AFL 2020 Season

[whufc]

Monday 7pm
Tuesday 7pm
Wednesday 7pm
Thursday 7pm
Friday 7pm
Saturday 2pm
Saturday 6pm
Sunday 2pm
Sunday 6pm

That's 9x time slots.. might use multiple grounds on the weekends as well?

Play Monday, then Saturday.. then Thursday, then Tuesday.. then Sunday, then Friday vs Collingwood. 5x day breaks

I think they would want to get through more than one round per week though.

[Dutchy]

Yep, can’t play night games at Richmond, the lighting is terrible (shouldn’t play SANFL at night there either IMO)

I'm not convinced that any SANFL ovals are up to scratch for actual games.

Noarlunga and Richmond would be OK considering no summer sport on them, they have been good enough for recent pre-season games.

Makes you wonder if the AFL would consider locations like Wagga and other major towns in Vic where pre-season games are held, be a good opportunity to put some money back the economy of regional areas plus the bonus of the regional areas not being as impacted by the pandemic.

[The Bedge]

I think they would want to get through more than one round per week though.

If they're scheduling sides playing every 5 days, they'd be playing a little over a round a week and would take a club around 15wks to play their 22 matches - that would take the season to around mid-Sept if they started in June.

Squeeze little tighter perhaps and get that time frame down to 12wks, but I also think the AFL will be frothing at the thought of dominating TV for 3 months with footy every night, and also need to be careful not to burn out the players.

They may perhaps revise the draw and everyone play each other once? That's 17 games then.

[tigerpie]

Marvel would stand up to 2 games a day if the roofs shut.
Ground staff could repair divots/chunks before the second game.

MCG if it rains.....good luck in the second game.
The afl wouldn't like how the ground presented for the second game on TV.
Big divots/chunks would also present a danger for the princess's knees ankles etc.

I can't remember the last mudbath game.
Let's get back to that.

[someguy1]

Monday 7pm
Tuesday 7pm
Wednesday 7pm
Thursday 7pm
Friday 7pm
Saturday 2pm
Saturday 6pm
Sunday 2pm
Sunday 6pm

That's 9x time slots.. might use multiple grounds on the weekends as well?

Play Monday, then Saturday.. then Thursday, then Tuesday.. then Sunday, then Friday vs Collingwood. 5x day breaks

I think they would want to get through more than one round per week though.

Exactly. Would need at least 2 games on some nights. 2 hours per game 6-10:30 ish. Each team plays every 4-5 days. Would still need multiple ovals though, trying to play that many games on one ground it will be destroyed within a month.

If they try and do this in Victoria with their currently lockdown it might be end of July before the season starts. At least in SA / WA you might start
before June with the way things are looking.

[locky801]

Who else thinks elite athletes (NRL and AFL) will be able to maintain strict isolation processes for over three months? No visits from family, wives etc cant go out on the drink (private location with alcohol pre-arranged).....

yeah me neither.

This has clusterf**k written all over it.

Agreed. I heard the figure of $250,000 a day to have all clubs in one hub ( Melbourne, no doubt ), how the f*ck can they afford that?

I suspect some players wouldn't go or wouldn't be happy to go. I think they're rushing it and I don't think they should be.

AFL360 modified last night stated the cost of the hubs will be 45 million and to be funded by the AFL

[Eagles2014]

I don't get why some states are so determined to get the Hubs there, like Tasmania for instance?? No spectators will be allowed so you cant make any money, going to cost you a fair bit just to run the oval?

[Dutchy]

I don't get why some states are so determined to get the Hubs there, like Tasmania for instance?? No spectators will be allowed so you cant make any money, going to cost you a fair bit just to run the oval?

Significant boost for the hotels, catering & local economy spinoffs, state governments will grab anything they can at the moment

[Lightning McQueen]

Monday 7pm
Tuesday 7pm
Wednesday 7pm
Thursday 7pm
Friday 7pm
Saturday 2pm
Saturday 6pm
Sunday 2pm
Sunday 6pm

That's 9x time slots.. might use multiple grounds on the weekends as well?

Play Monday, then Saturday.. then Thursday, then Tuesday.. then Sunday, then Friday vs Collingwood. 5x day breaks

SC would be f****d.

[am Bays]

I don't get why some states are so determined to get the Hubs there, like Tasmania for instance?? No spectators will be allowed so you cant make any money, going to cost you a fair bit just to run the oval?

Significant boost for the hotels, catering & local economy spinoffs, state governments will grab anything they can at the moment

Yup

[am Bays]

Yep, can’t play night games at Richmond, the lighting is terrible (shouldn’t play SANFL at night there either IMO)

I'm not convinced that any SANFL ovals are up to scratch for actual games.

Thinking about it some more arguably the best SANFL oval is changerooms and surface is up to scratch is Woodville. Especially if thy knock that bloody wall down in the Southern Grandstand.

[amber_fluid]

I don't get why some states are so determined to get the Hubs there, like Tasmania for instance?? No spectators will be allowed so you cant make any money, going to cost you a fair bit just to run the oval?

Significant boost for the hotels, catering & local economy spinoffs, state governments will grab anything they can at the moment

Yup

The hotels that are closed?
AFL players get most of their goods for free anyway.

Can’t see where all the money will be spent in the economy?

[whufc]

I don't get why some states are so determined to get the Hubs there, like Tasmania for instance?? No spectators will be allowed so you cant make any money, going to cost you a fair bit just to run the oval?

Significant boost for the hotels, catering & local economy spinoffs, state governments will grab anything they can at the moment

Yup

The hotels that are closed?
AFL players get most of their goods for free anyway.

Can’t see where all the money will be spent in the economy?

I would hardly think the AFL would be getting the hotels that the players are based at for free. The hotel would be making significant money compared to what they are getting at the moment by having an entire AFL team based there.

[amber_fluid]

The hotel won’t be free for accommodation for the teams but they won’t be going anywhere so they won’t be spending a heap of coin, so the economy won’t be getting much of a boost.

[reppoh_eht]

The hotel won’t be free for accommodation for the teams but they won’t be going anywhere so they won’t be spending a heap of coin, so the economy won’t be getting much of a boost.

Players will have to eat. Where will the AFL purchase their food from? Players like a coffee, where will they get that from? List goes on. It would be a significant boost to whichever state gets it.

[whufc]

The hotel won’t be free for accommodation for the teams but they won’t be going anywhere so they won’t be spending a heap of coin, so the economy won’t be getting much of a boost.

Even if it made boosted $15k into the economy surely that has to better than $0.

[Dutchy]

The hotel won’t be free for accommodation for the teams but they won’t be going anywhere so they won’t be spending a heap of coin, so the economy won’t be getting much of a boost.

Trolling surely

[amber_fluid]

The hotel won’t be free for accommodation for the teams but they won’t be going anywhere so they won’t be spending a heap of coin, so the economy won’t be getting much of a boost.

Trolling surely

Yep the AFL and it’s hubs idea is going to inject millions into the economy.

[Dutchy]

6 weeks x at least 6 AFL teams and their entourage in hotels plus families, think of all the staff that could be re-employed, casuals needed, suppliers needed/reactivated, cleaners etc etc....all in an industry that has been absolutely decimated.

And if you need proof, every state has put their hand up to host a "hub".

Now it seems the Vics have worked it out and it is likely to stay there.

[daysofourlives]

So they have said 2 8 week blocks with a 10 day break.
All 18 clubs in one place or is it 9 and 9?
No Family.
Poor blokes, work away for 8 weeks and get paid very well to do it. Suck it up