Hobart stadium business case

[cactuscall]

 

[RUNVS]

It is a simple case of the AFL putting in their demands, saying if Tasmania want an AFL team they need a stadium with a roof, not unreasonable given there are a lot of games in Tasmania that are rain affected and rain makes some pretty crappy AFL games, so it is up to Tasmania as to whether they agree or not. No one is forcing them, the AFL have laid out the conditions, and they have to decide if it is worth it or not. They can't have a team in a stadium with no roof as that just makes the AFL product worse.

 

[Walshawk]

It is a simple case of the AFL putting in their demands, saying if Tasmania want an AFL team they need a stadium with a roof, not unreasonable given there are a lot of games in Tasmania that are rain affected and rain makes some pretty crappy AFL games, so it is up to Tasmania as to whether they agree or not. No one is forcing them, the AFL have laid out the conditions, and they have to decide if it is worth it or not. They can't have a team in a stadium with no roof as that just makes the AFL product worse.

Hobart gets less rain than any capital city other than Adelaide and half that of Sydney.

 

[RUNVS]

Hobart gets less rain than any capital city other than Adelaide and half that of Sydney.

Along with the rain though is freezing temperatures and often high winds. The most miserable games from a weather perspective I have ever seen are usually in Tasmania.

 

[Atomboy]

Along with the rain though is freezing temperatures and often high winds. The most miserable games from a weather perspective I have ever seen are usually in Tasmania.

Huh ?.

The Roos and Hawks games I watched last year in Tassie were completely fine.

Think you are talking out your ass on this one.

 

[WillHayward]

Mitch Owen could pay the for the stadium on his own.
Watch the IPL offers come in!

 

[RUNVS]

Huh ?.

The Roos and Hawks games I watched last year in Tassie were completely fine.

Think you are talking out your ass on this one.

Where did I say that all Tasmanian games have shit weather?

 

[Stay Frosty]

Mitch Owen could pay the for the stadium on his own.
Watch the IPL offers come in!

His brother, Cameron Owen, was actually on the Swans rookie list a couple of years ago.

 

[Atomboy]

Where did I say that all Tasmanian games have shit weather?

So the rationale is that Tassie needs a stadium with a roof because sometimes you get bad weather, but if Tassie doesn’t build a stadium with a roof then they don’t get a team and the Hawks and Roos can keep playing in Tassie stadiums without roofs (sometimes in bad weather) ?.

 

[RUNVS]

So the rationale is that Tassie needs a stadium with a roof because sometimes you get bad weather, but if Tassie doesn’t build a stadium with a roof then they don’t get a team and the Hawks and Roos can keep playing in Tassie stadiums without roofs (sometimes in bad weather) ?.

Was never really a fan of North and Hawthorn playing in Tasmania either.

 

[Atomboy]

Was never really a fan of North and Hawthorn playing in Tasmania either.

The Saints really ballsed it up by leaving Tassie IMO.

 

[Saucery]

Was never really a fan of North and Hawthorn playing in Tasmania either.

Yeah, I was happier when it was the VFL, just saying.

 

[Saucery]

Along with the rain though is freezing temperatures and often high winds. The most miserable games from a weather perspective I have ever seen are usually in Tasmania.

Oh dear, apparently AFL games can't be played in the cold. But EPL and Gridiron can??? Honestly WTF, how soft is this country becoming?

 

[Saucery]

It is a simple case of the AFL putting in their demands, saying if Tasmania want an AFL team they need a stadium with a roof, not unreasonable given there are a lot of games in Tasmania that are rain affected and rain makes some pretty crappy AFL games, so it is up to Tasmania as to whether they agree or not. No one is forcing them, the AFL have laid out the conditions, and they have to decide if it is worth it or not. They can't have a team in a stadium with no roof as that just makes the AFL product worse.

Yes, while pissing away millions on GWS/GCS? Population doesn't necessarily translate into popularity you know. I guess it never rains in almighty Sydney, am I right?

 

[Bluelegs]

Going to get real interesting if they haven't broken ground by 2027.

 

[Woolly Mammoth]

Oh dear, apparently AFL games can't be played in the cold. But EPL and Gridiron can??? Honestly WTF, how soft is this country becoming?

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Manchester City and the Philadelphia eagles are a very different proposition to the Tassie Devils.

 

[RUNVS]

Oh dear, apparently AFL games can't be played in the cold. But EPL and Gridiron can??? Honestly WTF, how soft is this country becoming?

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Different games. Soccer looks pretty similar in the wet or dry. When it is wet in the AFL it goes from an amazing looking game to what looks like an under 6 soccer match where everyone chases the ball and the only tactic is kicking it forward.