Canberra Raiders relocated to Gold Coast due to COVID
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Vaughan will be spewing he's missing the big party up the Gold Coast.
Re: Canberra Raiders, along with 11 other clubs, relocated to Queensland due to COVID
I think it was more than they were unwilling to sign forms that they new to be false - ie they were not prepared to back up the other players' stories at the risk of perjury.Billy Walker wrote: ↑July 11, 2021, 8:41 pmSomething tonight about Lomax and one other dragon player not wanting to fill out what sounded like pretty stock standard forms
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Re: Canberra Raiders, along with 11 other clubs, relocated to Queensland due to COVID
Don’t they need to sign them to join the bubble?T_R wrote: ↑July 11, 2021, 9:48 pmI think it was more than they were unwilling to sign forms that they new to be false - ie they were not prepared to back up the other players' stories at the risk of perjury.Billy Walker wrote: ↑July 11, 2021, 8:41 pmSomething tonight about Lomax and one other dragon player not wanting to fill out what sounded like pretty stock standard forms
Re: Canberra Raiders, along with 11 other clubs, relocated to Queensland due to COVID
I think the club has said that, yes. So, they have a problem. They're being asked to sign declarations they believe to be false, but can't resume work until they do.Billy Walker wrote: ↑July 11, 2021, 9:53 pmDon’t they need to sign them to join the bubble?T_R wrote: ↑July 11, 2021, 9:48 pmI think it was more than they were unwilling to sign forms that they new to be false - ie they were not prepared to back up the other players' stories at the risk of perjury.Billy Walker wrote: ↑July 11, 2021, 8:41 pmSomething tonight about Lomax and one other dragon player not wanting to fill out what sounded like pretty stock standard forms
Pretty much the definition of 'messy'.
Son, we live in a world that has forums, and those forums have to be guarded by Mods. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Nickman? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for Lucy, and you curse GE. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know -- that GE’s moderation, while tragic, probably saved lives; and my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, keeps threads on track and under the appropriately sized, highlighted green headings.
You want moderation because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that forum -- you need me on that forum. We use words like "stay on topic," "use the appropriate forum," "please delete." We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very moderation that I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather that you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you get a green handle and edit a post. Either way, I don't give a DAMN what you think about moderation.
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Re: ALL Nrl teams including Raiders likely moving to Queensland by round 18
It is more likely the issue of potential border closures.myanonymoususername wrote: ↑July 11, 2021, 10:35 pmI suspect it's because like most other states, they think it's only a matter of time before it spreads here.
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It’s 100% about the travel and boarder closures, location location.greeneyed wrote:It is more likely the issue of potential border closures.myanonymoususername wrote: ↑July 11, 2021, 10:35 pmI suspect it's because like most other states, they think it's only a matter of time before it spreads here.
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Re: Canberra Raiders, along with 11 other clubs, relocated to Queensland due to COVID
Yep, they’ll also want teams close together in the same state in case things spiral out of control and they need to move to a bubble again
Easier to do that if everyone is in the same state
Easier to do that if everyone is in the same state
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Re: Canberra Raiders, along with 11 other clubs, relocated to Queensland due to COVID
Read a report the QLD government might block crowds out for the games. Makes zero sense considering you can get tickets for Titans and Broncos home games against Sydney teams.
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Re: NRL considers moving all 16 teams to southeast Queensland as early as Round 18
Well said.Dr Zaius wrote: ↑July 11, 2021, 6:29 pm No doubt that the people of Sydney are under considerable stress at the moment. Worried about their health, their loved ones, their income and schooling their children.
Tarring a city of 5 million with the indiscretions of a minority is probably not helpful for them. It wasn't fair to Melbournians, and it's not fair to Sydneysiders.
There has been complacency among some and unfortunately we've seen what that can do.
If everybody does the right thing re the guidelines and getting vaccinated we will be able to look at this in the rear view mirror.
Until then this will be ongoing.
These lockdowns are tough. I can only speak for myself but it does have an impact on mental health.
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Re: NRL considers moving all 16 teams to southeast Queensland as early as Round 18
If the vaccination target is 80% before things can go back to "normal" then this will be ongoing for several years. We need to approach this differently.hrundi89 wrote: ↑July 12, 2021, 11:30 amWell said.Dr Zaius wrote: ↑July 11, 2021, 6:29 pm No doubt that the people of Sydney are under considerable stress at the moment. Worried about their health, their loved ones, their income and schooling their children.
