Will our game go ahead

[terry smith rules]

There must be some chance our game will be postponed.

The radar for today shows more rain. You would think it would not matter how well drained the ground is it will be questionable

They are asking Sydney people to stay home because of roads flooding etc

I think it will make those Cairns games look like a fast track

As someone else mentioned in another thread, for players to play a full game in this and then be right for next week... mmmm

[MC Gusto]

I reckon there’s a real chance it may be postponed! The ground must be absolutely under water as you say.

Risk on player injuries but also just whether or not it’s playable

I hope it goes ahead as my Sunday arvo plans were based on watching the match but I reckon there’s a real chance it doesnt

[Vortex]

I really hope it is re scheduled, no reason not too, surely the AFL are now elite managers of re scheduling games at short notice.

The risk to injury as well as the negative impact to players the following game is the worry for me.

[B.M]

It’s a winter sport

[shanegrambeau]

Sorry to be dark, but the longer quarters and reduced interchanges will definitely help.

[Vortex]

It’s a winter sport

But it's very early autum, arguably still summer by actual weather in a La Niña weather cycle and a game being played in a sub tropical climate.

[Trev from the Bush]

114mm in the 24 hours to 9:00AM at Sydney Olympic Park and the radar shows no sign of the rain stopping. The risk of a player being knocked out and drowning must be a consideration!

[The_Dud]

The casuals aren't happy!

[terry smith rules]

It’s a winter sport

Yes it is played during winter but it is not a winter sport anymore. At least 1/4 of the games are played under a roof.

Every ground now drains amazingly. When was the last time you saw mud in an AFL game?

I’m not saying the game should be postponed but I would understand if it was

[samuraisaint]

There must be some chance our game will be postponed.

The radar for today shows more rain. You would think it would not matter how well drained the ground is it will be questionable

They are asking Sydney people to stay home because of roads flooding etc

I think it will make those Cairns games look like a fast track

As someone else mentioned in another thread, for players to play a full game in this and then be right for next week... mmmm

North did a couple of years ago and then played us on the Good Friday and absolutely toweled us up.

Play on I say!

EDIT: Parramatta River has burst it's banks and Warragamba Dam has spilled. The news reports say the rains in Western Sydney will continue.

[Trev from the Bush]

114mm in the 24 hours to 9:00AM at Sydney Olympic Park and the radar shows no sign of the rain stopping. The risk of a player being knocked out and drowning must be a consideration!

Another 12 mm in the 3 hours to midday. Screw in stops for the White Diamond boots boys!

[Goose is king]

If it does go ahead I hope Ratten runs a lap with his top off. I don’t want to see it personally though

[Impatient Sainter]

I cant remember an AFL game ever being postponed because of rain. The concern of it being dangerous is a mysnoma. Players play in bog hole conditions during the winter months in southern Victoria and there are no more injuries than fair weather.

From my experience there are probably less injuries because the game is a slog and it takes the speed out of contests.

[The Fireman]

yes

[MC Gusto]

It’s a winter sport

This is not winter, this is a once in a 50 year storm and flood!

And it’s building at Sydney’s west!

This game is going to be very interesting!

[MC Gusto]

They’re evacuating western Sydney

[shanegrambeau]

I cant remember an AFL game ever being postponed because of rain. The concern of it being dangerous is a mysnoma. Players play in bog hole conditions during the winter months in southern Victoria and there are no more injuries than fair weather.

From my experience there are probably less injuries because the game is a slog and it takes the speed out of contests.

Game in Mackay was cancelled after 200mm of rain a couple of years ago, but it was a preseason.

[SaintPav]

Heath Shaw and Tim Watson heading the coverage. It’s going to be a long afternoon.