Lucky he’s not a cricketer. Would’ve struggled on an Ashes Tour…
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Oh for sure. He was very clear in his words though. He did second guess himself for travelling today. He’s questioning why he’s left his family during a pandemic for a game. He’s there because he owes his club for all they’ve done for him.
There will be a lot of players with a similar mindset you’d think. Given all it takes is for a team to be a few % off, this will be very interesting on the results in hubs I think.
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Could very well mail it in West Coast style.
must be so hard to go to Queensland for 8 weeks to play your favourite sport and get paid $40,000 while some of your fans get paid fark nuthin.
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Yeah,… only twice as long as the average EOY footy trip, which they all seem to handle with ridiculous ease.
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Hawkins is struggling at having left his family and is already trying to find a way to get them up to him.
Fixture cram: AFL looks at extra games in next six weeks
AFL clubs have been asked for feedback on possibility of playing more games
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Dustin Martin and Tigers depart for Gold Coast on Monday. Picture: AFL Photos
AFL clubs have been asked for feedback on the possibility of cramming extra matches into the next six weeks of fixturing.
While rounds six and seven of the 2020 AFL season will stand as fixtured, the ensuing weeks are expected to look very different as the AFL and its clubs continue to respond to the heightened uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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With all 10 Victorian clubs now based out of that state, AFL commission chairman Richard Goyder and CEO Gillon McLachlan on Wednesday morning chaired an online meeting of club presidents and CEOs, where the possibility of scheduling shorter breaks between a series of games was canvassed.
The return to strict lockdown measures enforced by the Victorian government has caused the greatest curveball to the 2020 season yet.
When it was announced last week that the Victorian clubs would be leaving their state, it was stated they would return after 32 days, allowing for the completion, in a “traditional” fixturing sense, of rounds six to 10.
But the inability to play matches in Victoria for a minimum six weeks as of midnight Wednesday has forced the AFL and its clubs to reconsider those plans, and after the completion of round seven, the fixture is near certain to look very different to the regular Thursday to Sunday timeslots for matches.
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The cramming of matches inside that timeframe would present massive challenges for all aspects of the AFL industry, particularly players, coaches and broadcasters, and feedback from all facets was sought out of Wednesday’s meeting with the club bosses.
The clubs, while apprehensive about the possibilities of asking players to endure shorter breaks, have indicated initial conditional support to the potential changes.
Upon completion of the matches jammed into the next five or six weeks, consideration will be given to a period of AFL shutdown to allow clubs to re-set for the run into finals.
The obvious uncertainty attached to clubs needing to return to Victoria, and then potentially again leaving the state, is a logistical nightmare.
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Awkward
Edit more info. Way to get Nic Nat fired up
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The Crows are travelling well at the minute aren’t they? 
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Rankine to debut for the Suns this week.
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That’s great. I’ve been keen to see him play for a while.
His u18 draft tape is one of the better ones you’re likely to see. You can understand why he has been hyped up a fair bit. Let’s hope his hamstrings allow him a fair run at it.
For reference, here is Rankine’s highlights in his bottom age u18 year! Class.
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Oh yeah there’s a game tonight
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I reckon I’ve forgotten every thurs night bar the season opener
Something positive for the Suns with Rankine in after the Rowell injury
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Blicavs is tall and athletic
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Reckon it could be a good one tonight.
Cats for game in the hub and the Lions first trip away from the Gabba.
Richmond 9 changes!
Good test for the Lions still early to call them flag favourites imo.
COOKED
Remember when FC were flag favourites and we rolled them by about 13 goals. That was fun
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Will be barracking for the Cats fck the Lions