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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[Coolangatta]

Since we know the "now or never" situation with Tassie forced the AFL's hand of expansion, did the AFL actually ever have any long-term plan at all to introduce a Tasmania team?

 

[Tasmanian saint]

Since we know the "now or never" situation with Tassie forced the AFL's hand of expansion, did the AFL actually ever have any long-term plan at all to introduce a Tasmania team?

I think there preferred option would have been relocating a current club down here either way I think they would have preferred to wait longer before expanding again .

 

[Coolangatta]

I think there preferred option would have been relocating a current club down here either way I think they would have preferred to wait longer before expanding again .

I wonder what the reaction would've been if they'd wanted St Kilda and North to merge so Tassie is team 18 and still has their own identity.

 

[Tasmanian saint]

I wonder what the reaction would've been if they'd wanted St Kilda and North to merge so Tassie is team 18 and still has their own identity.

After the shit they copped for Fitzroy don’t think they would ever head that route again.

 

[Walshawk]

The link you provided is to your C-Drive where the file downloaded to your computer. Meaning others can’t access it.

Thanks. Posted from my iphone that was the link, it is not on my hard drive.

 

[Walshawk]

Since we know the "now or never" situation with Tassie forced the AFL's hand of expansion, did the AFL actually ever have any long-term plan at all to introduce a Tasmania team?

No. Around 2015 they were pushing for a hybrid model with North, where they would take over Hawks games (and sponsorship) in Launceston and play 7/8 games there. Tas/Launceston ignored that and signed the Hawks up for a new contract.

 

[Walshawk]

It wouldn't be a huge challenge to upgrade the UTAS capacity further if the team proves to be popular. Mac Point will be locked in at 23k for quite a while, which long term probably means Launceston will be able to better facilitate the high drawing games.

It is disappointing the new eastern stand at UTAS Stadium, in prime viewing position on the wing, is only going to be a single tier and so small. This is where you want to fit in the greater number of seats, as it’s where people prefer to watch from.

The eastern and northern sides will now be single tier all the way around (assuming there is funding at some stage). The best spot for viewing is the western wing where the function centre is. If they ever want to expand to 27 - 30k, they would need to extend the Gunn Stand along that wing, removing the function centre and temporary Carlton Draught stand.

 

[Coolangatta]

No. Around 2015 they were pushing for a hybrid model with North, where they would take over Hawks games (and sponsorship) in Launceston and play 7/8 games there. Tas/Launceston ignored that and signed the Hawks up for a new contract.

I'm glad they did.

I like your setup you've laid out before; only thing you'd have to change is GWS because the Canberra deal runs through to 2032, so you could have maybe the Hawks play a game in Auckland and Bendigo from 2027 while the Saints play a game in Albury and Wagga Wagga until Canberra enter; then the Saints could maybe play up in Cairns again and you get the Suns playing all their games at GC, or the Suns still play a couple in Cairns and the Saints play a couple home games at the Sunshine Coast.

 

[Walshawk]

I'm glad they did.

I like your setup you've laid out before; only thing you'd have to change is GWS because the Canberra deal runs through to 2032, so you could have maybe the Hawks play a game in Auckland and Bendigo from 2027 while the Saints play a game in Albury and Wagga Wagga until Canberra enter; then the Saints could maybe play up in Cairns again and you get the Suns playing all their games at GC.

Realistically, assuming no more grounds are brought up to AFL standard, we could see this.
GC leave Darwin - 1 game to Cairns, one to Metricon
North 2/3 games to Darwin
Melb stay in Alice
Hawks and Saints play one game each in Albury (Wagga's ground is nowhere near capable of hosting AFL).

Although I think the AFL should take advantage of the timing or Hawks and Nth leaving Tas and push hard for the proposed 15K Newcastle stadium.

 

[Coolangatta]

Realistically, assuming no more grounds are brought up to AFL standard, we could see this.
GC leave Darwin - 1 game to Cairns, one to Metricon
North 2/3 games to Darwin
Melb stay in Alice
Hawks and Saints play one game each in Albury (Wagga's ground is nowhere near capable of hosting AFL).

Although I think the AFL should take advantage of the timing or Hawks and Nth leaving Tas and push hard for the proposed 15K Newcastle stadium.

Yeah maybe the Hawks play 2 in Newcastle, Saints 2 in Albury. North could play 2/3 Darwin and 1 Alice, and open up the Dees for an Auckland game.

What about Bendigo?

 

[Walshawk]

Yeah maybe the Hawks play 2 in Newcastle, Saints 2 in Albury. North could play 2/3 Darwin and 1 Alice, and open up the Dees for an Auckland game.

What about Bendigo?

No suitable grounds in Bendigo or Newcastle (yet).

 

[Black Panther]

New $65m stand for footy fans, but no money to complete project

Tassie footy fans in the north will soon have a shiny new $65 million stand — but as for the money to finish the rest of the project, that ball is firmly in the hands of the federal government.

www.abc.net.au

I can't get over what old mate is thinking?

 

[Cubs2Lions]

New $65m stand for footy fans, but no money to complete project

Tassie footy fans in the north will soon have a shiny new $65 million stand — but as for the money to finish the rest of the project, that ball is firmly in the hands of the federal government.

www.abc.net.au

I can't get over what old mate is thinking?

