. Clubs could use their feeder clubs from each state to assist with the burden if required.
-If the AFL start imposing or thinking clubs can cram 3 games in a week or week and a half well watch the soft injury tolls. Just stupidity to place more undue pressure on the players and clubs.
-t will only take 1 player, official, staff , whatever to put a team and competition into jeopardy. What happens then? Do teams who play that side get the 2 or 4 points? How will that work out?
-I know that the AFL have paid for the rights for the games and the tv stations will want the season to go ahead. This is crucial in one aspect as ALL CLUBS will suffer huge loses this year. This could seriously put some more clubs who were fighting back financially to ask for substancial handouts from the AFL. This will occur. The AFL have funds put aside but this is something that no one could have foreseen. Brendan Gale spoke about just the first round suffering a $1 million dollar loss(thats just one round).!
-I think it would be a great idea to keep fans engaged if the AFL allowed say (499-500) people spread over the entire ground, even if it were mostly the cheer squads(who are the life blood or the club), maybe do something like members get picked randomly and give them a chance to attend. Maybe alternate each game so different members get a chance???
- How will they manage flights? Will the AFL/STATE/GOVT impose no interstate flights? Would they charter flights interstate? Who pays? Clubs or the AFL? iF there are no flights how will the points be allocated? 2 points each? No points ? May advantage interstate sides more????
- Do they put huge nets around grounds to retrieve the footballs? How will this be done? Cant be expecting officials or players to retrieve the footballs. Sides may take advantage if its a close game and just kick the ball as far as they can out of bounds and what happens to the time? You can see sides taking advantage of this. How will this be judged.? Deliberate OOB?
-Wages. How will clubs and the ALFPA, AFL handle this. Asking clubs to lay off staff etc will be hard to do. All across the country there will be staff cuts etc so this will have to be handled with care. The AFL shouldnt be asking clubs to do this. They should be assisting. Cant see players taking pay cuts. Players may have mortgages to pay, family/kids to take care of(even though schools may be closed down the track), this will place undue pressure on families to stay home (as we all may need to do) to take care of our kids. I can see Dangerdive not agreeing to taking a pay cut. I feel this may be the only way to assist clubs and players can play a small part( the ones that can ) to even save some of their clubs. I know it will be a tough decision to make. Clubs can look at contracts for this year and then over the next few years players can hopefully re coupe some of the loses they will incur this year. This may be felt for years to come.
-Advertising. Clubs will be relying on this. Will sponsors honour that if their product isnt shown? Will the broadcasters when teams are playing focus on endeavoring to support those clubs playing by just having their sponsors on while the station has their commercial breaks after a goal or at the ground?
-How will this year be assessed? Will we make it through the year? If we get to the end, play finals, whoever wins the premiership, will a * be placed against that club? We have gone through wars & depression and clubs still played, or teams fielded sides that could and that years GF is still noted in the record books!
-By the time we wake up today we may see an even more changing landscape to many things not just football/sport.
These are just some of the points as some may think you are stupid, over dramatizing , over thinking too much waiting, but just some stuff to have us discuss further.
Waiting
-VFL games to be cancelled for how long it takes to try and get through the worst part of this, which could be right upto July. My reasoning is that once we start hitting winter things could get even worse if they havent by that time. Clubs could use their feeder clubs from each state to assist with the burden if required.
-If the AFL start imposing or thinking clubs can cram 3 games in a week or week and a half well watch the soft injury tolls. Just stupidity to place more undue pressure on the players and clubs.
-t will only take 1 player, official, staff , whatever to put a team and competition into jeopardy. What happens then? Do teams who play that side get the 2 or 4 points? How will that work out?
-I know that the AFL have paid for the rights for the games and the tv stations will want the season to go ahead. This is crucial in one aspect as ALL CLUBS will suffer huge loses this year. This could seriously put some more clubs who were fighting back financially to ask for substancial handouts from the AFL. This will occur. The AFL have funds put aside but this is something that no one could have foreseen. Brendan Gale spoke about just the first round suffering a $1 million dollar loss(thats just one round).!
-I think it would be a great idea to keep fans engaged if the AFL allowed say (499-500) people spread over the entire ground, even if it were mostly the cheer squads(who are the life blood or the club), maybe do something like members get picked randomly and give them a chance to attend. Maybe alternate each game so different members get a chance???
- How will they manage flights? Will the AFL/STATE/GOVT impose no interstate flights? Would they charter flights interstate? Who pays? Clubs or the AFL? iF there are no flights how will the points be allocated? 2 points each? No points ? May advantage interstate sides more????
- Do they put huge nets around grounds to retrieve the footballs? How will this be done? Cant be expecting officials or players to retrieve the footballs. Sides may take advantage if its a close game and just kick the ball as far as they can out of bounds and what happens to the time? You can see sides taking advantage of this. How will this be judged.? Deliberate OOB?
-Wages. How will clubs and the ALFPA, AFL handle this. Asking clubs to lay off staff etc will be hard to do. All across the country there will be staff cuts etc so this will have to be handled with care. The AFL shouldnt be asking clubs to do this. They should be assisting. Cant see players taking pay cuts. Players may have mortgages to pay, family/kids to take care of(even though schools may be closed down the track), this will place undue pressure on families to stay home (as we all may need to do) to take care of our kids. I can see Dangerdive not agreeing to taking a pay cut. I feel this may be the only way to assist clubs and players can play a small part( the ones that can ) to even save some of their clubs. I know it will be a tough decision to make. Clubs can look at contracts for this year and then over the next few years players can hopefully re coupe some of the loses they will incur this year. This may be felt for years to come.
-Advertising. Clubs will be relying on this. Will sponsors honour that if their product isnt shown? Will the broadcasters when teams are playing focus on endeavoring to support those clubs playing by just having their sponsors on while the station has their commercial breaks after a goal or at the ground?
-How will this year be assessed? Will we make it through the year? If we get to the end, play finals, whoever wins the premiership, will a * be placed against that club? We have gone through wars & depression and clubs still played, or teams fielded sides that could and that years GF is still noted in the record books!
-By the time we wake up today we may see an even more changing landscape to many things not just football/sport.
These are just some of the points as some may think you are stupid, over dramatizing , over thinking too much waiting, but just some stuff to have us discuss further.
Waiting
