News Coronavirus and NRL

[franklin2323]

Crowds certainly aren't a massive % of club revenue compared to broadcasting, but this has to have a significant impact, not to mention the flow on economic effects of casuals not working gamedays. Its gotta be a huge loss for some AFL clubs surely?

It essentially wipes out any memberships, and unfortunately at a time when it was just becoming bedded in our game's culture, probably sets future membership drives back significantly.

They are for Origin, memberships too but it limits the League Club and other revenue too

 

[Captain Apollo]

The other thing to take into account is that these bans will also impact on the revenues that Leagues Clubs take in, which will mean they won't have as much money to splash on the football club. So the Bulldogs could be in a lot of financial trouble down the track considering the bail out they just received from Canterbury Leagues Club.

 

[unforgiven]

The other thing to take into account is that these bans will also impact on the revenues that Leagues Clubs take in, which will mean they won't have as much money to splash on the football club. So the Bulldogs could be in a lot of financial trouble down the track considering the bail out they just received from Canterbury Leagues Club.

I go to Panthers a couple times a week, that place is going to take a massive hit!

 

[The Marshall]

The other thing to take into account is that these bans will also impact on the revenues that Leagues Clubs take in, which will mean they won't have as much money to splash on the football club. So the Bulldogs could be in a lot of financial trouble down the track considering the bail out they just received from Canterbury Leagues Club.

No point singling out Canterbury Leagues if it gets to that stage there won't be many businesses or companies that aren't in financial trouble.

 

[unforgiven]

No point singling out Canterbury Leagues if it gets to that stage there won't be many businesses or companies that aren't in financial trouble.

or families!

 

[Perth Red]

It essentially wipes out any memberships, and unfortunately at a time when it was just becoming bedded in our game's culture, probably sets future membership drives back significantly.

Maybe, maybe not, could be a rallying call to fans to get behind the club. When my club was relegated the fans rallied to make sure it had the resources to come straight back up, we had more full season ticket members in the championship than we have in SL. If played well it could actually help fans understand how important they are to the their clubs future, most messaging in recent years is they are an after thought to TV needs.

 

[Perth Red]

The other thing to take into account is that these bans will also impact on the revenues that Leagues Clubs take in, which will mean they won't have as much money to splash on the football club. So the Bulldogs could be in a lot of financial trouble down the track considering the bail out they just received from Canterbury Leagues Club.

If it does end up a 6 month lock down everyone is screwed! Short of players taking massive pay cuts (and tbf they have commitments and mortgages to pay) its hard to see anything but a lot of pain for most clubs and the NRL. Not sure what the NRL's running costs would be without the football expenditure but the $70million reserve wont go far. Not orphans in this, every facet of sport, business and community is going to go through a lot of pain.
I've committed to more take aways form my local Italian restaurant to help them through
All because people eat animals.

 

[Perth Red]

Interestingly reading this morning that a Spanish football club tested all its players and found 35% of them had the virus but no symptoms.

 

[Frailty]

Interestingly reading this morning that a Spanish football club tested all its players and found 35% of them had the virus but no symptoms.

This is the danger with sports continuing.

On top of that, it's also why restricting testing to very strict criteria (Travelled overseas, come in contact with confirmed case, AND symptoms) whilst not locking down will have limited effect.

The argument that we keep schools open because they did in Singapore is absurd because we are not even remotely close to the rest of their prevention implementation which had the real effect. This includes:

• Implemented travel restrictions whilst WHO suggested travel bans were not necessary.
• Significant testing - they detect 3x the global average, test all influenza-like and pneumonia cases. These tests were also free
• Rigorous detection - they leave no stone unturned in contact tracing. It's a 24/7 process that includes patient interviews, police, flight manifests, and tests for antibodies that linger after infection clears.
• Clear communications - They advertised on the front page of the largest newspaper with clear instructions. Anyone with even mild symptoms were told to see a doctor for testing and refrain from going to school or work.
• Government implemented less onerous quarantine - self employed were given $100 Singapore dollars per day, while employers could not detract quarantine days from staff leave.

 

[Springs09]

So 'at least May' is the statement from NSWRL in regards to suspending games. Hopefully things go well and my comp won't be affected too much (starts May 23), and other comps can cut 4-5 rounds off the start of their season and maybe gamedays can start back up again with crowd restrictions to comply with the 500 people rule.

 

[Springs09]

https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2020/...LKbfKSTW_lx3KtAF-UQCLZys-xZwR4h-MscQgUgISBp10

 

[Captain Apollo]

No point singling out Canterbury Leagues if it gets to that stage there won't be many businesses or companies that aren't in financial trouble.

