19 teams?

[Blood Fever]

Yes. You're missing the fact that Tasmania has a long and rich football tradition, and that it wouldn't take much to revive it. The northern states, by contrast, are trying to establish something new, and need a lot of assistance to achieve that.

Agree. They also don't need a new stadium.

[Aprilbr]

Yes. You're missing the fact that Tasmania has a long and rich football tradition, and that it wouldn't take much to revive it. The northern states, by contrast, are trying to establish something new, and need a lot of assistance to achieve that.

They might have a rich tradition but they're population is only 500,000 and they have a comparatively older population. That helps explain the lack of players from there this century. This coming draft epitomises that lack of young talent in Tassie. Just one Tasmanian, Cowan, is likely to be drafted next week.

[Bloods05]

They might have a rich tradition but they're population is only 500,000 and they have a comparatively older population. That helps explain the lack of players from there this century. This coming draft epitomises that lack of young talent in Tassie. Just one Tasmanian, Cowan, is likely to be drafted next week.

I don't disagree that things are crook in Tassie. I just don't think an academy is the way to fix it. I think having their own team would revitalise footy there, and do it very quickly.

[Nico]

Interesting to see that Tom De Koning at Carlton, who is out of contract after 2023, has decided not to re-sign at this stage. I believe he has a brother at Geelong, which begs the question; has he recently bought a house on the Surf Coast?

[Aprilbr]

Interesting to see that Tom De Koning at Carlton, who is out of contract after 2023, has decided not to re-sign at this stage. I believe he has a brother at Geelong, which begs the question; has he recently bought a house on the Surf Coast?

An equally pertinent question would be, if he has bought a house there, how big a discount to true market value did he receive? The word from down there is that Geelong players have proven to be phenomenal real estate investors over the past decade and its not just due to a property boom.

[Maltopia]

Federal Government indicating they don’t want to pay $375 million to fall fund the new Tasmanian stadium

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-18/afl-stadium-sports-minster-wells-funding-questions/101785934

[Blood Fever]

Federal Government indicating they don’t want to pay $375 million to fall fund the new Tasmanian stadium

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-...ions/101785934

Good decision. Stadium cost not popular in Tasmania where there are more pressing needs. Already have an adequate ground. Typical AFL arrogance.

[Ruck'n'Roll]

Oops, wrong one

[i'm-uninformed2]

19 teams?

Federal Government indicating they don’t want to pay $375 million to fall fund the new Tasmanian stadium

As much as I despise Gil, there’s a small bit of me that wonders if that asterisk of requiring State and Fed funds was put next to the whole Tassie concept to kill it given he deep down knows the whole thing is unfinancial. We’re all attracted to the romance of them having a team, but the economics are diabolical.

[707]

I think a roof is necessary because of the high likelihood of dreadfully cold and windswept weather down there both for games and training.

Without that, I reckon non Tasmanian draftees will be heading to the trade door very quickly and games might be of an ordinary standard due to poor weather. I know there is lots of ok weather in Hobart through winter but there's some bitter cold weather as well.

[Blood Fever]

As much as I despise Gil, there’s a small bit of me that wonders if that asterisk of requiring State and Fed funds was put next to the whole Tassie concept to kill it given he deep down knows the whole thing is unfinancial. We’re all attracted to the romance of them having a team, but the economics are diabolical.

Could easily be true.

[Ruck'n'Roll]

As much as I despise Gil, there’s a small bit of me that wonders if that asterisk of requiring State and Fed funds was put next to the whole Tassie concept to kill it given he deep down knows the whole thing is unfinancial. We’re all attracted to the romance of them having a team, but the economics are diabolical.

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The AFL has a long history of seeking to achieve it's desired outcomes, by whatever expedient necessary - It was a constant motif of "The Boys Club" - so you could be correct. In which case should you be applauding it?
I am not sure whether the economics are diabolical, I've heard arguments from both sides - but an decision making process that depends on underhand means rather than honest evaluation of the pros and cons is genuinely diabolical.
I've never seen an organisation where the seperation of ends and means wasn't a clear marker for endemic and deep seated corruption based inefficiency. The AFL has been an effective monopoly for so long, it's enabled it to thrive despite being an organistational flustercluck.

[707]

19 teams in a future Gather Round, who doesn't play a game?

[barry]

As much as I despise Gil, there’s a small bit of me that wonders if that asterisk of requiring State and Fed funds was put next to the whole Tassie concept to kill it given he deep down knows the whole thing is unfinancial. We’re all attracted to the romance of them having a team, but the economics are diabolical.

Spot on. It will be a rod for there own back when the backlash comes, but Gill will be long gone by then

[Bloods05]

19 teams in a future Gather Round, who doesn't play a game?

GWS.