Hobart game

[Mountain Man]

I have just bought GA tickets and about to book flights for myself and my 2 boys.

Any thoughts for a meeting place before/after the game?

[swansrule100]

Sitting in general admission on the hill will suck for anyone stuck there

[blinddog]

My question is if the hawks can play 4 games there and Kangaroos 3 thn why not have a Tasmanian team?

Simple answer is it will not increase TV coverage - GWS & suns potentially increases this.

[swansrule100]

The answer is that games here is different to financially supporting side. Theres already enough whinging over north playing in hobart up here. Why do hobart get football, we dont get cricket. A tassie team would implode with infighting.

Also which star afl players want to live here

[Mountain Man]

Particularly if they get a (negative) COL allowance

[mcs]

The answer is that games here is different to financially supporting side. Theres already enough whinging over north playing in hobart up here. Why do hobart get football, we dont get cricket. A tassie team would implode with infighting.

Also which star afl players want to live here

To answer the first question, surely the easy solution is that a Tassie team splits its games between Hobart and Launceston - that would work really well if you ask me.

[swansrule100]

To answer the first question, surely the easy solution is that a Tassie team splits its games between Hobart and Launceston - that would work really well if you ask me.

Ok maybe, but wheres the training base and where do the players live, that would cause a fight

[Jewels]

The answer is that games here is different to financially supporting side. Theres already enough whinging over north playing in hobart up here. Why do hobart get football, we dont get cricket. A tassie team would implode with infighting.

Also which star afl players want to live here

If they can get them to live in Adelaide they can get them to live in Hobart, I know which one I prefer (from a visitors perspective anyway)!

[Cardinal]

Sitting in general admission on the hill will suck for anyone stuck there

Elaborate - should one get there early, it doesn't matter what you do, bring a ladder .......?

[mcs]

Ok maybe, but wheres the training base and where do the players live, that would cause a fight

I just thought that if a Tassie team was to exist, given that its a small market, it would make sense for them to split the games between two reasonably well established grounds. As for other details, I don't know - surely they could work it out though. There are examples in other codes - St George Illawarra for example. I know Wollongong and Kogarah are much closer than Launceston and Hobart, but I do think it could work.

[swansrule100]

Elaborate - should one get there early, it doesn't matter what you do, bring a ladder .......?

Get there early and claim your spot and dont move all day. Its squishy

[rojo]

Another question for you Swansrule100 - do you take a rug and sit on the ground as with the cricket or can you take a fold up chair of some kind? I am hoping one doesn't have to stand up for the whole match!

[swansrule100]

Another question for you Swansrule100 - do you take a rug and sit on the ground as with the cricket or can you take a fold up chair of some kind? I am hoping one doesn't have to stand up for the whole match!

Tassie game u can take a lounge in,, but international you can take a rug, presume footy the same, but most people stand around when ive been there

[Cardinal]

Doubt I would risk going to another Tassie game without reserved seats. Missed most of the first quarter as we were silly enough to sit next to the walkway on the hill. Until the cops moved everyone, on the entire walkway, and thus half the ground for us, was obscured by latecomers standing up. The rest of the game was obscured by the same people standing up next to the rail but on the otherwise of the grass. Would have been a blue at some grounds.

Lesson learnt- on the hill sit in the middle.

[aardvark]

I spoke to a couple from Launceston in Vietnam. They were Hawks supporters who said most Tasmanians don't want a permanent team because there would be too many Nth/Sth fights over where they played ect.