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Is there a legitimate possibility of a third WA team at all?
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everyone wants a team in tassie, but the players wouldn't wanna stay there.
Dont know why they would. Who would follow them? Not many are just going to give up being a Freo or Eagles supporter. There isn't some unrepresented segment of society like there was before WC, so it won't likely make more money, it will just dig into already existing profits.
They will need some kind of COLA, even know its cheaper to live there, but rather just an intensive to live there. If they are challenging for a flag, I don't think players care where they live.
It would only work if some of the 2million perth residents who dont currently go to live footy at the stadium (due to membership numbers and limited seats) decided they did want to attend matches live.Dont know why they would. Who would follow them? Not many are just going to give up being a Freo or Eagles supporter. There isn't some unrepresented segment of society like there was before WC, so it won't likely make more money, it will just dig into already existing profits.
It would only work if some of the 2million perth residents who dont currently go to live footy at the stadium (due to membership numbers and limited seats) decided they did want to attend matches live.
Basically there is a core group of about 90-100k people who go to footy in perth. The rest maybe happy to be non attending members and watch their team exclusively on tv. But if they wanted to become regular attendees then having around 50,000 people out of 2 million put their hand up would straight away make the 3rd team just as powerful as the dockers
It could only be the Devils.What would they be called? Cant be the tigers. The devils? The Maps? What about the fireflies, thats a good un!
The big issue I read with Sheedy's comment is its denialism. This would be the most government-involved team in the country. The parochialism issue would not be a problem because the team would instantly be the biggest election swinger in the state...anyone who would deny one end of the island to appease the other using the footy team would be tipping the boat, possibly catastrophically as far as votes go. Additionally, the AFL will not allow locals to run it - they will appoint their own people and make their own decisions by going over everyone's heads straight to the government. The heads they go over would include local footy, who also happen to be sucking on the teat of the AFL anyway.1. The Mercury Tas. 3.6.19
Some background information on Virgin Airlines founding CEO, B.Godfrey, who will chair the Project Team attempting to establish a Tas. AFL team.
https://twitter.com/tasaflteam?lang=en
(Then click on story of June 3, with Richard Branson's photo -Virgin owner- on it. This will allow the full Mercury article to appear)
This twitter feed also has other good information on the progress of the Tas. AFL bid/improving U 18 Tas. NAB Cup results vs. Vic. NAB Cup teams etc.
2. The Advocate Tas. A.Fair 3.6.19
K.Sheedy appears supportive of a Tas. AFL team, saying:-
."...the state must unite as one if it is ever to see the dream of a Tasmanian team in th national competition...".
."...every region should be getting a chance toget their kids to play...".
We all know that creating AFL teams in NSW & Qld. has created a huge momentum in the GR AF participant boom/good AFL Draft nos. in those states.
The reverse also, logically, applies ie NOT having an AFL team in a state is, in the current era,a great burden for encouraging people to play AF/creating good AFL Draft nos.
Tas. has successful professional cricket teams; & basketball & soccer GR participant nos. have been growing very strongly in Tas., whilst the % growth rate of male GR competition nos. has been poor.
https://www.theadvocate.com.au/stor...to-achieve-afl-dream-says-kevin-sheedy/?cs=88
Can someone copy paste the articleMaintain this is actually happening now. They’re not messing around.
https://www.themercury.com.au/sport...d/news-story/6d29a040af815aed4747837cfd1a8a93
There needs to be another merger for this to eventuate. It is impossible to have 19 teams and maintain the quality of the player pool. Don't know who's going to have to merge but it will have to be a Vic club. If no teams want to put a merger together then just throw the cash at the first team who puts their hand up to move to Tassie. Problem solved... sorta...
Yep.I’m sure it’ll be a new club. The value for the AFL is in having a tenth game. So club 20 may be the key thing to it happening.
Retention component to their cap would be needed.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?
I would love to see a team in Tassie; but I genuinely think the biggest issue is going to be player retention.
It's a beautiful place, but how many AFL players are going to want to live there?
Adelaide has wine and seafoodIf you can live in Adelaide without hanging yourself you can live in Tassie.
A standalone women's team is much further away than a men's imo. U18 Tasmanian girls just lost by 58 and 68 points to NSW (the shallowest state talent pool after Tas). Those are worse than wallopings in a low-scoring context. Since there's less money in AFLW, local talent is even more important because it's too expensive to relocate players, hence no team has more than a couple interstaters each.Establishing a standalone AFLW side in Tasmania not the North-Melbourne-Tasmanian-Kangaroos makes more sense.
Supports grass roots football in a footy mad state by regenerating the local competition (men's and women's) all whilst expanding the AFL's endeavours for the expansion of the women's game. Two birds with one stone really. Heard on the radio that participation in school footy (boys and girls) is already up 114% so the interest is growing strong just needs serious investment by the AFL to keep the dream alive. The men's team is already backed by state gov and businesses, an AFLW team would surely cost less and achieve similar results (local revenues, gender equality, tourism etc).