Hobart Stadium: $750 million cost

[beema limapep]

Which would mean more money for those authorities who own the grounds when football is played

Now people are catching on!

 

[beema limapep]

26-28 week season likely.

I think you are correct. Just a matter of whether it will be in the next 1-2 years or a little later.

 

[VicBased]

With all the political stuff happening in Tas right now you would think AFL are playing Politics and influencing outcomes of elections.
A new political power coming up perhaps?
Labor.
Liberal.
AFL.???

 

[madmug]

With all the political stuff happening in Tas right now you would think AFL are playing Politics and influencing outcomes of elections.
A new political power coming up perhaps?
Labor.
Liberal.
AFL.???

Don't get carried away. The AFL won't touch it until the dust has settled. We have no idea what individuals will comprise the Parliament. It should be a Minority Liberal Government. I don't think Labor will want to kill the Stadium off as it'll provide construction jobs for its members & a team for its voters as well.
Watch this space!!

 

[Bomber53]

I think it’s a ridiculous idea when you can pretty much swim to Bellerive, which is more than adequate to host what I assume will be 7-8 games a year. Establish the team first, get a passionate local fan base and then work on upgrading to a specialist stadium

But yes, I do think in order to win over the AFL and clubs they’ll fork out the cash to build it.

The Tassie government need to show they’re committed to the 20 million or so a year required to stop the team becoming a drain on the comp. There’s no better way to show that commitment by forking over a stash of cash for the stadium.

I’m don’t think there is an immediate need for the stadium and many Tasmanians will see the stadium as an unreasonable impost on the State’s treasury, which is not unreasonable. Even though Tassie is a footy State, it’s not a universal passion.

I am currently watching the Bulldogs v Gold Coast in Ballarat, on a ground that is no stadium but it works as a good size country ground and I don’t see any issues with the quality of the game.

Let the situation evolve with a commitment to a new ground and ongoing development being the better option over the longer term.

 

[Teen Wolf]

I am currently watching the Bulldogs v Gold Coast in Ballarat, on a ground that is no stadium but it works as a good size country ground and I don’t see any issues with the quality of the game.

Congratulations for figuring out football in March typically provides good playing conditions. Bit different to asking supporters to pay premium prices every 2nd week throughout winter.

It's only profitable for the Bulldogs to play in Ballarat because the local government, using taxpayer money, is paying for it. Jesus. A ground like that as a team's primary home would not be able to generate anywhere near enough matchday revenue, nor would the AFL ever give it marquee fixturing, thus limiting the club's exposure and further hurting the bottom line.

So one way or the other, a viable Tassie AFL team has to be financially backed by the state govt. The benefit of doing it via a stadium is that it assures the AFL of the government's long-term commitment to supporting the team, while also providing the state a world class venue to attract other major events.

 

[Cunnington Cartel]

I’m don’t think there is an immediate need for the stadium and many Tasmanians will see the stadium as an unreasonable impost on the State’s treasury, which is not unreasonable. Even though Tassie is a footy State, it’s not a universal passion.

I am currently watching the Bulldogs v Gold Coast in Ballarat, on a ground that is no stadium but it works as a good size country ground and I don’t see any issues with the quality of the game.

Let the situation evolve with a commitment to a new ground and ongoing development being the better option over the longer term.

If the Bulldogs played all of their home games in Ballarat then they’d be a financial black hole on the competition. They play their low-drawing games there that would normally run at a loss at Marvel. Fortunately for the Dogs they share a city with 8 other clubs, so they host Melbourne derbies for half of their home games. Many of these games are against big clubs, which ensure big crowds and profitable games.

Tassie, being a one-team state, doesn’t have that luxury, so if they are playing all of their home games at small capacity, second rate venues then they won’t generate the economic return from their home games that make them economically viable. The only way to counteract this would be for the AFL to provide Tassie with Giants and Suns-level additional funding, which they don’t want to do, and this is precisely why a building a new, more profitable stadium is a non-negotiable condition from the AFL.

 

[catters05]

silly question, could North Hobart oval be rebuilt as a new AFL ground? Close proximity to cbd?

 

[Teen Wolf]

silly question, could North Hobart oval be rebuilt as a new AFL ground? Close proximity to cbd?

Too small and not close enough to the CBD, is what the site selection report concluded. Consequently it wasn't among the 6 closely examined options.

Stuff from that report relating to NHO:

 

[Mitchell Madness]

silly question, could North Hobart oval be rebuilt as a new AFL ground? Close proximity to cbd?

I think they want mac point so it can be built into an event precinct