Tarring a city of 5 million with the indiscretions of a minority is probably not helpful for them. It wasn't fair to Melbournians, and it's not fair to Sydneysiders.
There has been complacency among some and unfortunately we've seen what that can do.
If everybody does the right thing re the guidelines and getting vaccinated we will be able to look at this in the rear view mirror.
Until then this will be ongoing.
These lockdowns are tough. I can only speak for myself but it does have an impact on mental health.
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I'm confused, cat said there was no complacency?hrundi89 wrote:Well said.Dr Zaius wrote: ↑July 11, 2021, 6:29 pm No doubt that the people of Sydney are under considerable stress at the moment. Worried about their health, their loved ones, their income and schooling their children.
Tarring a city of 5 million with the indiscretions of a minority is probably not helpful for them. It wasn't fair to Melbournians, and it's not fair to Sydneysiders.
There has been complacency among some and unfortunately we've seen what that can do.
If everybody does the right thing re the guidelines and getting vaccinated we will be able to look at this in the rear view mirror.
Until then this will be ongoing.
These lockdowns are tough. I can only speak for myself but it does have an impact on mental health.
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Re: NRL considers moving all 16 teams to southeast Queensland as early as Round 18
Sydney as a whole hasn't been complacent. The people in Bondi who kicked this off clearly were. It shows clearly that it doesn't take much to turn 10 into 400.-TW- wrote: ↑July 12, 2021, 12:31 pmI'm confused, cat said there was no complacency?hrundi89 wrote:Well said.Dr Zaius wrote: ↑July 11, 2021, 6:29 pm No doubt that the people of Sydney are under considerable stress at the moment. Worried about their health, their loved ones, their income and schooling their children.
Tarring a city of 5 million with the indiscretions of a minority is probably not helpful for them. It wasn't fair to Melbournians, and it's not fair to Sydneysiders.
There has been complacency among some and unfortunately we've seen what that can do.
If everybody does the right thing re the guidelines and getting vaccinated we will be able to look at this in the rear view mirror.
Until then this will be ongoing.
These lockdowns are tough. I can only speak for myself but it does have an impact on mental health.
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Re: Canberra Raiders, along with 11 other clubs, relocated to Queensland due to COVID
There are people everywhere (not just Sydney) who simply have their heads up their arses about how to behave.
At my local Woolies the other day and they were stringent about ensuring customers were masked and had checked in.
There was one young woman walking around inside with her scarf loosely around her mouth (which later wasn't up at all), and there was a Woolies employee at the checkout without a mask at all.
My in-laws are anti-vax and mask. Yet they're the first ones to complain about being put out by the lockdown.
Does my head in.
At my local Woolies the other day and they were stringent about ensuring customers were masked and had checked in.
There was one young woman walking around inside with her scarf loosely around her mouth (which later wasn't up at all), and there was a Woolies employee at the checkout without a mask at all.
My in-laws are anti-vax and mask. Yet they're the first ones to complain about being put out by the lockdown.
Does my head in.
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Re: NRL considers moving all 16 teams to southeast Queensland as early as Round 18
We shouldn't be setting a % when you cannot force people into receiving the vaccine. Dan Andrews made a statement recently that is a better way to go. It was along the lines of getting back to normal when everybody has had the opportunity to be vaccinated.Raiders_Pat wrote: ↑July 12, 2021, 12:18 pmIf the vaccination target is 80% before things can go back to "normal" then this will be ongoing for several years. We need to approach this differently.hrundi89 wrote: ↑July 12, 2021, 11:30 amWell said.Dr Zaius wrote: ↑July 11, 2021, 6:29 pm No doubt that the people of Sydney are under considerable stress at the moment. Worried about their health, their loved ones, their income and schooling their children.
Tarring a city of 5 million with the indiscretions of a minority is probably not helpful for them. It wasn't fair to Melbournians, and it's not fair to Sydneysiders.
There has been complacency among some and unfortunately we've seen what that can do.
If everybody does the right thing re the guidelines and getting vaccinated we will be able to look at this in the rear view mirror.
Until then this will be ongoing.
These lockdowns are tough. I can only speak for myself but it does have an impact on mental health.
