Toast Tasmania Officially Entering the Competition :tasmania:

[T2B_]

God there’s some w***er posts here.

Congrats to Tassie footy fans who’ve wanted this… it’s happening.

Some people are just miserable campaigners. We're a little battler state, we have a dream and we'll work through it.

We get nowhere by doing nothing.

 

[Mr Q]

If Tasmanians didn't want a stadium with a roof, they wouldn't have included it in their bid to the AFL.

Do you think the average Tasmanian was asked if they wanted to spend $1.5B on a stadium for this purpose before the bid was submitted?

And given how it's dividing the Tasmanian community, couldn't the AFL go "hey, sure, you said that, but really, you can't afford it, your team can play at Bellerive, where we've played AFL games for the last 20 years"?

 

[Xtreme]

Win a premiership before Esswendon win their next and I'll sign up as a member for life

 

[T2B_]

Win a premiership before Esswendon win their next and I'll sign up as a member for life

Before they win their next final you mean?

 

[Rich01]

Great news for football fans in Tassie.
Shame the state got extorted into spending billions on a new stadium to get it over the line.

 

[Orfullrules]

Do you think the average Tasmanian was asked if they wanted to spend $1.5B on a stadium for this purpose before the bid was submitted?

And given how it's dividing the Tasmanian community, couldn't the AFL go "hey, sure, you said that, but really, you can't afford it, your team can play at Bellerive, where we've played AFL games for the last 20 years"?

Been through plenty of consultation with the public. In the end the state has to take a chance. Roof simply opens plenty of options. Support it.

 

[Orfullrules]

Before they win their next final you mean?

Go bombers. Go devils. Bay is that way.

 

[Xtreme]

Before they win their next final you mean?

Either or!

 

[T2B_]

Go bombers. Go devils. Bay is that way.

Fair. Just excited and in a good mood.

 

[Mr Q]

Been through plenty of consultation with the public. In the end the state has to take a chance. Roof simply opens plenty of options. Support it.

Yeah, and when Tasmania needs a bailout for this? The rest of the country can pay for the Tasmanian government being utter ****-wombles?

There is no way this isn't a massive financial drain - initially and ongoing - on Tasmania.

You don't need a roof to play footy.

I'd add - this Tassie government had a massive blowout on ferries that then don't even fit the wharves they were meant to service. And that's absolutely core infrastructure for Tasmania, unlike a stadium.

 

[T2B_]

Do you think the average Tasmanian was asked if they wanted to spend $1.5B on a stadium for this purpose before the bid was submitted?

And given how it's dividing the Tasmanian community, couldn't the AFL go "hey, sure, you said that, but really, you can't afford it, your team can play at Bellerive, where we've played AFL games for the last 20 years"?

As a Tasmanian I've got no interest in going to AFL games at Bellerive. Hard to get to, pretty awful experience if the weather is even slightly shitty. I for one am happy to pay the extra tax dollery doos if it means having a world class stadium.

 

[Mr Q]

As a Tasmanian I've got no interest in going to AFL games at Bellerive. Hard to get to, pretty awful experience if the weather is even slightly shitty. I for one am happy to pay the extra tax dollery doos if it means having a world class stadium.

I spent 30 years going to the footy at Subiaco Oval. Harden the **** up.

 

[T2B_]

I spent 30 years going to the footy at Subiaco Oval. Harden the **** up.

WA weather is pretty different to Tassie.

Get over it pal, its gonna happen.

 

[sydney_gws]

So the Tasmanian government decided to sell out the people of Tasmania for a bunch of AFL magic beans.

If the AFL weren't a bunch of utter shitheads, the Tasmanian team would be going ahead without requiring the state of Tasmania to sink what will likely be over $1.5B they can't afford on a stadium they shouldn't need.

A refit of existing stadiums would have been fine and closer to the sort of money that Tasmania can afford.

Surely AFL could have tipped in more

 

[RUNVS]

I spent 30 years going to the footy at Subiaco Oval. Harden the **** up.

Subiaco, where if it rains the people of Perth wonder "what is this liquid coming from the sky"?

 

[Orfullrules]

Yeah, and when Tasmania needs a bailout for this? The rest of the country can pay for the Tasmanian government being utter ****-wombles?

There is no way this isn't a massive financial drain - initially and ongoing - on Tasmania.

You don't need a roof to play footy.

I'd add - this Tassie government had a massive blowout on ferries that then don't even fit the wharves they were meant to service. And that's absolutely core infrastructure for Tasmania, unlike a stadium.

In Australia we look after each other. Every state has been bailed out over time. This is Tasmania’s chance to catch up.

 

[Red Bull]

Feeder club.

That will have its own home base before the Demons ever do

Great day for Tassie

 

[RUNVS]

In Australia we look after each other. Every state has been bailed out over time. This is Tasmania’s chance to catch up.

I think we are a far more selfish and self centred society than a lot of people would like to acknowledge.

 

[sherb]

Do you think the average Tasmanian was asked if they wanted to spend $1.5B on a stadium for this purpose before the bid was submitted?

And given how it's dividing the Tasmanian community, couldn't the AFL go "hey, sure, you said that, but really, you can't afford it, your team can play at Bellerive, where we've played AFL games for the last 20 years"?

FFS, do we still have to go through this crap? Take it elsewhere and let people celebrate a little.

But to indulge you, there is a big difference between playing occasional games at a ground and actually basing a club there.

 

[randyzany]

So the Tasmanian government decided to sell out the people of Tasmania for a bunch of AFL magic beans.

If the AFL weren't a bunch of utter shitheads, the Tasmanian team would be going ahead without requiring the state of Tasmania to sink what will likely be over $1.5B they can't afford on a stadium they shouldn't need.

A refit of existing stadiums would have been fine and closer to the sort of money that Tasmania can afford.

Tasmanians should be thankful they are in a position to have an AFL team at all. I still don't understand how the Tassie team will be viable in the long term as any decent player would be itching to move to the mainland (depending where they're from they'll go to Victoria, SA or WA) as the earliest opportunity so yeah basically a glorified feeder club.

That's not mentioning the economic side of things as Tasmania has been regressing in terms of population for decades and their economy being stagnant, if not going backwards in the same period as well. If GC and the Giants struggle to keep footy talent long term to this day, Tassie has essentially no chance whatsoever. Even top tier Tassie players wanna live and play in Melbourne.

 

[Orfullrules]

I think we are a far more selfish and self centred society than a lot of people would like to acknowledge.

Don’t think, do something. Boo hawthorn.

 

[Orange crush]

Despite the obvious brown paper bags underlying the move, this is a good thing!

Who will be the 20th team?

 

[Mr Q]

Subiaco, where if it rains the people of Perth wonder "what is this liquid coming from the sky"?

You know Perth is actually historically Australia's wettest major city over the winter June-August period, right? Comes from standing right there on the west coast when the cold fronts slam into the country.

Wetter by far (avg ~400mm) than Hobart or Melbourne (~150mm each).

 

[basashi]

I hope this isn't the 23k seater they were talking about.

 

[RUNVS]

I hope this isn't the 23k seater they were talking about.

23,000 seems like a good size for Tasmania.