Tasmania Tasmania Devils, welcome to the AFL. Mens team to enter 2028. Womens team TBA. Labor declares support for Stadium 6/5

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Going to be fun seeing Cassy O'Connor and Rosalie Woodroffe's response to this.
Be something like:
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HanYolo said:
Glad that's over. Never made sense for Labor to be against a union-backed public infrastructure project.
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And one where it was Albo who committed $240m to building it.
 

Great news can we just get on and build it ASAP!​

The Age report.​

Tasmania’s football stadium overcomes big political hurdle​

AAP
A new Hobart stadium, a condition of Tasmania’s entry into the AFL, appears set to get the required parliamentary approval after an opposition about-face.

A computer-generated image of the proposed new AFL stadium in Hobart.

A computer-generated image of the proposed new AFL stadium in Hobart.CREDIT:AMY BROWN

The stadium, slated to cost $715 million, is part of the island state’s deal for entry into the AFL in 2028.
The project will be assessed by an independent planning commission and must be voted through both houses of parliament.
The governing Liberals, who signed the deal, command just 14 of 35 lower-house seats in minority and faced a tough ask to get the required numbers.
The state’s Labor opposition, which had previously voiced opposition to the 23,000-seat roofed stadium at Macquarie Point, on Monday announced it would back the project.
The stadium, slated to cost $715 million, is part of the island state’s deal for entry into the AFL in 2028.
The project will be assessed by an independent planning commission and must be voted through both houses of parliament.
The governing Liberals, who signed the deal, command just 14 of 35 lower-house seats in minority and faced a tough ask to get the required numbers.

The stadium now has the backing of 10 lower-house Labor MPs.
Labor leader Dean Winter, who took over the role from anti-stadium Rebecca White after the election, said the change in position was about jobs.
“A stadium will mean thousands of jobs in construction, including hundreds of apprenticeships,” he said.
“That’s why Labor will be backing a new stadium.

“While we will not be standing in the way of the current Macquarie Point stadium proposal, we still hold concerns around the deliverability of the project.”
Liberal Premier Jeremy Rockliff has promised to cap the state’s spend on the project at $375 million.
White had pledged to try to renegotiate the stadium deal if elected at the March 23 poll, saying it was not the right priority.
The two major parties could hold a majority in the upper house depending on the outcome of elections in three divisions held at the weekend.



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Devils bag Richmond great Gale as head of new Tasmanian AFL team

On the same day as his exit from Richmond is announced, Brendon Gale is named as the person to head Tasmanian's fledgling team, the Devils, towards their debut in the AFL.
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Richmond great Brendon Gale named as Tasmania Devils AFL club inaugural chief executive​

Brendon Gale, the architect behind Richmond's premiership dynasty, will become the inaugural chief executive officer of the Tasmania Football Club. The announcement came the same afternoon Gale announced his departure as Richmond CEO at the end of the 2024 season.

The 55-year-old, who hails from Burnie on Tasmania's north-west coast, helped turn Richmond from perennial battlers to a footballing force on and off the field. Under his reign, the Tigers won three premierships during a golden span that begun in 2017 and peaked with the 2020 flag, while signing up 100,000 members.

He will commence in his role with Tasmania early in the new year, and be responsible for transitioning the fledgling club from its foundation phase into its operational phase. Gale will make key appointments including football department staff, which will shape the team's inaugural playing list ahead of its first game in 2028.

He will also spearhead the club's involvement in the construction of its new home - a 23,000 seat roofed stadium at Hobart's Macquarie Point.

Tasmania Devils chair Grant O'Brien said Gale's appointment represented "an enormous vote of confidence in our club". … Mr O'Brien said the CEO's appointment delivered "another significant milestone for the Devils" and "clearly signifies the club progressing toward its debut season in 2028". …
 

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Devils bag Richmond great Gale as head of new Tasmanian AFL team

On the same day as his exit from Richmond is announced, Brendon Gale is named as the person to head Tasmanian's fledgling team, the Devils, towards their debut in the AFL.
www.abc.net.au www.abc.net.au

Richmond great Brendon Gale named as Tasmania Devils AFL club inaugural chief executive​

Brendon Gale, the architect behind Richmond's premiership dynasty, will become the inaugural chief executive officer of the Tasmania Football Club. The announcement came the same afternoon Gale announced his departure as Richmond CEO at the end of the 2024 season.