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It should be a proportion of the population vs the available health capacity
Are they able to manage a surge in non vaccinated illness when a proportion of the population is fully vaccinated
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Re: NRL considers moving all 16 teams to southeast Queensland as early as Round 18
That's what I'm getting at... We've gone as far as we can as far as preventing this. It's a respiratory illness and needs to be treated as such. Now that the vaccine is available and we've found out that lockdowns have a detrimental effect on society, we should be going back to "normal" immediately. We're not an authoritarian society where we can enforce these draconian restrictions with force and nor should we be evolving into one.Northern Raider wrote: ↑July 12, 2021, 1:00 pmWe shouldn't be setting a % when you cannot force people into receiving the vaccine. Dan Andrews made a statement recently that is a better way to go. It was along the lines of getting back to normal when everybody has had the opportunity to be vaccinated.Raiders_Pat wrote: ↑July 12, 2021, 12:18 pmIf the vaccination target is 80% before things can go back to "normal" then this will be ongoing for several years. We need to approach this differently.hrundi89 wrote: ↑July 12, 2021, 11:30 amWell said.Dr Zaius wrote: ↑July 11, 2021, 6:29 pm No doubt that the people of Sydney are under considerable stress at the moment. Worried about their health, their loved ones, their income and schooling their children.
Tarring a city of 5 million with the indiscretions of a minority is probably not helpful for them. It wasn't fair to Melbournians, and it's not fair to Sydneysiders.
There has been complacency among some and unfortunately we've seen what that can do.
If everybody does the right thing re the guidelines and getting vaccinated we will be able to look at this in the rear view mirror.
Until then this will be ongoing.
These lockdowns are tough. I can only speak for myself but it does have an impact on mental health.
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Re: NRL considers moving all 16 teams to southeast Queensland as early as Round 18
You don’t think it might be a good idea to put the brakes of this killer virus until everyone who might want the vaccine has had the opportunity to get it?Raiders_Pat wrote: ↑July 12, 2021, 1:07 pmThat's what I'm getting at... We've gone as far as we can as far as preventing this. It's a respiratory illness and needs to be treated as such. Now that the vaccine is available and we've found out that lockdowns have a detrimental effect on society, we should be going back to "normal" immediately. We're not an authoritarian society where we can enforce these draconian restrictions with force and nor should we be evolving into one.Northern Raider wrote: ↑July 12, 2021, 1:00 pmWe shouldn't be setting a % when you cannot force people into receiving the vaccine. Dan Andrews made a statement recently that is a better way to go. It was along the lines of getting back to normal when everybody has had the opportunity to be vaccinated.Raiders_Pat wrote: ↑July 12, 2021, 12:18 pmIf the vaccination target is 80% before things can go back to "normal" then this will be ongoing for several years. We need to approach this differently.hrundi89 wrote: ↑July 12, 2021, 11:30 amWell said.Dr Zaius wrote: ↑July 11, 2021, 6:29 pm No doubt that the people of Sydney are under considerable stress at the moment. Worried about their health, their loved ones, their income and schooling their children.
Tarring a city of 5 million with the indiscretions of a minority is probably not helpful for them. It wasn't fair to Melbournians, and it's not fair to Sydneysiders.
There has been complacency among some and unfortunately we've seen what that can do.
If everybody does the right thing re the guidelines and getting vaccinated we will be able to look at this in the rear view mirror.
Until then this will be ongoing.
These lockdowns are tough. I can only speak for myself but it does have an impact on mental health.
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Re: NRL considers moving all 16 teams to southeast Queensland as early as Round 18
If that were true it would be circulating around Bondi with little to no ability to spread among the rest of the diligent and vigilant population. I’m sure some people in Sydney are doing the right thing and I am genuinely appreciative of them the same way I am grateful for the massive sacrifices the good folks in Melbourne have made for the nation. I just can’t see this outbreak being rounded up.hrundi89 wrote: ↑July 12, 2021, 12:54 pmSydney as a whole hasn't been complacent. The people in Bondi who kicked this off clearly were. It shows clearly that it doesn't take much to turn 10 into 400.-TW- wrote: ↑July 12, 2021, 12:31 pmI'm confused, cat said there was no complacency?hrundi89 wrote:Well said.Dr Zaius wrote: ↑July 11, 2021, 6:29 pm No doubt that the people of Sydney are under considerable stress at the moment. Worried about their health, their loved ones, their income and schooling their children.
Tarring a city of 5 million with the indiscretions of a minority is probably not helpful for them. It wasn't fair to Melbournians, and it's not fair to Sydneysiders.
There has been complacency among some and unfortunately we've seen what that can do.
