Tasmania Congratulations on Tassie License. Mens team to enter 2028. Womens team TBA. Other details TBA 3/5

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Tasmania - Tasmania Devils, welcome to the AFL. Mens team to enter 2028. Womens team TBA. Labor declares support for Stadium 6/5

Continued from Part 1: https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/congratulations-on-tassie-license-mens-team-to-enter-2028-womens-team-tba-other-details-tba-3-5.1226653/ Was going to draft up a Summary but this is pretty good...

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[Canberra Pear]

Jon Ralph thinks 60% chance a full licence is awarded, 30% conditional and 10% no.

Does he say what conditional would entail? The stadium, a broadcast rights deal, certain government funding?

 

[deanc]

Jon Ralph thinks 60% chance a full licence is awarded, 30% conditional and 10% no.

As clear as mud JR - and threating Tom Browne's reputation regarding ambiguity....

 

[Mr Taswegian]

Does he say what conditional would entail? The stadium, a broadcast rights deal, certain government funding?

Conditional on a stadium deal

 

[Hodgey 15]

Jon Ralph thinks 60% chance a full licence is awarded, 30% conditional and 10% no.

I'd take 10% chance of no any day.

 

[fargothegreat]

As clear as mud JR - and threating Tom Browne's reputation regarding ambiguity....

Tom Browne clearly hates Tasmania. His reporting on the state's bid seems to be based more around what he hopes will happen rather than facts.

He's constantly called our bid "in shambles" and at one stage he said it was dead

 

[fargothegreat]

Conditional on a stadium deal

Yep. I think this is the way it will go. The AFL really want the stadium and a conditional license will put immense pressure on the government to get it built.

 

[Piestid]

Albo (famous Hawks supporter) supports our bid. Put your money where your mouth is, Albo!

PM backs AFL expansion into Tasmania as date for key meeting on 19th team revealed

PM steps in amid AFL expansion drama as key details for 19th team in Tassie revealed

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[Mr Taswegian]

Brent Costello reporting that a decision on a Tassie AFL team won't be made at the meeting shortly because the report for a Tassie team will only be given to teams to take back to their boards.

 

[Canberra Pear]

Conditional on a stadium deal

That's still a positive. From what Gil was saying earlier, it didn't sound like a stadium had to be physically ready for day one, just "in motion".

 

[Jazny]

What if they make it conditional on a 20th license? Or conditional that North gets relocated?

 

[My_Username]

That's still a positive. From what Gil was saying earlier, it didn't sound like a stadium had to be physically ready for day one, just "in motion".

I think he said something about ground being broken (construction started) on the new stadium before the club plays it's first game.

 

[Mr Taswegian]

What if they make it conditional on a 20th license? Or conditional that North gets relocated?

The AFL has made it clear it will be a startup team and they have never said anything about a 20th side so very unlikely.

 

[nick1408]

We are going to have compromised drafts and players getting poached again

The draft concessions gc and gws got when they entered were bloody ridiculous. hope the AFL come up with a better system where it dosent disadvantage the lower ranked teams who need to rebuild via the draft

I used to agree with you but I'm not sure the draft concessions hurt as much as predicted.

2010 the bottom eight was North Melbourne, Port Adelaide, Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane, Essendon, Richmond and West Coast. 2011 bottom nine was Western Bulldogs, Fremantle, Richmond, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Port Adelaide and Gold Coast. Out of all those clubs only Essendon and Gold Coast haven't played finals since. Four of them have won Grand Finals with Adelaide, West Coast, Western Bulldogs and Fremantle losing a Grand Final in that time. In fact, out of the 12 grand Finalists since 2016 only two came from clubs within the top eight in 2010 or 2011 (Sydney, 2016, Geelong, 2020).

 

[Coolangatta]

I think it’ll happen, it’s just a matter of when. It’s funny that Clarkson once said Tassie could possibly enter the competition by 2028. 2027 is the last year of his North contract. Perfect timing for his takeover.

 

[Mr Taswegian]

I think it’ll happen, it’s just a matter of when. It’s funny that Clarkson once said Tassie could possibly enter the competition by 2028. 2027 is the last year of his North contract. Perfect timing for his takeover.

2026 would be good but don't mind waiting for what will be so huge for Tasmania.

 

[madmug]

2026 would be good but don't mind waiting for what will be so huge for Tasmania.

Some of us have been waiting a long time. Too long.

So the sooner the better!!

 

[sherb]

Some of us have been waiting a long time. Too long.

So the sooner the better!!

Yup.

 

[Coolangatta]

Imagine if the AFL gave Tassie a provisional licence, they're all excited to enter the competition by 2028, but North is still a basket case on-field in 2027, with continual low crowd attendances. Nek minnit, "just jk tas we're gonna send north there next year lol sucked in."

I think it’ll happen, it’s just a matter of when. It’s funny that Clarkson once said Tassie could possibly enter the competition by 2028. 2027 is the last year of his North contract. Perfect timing for his takeover.

 

[Canberra Pear]

Imagine if the AFL gave Tassie a provisional licence, they're all excited to enter the competition by 2028, but North is still a basket case on-field in 2027, with continual low crowd attendances. Nek minnit, "just jk tas we're gonna send north there next year lol sucked in."

If it helps, just to ensure Tassie's entry, Canberra will fall on the North relocation grenade

 

[Coolangatta]

If it helps, just to ensure Tassie's entry, Canberra will fall on the North relocation grenade

North should be pretty safe from relocation, you’d think. They’re going well off field and even if Clarkson doesn’t deliver, I don’t know how much it’d bleed over to off field problems.

 

[Canberra Pear]

North should be pretty safe from relocation, you’d think. They’re going well off field and even if Clarkson doesn’t deliver, I don’t know how much it’d bleed over to off field problems.

I really can't see any more relocations happening in my lifetime.

The one up side to so many Melbourne teams is you can play multiple games in places that couldn't sustain a full-time team. I expect places like Newcastle or northern Queensland will benefit from North having a surplus of games.

 

[Aussie in exile]

If it helps, just to ensure Tassie's entry, Canberra will fall on the North relocation grenade

In my opinion as soon as GWS stop playing games in Canberra that will signal the start of putting a team in Canberra

 

[RedmanWasHere]

In my opinion as soon as GWS stop playing games in Canberra that will signal the start of putting a team in Canberra

Canberra 20 or Canberra 21?

For me, Canberra 21 as NT has dibs on No. 20.

 

[parano1a]

Canberra 21 as NT has dibs on No. 20.

Canberra 20. NT isn't financially viable.

 

[Coolangatta]

Canberra 20. NT isn't financially viable.

This. And should the NT ever become financially viable, it’ll be long after Canberra is viable (which is arguably already). Mid-late 2040s is the earliest I could ever see NT happening.