The 55-year-old, who hails from Burnie on Tasmania's north-west coast, helped turn Richmond from perennial battlers to a footballing force on and off the field. Under his reign, the Tigers won three premierships during a golden span that begun in 2017 and peaked with the 2020 flag, while signing up 100,000 members.

He will commence in his role with Tasmania early in the new year, and be responsible for transitioning the fledgling club from its foundation phase into its operational phase. Gale will make key appointments including football department staff, which will shape the team's inaugural playing list ahead of its first game in 2028.

He will also spearhead the club's involvement in the construction of its new home - a 23,000 seat roofed stadium at Hobart's Macquarie Point.

Tasmania Devils chair Grant O'Brien said Gale's appointment represented "an enormous vote of confidence in our club". … Mr O'Brien said the CEO's appointment delivered "another significant milestone for the Devils" and "clearly signifies the club progressing toward its debut season in 2028". …
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The worst kept secret in the AFL.
 
Realistically though how many people from the wide array of teams that will play away in Tasmania are bringing thousands of travelling fans multiple times a year? And not just the appeal of the first year but just in a standard year in year 7 or 10 or whatever of the Tassie team existing. Keep in mind that the Hobart to Perth and Hobart to Adelaide routes are only serviced by the one airline, for instance.

Launceston is still holding games. Even if we assume that non-Melbourne teams will play there, it's impossible to make the divide even, meaning that it's really only 4-6 times a year that Melbourne teams are playing in Hobart.

Doubtful that the capacity will make a difference for Dogs, Saints, Melbourne away games. There's not going to be more than a couple of thousand travelling fans.

Silly to spend tens if not hundreds of millions more for something that could very well only matter for two or three games a year. It's why the economic modelling for the optimal capacity came to that figure in the first place.
 
threenewpadlocks said:
Realistically though how many people from the wide array of teams that will play away in Tasmania are bringing thousands of travelling fans multiple times a year? And not just the appeal of the first year but just in a standard year in year 7 or 10 or whatever of the Tassie team existing. Keep in mind that the Hobart to Perth and Hobart to Adelaide routes are only serviced by the one airline, for instance.

Launceston is still holding games. Even if we assume that non-Melbourne teams will play there, it's impossible to make the divide even, meaning that it's really only 4-6 times a year that Melbourne teams are playing in Hobart.

Doubtful that the capacity will make a difference for Dogs, Saints, Melbourne away games. There's not going to be more than a couple of thousand travelling fans.

Silly to spend tens if not hundreds of millions more for something that could very well only matter for two or three games a year. It's why the economic modelling for the optimal capacity came to that figure in the first place.
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It’s part of the reason hawthorn have been getting govt sposorhip, the appeal to visit.

Or maybe the Tassie govt have been lying to their taxpayers for 25 years?
 
threenewpadlocks said:
Realistically though how many people from the wide array of teams that will play away in Tasmania are bringing thousands of travelling fans multiple times a year? And not just the appeal of the first year but just in a standard year in year 7 or 10 or whatever of the Tassie team existing. Keep in mind that the Hobart to Perth and Hobart to Adelaide routes are only serviced by the one airline, for instance.

Launceston is still holding games. Even if we assume that non-Melbourne teams will play there, it's impossible to make the divide even, meaning that it's really only 4-6 times a year that Melbourne teams are playing in Hobart.

Doubtful that the capacity will make a difference for Dogs, Saints, Melbourne away games. There's not going to be more than a couple of thousand travelling fans.

Silly to spend tens if not hundreds of millions more for something that could very well only matter for two or three games a year. It's why the economic modelling for the optimal capacity came to that figure in the first place.
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This is exactly what the feasibility study said. It determined that there would be demand for a higher capacity than 23k for finals games and games v the big 4 Vic clubs; however, financially, it wouldn’t stack up to build a higher capacity venue for just a few games each season. Of course they could’ve got this wrong, but we won’t know for another 6 years or so. Fortunately, the government’s proposal caters for a 2 stage capacity increase: 1st an increase to 31k, 2nd to 40k.
 
peetoo said:
It’s part of the reason hawthorn have been getting govt sposorhip, the appeal to visit.

Or maybe the Tassie govt have been lying to their taxpayers for 25 years?
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The visitors are coming from the Hawthorn side too. Fremantle fans are rarely flying to Tassie when they're playing North or Hawks there currently.
 
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