TAS Tassie team nickname

[deanc]

Sorry to be a party pooper, but Tasmania is the only state without any emus. The Tasmanian emu went extinct in the 1800s.

Yep, plus the Canberra Emus sounds much better...

 

[deanc]

None of the poll options will get up, too similar to other teams

Are you sure, we already have; Hawks/Eagles - Crows/Magpies - Cats/Lions/Tigers, so the Demons/Devils is hardly gonna look out of place..?

 

[Mr north man]

Sounds too much like a soccer team name. Also feeds into the myth that there actually is a divide.

Will be interesting to how long they stay united when there based in Hobart full time with a couple of pre season games in Launceston?

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Will be interesting to how long they stay united when there based in Hobart full time with a couple of pre season games in Launceston?

I’d have thought it was more likely they’d play a handful of premiership games in Launceston like the Giants currently (pre-covid at least) do with Canberra.

 

[Mr north man]

I’d have thought it was more likely they’d play a handful of premiership games in Launceston like the Giants currently (pre-covid at least) do with Canberra.

If they want to attract sponsors from within Tasmania or from the mainland plus if they want to play out of a new stadium it’s a no brainer Hobart is the place you need to start up from.

 

[Wight Wolf]

We’re far from shark free mate just ask any local ab diver plenty of great whites

ok cool i can stick fat with the name then

 

[Wight Wolf]

Demons and Devils aren't the same thing.

We already have Eagles, Crows, Hawks and Magpies anyway.

demons devils..... cmon bro same same

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

If they want to attract sponsors from within Tasmania or from the mainland plus if they want to play out of a new stadium it’s a no brainer Hobart is the place you need to start up from.

You would have said the same about the Giants and Western Sydney but they’ve played regular games in Canberra since they were formed.

 

[TommyLogan#44]

I think Tasmanian Devils is an obvious choice and it works for me as a name. Don't see an issue with demons/devils

If you wanted to steer clear of it though you could do some fun things...
Tassie Titans has a nice ring - possibly too similar to giants though
Tasmania Wild or Tasmania Brave or Tasmania Bite are all names that could work with a Tassie devil mascot
Tasmania Triumph? For the alliteration

 

[deanc]

If they want to attract sponsors from within Tasmania or from the mainland plus if they want to play out of a new stadium it’s a no brainer Hobart is the place you need to start up from.

While the team is likely to be Hobart based (Capital city preference) I note in the Taskforce document it is proposed the 'marque matches' where Tas play the bigger AFL clubs will be at York Park, mainly due to proposed upgrade (already has approved part funding) that will increase the venues capacity to 27,500.

 

[Bostonian]

Tassie Rams

Tassie is known world wide for it's super fine merino wool.

 

[deanc]

If they want to attract sponsors from within Tasmania or from the mainland plus if they want to play out of a new stadium it’s a no brainer Hobart is the place you need to start up from.

Agree, but unless someone like Twiggy Forrest decides to spend some loose change ($4/500M) we are a long, long way off this becoming a reality...

In my view, it would be better to spend half of that and upgrade KGV Oval (same dimensions as the MCG) and throw in a light rail service from the city on the existing lines...?

 

[Jibroni]

Are you sure, we already have; Hawks/Eagles - Crows/Magpies - Cats/Lions/Tigers, so the Demons/Devils is hardly gonna look out of place..?

Could probably argue Demons and Devils are too of the same thing as oppose animal nicknames.

Im sure they can find a name that is not as bizarre as Jackjumpers.

 

[Dirty Bird]

Lets go with the Tasmanian 56's (when it changed its name from van diemens land to Tasmania)

 

[deanc]

Could probably argue Demons and Devils are too of the same thing as oppose animal nicknames.

Im sure they can find a name that is not as bizarre as Jackjumpers.

You could, if you ignore the fact one is a mythical entity based on theology, while the other is an actual existing animal and Tasmania's official emblem...?

 

[Philth]

Way back on page one someone suggested Tassie Mariners.

Got a nice ring to it?

 

[OnlyPowerForever]

Haven't read the thread, but favourite would be Devils or Mariners surely.

I'd like to propose "the Cartographers" however.

 

[troybe]

Tasmania Maniax!

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Haven't read the thread, but favourite would be Devils or Mariners surely.

I'd like to propose "the Cartographers" however.

Oh, it will be Tasmania Devils - if it happens at all. It shouldn't be the state name, but will be; and they must not wear the map.
It would be nice to see something less obvious as the mascot, but really after the first few months it would make zero difference.

 

[Canberra Pear]

Yep, plus the Canberra Emus sounds much better...

I like your thinking

 

[Professor Knowall]

Will Tasmania pay Warner Bros?

The question should be - Do Warner Bros pay Tasmania?

 

[PCORF]

Melbourne Demons/Devils
Tassie Devils/Demons

I is well confused! - Ali G.

 

[Professor Knowall]

Oh, it will be Tasmania Devils - if it happens at all. It shouldn't be the state name, but will be; ...

Why shouldn't it be the state name? What's the alternative, given the new club would need to represent the whole state? Naming it Hobart will offend the whole north of the state, whereas naming it Launceston will write off any support from the South. So Tasmania it has to be - and "Devils" seems to be the obvious nickname, being a fiercesome, carnivorous (albeit little) native beast.

 

[caveman72]

The Convicts. With "We all live in a convict colony" as their song

 

[HPKS]

Will Tasmania pay Warner Bros?

did tassie pay up when they used that exact name in the VFL

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