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Northern Raider wrote: July 12, 2021, 8:55 pm
greeneyed wrote: July 12, 2021, 8:43 pm
Schifty wrote: July 12, 2021, 7:54 pm 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.
They said on NRL Tonight that the Sharks aren't even going to take him.
Hope you didn't outlay your bet already Schifty. :lol:
Surely this counts as a scratching and I get money back!
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Botman wrote:
greeneyed wrote: July 12, 2021, 8:43 pm
Schifty wrote: July 12, 2021, 7:54 pm 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.
They said on NRL Tonight that the Sharks aren't even going to take him.
****... that's telling Image
He's been playing for Newtown for a while, doesn't shock me he's not wanted there

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-TW- wrote: July 12, 2021, 9:32 pm
Botman wrote:
greeneyed wrote: July 12, 2021, 8:43 pm
Schifty wrote: July 12, 2021, 7:54 pm 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.
They said on NRL Tonight that the Sharks aren't even going to take him.
****... that's telling Image
He's been playing for Newtown for a while, doesn't shock me he's not wanted there

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GreenMachine wrote:
hrundi89 wrote: July 12, 2021, 12:54 pm
-TW- wrote: July 12, 2021, 12:31 pm
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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.
Well said.

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.
I'm confused, cat said there was no complacency?

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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.
Wrong.
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)..
That's pretty awful mate. How close was their contact? Old mate LD seemed to be wafting delta out his pores
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What's ironic is that if George had just bode his time and saw out his contract like any self respecting adult would, he'd have gotten the full Aussie experience he'd hoped for in the end and got to live on the beach. Oh well

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And now he’s at Warrington beach..
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Dr Zaius wrote: July 13, 2021, 6:27 am
GreenMachine wrote:
hrundi89 wrote: July 12, 2021, 12:54 pm
-TW- wrote: July 12, 2021, 12:31 pm
hrundi89 wrote:
Well said.

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.
I'm confused, cat said there was no complacency?

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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.
Wrong.
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)..
That's pretty awful mate. How close was their contact? Old mate LD seemed to be wafting delta out his pores
She didn't even see/meet patient zero when he passed through. Got told after the fact that he had passed through the store at around the time she was working.
Just goes to show how unlucky you can be.
I've had both pfizer vaccinations (got them a month ago). I still take all the precautions.
My point is the government (state and federal) have a lot to answer for here and ordinary people who are doing the right thing (lets say 99% of the population) are being tarnished by the 1% of idiots out there who are allowed the opportunity to stuff things up for everyone because the government is too idiotic to open/create a proper quarantine facility and insist on all frontline workers being vaccinated.
People in Sydney (just like when it happened in Melbourne) deserve better.
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GreenMachine wrote:
Dr Zaius wrote: July 13, 2021, 6:27 am
GreenMachine wrote:
hrundi89 wrote: July 12, 2021, 12:54 pm
-TW- wrote: July 12, 2021, 12:31 pm I'm confused, cat said there was no complacency?

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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.
Wrong.
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)..
That's pretty awful mate. How close was their contact? Old mate LD seemed to be wafting delta out his pores
She didn't even see/meet patient zero when he passed through. Got told after the fact that he had passed through the store at around the time she was working.
Just goes to show how unlucky you can be.
I've had both pfizer vaccinations (got them a month ago). I still take all the precautions.
My point is the government (state and federal) have a lot to answer for here and ordinary people who are doing the right thing (lets say 99% of the population) are being tarnished by the 1% of idiots out there who are allowed the opportunity to stuff things up for everyone because the government is too idiotic to open/create a proper quarantine facility and insist on all frontline workers being vaccinated.
People in Sydney (just like when it happened in Melbourne) deserve better.
Old mate limo driver must have been licking surfaces or something. Honestly that family drove around regional NSW with delta, 19 yo in Brisbane, two miners, next to nobody infected. OMLD visits Westfield for an hour or so and takes out half of Bondi
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Yeah OMLD, just like BBQ's galore man decided to cruise around greater Sydney while being highly contagious...
Just once it would be great to hear the person didn't leave their own home!
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Any further news on our relocation? I thought Furner was fighting it? With the Victorian Government red zone designation, can't we just play Melbourne on the Sunshine Coast?
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GreenMachine wrote: July 13, 2021, 5:48 pm Yeah OMLD, just like BBQ's galore man decided to cruise around greater Sydney while being highly contagious...
Just once it would be great to hear the person didn't leave their own home!
There's plenty of them. Of the 97 cases today 60 were in isolation through their contagious period. Not much story from that point on with those 60 people so nothing to report in the media.
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Hong Kong Raider wrote: July 14, 2021, 2:11 pm Any further news on our relocation? I thought Furner was fighting it? With the Victorian Government red zone designation, can't we just play Melbourne on the Sunshine Coast?
They're not fighting it. The only think Don Furner said was that he was hopeful that there might be some leniency for the Raiders in terms of flying back to the ACT to see family at times. More a question about how the rules might apply. Given the ACT has had 26 people exposed to COVID by the painter at Goulburn I can't see that being permitted.
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Hong Kong Raider wrote: July 14, 2021, 2:11 pm Any further news on our relocation? I thought Furner was fighting it? With the Victorian Government red zone designation, can't we just play Melbourne on the Sunshine Coast?
What do you mean? The players are already up there, the matches have been scheduled. It's done.
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Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart confident that Green Machine will rise to challenge of temporary relocation to Gold Coast





Raiders coach Stuart is confident his team can adapt to life in a hub, just as the Warriors and Storm have done before.