I only singled out Canterbury as, due to them losing sponsorships, it was announced overnight that Canterbury Leagues have given a $5 million+ grant to the football club and also are now the football club's major sponsor for 2020. hence that is a big chunk of cash to fork out when you would expect falling revenues for all Leagues Clubs. Hence the crunch might come sooner for Canterbury than the others.

 

[Captain Apollo]

The following is taken from this feature on the ABC News website -

A recap: Lockdown not a sustainable approach, says chief medical officer

From the earlier press conference with the Prime Minister, chief medical officer Prof Brendan Murphy reiterated Scott Morrison's remarks that a lockdown is not in the offing right now.

"Social distancing is really important to prevent transmission in the community of this virus over the coming months. But to be clear - a short-term 2-4 week shutdown of society is not recommended by any of our experts
.
"It does not achieve anything. We have to be in this for the long haul.

"As the Prime Minister said, it could be six months or more that we have to practice these new ways of interacting. So therefore, our measures have to be sustainable.

"There is no way that we can lock down society and make everyone stay home and then in a month's time, undo that, because the virus will just flare up again without any real long-term benefit.

"So we have to have sustainable measures, but they have to be serious measures. They have to be effective."

James Maasdorp 26 minutes agoWed 18 Mar 2020, 12:41pm (Updated: 11 minutes agoWed 18 Mar 2020, 12:56pm)

 

[The Marshall]

I only singled out Canterbury as, due to them losing sponsorships, it was announced overnight that Canterbury Leagues have given a $5 million+ grant to the football club and also are now the football club's major sponsor for 2020. hence that is a big chunk of cash to fork out when you would expect falling revenues for all Leagues Clubs. Hence the crunch might come sooner for Canterbury than the others.

I doubt it Canterbury Leagues still has a ridiculous amount of assets and money in the bank. The grant they handed out is in the ball park of their annual grant they give the Football Club. The only difference in the major sponsorship which is only a million on top which in the scheme of things is chump change. Of course a shut down will effect them but they are in great shape to get through it.

 

[Captain Apollo]

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/we...-union-warns-of-pay-cuts-20200318-p54b7z.html

 

[10$ Ferret]

This is the danger with sports continuing.

On top of that, it's also why restricting testing to very strict criteria (Travelled overseas, come in contact with confirmed case, AND symptoms) whilst not locking down will have limited effect.

The argument that we keep schools open because they did in Singapore is absurd because we are not even remotely close to the rest of their prevention implementation which had the real effect. This includes:

• Implemented travel restrictions whilst WHO suggested travel bans were not necessary.
• Significant testing - they detect 3x the global average, test all influenza-like and pneumonia cases. These tests were also free
• Rigorous detection - they leave no stone unturned in contact tracing. It's a 24/7 process that includes patient interviews, police, flight manifests, and tests for antibodies that linger after infection clears.
• Clear communications - They advertised on the front page of the largest newspaper with clear instructions. Anyone with even mild symptoms were told to see a doctor for testing and refrain from going to school or work.
• Government implemented less onerous quarantine - self employed were given $100 Singapore dollars per day, while employers could not detract quarantine days from staff leave.

Wrong on both counts. there is no proof that the spanish soccer players got the virus from competing. More likely got it from the general community. Keeping elite sports going makes more sense as its a more controlled environment. (although it could be logically construed that by playing soccer you are soft and more open to catching disease )

Same goes for schools, keep schools open then you control the interactions for most of the day for the kids. Close school and most the kids will be out and about in an uncontrolled/monitored fashion.

 

[unforgiven]

Close school and most the kids will be out and about in an uncontrolled/monitored fashion.

Especially true with teenagers, what teenager is going to stay home!

 

[siv]

tested all its players and found 35% of them had the virus but no symptoms.

So how do they get rid of the virus?

 

[blaza88z]

The discussion on 100% footy was embarrassing

 

[Frailty]

Wrong on both counts. there is no proof that the spanish soccer players got the virus from competing. More likely got it from the general community. Keeping elite sports going makes more sense as its a more controlled environment. (although it could be logically construed that by playing soccer you are soft and more open to catching disease )

I made no claim that they contracted the virus from competing.

However, if you have 35% of players competing, training, spending time in locker rooms - guess how it gets transferred. How do you control something in which you don't know? These players had no symptoms but were still contagious. It isn't controlled when they will have multiple contact points, and then take it home.

Same goes for schools, keep schools open then you control the interactions for most of the day for the kids. Close school and most the kids will be out and about in an uncontrolled/monitored fashion.

My point was you can keep schools open if you have all the other actions in place. Without them you are actually not controlling anything in schools and are actually placing teachers and staff at risk.