Isaac
Years ago
Small sports stadiums with capacities under 40k seats will be able to reopen from July. They'll be permitted 10k ticketed seats per event and require social distancing around food and bev outlets.
Is this only for open-air venues?
TB
Years ago
It's up to 25% capacity for venues 40,000 seats and under. So RAC for example could take 3,500. At least that's how I read it.
In a significant relief for restaurants and other venues, the 100 person cap will be removed on indoor gatherings under the national cabinet's stage three restrictions, but venues will have to enforce rules to allow only one person for every four square metres, limiting numbers according to the size of the space.
Luuuc
Years ago
It's up to 25% capacity for venues 40,000 seats and under. So RAC for example could take 3,500. At least that's how I read it.
LoveBroker
Years ago
25% only?
Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and to some extent Adelaide would be bleeding money next season.
And how is the ticketing logic going to work?
If I go with wife and 2 kids, no distancing required between ourselves.
If I go with 3 mates, we need to distance?
What if I paid for really nice seats but it pushes me back to the next section up due to spacing?
Before we get too excited. Does not help Domestic, Big V, VJBL etc as still non contact training only.
Another Anon
Years ago
What I don't get is why you can't have 10,000 in a 40,001+ stadium? Just cap it at 10,000!
Do you mean allow 10,000 in a 10,000 seat stadium?
koberulz
Years ago
Everyone still has to go in the same doors so if anyone does test positive there's still a risk to the entire venue. So it's wise to keep total numbers down.
but that doesn't explain why you are now allowed 10000 in a 40000 seat stadium but not in a 50000 seat stadium
25% capacity?? Hawks time to shine! 100% of 25%
Yes! Hawks have been preparing for years for this 25% rule.
So they will have more crowds then than at a normal game. ;)
Anon
Years ago
Kids are back at school, playing bball and football at breaks. No-one is really observing social distancing at schools, shops, cafes or elsewhere. People are protesting in numbers. People are socialising. Football teams are training and are organised. Time for bball to start back up, and it seems that organisations have got themselves into a world of admin and policies from which they are struggling to emerge. Too many rules and placemats / powerpoints. Good intentions and good people, for sure, but time to get cracking!
Anon
Years ago
Kids are back at school, playing bball and football at breaks. No-one is really observing social distancing at schools, shops, cafes or elsewhere. People are protesting in numbers. People are socialising. Football teams are training and are organised. Time for bball to start back up, and it seems that organisations have got themselves into a world of admin and policies from which they are struggling to emerge. Too many rules and placemats / powerpoints. Good intentions and good people, for sure, but time to get cracking!
sixtiesrockstar
Years ago
@koberulz
not much risk in Adelaide as nobody has it. They keep testing people to try and find but come back with nothing.
These protests which are attracting large crowds are good in a way, if there is no spike in cases we know the worst of covid 19 is behind us.
...and if there is a spike in cases, that state is set back and people needlessly die?
Perthworld
Years ago
Sports are back woohoo but now COPS got cancelled. Always one step forward, two steps back.
koberulz
Years ago
@koberulzAdelaide is not the entire country.
not much risk in Adelaide as nobody has it. They keep testing people to try and find but come back with nothing.
sixtiesrockstar
Years ago
But we are our own state with our own rules which should be set accordingly rather than just following the Eastern states. It's been nearly 2 months since anyone from SA tested positive. Hundreds and thousands of people go to work everyday, thousands going to school everyday, all the people just trampling through supermarkets and shops everyday, life is normal, but sport, thats a no no.
When NBL comes back will they do the bullsh*t knelling?
Does that make you Koberulz stalkers stalker.
Known for stalking the stalker of Koberulz.
Yes it sure does. Clearly they missed the post above saying the same thing. Both different people.
"Adelaide is not the entire country."
Fair point but not the full story.
At the moment, the low rates of positive results throughout the country are very encouraging. There's still a pretty high number of tests being performed and on mostly people who are symptomatic. Given infection rates are likely to be higher among such a group when compared to the rest of the population, the low confirmed infection rates are a good sign.
