COVID-19

[Footy Chick]

Fingers crossed for an announcement tomorrow regarding relaxing the sitting down rules

Wish granted - just in time for the 1 and 2 GF's

[S Demon]

Fingers crossed for an announcement tomorrow regarding relaxing the sitting down rules

Wish granted - just in time for the 1 and 2 GF's

Footy’s finished. Too late now. Still wins the award for stupidest regulation ever

[Arch44]

Fingers crossed for an announcement tomorrow regarding relaxing the sitting down rules

Wish granted - just in time for the 1 and 2 GF's

Footy’s finished. Too late now. Still wins the award for stupidest regulation ever

So true. You can have "vertical consumption" in the words of our fearless leader outdoors but not indoors

[Dutchy]

What the rules with spectators on the grounds and around huddles this year?

I see Victoria have eased this requirement and is pretty much back to pre-covid

[Executive Member]

What the rules with spectators on the grounds and around huddles this year?

I see Victoria have eased this requirement and is pretty much back to pre-covid

my guess is at this stage same as last year considering we cant have water carriers back on the field yet

[Footy Chick]

What the rules with spectators on the grounds and around huddles this year?

I see Victoria have eased this requirement and is pretty much back to pre-covid

my guess is at this stage same as last year considering we cant have water carriers back on the field yet

I'd be happy if that stayed the rule, they've lived this long without it, not sure why they'd be any thirstier once restrictions are lifted. Plus, most water carriers end up playing gap filler anyway

2 less volunteers you have to find every week

[jo172]

Personally thrilled to no longer have to abide/police the "vertical drinking" rule.

[S Demon]

Personally thrilled to no longer have to abide/police the "vertical drinking" rule.

Dumbest rule in the history of rules.

[daysofourlives]

Still 1000k crowd limits, why?
Anzac Day coming up, this is the dumbest rule ever.

[jo172]

How they expect most AdFL clubs to enforce a 1000 person crowd limit is anyone's guess.

What would they propose a club like Uni/Pultney/PAOC do if 1,001 people show up to the parklands?

[daysofourlives]

How they expect most AdFL clubs to enforce a 1000 person crowd limit is anyone's guess.

What would they propose a club like Uni/Pultney/PAOC do if 1,001 people show up to the parklands?

Perhaps that is why there is a limit, most suburban ovals arent gated.
Most country ovals are and everyone can be accounted for with QR codes so there is no reason to even have a cap in such a massive open space. it makes no sense while 40k can jam into Adelaide Oval

[Fools Gold]

I don't understand for the life of me the strictness of the 'get in, get out, no beers' rule in the changerooms after a match. Made sense when all the other COVID rules are in place, but I can't understand any logic in enforcing this one

[The Bedge]

I’ll never understand the “no water runners” rule.. especially in a day and age where health & safety focus is paramount yet you’re potentially putting players at risk of dehydration by not allowing someone to bring them a water bottle - potentially their own water bottle

[Bluedemon]

I’ll never understand the “no water runners” rule.. especially in a day and age where health & safety focus is paramount yet you’re potentially putting players at risk of dehydration by not allowing someone to bring them a water bottle - potentially their own water bottle

they are allowed water runners in the SANFL but not in the Adel Footy League for some strange reason.

[Dutchy]

I’ll never understand the “no water runners” rule.. especially in a day and age where health & safety focus is paramount yet you’re potentially putting players at risk of dehydration by not allowing someone to bring them a water bottle - potentially their own water bottle

they are allowed water runners in the SANFL but not in the Adel Footy League for some strange reason.

Agree, crazy, country footy have water runners so it can't be a SANFL direction, AdFL must have made up their own rules on this.

[The Bedge]

We on!

RE: Provision of Drinks Outdoors
Obviously it is vital that players properly hydrate during training or matches, particularly with the unseasonably warm weather that is making an occasional appearance.

In accordance with the Police Commissioner’s Emergency Management (Public Activities No 19) (COVID-19) Direction and in summary, water etc can be made available to the players at any time during training or matches, however drinking containers mustn’t be shared.
Please find further detail below.

Provision of drinks on sporting fields during training Water or similar nonalcoholic beverages can be made available to players during training by:-
- Each player taking a drink container onto the training area and only accessing that drink container. Ie no sharing of containers; and/or
- Drinks can be provided to the players on the training area, providing each player is allocated a specific drink container and the person providing the
drinks to the players adheres to the appropriate hygiene processes, ie sanitising hands.

Provision of drinks on sporting fields during matches
- Water or similar nonalcoholic beverages can be provided to players during matches by allocating a specific drink container to each player for the
duration of the game and the person providing the drinks to the players adheres to the appropriate hygiene processes, ie sanitising hands.
- There can be no “communal” drink bottles on the playing field.

Mike Penfold

[Lightning McQueen]

We on!

RE: Provision of Drinks Outdoors
Obviously it is vital that players properly hydrate during training or matches, particularly with the unseasonably warm weather that is making an occasional appearance.

In accordance with the Police Commissioner’s Emergency Management (Public Activities No 19) (COVID-19) Direction and in summary, water etc can be made available to the players at any time during training or matches, however drinking containers mustn’t be shared.
Please find further detail below.

Provision of drinks on sporting fields during training Water or similar nonalcoholic beverages can be made available to players during training by:-
- Each player taking a drink container onto the training area and only accessing that drink container. Ie no sharing of containers; and/or
- Drinks can be provided to the players on the training area, providing each player is allocated a specific drink container and the person providing the
drinks to the players adheres to the appropriate hygiene processes, ie sanitising hands.

Provision of drinks on sporting fields during matches
- Water or similar nonalcoholic beverages can be provided to players during matches by allocating a specific drink container to each player for the
duration of the game and the person providing the drinks to the players adheres to the appropriate hygiene processes, ie sanitising hands.
- There can be no “communal” drink bottles on the playing field.

Mike Penfold

Nothing much has changed.

[The Bedge]

Nothing much has changed.

Except water runners are now permitted to deliver drinks to players instead of them coming to the bench - it's a huge change.

[S Demon]

Nothing much has changed.

Except water runners are not permitted to deliver drinks to players instead of them coming to the bench - it's a huge change.

"now" or "not"?

[The Bedge]

Nothing much has changed.

Except water runners are not permitted to deliver drinks to players instead of them coming to the bench - it's a huge change.

"now" or "not"?

now ... whoops.