Gill's vision: A North Melbourne Tasmanian academy

[Messenger]

I think the Tassie gov will take whichever team is willing to relocate the majority of its home games, and Brayshaw has previously indicated that he's well up for that. Added to that is the fact that it's clear that North is the AFL's choice for Tassie, and will no doubt make it worth Tassie's while to pick them.

The same James Brayshaw that refused to go the Gold Coast?

The AFL didn't want us to sign the last deal; they don't want a strong club occupying a seat on a potential lifeboat.

 

[kimbopen]

Sounds like it...



Well they've already taken New Zealand off us (and the Aints have made a meal of that!) so acting according to precedence there is an element of inevitablity in this...

My only hope is that they won't charge us in equalisation taxes for North to take over Tasmania and they give us exclusively over a new expansion area...and some sort of compensation for 15 years of wasted investment

They could give us the NT ...

 

[Steven Tyler]

They could give us the NT ...

Stepping on the Dees toes Kimbo

 

[TradeDraft]

Is "committed" code for "relocated"?

The Hobart Kangaroos

 

[arupist]

Club-run academies are an out and out rort aimed at boosting the stocks of interstate clubs. Should be outlawed. AFL could still have an academy in each state to promote the game and provide expert coaching to local kids, but to give certain clubs first dibs on the best talent is just bullshit.

 

[Simon_Nesbit]

I don't see the problem with state-based academies, so long as each kid is open to bidding with priority rights to home-state clubs.

Even the creation of a VIC academy would work, as with the number of VIC clubs, there will always be one down the bottom that will likely bid.

Will make trade 'week' and draft day far more complex though.

 

[HR Roughnstuf]

This would help us develop our new boutique stadium, which would become our new fortress. I wonder if Gill would chuck in some AFL $s toward construction?

Or we could just use our 'equalisation' tax money instead of forking it over to the AFL.

 

[suedehead]

The same James Brayshaw that refused to go the Gold Coast?

The AFL didn't want us to sign the last deal; they don't want a strong club occupying a seat on a potential lifeboat.

Brayshaw was very keen to play 7 home games in Tassie a few years ago. And he's recently scuppered an amendment to North's constitution that would require a members' vote on any attempt to relocate more than four games.

Seems clear to me that this academy thing is a carrot for North to sign a similar deal at the end of 2016. And the Tassie gov will be happy to accept any team willing to play the majority of its home games there.

 

[Blaze Storm]

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Well pretty soon most of their members will be from Hobart and moving over there is just a marketing thing.

 

[Great 2008]

By the way, what is this compo you speak of?

I think the Hawks wont leave unless we get some (compo). Why should we?

 

[Hawkk]

Because our contact won't be renewed otherwise

We should be devising an exit strategy now

 

[Great 2008]

Because our contact won't be renewed otherwise

We should be devising an exit strategy now

Which contract the one with the Tassie Govt? The Tassie Govt. will not like seeing the Hawks pull out of Launceston. This would change imo if Nth agreed to 4 in L'ton and 3 in Hobart.

 

[Hawkinspired]

I think the Hawks wont leave unless we get some (compo). Why should we?

We were offered a multi million dollar package in 2010 to abandon our previous deal which expired at the end of 2011. This was to allow NM to play 7 games over both stadiums from 2012 onwards. Both Hawthorn and NM are both out of contract at the same time so it's likely our contract will just run its course and NM (with the AFL's assistance) will likely broker a new deal encompassing more games and potentially the Tasmanian sponsorship.

We are certainly within our right to ask for compensation as their (the AFL's) intentions are so transparent, but at the same time everyone should be looking to get the best deal for themselves. If the Tasmanian government can get more than the four games that we are offering then they would be mad not to take it.

 

[Great 2008]

We were offered a multi million dollar package in 2010 to abandon our previous deal which expired at the end of 2011. This was to allow NM to play 7 games over both stadiums from 2012 onwards. Both Hawthorn and NM are both out of contract at the same time so it's likely our contract will just run its course and NM (with the AFL's assistance) will likely broker a new deal encompassing more games and potentially the Tasmanian sponsorship.

We are certainly within our right to ask for compensation as their (the AFL's) intentions are so transparent, but at the same time everyone should be looking to get the best deal for themselves. If the Tasmanian government can get more than the four games that we are offering then they would be mad not to take it.

Had no idea about the 2010 offer. It is a good thing the club is so well run atm because it will be an important decision.

 

[medusala]

I think the Hawks wont leave unless we get some (compo). Why should we?

If no contract is breached then why would compensation be due? The AFL has to approve any deal. As others have pointed it out the AFL have made it blatantly clear they want North to pay more games in Tasmania at Hawthorn's expense.

The huge issue that will arise if / when the club gets kicked out of Tasmania how many games at Etihad will we be forced to have? To put it mildly it would be very harsh to get thrown out of Tasmanian and then forced to play 4 homes games there.

Just the sort of thing the AFL would do.

 

[Collins-Langford-Ayres]

Gill = Dill

 

[Lord_Espos]

Now that we are cashed up and have invested a lot of our money.

Can't we do without Tasmania? Do we still need that money and wouldn't it be better getting another 4 games at the MCG.

 

[Goldhawk]

Now that we are cashed up and have invested a lot of our money.

Can't we do without Tasmania? Do we still need that money and wouldn't it be better getting another 4 games at the MCG.

A big part of the reason we are cashed up is Tassie would be a shame if we let Tassie go and play those four games at Etihad and make less money.

 

[brew]

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I'm surprised you haven't come on here to tell us how much we will miss Clinton Young again