Supporting Tasmania or otherwise changing your loyalties

[KTigers]

I am torn about the Tasmanian expansion. There are quite of few, let's say, 'conservative' footy fans who don't like change and follow the 'one team for life' mantra*, and so Tassie will struggle for fans. But I know in practice, many will adopt the Tassie team, especially after a bit of success**. But it's issue is more the limited growth in population and lack of big business support.

* - I think this concept is propagated by the big vic clubs to maintain their market share,. Thereby holding back the Norf's of the world

** - If the swans and lions are example, then fans need a period of pain, followed by success before jumping on board

I think the "one team for life mantra" is irrelevant in Tasmania's case. They just want a team that's theirs. They've said that a thousand
times. I mean we could just take them at their word. And comparing Tasmania to Sydney and the Gold Coast doesn't fly either. It just
has a totally different connection to footy. One that goes back many decades. It's a footy state. NSW and QLD aren't. They are Rugby
League states.
And as for North Melbourne, they just struggle compared to Collingwood and Richmond. They get 25,000 people to their home games,
it's not that far behind us. Melbourne can't support 9 Collingwoods. It supports teams to different (and lower) levels mostly.

[barry]

The games doesn't stand still either. Just look at membership numbers. 15 years ago, a club having 100,000 members was unheard of. Now there are probably 3 or 4 clubs with that many, and almost all clubs, including the swans would be trying to reach that in the next 5-10 years.
How are Tassie and Norf going to keep up.?