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Agree with that and it’s just too far away from the city.

As to be expected, when McClure is involved, there’s a s**t-tonne of sensationalism and fear-mongering in that article.

Of course. Cause his plan also sees $1b tipped into Suncorp Stadium for the opening and closing ceremonies, which will benefit the NRL instead of our code. He is a RL-supporting Sydneysider after all.

2.0 team claimed that government funding would be capped and they had financiers lined up who had made written commitments. It’s still a risk though. Everyone has written off the government proposal, let’s just wait and see what the final designs and costings are first. Fire or wrecking ball...

Absolutely. Our best players will always move on for better opportunities abroad, which further diminishes the appeal of our domestic comp.

To me, on face value the principle seems incredibly poor as well. If hardly anyone cares about the A-League first division, then why do they think second division will stimulate interest? Too many people involved with soccer in Australia look towards European football as a source of inspiration...

Jack Callinan was the small forward (son of former Crow, Ian).

We already have Wyndham and inner-city Melbourne. It’s common for clubs to have several academy zones, so I’m expecting the maps to be re-drawn somewhat after we depart Tassie. It will be interesting to see what happens and it will be determined by what we are doing and what the AFL’s plans are...

If he chucked a dress on and started selling biscuits and chocolates then I guess he could become the GOAT of the Girl Guides. I’d say that’s a far more likely proposition than a bruise-free player becoming the GOAT of AFL football.

I agree that it would be crap for the detractors to use those reasons to dismiss a Canberra protest. It is genuinely a mixed code city from what I’ve read. I do think GWS have done a better job in cultivating Canberra as a secondary market than the Roos have in Hobart though. The fact that you...

100% no. I’ve lived in Tassie most of my life and have been a North supporter for nearly as long. There’d be at least 8 other Victorian clubs with bigger supporter bases in Tassie than us. I don’t think the secondary market was successful in getting us many more Tasmanian supporters, it was only...

From the Macquarie Point Development Corporation site: “The Macquarie Point Development Corporation is a Tasmanian Government Agency and Statutory Authority that was established through the Macquarie Point Development Corporation Act 2012 and is responsible for the remediation, redevelopment...

In today’s Mercury, Nic Street (Sports Minister) has come out and essentially ruled out Government support for the 2.0 proposal. As the hopes of 185,000 founding members and extra supporters hang on the construction of a stadium to satisfy the teams of the AFL deal, Mr Street has ruled out any...

I’m with you on this. We’re all aware that construction costs have gone up; this doesn’t change the fact that it’s only a 23k seat stadium. And yes, it will be a roof, but it will be permanent and made of plastic, so it’s a decent chance of be cheaper than what many are anticipating.

You’ve both provided a pretty solid path forward to solve the academy situation. Between Albury and the NT, that would hopefully cover GWS from losing Canberra and the Riverina from their zone. Although, the Suns only have Darwin, there are a range of other clubs that have regional NT areas as...

It’s not quite the same though. Canberra is 3 hours drive from Sydney, whereas Perth is more than 3 hours flight time from Darwin. This level of proximity probably makes Canberra more accessible to its main base of Sydney than any other secondary market partnership that we’ve seen in our sport...

From an outsider looking in, that’s what worries me the most as well. There’s still time, but they need to get a move on. NT is going hard, AFL Cairns have signalled their intentions, Norwood is getting prepared with a bid, Joondalup Council has had a fair bit to say, yet we’ve heard crickets...

Haven’t heard. Do you know which comp?

NT is the most advanced with their license bid and appears to have the highest level of government support of the contenders at this stage. The issue is that no one has seen anything yet to suggest that an NT club would be viable from a financial or practical standpoint. They’ve been working on...

NWFL have come out and said they aren’t interested. This was backed up by Damian Gill who said the concept was discussed and rejected by the coastal clubs because they said the current NWFL model is the best they’ve had in ages.

That’s certainly an additional perk. If it wasn’t super expensive to refurb then they may be able to justify it. Just look at Mars Stadium and UTAS they host their 3-4 games with no worries. Other venues like Riverway in Townsville and Lavington in Albury have been developed for the grand total...

That is being spoken about. North and Launceston wouldn’t be in there forever, but they want more investment and work to be done to prepare the smaller NTFA clubs for the premier league. IIRC they commented that a 3 year lead in would be appropriate for clubs to get ready for the increase in...

Additional content = additional revenue. With 19 clubs, a 23 game season won’t work, so it’s more likely to increase to 24 games (they won’t reduce the number of rounds). 228 home and away games. With 20 clubs, a 24 game season = 240 games. However, since we’ll retain Gather Round and clubs...

Exactly. This is why Hawthorn and North were keen to keep shifting some of their low-drawing fixtures to Tassie each year, even after the attendances started declining. I can’t be bothered looking for it, but I’ve seen the break evens for Blundstone and UTAS before and they are ridiculously low...

Interesting. Especially if Canberra plays a few games in Albury-Wodonga (Lavington is pretty much ready to roll), then the GWS games could ensure that the new Canberra venue has a full complement of games. Although, another option could be for GWS to just play those games in Albury-Wodonga...

Yeah but the overheads of playing games at Optus are much higher so a 12k crowd in Bendigo would most likely be more profitable than a 20-25k at Optus.

To be expected. Is doing nothing for footy in Northern Tas. Be interesting to see how it develops. I’ve seen that the NWFL have rejected the breakaway league proposal so Launnie and North might be running out of options.

Of the independents, one is for, one is against, and one is unknown (but he was a footballer back in the day, so he could be hopeful).

So JFK was assassinated because of Vic Bias? Explains a lot. No wonder it continues unchecked to this day.

The level of influence they have on games (including finals and premierships) is horrific. It is bad enough that it happens this often, but the AFL’s inaction and dishonest public responses about the pathetic standard of umpiring is infuriating. Alongside concussion it’s the biggest issue facing...