Tasmania Devils

[daysofourlives]

What the stadium going to cost 50% more???

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-03/tas-stadium-scathing-independent-gruen-review/104780914

Still a small part of me that thinks it and the Tasmanian team wont go ahead.
I have always thought the AFL didnt really want it and were hoping it fell over at government level.
No coach is rushing to commit, even Fagan is pretty much out the running now for an off field role

[Jimmy_041]

What the stadium going to cost 50% more???

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-03/tas-stadium-scathing-independent-gruen-review/104780914

Still a small part of me that thinks it and the Tasmanian team wont go ahead.
I have always thought the AFL didnt really want it and were hoping it fell over at government level.
No coach is rushing to commit, even Fagan is pretty much out the running now for an off field role

Lucky there's an election coming up
The Taswegians are smart - "treat 'em mean - keep 'em keen"
They have the best main road in the country - "National Highway #1" is akin to an autobahn

[dedja]

Rum’un

[wenchbarwer]

Genuine nightmare fuel for the wee kiddies

[RB]

Rum’un

He looks more like a skinny-legged, impoverished rat, than a Tasmanian devil.

[wenchbarwer]

Rum’un

He looks more like a skinny-legged, impoverished rat, than a Tasmanian devil.

Too many Rum'un Cokes

[Jim05]

What the stadium going to cost 50% more???

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-03/tas-stadium-scathing-independent-gruen-review/104780914

Now blown out to $1.5bn and AFL still demanding a roof or no stadium. In very real danger of this whole thing not going ahead.
Time for the Tassie government to start grovelling to Albo

[dedja]

JLN will be pissed off if the govt still proceeds. Time will tell whether they’re pissed off enough to kill their coalition support for the govt.

The proposed stadium isn’t popular, and the report just confirmed what most people knew in that it’s a complete waste of money.

The 3 JLN MPs will effectively decide what happens from here.

[mighty_tiger_79]

I'd say it's almost done and dusted....

[Lightning McQueen]

I'd say it's almost done and dusted....

In which way?

[Booney]

I'd say it's almost done and dusted....

In which way?

Not good.

[mighty_tiger_79]

I'd say it's almost done and dusted....

In which way?

No tassie team

[whufc]

I'd say it's almost done and dusted....

In which way?

No tassie team

Not convinced. The AFL will play hard ball but ultimately, they will still look like d***ks and will cop a fair bit of flack if a team doesnt get up.

They also need to get to 20 teams ASAP to get the extra game on TV so worst case would be a delay of entry but Tasmania will be in one way or another within 5 years.

My guess is they will still come in and play at the current ovals with a T&C to have a ground within a certain period of time or something.

[Lightning McQueen]

I'd say it's almost done and dusted....

In which way?

Not good.

Define good. I don't see a need for a new team. I'd rather see less.

[Armchair expert]

Dillhead will cave

[Lightning McQueen]

Not convinced. The AFL will play hard ball but ultimately, they will still look like d***ks and will cop a fair bit of flack if a team doesnt get up.

They also need to get to 20 teams ASAP to get the extra game on TV so worst case would be a delay of entry but Tasmania will be in one way or another within 5 years.

My guess is they will still come in and play at the current ovals with a T&C to have a ground within a certain period of time or something.

If they want twenty teams they need to have two divisions IMO. Why is it that Australian sports are content in programming biased fixtures, BBL, AFL, NRL and I'm pretty sure A-League is the same, if you aren't playing each other once at home and once away then it isn't a fair system as far as I'm concerned.

Things would only be more complicated by introducing new teams, introducing one at a time and having a bye is somewhat amateur.

[whufc]

Not convinced. The AFL will play hard ball but ultimately, they will still look like d***ks and will cop a fair bit of flack if a team doesnt get up.

They also need to get to 20 teams ASAP to get the extra game on TV so worst case would be a delay of entry but Tasmania will be in one way or another within 5 years.

My guess is they will still come in and play at the current ovals with a T&C to have a ground within a certain period of time or something.

If they want twenty teams they need to have two divisions IMO. Why is it that Australian sports are content in programming biased fixtures, BBL, AFL, NRL and I'm pretty sure A-League is the same, if you aren't playing each other once at home and once away then it isn't a fair system as far as I'm concerned.

Things would only be more complicated by introducing new teams, introducing one at a time and having a bye is somewhat amateur.

Don't disagree.

We often follow American sporting trends, and they are all about business, tv ratings and increasing the $$$$$$. Thats why their biased fixturing.

I dont think the AFL needs more teams but it is going to happen and i agree that when it gets to 20 we will most likley see two divisions....

1. Carlton
2. Collingwood
3. Essendon
4. Western Bulldogs
5. St Kilda
6. Hawthorn
7. North Melbourne
8. Hawthorn
9. Geelong
10. Richmond

All the VIC sides in one division means, larger crowds, bigger tv audiences, guaranteed amount of VIC sides to make the finals and the big one...........if you have two conferences and one side from each conference makes the grand final you guarantee a Victorian side in the grand final ever year.

You play home and away in your own conference for 18 games then 5 cross conference games.

Makes to much business and $$$$ sense for the AFL to not be throwing the concept out there.

[Booney]

I'd say it's almost done and dusted....

In which way?

Not good.

Define good. I don't see a need for a new team. I'd rather see less.

Not good if you want a Tasmanian team

[Lightning McQueen]

Don't disagree.

We often follow American sporting trends, and they are all about business, tv ratings and increasing the $$$$$$. Thats why their biased fixturing.

I dont think the AFL needs more teams but it is going to happen and i agree that when it gets to 20 we will most likley see two divisions....

1. Carlton
2. Collingwood
3. Essendon
4. Western Bulldogs
5. St Kilda
6. Hawthorn
7. North Melbourne
8. Hawthorn
9. Geelong
10. Richmond

All the VIC sides in one division means, larger crowds, bigger tv audiences, guaranteed amount of VIC sides to make the finals and the big one...........if you have two conferences and one side from each conference makes the grand final you guarantee a Victorian side in the grand final ever year.

You play home and away in your own conference for 18 games then 5 cross conference games.

Makes to much business and $$$$ sense for the AFL to not be throwing the concept out there.

Yeah nah, you'll get 16 people rock up to Gold Coast vs Freo, the conference system does have merit but is still heavily flawed.

A promotion/relegation system would be my preference but that isn't going to happen.

[Booney]

If Tasmania don't come in then pretty much every club will be reassessing their draft strategy this year.

With the likely hood of them being in the 2026 draft clubs will be changing how they look at the 26/27 drafts.