If everybody does the right thing re the guidelines and getting vaccinated we will be able to look at this in the rear view mirror.
Until then this will be ongoing.
These lockdowns are tough. I can only speak for myself but it does have an impact on mental health.
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Re: Canberra Raiders, along with 11 other clubs, relocated to Queensland due to COVID
Back on topic. Raiders will be based on the Gold Coast along with Eels, Warriors, Dogs and Bunnies. Assume that means our next 2 games will be there. Knights are on Sunshine Coast so we might be playing there in round 20.
Revealed - the bubble plan for every team as NRL scrambles to avoid $25m disaster
The 12 relocated teams have been split amongst three hubs consisting of five, four and three teams divided amongst the Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast and Brisbane.
The Sydney Morning Herald’s Michael Chammas reported the Eels, Bulldogs, Rabbitohs, Raiders and Warriors will be based on the Gold Coast. Meanwhile the Panthers, Knights, Roosters and Sea Eagles will be on the Sunshine Coast, while the Dragons, Sharks and Tigers will train and live in Brisbane.
Read more: https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-pr ... 560ebd02d2
Zero cases: Canberra Raiders seek ACT-Queensland travel leniency
With travel between the ACT and Queensland still permitted, the Raiders are set to explore the possibility of being allowed to send their players back and forward over the next month.
"It was a bit of a shock because I thought we were safe. Canberra is safe. The ACT government and people of Canberra have done a fantastic job in containing any spread. Unfortunately we got tagged in by the Victorian government as a red zone and that changed everything," Raiders CEO Don Furner said.
Read more: https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/07/12/zer ... -leniency/
VIDEO: Don Furner: We're working with players and staff on relocating: https://www.raiders.com.au/news/2021/07 ... elocating/
Raiders to be part of NRL hub at Mercure Carrara on the Gold Coast: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/ ... /?cs=14280
VIDEO: Abdo explains relocation of 12 clubs to Queensland: https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/07/12/abd ... ueensland/
Revealed - the bubble plan for every team as NRL scrambles to avoid $25m disaster
The 12 relocated teams have been split amongst three hubs consisting of five, four and three teams divided amongst the Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast and Brisbane.
The Sydney Morning Herald’s Michael Chammas reported the Eels, Bulldogs, Rabbitohs, Raiders and Warriors will be based on the Gold Coast. Meanwhile the Panthers, Knights, Roosters and Sea Eagles will be on the Sunshine Coast, while the Dragons, Sharks and Tigers will train and live in Brisbane.
Read more: https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-pr ... 560ebd02d2
Zero cases: Canberra Raiders seek ACT-Queensland travel leniency
With travel between the ACT and Queensland still permitted, the Raiders are set to explore the possibility of being allowed to send their players back and forward over the next month.
"It was a bit of a shock because I thought we were safe. Canberra is safe. The ACT government and people of Canberra have done a fantastic job in containing any spread. Unfortunately we got tagged in by the Victorian government as a red zone and that changed everything," Raiders CEO Don Furner said.
Read more: https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/07/12/zer ... -leniency/
VIDEO: Don Furner: We're working with players and staff on relocating: https://www.raiders.com.au/news/2021/07 ... elocating/
Raiders to be part of NRL hub at Mercure Carrara on the Gold Coast: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/ ... /?cs=14280
VIDEO: Abdo explains relocation of 12 clubs to Queensland: https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/07/12/abd ... ueensland/
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Mercure Cararra looks pretty good: https://www.mercuregoldcoastresort.com.au/
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Re: NRL considers moving all 16 teams to southeast Queensland as early as Round 18
Wrong.hrundi89 wrote: ↑July 12, 2021, 12:54 pmSydney as a whole hasn't been complacent. The people in Bondi who kicked this off clearly were. It shows clearly that it doesn't take much to turn 10 into 400.-TW- wrote: ↑July 12, 2021, 12:31 pmI'm confused, cat said there was no complacency?hrundi89 wrote:Well said.Dr Zaius wrote: ↑July 11, 2021, 6:29 pm No doubt that the people of Sydney are under considerable stress at the moment. Worried about their health, their loved ones, their income and schooling their children.
Tarring a city of 5 million with the indiscretions of a minority is probably not helpful for them. It wasn't fair to Melbournians, and it's not fair to Sydneysiders.
There has been complacency among some and unfortunately we've seen what that can do.
If everybody does the right thing re the guidelines and getting vaccinated we will be able to look at this in the rear view mirror.
