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Apple Isle Showdown: Tas Govt threatens to end Hawks, North deals if no plan for 19th side
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The report was always going to say exactly what the AFL wanted it to.
The game can afford it. It’s the right thing to do for Tasmanian football and indeed Tasmania as a state. it would turbo charge their tourism industry for a start.
The AFL is a not for profit organisation remember.
if every decision was made exclusively on profitability and what’s best for the bottom line a couple of clubs would have been relocated/ shut down years ago.
I hope the clubs do what’s right when the time comes to vote on this
The game can afford it. It’s the right thing to do for Tasmanian football and indeed Tasmania as a state. it would turbo charge their tourism industry for a start.
The AFL is a not for profit organisation remember.
if every decision was made exclusively on profitability and what’s best for the bottom line a couple of clubs would have been relocated/ shut down years ago.
I hope the clubs do what’s right when the time comes to vote on this
It's time for Gutwein to come good on his threats and withdraw funding for Hawks and North.
Either re-direct it to 3 or 4 marquee games each season (2 in each region) OR to the JackJumpers/Basketball, the soon to be biggest sport in Tasmania...
Either re-direct it to 3 or 4 marquee games each season (2 in each region) OR to the JackJumpers/Basketball, the soon to be biggest sport in Tasmania...
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Source? Can't see anything on google.
Is it recommending to not introduce a 19th team, or is it not making a recommendation of any sort? Big distinction.
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They're doomed if they follow this path. I'm a Tasmanian North supporter, and I'd be disappointed as from both the perspective of a Tasmanian and the perspective from North supporter at the idea of a relocated North. I couldn't support it, nor could I support any relocated team.
As for the "joint partnership", isn't that what we have now with North/Hawks?
Absolutely doomed if they go down either of these avenues.
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So you're saying the AFL will introduce a Tasmanian AFL team next week?
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If the AFL sees Tasmanians as a population to placate rather than one to value, then I think the state government should absolutely pull any funds from the AFL.
Keep in mind that this is a review by an independent figure, and the AFL has not made any commitments to any pathways. Gil even stressed as much today.
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Tom Browne's tweets make zero sense. He's covering so many bases so he can say "told you so" when it's released.
So according to Browne the report recommends that we shouldn't have a team, but should join forces with an existing team, but it also recommends that we should have a team, and it recommends that we shouldn't have a team and an existing team should relocate.
How can this guy call himself a journalist?
How can this guy call himself a journalist?
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Browne's news report was more succinct.
It said there's no business case for 19th team because it doesn't add money to the TV deal.
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It said there's no business case for 19th team because it doesn't add money to the TV deal.
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Look, while I also don't have much faith in Tom Browne's comprehension skills, I think it also sounds like what most people expected the report to say.
"No 19th team... maybe look at relocating a side... if that doesn't happen keep playing games there"...
Well that was predictable
So in summary, the report says we should have a relocated team or an existing team playing more games in the state, but if that can't happen we should have our own team underwritten by the State Government?
Doesn't that just make it easy for Gutwein to force the second outcome?
Doesn't that just make it easy for Gutwein to force the second outcome?
Yeah it says exactly what the AFL wanted it to say
Why would Tas accept this ? Where are the finals played? Tas or no deal.
Tas has the money, the AFL wants it, play hard.
Great to see the AFL effectively acknowledging there is not the talent for another team.
How would Tasmanian "ownership" work for an already existing club?
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More importantly, who are the Tasmanians who give a shit about a relocated team or a joint partnership?
The 5,000 people who showed up to North's last Hobart game?
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I think it's a way of saying relocation without pissing too many people off
IF its not Tas, locals will reject it, they wont join, they wont go.
No way the AFL will make a HARD decision, try & con everyone wins ....
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Couldn't have seen that coming a mile away lol
Obviously the AFL hasn't made a decision, but this report almost seems too perfect of a result for them.
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The only source of this article is Tom Browne's report on 7 tonight though, so not additional confirmation at all.
The Herald Sun have a slightly different take:
Tassie future: Carter report to recommend state deserves AFL club
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That's quite a different tone from Browne. Let's see I guess.
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