"It's up to us now how we handle it. Every individual's got a choice how they handle the good days and the bad days. Melbourne did a wonderful job. They need wonderful credit of their success last year at handling the situation. I'm very confident my squad will take it head on and take this challenge for what it is."

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Has anything been said when tickets will go on sale?
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LimeGreenMachine wrote: July 14, 2021, 4:36 pm Has anything been said when tickets will go on sale?
No not yet.
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Hanging out on the Gold Coast with 30 of your mates and your family……. I too hope they can rise to the challenge :shock:
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greeneyed wrote:
Hong Kong Raider wrote: July 14, 2021, 2:11 pm Any further news on our relocation? I thought Furner was fighting it? With the Victorian Government red zone designation, can't we just play Melbourne on the Sunshine Coast?
They're not fighting it. The only think Don Furner said was that he was hopeful that there might be some leniency for the Raiders in terms of flying back to the ACT to see family at times. More a question about how the rules might apply. Given the ACT has had 26 people exposed to COVID by the painter at Goulburn I can't see that being permitted.
I assume that none of those 26 have yet tested positive and have been asked to isolate. In which case they pose no threat to the ACT.
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They were potentially exposed on Friday, and they were only being contacted today about isolating and testing. The ACT authorities have said low risk to the ACT, not no risk.
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I’ve been to that Indian place. It is pretty ordinary to be honest. Cheap yes, but not great food.
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Dr Zaius wrote: July 14, 2021, 5:53 pm
greeneyed wrote:
Hong Kong Raider wrote: July 14, 2021, 2:11 pm Any further news on our relocation? I thought Furner was fighting it? With the Victorian Government red zone designation, can't we just play Melbourne on the Sunshine Coast?
They're not fighting it. The only think Don Furner said was that he was hopeful that there might be some leniency for the Raiders in terms of flying back to the ACT to see family at times. More a question about how the rules might apply. Given the ACT has had 26 people exposed to COVID by the painter at Goulburn I can't see that being permitted.
I assume that none of those 26 have yet tested positive and have been asked to isolate. In which case they pose no threat to the ACT.
Ironic that it seems a big part of the reason we were lumped into this was because the ACT border was closed to Victoria. With a few cases in Melbourne today, there must be a big chance the Storm will get sent to Qld too and then there won’t be any state borders to worry about.
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greeneyed wrote:They were potentially exposed on Friday, and they were only being contacted today about isolating and testing. The ACT authorities have said low risk to the ACT, not no risk.
No cases in ACT today. I assume that means that they all tested negative.
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Dr Zaius wrote:
greeneyed wrote:They were potentially exposed on Friday, and they were only being contacted today about isolating and testing. The ACT authorities have said low risk to the ACT, not no risk.
No cases in ACT today. I assume that means that they all tested negative.
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Cbus Stadium website saying tickets will be available via Ticketek. Info available shortly.

https://cbussuperstadium.com.au/Events/ ... harks.aspx

Tickets are on sale for all other games on the weekend. Double Header at Cbus Stadium Friday and Suncorp Stadium on Sunday. Cowboys and Storm have normal home games. That leaves Raiders vs Sharks as the only game you can't buy tickets for right now.
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-TW- wrote:
Dr Zaius wrote:
greeneyed wrote:They were potentially exposed on Friday, and they were only being contacted today about isolating and testing. The ACT authorities have said low risk to the ACT, not no risk.
No cases in ACT today. I assume that means that they all tested negative.
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So no risk to the ACT then. That's good news.
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Fortunate, considering the incompetence and hubris of the NSW Premier and Government.
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greeneyed wrote: July 15, 2021, 5:43 pm Fortunate, considering the incompetence and hubris of the NSW Premier and Government.
Exceptionally fortunate for the many workers still able to earn a wage given the lack of proper federal subsidy to backstop a rigid lockdown.
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greeneyed wrote:Fortunate, considering the incompetence and hubris of the NSW Premier and Government.
Or good contact tracing. Got to them fairly soon after the exposure, and may yet to return a positive result.
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Coastalraider wrote: July 15, 2021, 6:18 pm
greeneyed wrote: July 15, 2021, 5:43 pm Fortunate, considering the incompetence and hubris of the NSW Premier and Government.
Exceptionally fortunate for the many workers still able to earn a wage given the lack of proper federal subsidy to backstop a rigid lockdown.
I’m not excusing the significant policy failings of the federal government either.
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If they're going to hub in Queensland I wonder if they have considered a NZ hub?

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gergreg wrote: July 15, 2021, 6:27 pm If they're going to hub in Queensland I wonder if they have considered a NZ hub?

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Time zone difference would be problematic. It's about keeping the games on TV for revenue. Having games in their usual prime time slots in Australia would be starting nearly 10pm over there.
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gergreg wrote: July 15, 2021, 6:27 pm If they're going to hub in Queensland I wonder if they have considered a NZ hub?

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Time zone difference would be problematic. It's about keeping the games on TV for revenue. Having games in their usual prime time slots in Australia would be starting nearly 10pm over there.
Vossy shot it down on SEN that they just don't have the infrastructure to support more than 1 ground in that scenario and the weather would mean the ground would be churned too quickly

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