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The experts are saying that the only cases of people getting a relapse are where they never properly recovered in the first place. Immunity is provided by getting the disease but this gradually diminishes to nothing after 6 years. There is a good video on "The conversation" with 2 professors with strong virology related qualifications.Goes for over half an hour but is very informative.
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Wow, it is super rich to judge people who would want a refund on membership if games don’t go ahead. Some families spends big money on them and that is essentially their family entertainment covered over the winter periods. If they don’t get their days out at the footy I hardly think they’d be fine to forfeit the money as a donation to the club. Same with older members who can barely afford it.
It’s about supporting the club yes, but it’s not a donation. And many would simply not be in a position fork out that kind of money if the entry to games wasn’t included.
That’s putting aside the financial hardship many people and families are going to go through over the next few months! What a shallow minded view, staggering really with everything that’s going on. I actually can’t believe that is the opinion of some people here.
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if the season does not go ahead, it will be the first time since the early years of WWI. In WW2 the VFL did not go into recess at all, nor did the government try to get them to shut down - apparently it would be too delitarious to morale.
I don't think it's actually relevant to the present situation, but thought it worth mentioning.
PS I'd like to offer you all my best wishes at this time. Stay well my friends.Comment
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"I can’t believe what I’m reading"
Wow thats shallow think of all the families that may lose jobs during this period who paid in good faith so they could attend matches, im sure that a refund make a huge difference to any of those families. Not the time to be judgmental of anyone perhaps a little empathy for any impacted families out there.
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Round1 to proceed , wow.
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People buy memberships to support the club, but they get entry to games in return.
If that deal is off then I think members are perfectly entitled to expect a refund, and if some want to turn it into a donation, that’s their choice.Comment
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People pay memberships to be part of the club, to help finance the club. The free entry is a benefit from being part of that club just like a cap or a lanyard. If the team can’t play it’s not the clubs fault. Suggesting refunds here is atop a slippery slope towards the Richmond of a decade where members wanted a refund because they weren’t winning!Those who have the greatest power to hurt us are those we love.Comment
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Must say I'm glad to see the season going ahead - for now. I don't reckon it'll talk to long before we have to hit pause - and then who knows how long we'll be waiting. But with all the crappy news and the prospect of isolation etc, I'm happy to have some footy to look forward to this weekend.Comment
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That's a bit idealist though, don't you think?
Not everyone pays memberships to be a part of the club and to help finance the club. I pay for my membership because I am at the SCG every fortnight with the kids. This year I won't be, and with a family to support, it's inconceivable for me to pay for a membership that will not immediately serve my family. I can guarantee there would be hundreds of others out there who share my philosophy. It's great to be able to support the club and help it financially but there is a real world beyond footy, and it's scary, and challenging to survive in at times.Comment
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Yes, does seem a bit odd. Though their reasoning is, that it will enable them to squeeze a few more games in the earlier part of the season. I assume that around twenty minutes less playing time, means that they think teams can play, say, three games in two weeks. But as you say, much the same reduction of player workload, could be achieved through an increased number of interchange players. And if the reserves aren't playing NEAFL, VFL, etc; then more interchange players would be my preference.Comment
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Reduced quarters is ridiculous.
Grateful the AFL is on this weekend as a bit of a relief but will be a strange compromised season and will be bittersweet for any team lifting the cup that it wasnt under normal conditionsComment
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