News Coronavirus and NRL

[Knight76]

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Greenberg saying they are preparing for possible outcomes from the COVID19 virus in Australia.

No real mention of any specific actions being taken but elsewhere sporting events have either been cancelled, post poned or played in front of empty stadiums.

https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/n...o/news-story/9f82b310311672eeebfa5654815fc0f7

Are we going to see matched played in empty stadiums this year?

COVID19 is likely going to be in the community on an ongoing nature now, what will the future hold for the NRL?

The players also need to be considered. playing in front of 10k or more fans all yelling at the field must send some germs towards the field, are we going to see players voicing their concerns about playing, refusing to?

 

[Desert Qlder]

As a fan, I reserve the right to yell germs towards the field.

 

[lynx000]

Greenberg saying they are preparing for possible outcomes from the COVID19 virus in Australia.

No real mention of any specific actions being taken but elsewhere sporting events have either been cancelled, post poned or played in front of empty stadiums.

https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/n...o/news-story/9f82b310311672eeebfa5654815fc0f7

Are we going to see matched played in empty stadiums this year?

COVID19 is likely going to be in the community on an ongoing nature now, what will the future hold for the NRL?

The players also need to be considered. playing in front of 10k or more fans all yelling at the field must send some germs towards the field, are we going to see players voicing their concerns about playing, refusing to?

More concerning, what happens if a player or one of the support staff get it, do they all have to go into isolation for 14 days?

 

[Exsilium]

If Manly are serious about their premiership chances, they’ll drive Bradley Parker to and from the game in a second hand pope mobile.

 

[blue bags]

this is very serious

 

[Perth Red]

All games at anz then fans can have a twenty seat exclusion zone around each of them!

 

[Spanner in the works]

I was just thinking about this. Hard to see it getting under control any time soon and it seems likely to me - even probable - that there's not a full season. Hopefully wrong, of course, but there's just too many flights in and out of Australia from all corners of the globe, let alone those who have already arrived and will be confirmed as cases in coming days and weeks.

 

[Dave's mate]

It only picks off the weakest so apart Adam Reynolds no one in NRL has much to worry about

 

[Spot On]

Absolutely no doubt it will have an effect on the comp this season be it crowds or as suggested in the OP, players being quarantined.

 

[blue bags]

All games at anz then fans can have a twenty seat exclusion zone around each of them!

perth will have a 4,000 klm NRL exclusion zone

 

[The Moist Captain]

Dugan will get brought down in a tackle of moderate force, then claim Coronavirus.

Then he’ll get a Coronavirus tatoo to commemorate.

 

[Travitoh]

Dugan will get brought down in a tackle of moderate force, then claim Coronavirus.

Then he’ll get a Coronavirus tatoo to commemorate.

Something like this

 

[Danish]

Dugan will get brought down in a tackle of moderate force, then claim Coronavirus.

Then he’ll get a Coronavirus tatoo to commemorate.

then the Tele will speculate it has something to do with peptides

 

[DeeJ]

I think we need to take this seriously and have player safety and welfare to be of the highest importance.

A 12 month quarantine of Darius Boyd should do it.

 

[beave]

Something like this

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utter bullshit.

He’s more of a Breezer man

 

[Mr Angry]

 

[I Bleed Maroon]

The NRL should be fine: It's not like Sydney knows how to do a mass gathering

 

[Quicksilver]

The people of Perth know how serious this is.

They were avoiding the Nines before the mass hysteria elsewhere.

 

[Quicksilver]

As a fan, I reserve the right to yell germs towards the field.

There's going to be some killer sprays this year.

 

[Mr Angry]

Deadset you lot.