am Bays wrote:There’s more people in the City of Onkaparinga than in the NT
Can you play in the dry season up there?
by Booney » Tue May 02, 2023 7:59 am
am Bays wrote:There’s more people in the City of Onkaparinga than in the NT
by am Bays » Tue May 02, 2023 9:41 am
by whufc » Tue May 02, 2023 10:39 am
by am Bays » Tue May 02, 2023 10:44 am
by whufc » Tue May 02, 2023 11:38 am
am Bays wrote:Feasibility report into an NT based AFL dream, I mean team....
https://www.aflnt.com.au/sites/default/files/uploads/NT%20AFL%20Team%20Scoping%20Report.pdf
by rd » Tue May 02, 2023 11:52 am
whufc wrote:am Bays wrote:Feasibility report into an NT based AFL dream, I mean team....
https://www.aflnt.com.au/sites/default/files/uploads/NT%20AFL%20Team%20Scoping%20Report.pdf
Having a look at the key findings page was interesting:
-Essentially under the traditional model they would expect the club to lose $15mil a year.
-Only consideration to losing that level of money would be if they believed there would be signifcant social impact and community value to an AFL team in the region.
-Can almost put a pin in an NT team with the recommend option being a Northern Australian team that could be based in Darwin but play out of Darwin, Alice, Cairns and Townsville
by tigerpie » Tue May 02, 2023 12:19 pm
rd wrote:whufc wrote:am Bays wrote:Feasibility report into an NT based AFL dream, I mean team....
https://www.aflnt.com.au/sites/default/files/uploads/NT%20AFL%20Team%20Scoping%20Report.pdf
Having a look at the key findings page was interesting:
-Essentially under the traditional model they would expect the club to lose $15mil a year.
-Only consideration to losing that level of money would be if they believed there would be signifcant social impact and community value to an AFL team in the region.
-Can almost put a pin in an NT team with the recommend option being a Northern Australian team that could be based in Darwin but play out of Darwin, Alice, Cairns and Townsville
Relocate GC Suns to Darwin - rebadge them as The Northern Suns - a ready-made side who would then get the benefits of their local community actually being interested in them. Give them the entire NT and New Guinea zone to have as their recruiting area so their new players can still live at home and not risk being drafted by a Vic club and live in a foreign world. Play some home games at Alice Springs each season. The NT footy fans would then have a genuine team to support in the comp rather than hosting fly in fly out games once a year.
by Jimmy_041 » Tue May 02, 2023 1:00 pm
by Booney » Tue May 02, 2023 1:09 pm
Jimmy_041 wrote:Amazing the Federal Govt has no money to spend but can stump up $240m for the oval
Are there some important votes in Tasmania?
by am Bays » Tue May 02, 2023 1:13 pm
tigerpie wrote:rd wrote:
Relocate GC Suns to Darwin - rebadge them as The Northern Suns - a ready-made side who would then get the benefits of their local community actually being interested in them. Give them the entire NT and New Guinea zone to have as their recruiting area so their new players can still live at home and not risk being drafted by a Vic club and live in a foreign world. Play some home games at Alice Springs each season. The NT footy fans would then have a genuine team to support in the comp rather than hosting fly in fly out games once a year.
That's probably the only scenario that will see an NT team.
I like it.
by Booney » Tue May 02, 2023 1:35 pm
by Jimmy_041 » Tue May 02, 2023 2:17 pm
Booney wrote:Jimmy_041 wrote:Amazing the Federal Govt has no money to spend but can stump up $240m for the oval
Are there some important votes in Tasmania?
Only blue bloods keeping the Libs alive.
by RB » Tue May 02, 2023 2:31 pm
am Bays wrote:tigerpie wrote:rd wrote:
Relocate GC Suns to Darwin - rebadge them as The Northern Suns - a ready-made side who would then get the benefits of their local community actually being interested in them. Give them the entire NT and New Guinea zone to have as their recruiting area so their new players can still live at home and not risk being drafted by a Vic club and live in a foreign world. Play some home games at Alice Springs each season. The NT footy fans would then have a genuine team to support in the comp rather than hosting fly in fly out games once a year.
That's probably the only scenario that will see an NT team.
I like it.
Do you really want to give the NRL that much of a leg up, up here by relocating the Suns?
by RB » Tue May 02, 2023 2:35 pm
Tasmania is very politically competitive, but in the three northern/central Tassie electorates, not in the two in the Hobart area, so I'm not sure there is that much of an electoral incentive to pour money into a Hobart stadium.Jimmy_041 wrote:Booney wrote:Jimmy_041 wrote:Amazing the Federal Govt has no money to spend but can stump up $240m for the oval
Are there some important votes in Tasmania?
Only blue bloods keeping the Libs alive.
That explains it then
by Dutchy » Tue May 02, 2023 2:58 pm
Booney wrote:Tasmania will enter a team in the AFL following a unanimous vote by the sporting organisation's presidents.
The team will join the competition in 2027 and play at Bellerive Oval in Hobart and York Park in Launceston.
If they join in 2027, you'd think they play in the 2026 VFL competition, so that means the 2025 draft will be their first talent grab.
2 more drafts ( 2023 and 2024 ) for North, West Coast and Hawthorn to bring players in before compromised drafts.
by Armchair expert » Tue May 02, 2023 3:23 pm
Dutchy wrote:Booney wrote:Tasmania will enter a team in the AFL following a unanimous vote by the sporting organisation's presidents.
The team will join the competition in 2027 and play at Bellerive Oval in Hobart and York Park in Launceston.
If they join in 2027, you'd think they play in the 2026 VFL competition, so that means the 2025 draft will be their first talent grab.
2 more drafts ( 2023 and 2024 ) for North, West Coast and Hawthorn to bring players in before compromised drafts.
Surely they wouldn't be involved in the 2025 draft, cant see the best kids in that year going to play VFL for a year. From memory GWS formed a VFL team from kids that had missed out in the draft.
by Booney » Tue May 02, 2023 3:26 pm
Dutchy wrote:Booney wrote:Tasmania will enter a team in the AFL following a unanimous vote by the sporting organisation's presidents.
The team will join the competition in 2027 and play at Bellerive Oval in Hobart and York Park in Launceston.
If they join in 2027, you'd think they play in the 2026 VFL competition, so that means the 2025 draft will be their first talent grab.
2 more drafts ( 2023 and 2024 ) for North, West Coast and Hawthorn to bring players in before compromised drafts.
Surely they wouldn't be involved in the 2025 draft, cant see the best kids in that year going to play VFL for a year. From memory GWS formed a VFL team from kids that had missed out in the draft.
by Dutchy » Tue May 02, 2023 3:27 pm
by Booney » Tue May 02, 2023 3:28 pm
by David Brent » Tue May 02, 2023 4:08 pm
Booney wrote:Tasmania will enter a team in the AFL following a unanimous vote by the sporting organisation's presidents.
The team will join the competition in 2027 and play at Bellerive Oval in Hobart and York Park in Launceston.
If they join in 2027, you'd think they play in the 2026 VFL competition, so that means the 2025 draft will be their first talent grab.
2 more drafts ( 2023 and 2024 ) for North, West Coast and Hawthorn to bring players in before compromised drafts.
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