TAS Tassie... happening?

[RUNVS]

As a young AFL player with a fair bit of coin, what would be the attraction of living full time in Hobart/Launceston over Melbourne, Sydney, Perth ect?

Maybe they are avid bush walkers, or maybe they are pluviophiles?

 

[Supercoach Bargain]

because its freezing in winter.
there is f all to do in terms of entertainment. If you're in nature and hiking and camping its a different story.

I love tassie and I love hobart, but if you get offered similiar money to your job in Melbourne it'd be a pretty easy decision.

Launny is a couple of hundred K's south of Wonthaggi as the crow flies. It ain't that different.

 

[joop]

I hear the Gold Coast is an awesome place for young cashed-up types. The Suns must have awesome player retention.

Oh wait...

ahhh yeh, exactly my point.

 

[Chism]

As a young AFL player with a fair bit of coin, what would be the attraction of living full time in Hobart/Launceston over Melbourne, Sydney, Perth ect?

The prospect of becoming an AFL star?

These kids today are to spoilt in todays day and age always wanting to go home and you go where you are selected to go and there are heaps of kids that would love the opportunity to be drafted into the AFL that are the on the rung below ability wise, they would be loyal to any team to get a chance to play at the highest level.

 

[Dazzler9]

Maybe they are avid bush walkers, or maybe they are pluviophiles?

Word of the Day winner, right there.

 

[Gavin Excell]

The prospect of becoming an AFL star?

These kids today are to spoilt in todays day and age always wanting to go home and you go where you are selected to go and there are heaps of kids that would love the opportunity to be drafted into the AFL that are the on the rung below ability wise, they would be loyal to any team to get a chance to play at the highest level.

Out of interest who is a tasmanian lad playing AFL at moment?

 

[joop]

Out of interest who is a tasmanian lad playing AFL at moment?

Pretty sure the kid debuting for Adelaide this weekend is, can't remember his name though

 

[RUNVS]

Out of interest who is a tasmanian lad playing AFL at moment?

Jack Riewoldt, and I think Toby Nankervis. There was a Tasmanian drafted to North Melbourne last year as well I think.

 

[King Elvis]

I hear the Gold Coast is an awesome place for young cashed-up types. The Suns must have awesome player retention.

Oh wait...

Almost every state except VIC has issues with player retention.

 

[King Elvis]

Pretty sure the kid debuting for Adelaide this weekend is, can't remember his name though

Chayce Jones.

 

[Colonial]

Until there's an announcement by the AFL I won't believe it.

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[Gavin Excell]

Jack Riewoldt, and I think Toby Nankervis. There was a Tasmanian drafted to North Melbourne last year as well I think.

Ben Brown?

 

[Bomberboyokay]

because its freezing in winter.
there is f all to do in terms of entertainment. If you're in nature and hiking and camping its a different story.

I love tassie and I love hobart, but if you get offered similiar money to your job in Melbourne it'd be a pretty easy decision.

People leave Tasmania because it's basically like all country Australia aka no or shit jobs. Which isn't an issue if you're working for an AFL club.

But I'm not holding my breath.

 

[the harry]

I'd buy a year one membership for them to go with my AFL one. Be great to see a team there succeed.

 

[joop]

People leave Tasmania because it's basically like all country Australia aka no or shit jobs. Which isn't an issue if you're working for an AFL club.

But I'm not holding my breath.

and why are there no jobs in tasmania?

 

[Supercoach Bargain]

Out of interest who is a tasmanian lad playing AFL at moment?

Jeremy Howe

 

[Bomberboyokay]

and why are there no jobs in tasmania?

Doesn't have a big city to skew the statewide data.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Will be good for Tassie and they will get a heap of support for their team that they truly have as their own.

Crowds and membership numbers for a team they can actually call their own will not be a problem at all IMO.

Choosing between Launceston and Hobart for the most home games ( Training Base and team HQ etc ) will be the biggest obstacle and those 2 cities hate each other from what i am told from a few mates that are from Tassie.

I think that’d be alright. 6 in Hobart, 5 in Launceston, then the reverse the next year. Rotate home finals.

The team base is something but not like they can’t have a proper presence in the other city - proper training venue for session before home games, social club, store etc.

I’m positive all Tassie people would get behind it.

 

[BobbyMorri]

I will believe it when i see it. We have been the set to have the next team since the 1990's.

Personally, think these articles about a 19th team in the mid-2020's are the AFL trying to protect the Gold Coast from what will be a couple of rough years for them.

 

[spudmaster]

Launny is a couple of hundred K's south of Wonthaggi as the crow flies. It ain't that different.

The drive from Wilsons Prom to Launny is a bit tricky though.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

They'd probably play games there but they sure as hell wouldn't be based in Launceston.

 

[And_ROOS]

Require 50k members, and yet the AFL keeps propping up shit clubs that can barely get 20k of their own... Righto...

 

[Cleavy]

Require 50k members, and yet the AFL keeps propping up shit clubs that can barely get 20k of their own... Righto...

I feel likewise with that initial commitment of $40 million to enter the league.

 

[Slartibartfast]

Will be interesting if it’s a matter of relocating an established club or adding another team into the comp

If AFLs long term plan is 20 teams the Tasmanian team will be an addition.

If they want an 18 team comp GC is the likely chopping block. GC is not meeting expectations on and off the field. The recent poor form of GC and they are also looking at a few more years of hardship will be hard to overcome.
2026 is the target year so it would need to be decided by 2024 what the make up of the comp would be so it is not that far away.

Think the 91K members currently based in tasmania is amazing. Very parochial state and I feel there would be no trouble converting 50K of them the local team.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

Require 50k members, and yet the AFL keeps propping up shit clubs that can barely get 20k of their own... Righto...

I feel likewise with that initial commitment of $40 million to enter the league.

The worst clubs aren't the benchmark for new entrants.