Thought this was an interesting topic. If the Devils enter the league, Hawthorn and North would vacate Tassie.
It may not even take that, as there's talk around that the Tassie Govt will be keen to exit the deals as soon as 2021, and concentrate on an AFL club.
What will the Hawks and Roos do? Will they simply return to Melbourne? Very possible, but both have very significant deals in place with Tassie and they may well seek to recreate them elsewhere.
I know there's been some talk recently about the deals not being good for Tassie, but that's simply not the case surely - Tassie have repeatedly re-signed onto these deals so it's not as though they could be getting nothing out of it.
Are there any other locations the Hawks or North could look to move to?
Current home game deals
North Melbourne: Hobart (4 games)
Hawthorn: Launceston (4 games)
GWS: Canberra (3 games)
Western Bulldogs: Ballarat (2 games)
Melbourne: Darwin (1 game), Alice Springs (1 game)
St Kilda: Shanghai (1 game)
Gold Coast: Townsville (1 game)
Interestingly, here's Australia's top 20 cities in terms of population in 2018 (just from Wiki, but it's accurate). I've highlighted those that currently don't host any AFL games (excluding Hobart and Launceston).
1 Sydney (5,230k)
2 Melbourne (4,936k)
3 Brisbane (2,462k)
4 Perth (2,059k)
5 Adelaide (1,345k)
6 Gold Coast–Tweed Heads (679k)
7 Newcastle–Maitland (486k)
8 Canberra–Queanbeyan (457k)
9 Sunshine Coast (333k)
10 Wollongong (302k)
11 Geelong (268k)
12 Hobart (232k)
13 Townsville (180k)
14 Cairns (152k)
15 Darwin (148k)
16 Toowoomba (136k)
17 Ballarat (105k)
18 Bendigo (99k)
19 Albury–Wodonga (93k)
20 Launceston (87k)
Given Hawthorn was able to build something so successful in Launceston, which is last on this list, there's some possibilities.
Would the AFL prefer the NSW and Queensland locations were left to the four clubs already there?
Therefore... do Bendigo and Albury / Wodonga become possibilites?
Queen Elizabeth Oval and Lavington Oval would be the most likely I believe. What sort of investment would be required to host 4 AFL games a year?
It may not even take that, as there's talk around that the Tassie Govt will be keen to exit the deals as soon as 2021, and concentrate on an AFL club.
What will the Hawks and Roos do? Will they simply return to Melbourne? Very possible, but both have very significant deals in place with Tassie and they may well seek to recreate them elsewhere.
I know there's been some talk recently about the deals not being good for Tassie, but that's simply not the case surely - Tassie have repeatedly re-signed onto these deals so it's not as though they could be getting nothing out of it.
Are there any other locations the Hawks or North could look to move to?
Current home game deals
North Melbourne: Hobart (4 games)
Hawthorn: Launceston (4 games)
GWS: Canberra (3 games)
Western Bulldogs: Ballarat (2 games)
Melbourne: Darwin (1 game), Alice Springs (1 game)
St Kilda: Shanghai (1 game)
Gold Coast: Townsville (1 game)
Interestingly, here's Australia's top 20 cities in terms of population in 2018 (just from Wiki, but it's accurate). I've highlighted those that currently don't host any AFL games (excluding Hobart and Launceston).
1 Sydney (5,230k)
2 Melbourne (4,936k)
3 Brisbane (2,462k)
4 Perth (2,059k)
5 Adelaide (1,345k)
6 Gold Coast–Tweed Heads (679k)
7 Newcastle–Maitland (486k)
8 Canberra–Queanbeyan (457k)
9 Sunshine Coast (333k)
10 Wollongong (302k)
11 Geelong (268k)
12 Hobart (232k)
13 Townsville (180k)
14 Cairns (152k)
15 Darwin (148k)
16 Toowoomba (136k)
17 Ballarat (105k)
18 Bendigo (99k)
19 Albury–Wodonga (93k)
20 Launceston (87k)
Given Hawthorn was able to build something so successful in Launceston, which is last on this list, there's some possibilities.
Would the AFL prefer the NSW and Queensland locations were left to the four clubs already there?
Therefore... do Bendigo and Albury / Wodonga become possibilites?
Queen Elizabeth Oval and Lavington Oval would be the most likely I believe. What sort of investment would be required to host 4 AFL games a year?