As well, the substantial majority of recently confirmed cases have been able to be tracked to known cases, indicating very low rates of within-community transmission. Victoria and NSW seem to be most at risk from within-community transmission and Victoria seems to have the higher risk profile.
I'm confident these facts were key considerations behind the decisions to allow (most) protests to go ahead last week, to allow larger crowds into stadia, and to open up borders next month.
That said, if the Melbourne case who attended the protest last weekend produces a new set of case clusters, there's time to rescind some of those decisions. e.g., keep the Victorian border(s) closed. Likewise, if new clusters pop up elsewhere.
ME
Years ago
The key words are "up-to". If your venue isn't able to accommodate social distancing for up to 10'000 fans, you wont get 10'000 fans.
But it's still early days. The NBL season isn't expected to start until November - four months after these conditions set in. And even then, the NBL will be unlikely to start until all conditions are lifted.
I'd be very surprised if we didn't have full NBL stadiums by November or December this year, provided the professional banner-waving whingers haven't set us back.
South Australia has now a false sense of security. Safe to say covid is no longer here. But when borders open there is bound to be someone from Eastern states that will bring it. And South Australians will still be in the mindset of its not here and be slack in most things that will ultimately result in clusters occuring. I would assume Eastern states people are very much proactive in social distancing etc because threat is real. But if you go to shopping centres here now, there's handshakes, hugging etc because of safety blanket of no covid. But life has got to go back to normal for economy. But won't be long before people will be scared to go to shops and everyone is in masks again.
Professional banner-waving whingers? Not surprised to see ME against a protest about racial inequality.
These protests are a complete breach of social distancing.
Thunder Jam
Years ago
Breaking News!
Lovew@nker actually has 3 mates..........
A breach of covid.... Yeah you sound like you're really across all the issues.
All lives matter is how I think.
Regardless of race, religion etc.
All lives matter is what is often brought up against the BLM movement. The protest is about how people of colour are more likely to be singled out and subjected to discrimination. Black people in America are two and a held times more likely to be shot than white people. Then the other argument is the white Australian woman shot by a black police officer in Minnesota, why were there no riots then. Most people with those arguments say they aren't racist, they know a black person or went to school with someone indigenous.
I was born into white privilege, but I have seen first hand how black people are treated differently. I was part of a local club where a committee member stated in a meeting the biggest problem in the club were the Sudanese. A couple of other committee members who were there just smiled and nodded, wish I had said something then but was too angry and walked out.
So yes, all lives matter, but the protests are about the treatment and discrimination, not solely about the disproportionate number of black deaths in custody.
"All lives matter is how I think."
What are your thoughts on police brutality?
Police over reacted to the incident. I guess if he wasn't participating in a criminal accident none of this would have occurred.
Why wasn't there a protest when Aussie girl Justine Damond was murdered?
She was murdered by an Arab copper, not white, probably also the reason he's in jail.
So you're basically saying because he was allegedly committing a crime, it's his fault he died?
Over reacted, WOW. You are one stupid person.
And no riots over white persons murder because white people have not been victimized and discriminated in the good old United States. Or are you saying black people should be grateful they got a free boat ride over from Africa and jobs picking cotton straight away!
B great cause, worthy cause. But protesting during a pandemic is fucking stupid and selfish.
Exactamundo there is a PANDEMIC.
Forum legend Koberulz told us.
If you needed koberulz to tell you there is a pandemic, you're obviously not very bright.
Can't they do this BLM stuff once restrictions are fully lifted .
Exactly, back in the day they had to wait for the French revolution till it was a nice sunny day, would have ruined the guillentining. Bloody outrage, should have waited for the next cop to get caught on camera cutting off the blood supply to a black person. Passion and anger are those emotions you can simply hold for another day.
I can't be bothered with the protests.
Footy season is back man.
Not keen on catching covid19 either.
