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Wasting your time mate trying to have a legitimate conversation that’s why I no longer comment on any threads to do with gws I didn’t really have a problem with wookie post but I find it amusing that I’ve made very similar posts to his on other thread bringing up legitimate points about gws crowd numbers, tv ratings ect and you get called a troll or broken record it’s if you go through his history over the last few weeks he continues to make post with not a lot of actual facts to back up anything more his opinion talking down a Tasmanian license!
Relocation of North Melbourne a few years down the track. Close thread.
I disagree. The whole case for a financially sustainable Tas. 19th team is based on having large footy tourist crowds. Locking them out is dangerous on several levels- including a tourism PR disaster. Tourists want to have CERTAINTY when they book a footy tourism trip.
Yes ,this is a major part of the financial benefits that a Tas. team will deliver to the AFL.
Yes, Tas. local TV viewer nos. are small, not very valuable- but some Tas. games would attract large viewer nos. on the mainland (playing "big" teams), & be very valuable.
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I disagree. The whole case for a financially sustainable Tas. 19th team is based on having large footy tourist crowds. Locking them out is dangerous on several levels- including a tourism PR disaster. Tourists want to have CERTAINTY when they book a footy tourism trip. How would the non-footy fan average Tas. voter react at election time if, instead of the Tas. govt. contributing $11m pa to the team, has to contribute $20-25m+ pa?
Yes, a major part of the financial benefits that a Tas. team will deliver to the AFL.
It is odd that the naysayers ignore this crucial factor. Assuming there is a reduction in 11 Docklands weekend daytime games, adding Thur. night Prime Time "marquee game of the week" DS games' ratings should increase by 100%+.
Yes, Tas. local TV viewer nos. are small, not very valuable- but some Tas. games would attract large viewer nos. on the mainland, & be very valuable.
GWS has smal Sydney-basedl TV viewer nos., but can attract large viewer nos. elsewhere eg 2016 GWS v. Footscray Prelim. Final had the 2nd highest TV viewer nos. of all time, 2.4m
2. Task Force member E. Stewart has said 10.2, on A. Stevens Tasmania Talks radio program (paraphrasing):-
. there is a lot of good corporate support for the team. 1 minute 5 secs
. G. Mc Lachlan has been "very helpful" for us to put together the Report (including McLachlan providing assistance in his own, private time- my words). 2 mins 10 secs - 2 mins 40 secs
. 75% of the 18 AFL Club presidents need to agree for Tas. to become the 19th team (in addition to the AFL Commission. Also, J. Kennett has announced today he will vacate the HFC Presidency in 2020, good for Tas.- my words)
. York Park in Launny needs a renovation to lift the capacity to 30,000.
The Report modelling is based on average Tas. crowds of only 18,000.
Hobart will also need a stadium of 30,000- but it will be c. 10 years before it is achieved. 3 mins 45 secs - 4 mins 30 secs.
. basketball & soccer male nos. are both growing in Tas.- but AF male Club comp. nos., however, are dropping. AF male participants in Tas. "...need something to aim for " if male AF nos. are to grow strongly. 7 mins 45 secs - 8 mins 10 secs.
Tas AFL Taskforce report reveals Tassie team would significantly benefit our state
The Tasmanian AFL Taskforce has released its report into whether Tassie should have its own team in the AFL. The 268-page report has found that a Tasmanian team would significantly benefit our state, and the positives would far outweigh any obstacles. Listen as Errol Stewart, local developewww.tasmaniatalks.com.au
3.SEN Melb. Radio 13.2.20
Re former Tas. Premier Bartlett, & the very likely new Tas. NBL team " Bartlett also explained how basketball is booming in Tasmania, with an NBL team to enhance that growth (my emphasis)". It's a shame AFL Tas. CEO, in her evidence to the Tas. Parliamentary Committee, didn't understand this basic concept.
Bartlett said "Basketball has never been stronger in Tasmania".
As for number 1. I disagree with your disagreement.
If somehow the locals want to all go to the bigger games in Launceston ie V Collingwood, Richmond, Essendon etc, then they'll be members &/or pay for a ticket. Intrastate tourism also adds to the economic gain. Anyway, IMO a 30k stadium will cater for locals & tourists. The 'lesser' games in Hobart will be catered for by Bellerive at 18k.
If not, then that'll be a great problem to have & would be rectified over time.
I have said this before. If Tassie side is the 19th side then Canberra/ACT has to be the 20th side. Location wise it's perfect for Canberra. They don't have to travel far to Melbourne or Sydney.
I am surprised it cost that much to be honest. 40-50 mil is a lot of cash. I was thinking 20-30 mil per club. Sure you got players and staff wages. Travel and accommodation comes in too.
good point s
The Queensland and NSW teams are Bandwagoner states. Look at Brisbanes history. From 1897-1994, they struggled to bring crowds. When they made their 1st final in 1995, they got bigger crowds.
You have a very poor understanding of the current landscape in Tasmania the fifo games are dying they have well and truly run there course they were great during that early 2000s period helped generate business during winters but Tasmania is a different place now the state and especially tourism is booming Mona dark mofo and a lot of other huge events over winter apart from a few local hawthorn and north supporters pretty much everyone is of the opinion if we can’t have our own team we would rather finish the fifo games the reward for the investment is no longer there you are completely 100% wrong the return we would get buy having our own team would completely dwarf that of the fifo games how you come up with we would get a similar return from fifo games is laughable it’s got to the point if the afl don’t want to treat us fairly then why the hell would we want to help them out keeping north Melbourne afloat why they pump millions into gws and the suns or help hawthorn pay for there new training centre the whole thing is a joke really the afl are extremely lucky our games sells itself because they are massively unprofessional how they run it !
Gws are not averaging 15,000 a game mate we’re did you get this number from?
