COVID-19 (Country)

[Dutchy]

This is an awesome release from SANFL, answered a lot of my questions, great to have one single source of truth to refer to -

https://sanfl.com.au/league/news/faqs-s ... -football/

[LuvsFooty]

Great document but if that’s the lengths we have to go to, just to train in groups of 10, then you could only imagine the amount of hurdles we will have to jump to play a game. Way too much pressure on volunteers to uphold that, especially with $50,000 individual and $250,000 club fines attached.

We all seem to want to play with crowds for obvious revenue sources

1. Cancel season 2020. Clubs can then finalise prep for 2021

2. Wait for restrictions to lift

3. Arrange junior football tournaments amongst your own leagues. Knock out comps? Football Olympic? Fitness and strength tests? Lightning carnivals

4. Play exhibition senior footy with no payments at your leisure

[Pag]

Interestingly my son is having a scratch match in the school footy program today.

All that needs to happen at junior games is encourage parents and families to not congregate all in one spot, spread out all around the oval.

I'm assuming a private school mate? Inter-school sport still off the table in DfE schools.

Nah public school

Interesing. I'll assume again, high school?

[The Bedge]

Interestingly my son is having a scratch match in the school footy program today.

All that needs to happen at junior games is encourage parents and families to not congregate all in one spot, spread out all around the oval.

I'm assuming a private school mate? Inter-school sport still off the table in DfE schools.

Nah public school

Interesing. I'll assume again, high school?

Intra-school trial perhaps?

[Dutchy]

Public school that has a footy program as a subject.

[Pag]

Public school that has a footy program as a subject.

Makes sense now.

[Dirty dog]

I can hear the a Benny Hill music playing now it’s a circus.
Some leagues want to play but some clubs within that league don’t. Some clubs want to play and leagues haven’t mad decisions yet.
Ardrossan in my league already out and our meeting is tomorrow night and netball has pulled out last week so we are on the ropes.
Someone at the top needs to fix all this uncertainty. Are we playing,are we not playing,crowds,no crowds, salary cap,no salary cap, clearance open, clearance closed etc etc it goes on and on.
It’s time to make a tuff call, we are all in it together or not at all.

[Dutchy]

I can hear the a Benny Hill music playing now it’s a circus.
Some leagues want to play but some clubs within that league don’t. Some clubs want to play and leagues haven’t mad decisions yet.
Ardrossan in my league already out and our meeting is tomorrow night and netball has pulled out last week so we are on the ropes.
Someone at the top needs to fix all this uncertainty. Are we playing,are we not playing,crowds,no crowds, salary cap,no salary cap, clearance open, clearance closed etc etc it goes on and on.
It’s time to make a tuff call, we are all in it together or not at all.

Have you not seen the road map to play set by the controlling body? They wouldn't be ploughing forward if they didn't think a season could proceed in some form. There is no need to make any knee jerk decisions right now, one thing we all have is time.

Probably the best thing the SANFL could do this week is make the cap zero for the year, this then allows clubs to start doing the sums.

[Mythical Creature]

It's pretty obvious to me that the clubs who don't want to play are the ones that have spent up big on coaches and players. Is it a coincidence that the clubs to pull the pin before the league or cfl have made a decision are those with playing coaches?
It's my understanding that a decision will be made around the time of the June long weekend. Until then, let's all just wait.

[Lightning McQueen]

It's pretty obvious to me that the clubs who don't want to play are the ones that have spent up big on coaches and players. Is it a coincidence that the clubs to pull the pin before the league or cfl have made a decision are those with playing coaches?
It's my understanding that a decision will be made around the time of the June long weekend. Until then, let's all just wait.

Yankalilla Football Club have pulled the pin on the 2020 season, I'm guessing plenty more to follow now.

[Mythical Creature]

It's pretty obvious to me that the clubs who don't want to play are the ones that have spent up big on coaches and players. Is it a coincidence that the clubs to pull the pin before the league or cfl have made a decision are those with playing coaches?
It's my understanding that a decision will be made around the time of the June long weekend. Until then, let's all just wait.

Yankalilla Football Club have pulled the pin on the 2020 season, I'm guessing plenty more to follow now.

And who is their new coach?

[scottroo]

Clubs pulling the pin will look very silly come June 8

[Bigshow82]

Have any country leagues and/or clubs confirmed a return to training date? We are allowed to return as of today but are any clubs returning?

[zedman]

It's pretty obvious to me that the clubs who don't want to play are the ones that have spent up big on coaches and players. Is it a coincidence that the clubs to pull the pin before the league or cfl have made a decision are those with playing coaches?
It's my understanding that a decision will be made around the time of the June long weekend. Until then, let's all just wait.

Yankalilla Football Club have pulled the pin on the 2020 season, I'm guessing plenty more to follow now.

And who is their new coach?

https://www.victorharbortimes.com.au/st ... ankalilla/

[Lightning McQueen]

It's pretty obvious to me that the clubs who don't want to play are the ones that have spent up big on coaches and players. Is it a coincidence that the clubs to pull the pin before the league or cfl have made a decision are those with playing coaches?
It's my understanding that a decision will be made around the time of the June long weekend. Until then, let's all just wait.

Yankalilla Football Club have pulled the pin on the 2020 season, I'm guessing plenty more to follow now.

And who is their new coach?

https://www.victorharbortimes.com.au/st ... ankalilla/

Ouch.

[Mythical Creature]

Have any country leagues and/or clubs confirmed a return to training date? We are allowed to return as of today but are any clubs returning?

We aren't training yet. Going to wait until at least June 8th. It's just too hard. I know in pur league 2 other clubs are doing the same as us.
Coincidentally there is one club in the apfl who cancelled training a couple of days prior to the sanfl announcement due to safety concerns, yet they are the only club in our league that I am aware of that are starting training this week. Talk about mixed messages!

[Number7]

The real question is why? I think the 2020 season is just about done! To much at stake to try and continue at this point.

[Bigshow82]

The real question is why? I think the 2020 season is just about done! To much at stake to try and continue at this point.

Why? Because if we are already training and things keep improving we could start playing sooner. If we arent training and things improve enough to play then people will want time to train before they play and delay any possible start. As communities surely seeing our juniors, who are already back at school together, starting to train will be a good thing. Seniors getting out to run around and kick a footy surely has to be good for mental health and motivation to keep active? Even with the guidelines in place.

[Jim05]

The real question is why? I think the 2020 season is just about done! To much at stake to try and continue at this point.

Why? Because if we are already training and things keep improving we could start playing sooner. If we arent training and things improve enough to play then people will want time to train before they play and delay any possible start. As communities surely seeing our juniors, who are already back at school together, starting to train will be a good thing. Seniors getting out to run around and kick a footy surely has to be good for mental health and motivation to keep active? Even with the guidelines in place.

It’s a hard. I’m guessing some clubs and associations are trying to crunch numbers to see if a 8 or 9 round season with only a week or two of finals is feasible.

[Dutchy]

The real question is why? I think the 2020 season is just about done! To much at stake to try and continue at this point.

With ZERO cases in the state clubs and leagues need to be asking why not? Can you imagine in July on a chilly but fine Saturday, with all restrictions pretty much lifted, not heading out to watch some footy?

At the very least Juniors should be playing, I just went past a school at lunchtime with kids playing full contact footy. I feel for the Yank juniors, perhaps a club down the road might be getting a few enquiries.