Covid 19 and footy - season (suspended) now resumed

[707]

Just going through the agony of working out what to do with my almost weekly wine tasting groups, do we still meet but sit 2 metres apart? what about when the bottles get passed around the tasters? Will the 14.5% alcohol in the wine be enough to kill the virus?

Might just have to sit home and work my way through the reds whilst watching AFL - if it's on!!

2020, how will it look in the rear view mirror at Xmas?

[Ruck'n'Roll]

Just going through the agony of working out what to do with my almost weekly wine tasting groups, do we still meet but sit 2 metres apart? what about when the bottles get passed around the tasters? Will the 14.5% alcohol in the wine be enough to kill the virus?

I didn't realise that wine tasting groups all drank out of the same bottle - I've seen it done with flagons of sweet sherry, and heard of those that imbibe methylated spirits but hadn't realised the gentlemen concerned were a wine tasting group.

I live and learn.

Perhaps you could take turns as the designated pour-er, who could then fill everyone's glass before you start swigging?

[Hotpotato]

I have to weigh in. The whole Corona virus concern during the game was ... well ... farcical.

In tonight’s game it opens with the two captains approaching the middle and the umpire instructing them to stand on opposite sides of the centre circle (so as not to get too close).

The miked umpire then instructs “No hand shakes mate” at the toss of the coin.

After kicking goals, they tap feet and bump elbows or forearms.

Stand a few meters from anyone interviewing them. Don’t let fans near them at any stage ... before or after the game. The Swans have instructed supporters not to approach players for autographs at this stage. Chartered flights. Straight from the plane to the hotel. Isolated in hotels. All fair enough to reduce the risk of virus spread. No fans at games is to protect the supporters as much as it it to protect players (and this is good).

But then tonight both teams then spend 4x 17 minute quarters tackling, bumping, breathing on, sweating on each other. Completely at odds with the PM’s advice of being 1.5m apart (obviously impractical when playing sport).

Then after the game, some players hug, some still shake hands, a couple of them spit. They huddle up at times and breath on each other nice and close.

The contrast in meticulousness is simply ridiculous and perplexing.

And given the in the NBA the season has been suspended after a player is found positive for COVID-19, and now that many players have been tested and at least 10 and 4 staff have tested positive - and asymptotic. I can’t see how this season will be sustainable. The AFL would surely fear testing every player as the probability is there will be some who do test positive. & even if they did test every player at the same time tomorrow - and all were lucky enough to test negative, we are approaching the flu season where weekly, we will all be vulnerable. It is statistically inevitable that players will contract COVID.

As someone who works in a hospital and daily seeing the serious attention to precautions against COVID and receiving alerts regarding the virus, I am truly perplexed at the AFLs precautions, the actual execution of these precautions at a practical level and as to the point of this season continuing.

Don’t get me wrong. I love footy. I adore my Swans. But I can’t understand the point of the AFL continuing an already compromised season, or the motivation for it (ok, I might have suspicions regarding the latter). If the persistence is financially driven - it will potentially result in a multi-million dollar fiscal loss to the organisation and any affiliated organisations, the perspective should be the the UN is estimating that the global cost of COVID will be over a trillion dollars.

$1,000,000,000,000

And I’d imagine this is US$. At our current exchange rate, that’s 2 trillion Aussie dollars.

The AFLs concern is a drop in the ocean.

And that’s just the financial impact.

Data from Johns Hopkins University showed on Wednesday that cases of COVID-19 have surpassed 200,000 worldwide, with more than 8,000 people killed by the virus globally to date. More than 82,000 people around the world have recovered from the virus, according to the data.

"We assume that the virus will infect around 50% of the world population; 20% of the cases will be severe, and 1-3% will result in deaths," analysts from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) declared in a note.

I hope they are wrong, as 1-3% of 7.5 billion people is still a staggering number.

I love footy. I love the Swans. But - especially this year ... it’s just a game.

As soon as there is just ONE infected player....
Andvtj
It’s game over

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And that could be today or tomorrow...

[Ludwig]

Just going through the agony of working out what to do with my almost weekly wine tasting groups, do we still meet but sit 2 metres apart? what about when the bottles get passed around the tasters? Will the 14.5% alcohol in the wine be enough to kill the virus?

Might just have to sit home and work my way through the reds whilst watching AFL - if it's on!!

2020, how will it look in the rear view mirror at Xmas?

Those good old days may be gone forever.



This is how I imagine this year's 707 Wine Club XMas Party: .

[dejavoodoo44]

"And how many bottles can you see in front of you, sir?"

[aguy]

Whilst I agree that the no hand shakes and social distancing of players during interviews etc in incongruous with the contact during the game I think that there is another very important reason that for the importance of the social distancing while not playing....

The example it sets. It models to all of those people who are watching how they should be acting in their daily lives. I too am a doctor and still see far too many people not abiding by the 1.5 metre instruction as well as the no handshaking etc.

By having the players do this outside the gameplay it send a very important message to all of the people watching. Many of whom are younger and at the age where they think it doesn’t apply to them.

[stellation]

Whilst I agree that the no hand shakes and social distancing of players during interviews etc in incongruous with the contact during the game I think that there is another very important reason that for the importance of the social distancing while not playing....

The example it sets. It models to all of those people who are watching how they should be acting in their daily lives. I too am a doctor and still see far too many people not abiding by the 1.5 metre instruction as well as the no handshaking etc.

By having the players do this outside the gameplay it send a very important message to all of the people watching. Many of whom are younger and at the age where they think it doesn’t apply to them.

I absolutely agree- I believe they're consciously setting an example that will naturally lead to discussions between parents/children, and kids probably naturally moving to elbow/forearm bump instead of high five as they imitate the players.

[KTigers]

I absolutely agree- I believe they're consciously setting an example that will naturally lead to discussions between parents/children, and kids probably naturally moving to elbow/forearm bump instead of high five as they imitate the players.

For sure. If they are going to continue playing, it certainly doesn't do any harm. I think we are top of the ladder when it comes to team song singing so far this round.

[MattW]

I absolutely agree- I believe they're consciously setting an example that will naturally lead to discussions between parents/children, and kids probably naturally moving to elbow/forearm bump instead of high five as they imitate the players.

Yep, agree with you both. I like it.

[Melbourne_Blood]

Is there even a match day thread for yesterday , if so I couldn’t see it anywhere. Haven’t seen it yet but will watch replay later today. Decent result though, and I heard Naismith was pretty good !


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[barry]

I see the government is thinking about interstate travel bans this week.

AFL should be able to schedule a local "derby" round at short notice, if they are smart.
In fact it could be that we see two derby weeks in a row, and then a pause in the season. (Season was always having 2 derby rounds anyway) Not to bad for melbourne teams as derbies can be mixed and matches. The rest have two identical games in a row.

[aardvark]

States closing borders, interstate travel bans, season probably over for now.

[Boddo]

Damien Barrett has already tweeted that clubs have been told that season will be postponed

[stevoswan]

Damien Barrett has already tweeted that clubs have been told that season will be postponed

For ONCE.....he is right.

Well, at least we could celebrate a win while it lasted.

It's official......season suspended. Gillon on TV now announcing it.

[Hotpotato]

Anyone with a tiny amount of common sense already knew it was finito ....