Footy fans distraught after AFL decides to play games behind closed doors

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'It's devastating, I'm so gutted just talking about it,' Dogs cheer squad member Sharon Cutajar said

AFL hierarchy told clubs on Friday night that games will go ahead without crowds for the "foreseeable future".

"It's like a family normally at the matches, walking past everyone saying 'hello'. It's just not the same at home," she said. Hundreds of thousands of club members have paid hundreds of dollars each in membership fees and fans are split on how clubs should respond."The club can keep it as a donation, I don't expect a refund."

"It looks like we're going to go up and just have four days by the pool then watch it on the big screen. We've booked a trip down to Tasmania in round 5 too, I've given up hope on that," she said."We should get some sort of compensation. The memberships aren't cheap. Maybe the club can give us all some free matches next season."

 

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Sorry! I do not mean to sound cruel, but really!! All I am reading here is a pack of personal whinging when the state of the country is at risk and one of them is actually thinking of 'sneaking in,' now there's a huge amount of maturity in that statement.

She should be isolated for 2 weeks for fashion crimes...

It's not devastating, we can still watch it, just safely, on TV or AFL live

It’s ok you’ve got this Sharon

Get some perspective Sharon

Ffs get a life

You're not an afl fan is you're distraught

So bloody ignorant.

Get the fuck over it

You're disappointed, not devastated.

It’s only football. Not really shattering

They should let the imbecile banner makers in.

sport I’m confident Luke Beveridge and all other AFL coaches would echo the thoughts and words of Jürgen Klopp -

Get a life!

Better that than Australia becomes a basket case.

Get a life

... and these are her everyday clothes, imagine what she wears to an actual footy match...

😹😹😹😹

What a fool.

Omg get a life

Devastating? Far reach there! much more important things going on out there!

Can Sharon spare a dozen loo rolls and a bag of pasta from from her massive stocks please?

sport Devastating. Get a grip. Its just footy. Pretty sure not getting the virus is more important.

House full of toilet paper. Psychotic

They're doing you a favour by keeping you (and themselves) alive!

I love my footy, but honestly public health is of far more importance than attending a match

Tipping these are the same people who have loaded up on toilet paper

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