The COVID Chat

[iggythump]

Hey Recky, the covid regulations are changing weekly to ensure that the teams are training and safely going about their work. As we get closer to the season with a view that 30 Oct is still the kick off date the rules will continue to adapt to the required regulations of each region in the country. The biggest challenge will be travel more so than a bubble, also the league is keen to make sure that if we can ensure we have crowds then we will. I suppose like everything these days we need to just be prepared to be flexible and plan for every scenario.

Hearing some players are anti-vax, anti-mask and anti-COVID.
Little (to no) mask wearing at training, certain players openly expressing their objection to vaccination and discouraging others.
Long way to go in moving forward in terms of a safe league for players, their families and fans.

 

[marinermick]

Hearing some players are anti-vax, anti-mask and anti-COVID.
Little (to no) mask wearing at training, certain players openly expressing their objection to vaccination and discouraging others.
Long way to go in moving forward in terms of a safe league for players, their families and fans.

Disappointing if this is true.

 

[greenlig]

Hearing some players are anti-vax, anti-mask and anti-COVID.

I was talking about Zidane's head-butt with this old french dude who played at a high level in Belgium, I wondered out loud why Zidane would get so mad about a dumb sledge. Old mate looked at me, deadpan "... footballers aren't known for their intelligence."

 

[iggythump]

Disappointing if this is true.

It's true.
Trickling from the leader down.

 

[greenlig]

This happening at the Mariners?? I thought you meant a-league generally.

 

[iggythump]

This happening at the Mariners??

Yes and last seasons yoga teacher attended the anti-lockdown rallies. Supported by some of the players. Hopefully not the club anymore.

 

[FFC Mariner]

Yes and last seasons yoga teacher attended the anti-lockdown rallies. Supported by some of the players. Hopefully not the club anymore.

Some of the insta posts are a disgrace

 

[iggythump]

Some of the insta posts are a disgrace

Bozanic and Birraz of the same thinking.
Sorry if I’m bursting anyone’s bubble.

 

[shipwreck]

Can someone enlighten me? Who is the yoga teacher

 

[iggythump]

Dan Ballard.
Compares our situation to North Korea, Afghanistan, the Holocaust. The list goes on.

 

[Ozhammer]

Folks, can we please keep the COViD chat confined to the existing thread please, as it seems to be contaminating other threads like delta.

 

[shipwreck]

Wtf....

 

[turbo]

Hearing some players are anti-vax, anti-mask and anti-COVID.

Disappointing. I can understand some vax hesitancy but being anti mask just makes someone a bit of an arsehole tbh.

Certainly not the only team with some of those attitudes though. I suspect if travel is allowed for the A league being vaccinated may be mandatory which could put some parties on a collision course and the PFA in a position where they have to defend something they don’t necessarily agree with. That hasn’t been an issue so far for AFL and NRL but their circumstances are different having been playing before the jab was widely available for the relevant ages. The A league doesn’t have that excuse.

 

[scoober]

Dan Ballard.
Compares our situation to North Korea, Afghanistan, the Holocaust. The list goes on.

Classic story.
He has some history with the Mariners before, mainly in helping with Marcos Flores rehab. Gold coin donations required…….. literally!

 

[ashman89]

I couldn’t be bothered waiting so I got my AZ jab. The 5G reception is incredible so idk what these anti vax people are on about

 

[priorpeter]

I couldn’t be bothered waiting so I got my AZ jab. The 5G reception is incredible so idk what these anti vax people are on about

Best part about the AZ is youre not locked to Telstra as you would be with Pfizer

 

[FFC Mariner]

Same - when Gladys took mt Pfizer I got AZ - better reception all round

 

[Stephen Gibson]

Hey Recky, the covid regulations are changing weekly to ensure that the teams are training and safely going about their work. As we get closer to the season with a view that 30 Oct is still the kick off date the rules will continue to adapt to the required regulations of each region in the country. The biggest challenge will be travel more so than a bubble, also the league is keen to make sure that if we can ensure we have crowds then we will. I suppose like everything these days we need to just be prepared to be flexible and plan for every scenario.

Everyone get your vacation then government let people go to the game what I’m doing I’m get my vaccination on tomorrow morning 1st 2nd one 15th September

 

[turbo]

An interesting read relevant to players & covid attitudes

Anti-vaxx athletes’ stance shows myths cut across boundaries of privilege | Jonathan Liew

Stereotypical Covid sceptics are a kind of fringe lunatic but elite sportspeople are reared to keep total control of their bodies

t.co

 

[Stephen Gibson]

I’m wear my Mariner jersey tomorrow vaccination tomorrow @Shaun Mielekamp