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Now people are catching on!Which would mean more money for those authorities who own the grounds when football is played
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Now people are catching on!Which would mean more money for those authorities who own the grounds when football is played
I think you are correct. Just a matter of whether it will be in the next 1-2 years or a little later.26-28 week season likely.
Don't get carried away. The AFL won't touch it until the dust has settled. We have no idea what individuals will comprise the Parliament. It should be a Minority Liberal Government. I don't think Labor will want to kill the Stadium off as it'll provide construction jobs for its members & a team for its voters as well.With all the political stuff happening in Tas right now you would think AFL are playing Politics and influencing outcomes of elections.
A new political power coming up perhaps?
Labor.
Liberal.
AFL.???
I’m don’t think there is an immediate need for the stadium and many Tasmanians will see the stadium as an unreasonable impost on the State’s treasury, which is not unreasonable. Even though Tassie is a footy State, it’s not a universal passion.I think it’s a ridiculous idea when you can pretty much swim to Bellerive, which is more than adequate to host what I assume will be 7-8 games a year. Establish the team first, get a passionate local fan base and then work on upgrading to a specialist stadium
But yes, I do think in order to win over the AFL and clubs they’ll fork out the cash to build it.
The Tassie government need to show they’re committed to the 20 million or so a year required to stop the team becoming a drain on the comp. There’s no better way to show that commitment by forking over a stash of cash for the stadium.
Congratulations for figuring out football in March typically provides good playing conditions. Bit different to asking supporters to pay premium prices every 2nd week throughout winter.I am currently watching the Bulldogs v Gold Coast in Ballarat, on a ground that is no stadium but it works as a good size country ground and I don’t see any issues with the quality of the game.
If the Bulldogs played all of their home games in Ballarat then they’d be a financial black hole on the competition. They play their low-drawing games there that would normally run at a loss at Marvel. Fortunately for the Dogs they share a city with 8 other clubs, so they host Melbourne derbies for half of their home games. Many of these games are against big clubs, which ensure big crowds and profitable games.I’m don’t think there is an immediate need for the stadium and many Tasmanians will see the stadium as an unreasonable impost on the State’s treasury, which is not unreasonable. Even though Tassie is a footy State, it’s not a universal passion.
I am currently watching the Bulldogs v Gold Coast in Ballarat, on a ground that is no stadium but it works as a good size country ground and I don’t see any issues with the quality of the game.
Let the situation evolve with a commitment to a new ground and ongoing development being the better option over the longer term.
silly question, could North Hobart oval be rebuilt as a new AFL ground? Close proximity to cbd?
silly question, could North Hobart oval be rebuilt as a new AFL ground? Close proximity to cbd?