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Mac Point Stadium! - "Tas Says Yes!"

What kind of stadium do you want?

  • A roof with retractable seats suited to soccer/NRL

    Votes: 124 56.9%

  • No roof with retractable seats

    Votes: 8 3.7%

  • No roof, no retractable seats but covered stands for wind prevention

    Votes: 38 17.4%

  • No roof, no retractable seats, but higher capacity than the 23k reported

    Votes: 48 22.0%
  • Total voters
    218

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Hodgey 15 said:
Macquarie Point Development Corporation CEO answers listener questions about Hobart stadium build - ABC listen https://share.google/yo2PfFuIQgGWwklF8
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Very good interview, shes so well spoken and knows her stuff. Really liked the 23k seated, 24.5k with standing with the ability to have 5 rows of seating added around the stadium to increase to 30k. With wider walkways around the stadium already built to handle the extra numbers in the future. Here’s hoping after a season or two they do add on those ‘clip on’ rows of seating.
 

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Tandy said:
Very good interview, shes so well spoken and knows her stuff. Really liked the 23k seated, 24.5k with standing with the ability to have 5 rows of seating added around the stadium to increase to 30k. With wider walkways around the stadium already built to handle the extra numbers in the future. Here’s hoping after a season or two they do add on those ‘clip on’ rows of seating.
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Going to be a bitch to get tickets for the first game lol. Worth it.
 
RedmanWasHere said:
I wonder if some seats will be retractable to make way for rectangular games.
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That was ruled out pretty early on. There are just some small sections of retractable seating for concert mode, highlighted here:

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More about concert mode here:

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"Segments of the lower bowl in front of Gate 1 and directly behind the stage to the north are comprised of retractable seating that will be removed during Concert Mode to facilitate direct egress from the field and out through the main gateways."
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Soccer configuration:
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madmug said:
I doubt it. The Greens & Indies have made expenditure tight. I'm sure they'll now moan when it stays as an oval for Footy & cricket. They can't have their cake & eat it as well.
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Unfortunately, they’ll never be happy and I wouldn’t invite them to the opening night.
 
Truetiger said:
Unfortunately, they’ll never be happy and I wouldn’t invite them to the opening night.
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I think what they will be doing is studying the companies that put in tenders for the stadium and see who their directors and non executive directors are and see IF any of them have links to any Tassie politicians who voted in favour of the stadium.
You have to remember some of these oldies have a lot of time on their hands, and this is what they do.
 
Aussie in exile said:
I think what they will be doing is studying the companies that put in tenders for the stadium and see who their directors and non executive directors are and see IF any of them have links to any Tassie politicians who voted in favour of the stadium.
You have to remember some of these oldies have a lot of time on their hands, and this is what they do.
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Need to get a Life IF doing that
 

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Saw an interview with Mitch Cleary saying that Hawthorn are keen to keep their Launnie game for at least the next few years, and would potentially be a 'home' game against the Devils. If that were to happen and it was 4 games in Launnie (3 home + 1 hawks) and 8 in Hobart that would be big win for the team and the stadium.
 
TassieSaint said:
Saw an interview with Mitch Cleary saying that Hawthorn are keen to keep their Launnie game for at least the next few years, and would potentially be a 'home' game against the Devils. If that were to happen and it was 4 games in Launnie (3 home + 1 hawks) and 8 in Hobart that would be big win for the team and the stadium.
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Benny Gale has been publicly against the Hawks sticking around, but if it gets us an extra home I think we should be all for it.

The Hawks continuing to play games against other clubs in Launceston probably wouldn't be a good idea though.
 

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fargothegreat said:
Benny Gale has been publicly against the Hawks sticking around, but if it gets us an extra home I think we should be all for it.

The Hawks continuing to play games against other clubs in Launceston probably wouldn't be a good idea though.
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Yeah hawks v anyone other than Tas would be a terrible idea. You want to starve the tassie hawks supporters tbh.
 
TassieSaint said:
Saw an interview with Mitch Cleary saying that Hawthorn are keen to keep their Launnie game for at least the next few years, and would potentially be a 'home' game against the Devils. If that were to happen and it was 4 games in Launnie (3 home + 1 hawks) and 8 in Hobart that would be big win for the team and the stadium.
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The season will go to 24 games in 2028, so it would be 9 Hobart, 4 Launceston.
 
TheTassieHawk said:
IF the 24 games includes 2 gather rounds most teams will have 11 home games, not 12.

One extra Hawks game in Launnie would give the Devils an 8-4 split.
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The 24 games has to include GR, as you can have an uneven number of games with 19 clubs. GR would be the two SA clubs plus seven other clubs, likely Vic clubs hosting games. Non Vic clubs likely to get 12 home games.
 
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