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Hey it’s Gil McLaughlin

 

[Black Panther]

WAIT! HANG ON!

On closer inspection, "thinking guy" seems to be a clone! Or maybe it is just a Tasmanian thing

 

[Cubs2Lions]

WAIT! HANG ON!

On closer inspection, "thinking guy" seems to be a clone! Or maybe it is just a Tasmanian thing

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[pz5151]

If the team gets a decent membership roll out of say 50k, how do they fit them in, more than 23k of them anyhow?.
Also any interstate visitors as well?

JJ's NBL team have been playing for <2yrs. They're already wanting an increase in stadium capacity!! As if 23k in enough, who is calculating all this?

Both grounds should be nearer the 27,500 mentioned before.

UTas will be upgraded more easily & first, getting first game is not an issue IMO. Nor should it be.

The same way West Coast fit 100k members in when their stadium only fits 60

 

[Coolangatta]

The same way West Coast fit 100k members in when their stadium only fits 60

In 40 years they'll build a new stadium in Perth that can fit 120k people and the Eagles will have 250k members.

 

[madmug]

In 40 years they'll build a new stadium in Perth that can fit 120k people and the Eagles will have 250k members.

Good reason for a WA3 team.

 

[My_Username]

Good reason for a WA3 team.

Since when has reason been a factor in creating new teams?

 

[Professor Knowall]

According to Andrew Wilkie, virtually no-one in his electorate support building a new stadium for a Tasmanian AFL team -
“… voters in Clark are almost unanimous in opposing a stadium at Macquarie Point…”

However he does support spending tens of millions on a new soccer stadium (keep in mind, Andrew Wilkie grew up in Campbelltown, SW Sydney) -
“… Mr Wilkie was advocating for a rectangular stadium to be built in Hobart … measured in tens of millions of dollars …”

Andrew Wilkie's stance against a Hobart AFL stadium a matter of 'reading the room' of the electorate

Federal Clark MP Andrew Wilkie once supported millions being spent on a soccer ground in Hobart, but says the sheer scale and cost of an AFL stadium at Macquarie Point is not backed by the electorate — so he can't support it.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Coolangatta]

According to Andrew Wilkie, virtually no-one in his electorate support building a new stadium for a Tasmanian AFL team -
“… voters in Clark are almost unanimous in opposing a stadium at Macquarie Point…”

However he does support spending tens of millions on a new soccer stadium (keep in mind, Andrew Wilkie grew up in Campbelltown, SW Sydney) -
“… Mr Wilkie was advocating for a rectangular stadium to be built in Hobart … measured in tens of millions of dollars …”

Andrew Wilkie's stance against a Hobart AFL stadium a matter of 'reading the room' of the electorate

Federal Clark MP Andrew Wilkie once supported millions being spent on a soccer ground in Hobart, but says the sheer scale and cost of an AFL stadium at Macquarie Point is not backed by the electorate — so he can't support it.

www.abc.net.au

Get Apple to pay for it, and call it Apple Isle stadium, a billion dollars is nothing to them. They can sponsor the Tassie Devils side.

 

[Aussie in exile]

According to Andrew Wilkie, virtually no-one in his electorate support building a new stadium for a Tasmanian AFL team -
“… voters in Clark are almost unanimous in opposing a stadium at Macquarie Point…”

However he does support spending tens of millions on a new soccer stadium (keep in mind, Andrew Wilkie grew up in Campbelltown, SW Sydney) -
“… Mr Wilkie was advocating for a rectangular stadium to be built in Hobart … measured in tens of millions of dollars …”

Andrew Wilkie's stance against a Hobart AFL stadium a matter of 'reading the room' of the electorate

Federal Clark MP Andrew Wilkie once supported millions being spent on a soccer ground in Hobart, but says the sheer scale and cost of an AFL stadium at Macquarie Point is not backed by the electorate — so he can't support it.

www.abc.net.au

In my opinion it's the cost of the Stadium for the AFL team. They are not opposed to a AFL team

 

[Bjo187]

According to Andrew Wilkie, virtually no-one in his electorate support building a new stadium for a Tasmanian AFL team -
“… voters in Clark are almost unanimous in opposing a stadium at Macquarie Point…”

However he does support spending tens of millions on a new soccer stadium (keep in mind, Andrew Wilkie grew up in Campbelltown, SW Sydney) -
“… Mr Wilkie was advocating for a rectangular stadium to be built in Hobart … measured in tens of millions of dollars …”

Andrew Wilkie's stance against a Hobart AFL stadium a matter of 'reading the room' of the electorate

Federal Clark MP Andrew Wilkie once supported millions being spent on a soccer ground in Hobart, but says the sheer scale and cost of an AFL stadium at Macquarie Point is not backed by the electorate — so he can't support it.

www.abc.net.au

Your usual Sydney born w***er, sooking every time something is going to increase the footprint of the AFL.

 

[Jazny]

In my opinion it's the cost of the Stadium for the AFL team. They are not opposed to a AFL team

It's the same thing though.

 

[Tasmanian saint]

What’s funny is The idiots doing all the complaining will be the first through the gates if it gets built