Until then this will be ongoing.
These lockdowns are tough. I can only speak for myself but it does have an impact on mental health.
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I happen to be best friends with one of the first infected in Bondi by patient zero.
Basically, his wife was working in retail (David Jones) when the infamous Limo driver went past her section..
Few days later, they were both unwell and self isolated. They took the test and indeed they had the virus...
They were in the original cluster of 10 or so...
They live in Bondi and were nothing more than victims of circumstances...
The **** up belongs to government for not insisting on front line workers being vaccinated and not having a quarantine facility (using hotels for an air born virus)..
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Re: Canberra Raiders relocated to Gold Coast due to COVID
...and here's be thinking it was because some dude in Wuhan ate a bat.
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Re: Canberra Raiders relocated to Gold Coast due to COVID
I appreciate what Don is trying to do, but I don't see the border situation staying that way. We know that the last time states closed borders to NSW but not the ACT, selfish Sydney jerks sneaked into Canberra to fly to the closed states and get around the closures. I don't doubt it will happen again, just look at the number of Sydneyjerks they had to kick out on the very first weekend - and that was just the ones they knew about. More have been caught since.
And after seeing the way Sydney carried on towards Melbourne last year, I have no compunction in laying the boot in on this occasion, especially since their stupidity increases our risk. They called him Dictator Dan for doing what needed doing; no Butcher Berejiklian headlines of course, despite her movements being governed solely by selfish political pride with no consideration for the people who elected her to SERVE them.
And after seeing the way Sydney carried on towards Melbourne last year, I have no compunction in laying the boot in on this occasion, especially since their stupidity increases our risk. They called him Dictator Dan for doing what needed doing; no Butcher Berejiklian headlines of course, despite her movements being governed solely by selfish political pride with no consideration for the people who elected her to SERVE them.
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Re: Canberra Raiders relocated to Gold Coast due to COVID
Can we have a comp to guess the first player in the NRL to get kicked out of QLD for a bubble breach?
I'm picking Dugan.
I'm picking Dugan.
Re: Canberra Raiders relocated to Gold Coast due to COVID
Great work generalising about 5 million peopleraiderskater wrote:I appreciate what Don is trying to do, but I don't see the border situation staying that way. We know that the last time states closed borders to NSW but not the ACT, selfish Sydney jerks sneaked into Canberra to fly to the closed states and get around the closures. I don't doubt it will happen again, just look at the number of Sydneyjerks they had to kick out on the very first weekend - and that was just the ones they knew about. More have been caught since.
And after seeing the way Sydney carried on towards Melbourne last year, I have no compunction in laying the boot in on this occasion, especially since their stupidity increases our risk. They called him Dictator Dan for doing what needed doing; no Butcher Berejiklian headlines of course, despite her movements being governed solely by selfish political pride with no consideration for the people who elected her to SERVE them.
Bravo.
Re: NRL considers moving all 16 teams to southeast Queensland as early as Round 18
That's ultimately where it will end up, unfortunately it doesn't take into account those that can't be vaccinated.Northern Raider wrote:We shouldn't be setting a % when you cannot force people into receiving the vaccine. Dan Andrews made a statement recently that is a better way to go. It was along the lines of getting back to normal when everybody has had the opportunity to be vaccinated.Raiders_Pat wrote: ↑July 12, 2021, 12:18 pmIf the vaccination target is 80% before things can go back to "normal" then this will be ongoing for several years. We need to approach this differently.hrundi89 wrote: ↑July 12, 2021, 11:30 amWell said.Dr Zaius wrote: ↑July 11, 2021, 6:29 pm No doubt that the people of Sydney are under considerable stress at the moment. Worried about their health, their loved ones, their income and schooling their children.
Tarring a city of 5 million with the indiscretions of a minority is probably not helpful for them. It wasn't fair to Melbournians, and it's not fair to Sydneysiders.
There has been complacency among some and unfortunately we've seen what that can do.
If everybody does the right thing re the guidelines and getting vaccinated we will be able to look at this in the rear view mirror.
Until then this will be ongoing.
These lockdowns are tough. I can only speak for myself but it does have an impact on mental health.
Australians are overwhelmingly provax. I don't doubt that 80% achievable once more palatable vaccines are available, provided they sort out the delivery logistics.
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Re: Canberra Raiders relocated to Gold Coast due to COVID
Hope you didn't outlay your bet already Schifty.
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