Cool don't hold your passion for another day. As with the dude at the Melbourne rally, catch COVID and risk spreading it. Brilliant. Unfortunately protests in Australia will do nothing. Dissect the 400+ deaths in custody and how many are actually police brutality? The stats are out there look it up yourself. As usual Australia is just rent a crowd. Holding a Flag and protesting makes nice pictures on Instagram. It does not impact cultural, political or institutional change. History has shown this. G20 rallies are a perfect example
Joe
Years ago
in America only Democrats owned slaves. Google it. In America all KKK members were Democrats. Again Google it. In America all BML donations go to the democrats. That list just came out. See the irony?
mikey
Years ago
I am from American and that is absolutely true. It used to be taught in American history classes in high school long ago. The democratic party doesn't deny it. Their response is usually that the parties positions switched in the 60's. The democratic party also voted against all of the civil rights amendments. Lincoln started the Republican party to fight slavery. The civil war was between those that opposed slavery (the north) and those that needed slavery for the plantations (the south). But I don't really have to defend the truth. The truth is like a lion. It doesn't have to be defended. Just have to let it loose. It will defend itself. Also the part about where BLM donations go is also true. Non profits in America have to release where their money goes by law every year. Biden got the most money of all the democrats. I also saw that last week in the papers. There have been several people in America that have offered 1 million dollars for anyone that could prove any Republican ever owned a slave and no one was ever able to claim the money. And the KKK was the military arm of the democratic party. Before you post you might want to at least do a little research so you don't look so stupid. You might want to google Dinesh D'souza. He is famous in America for going around liberal colleges and giving lectures and ripping new assholes in smart ass liberal professors with an abundance of facts. He's made several famous movies and Obama threw him in jail for several months because D'souza embarrassed him with the truth. Obama loved throwing journalists in jail when they pissed him off. Look it up.
D70
Years ago
D'souza is from India and you're right he is wicked smart. I've seen a bunch of his lectures and he tells a story about one of his friends in India who wants to get him to help him come to America. Desouza asked him why does he want to come to America so badly and his friend from India replies that he wants to come to a country where even poor people are fat. The man's a genius.
Hahahaha using Dinesh Dsouza as a beacon of truth is hilarious.
And yes, the parties "switched" in the sixties when Nixon started appealing to the southern Democrats, claiming that he would be their law and order president.
Ummm, so there's no truth in black people being victimised and discriminated against in America today. So issues raised for BLM is just made up.
Noone gives a fuck about democrats and Republicans and some guy going around proving who of them owned slaves. THE BOTTOM LINE IS BEING A SLAVE OWNER IS WRONG AND NOTHING TO DO WITH CURRENT AFFAIRS. INSTEAD OF YOU INTELLECTUALS TALKING ABOUT UTTER CRAP, DEAL WITH THE PRESENT.
"Ummm, so there's no truth in black people being victimised and discriminated against in America today."
What?
Ok let's deal with the present...
In the present day, black Americans are extremely disadvantaged because America has centuries of history of treating black people as sub-human, and they have experienced systemic racism from government institutions and white people from the time they arrived in America until today. Is that "present" enough for you?
Australia's blacks are in no better position than America black people, both are discriminated on badly.
Anon
Years ago
Back to sport .... stadia in Vic open from next Sunday.
Anon
Years ago
Victoria - From June 22, all non-contact sport for adults will resume, while children under 18 can resume full contact training.
sixtiesrockstar
Years ago
Thought the crowd allowed for the port-crows game was a joke. I am not sure how they get to the 2400 number but seems they are just making it up. Putting such a small number of people in that stadium was just a publicity stunt. Of course they will now say that it was a success and we should be grateful for everything they have done for us.
Sixtiesrockstar your parents should monitor your internet access
sixtiesrockstar
Years ago
Are you saying it's not a publicity stunt? There's been more people than that at the local Bunnings everyday for the last 3 months.
Luuuc
Years ago
I am not sure how they get to the 2400 number but seems they are just making it up.
#205 dumbest comment ever. So the same 2400 people have been at Bunnings for 3 hours simultaneously? You sir are a tool
There are over 2400 tools at Bunnings right now!
The spongebob square pants story is bigger news right now.
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