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Article from:
JAMES BRESNEHAN
October 16, 2008 12:00am
AFL Tasmania has officially given the green light to its new State League, which will start on March 28.
The competition will start with 10 teams in its inaugural season, with the possibility of bringing on board teams from Ulverstone and Kingbrorough in 2010.
Ulverstone was too late to take up its invitation to be part of the competition next year, after missing yesterday's deadline to join up. Kingborough was told no deal to its 25-page proposal to be included.
The competition will comprise Glenorchy, North Hobart, Hobart, Clarence and Lauderdale in the south, and Burnie, Devonport, North Launceston, South Launceston and Launceston in the North.
Glenorchy became the final piece of the puzzle when its members last week voted to be part of State League.
"It's official. We've got our 10 clubs now that Glenorchy are in," AFL Tasmania chairman Dominic Baker said yesterday.
"Ulverstone has missed their deadline, so we'll be moving forward with 10 clubs and they are all of the original invitees."
The 10 clubs will meet with AFL Tasmania's management team in Launceston on Saturday to discuss the structure of the league and iron out any issues they have with it.
They will then meet with AFL Tasmania's board on October 30 when they must hand over their signed licence agreements.
"We'll be having a launch mid-November which will outline the naming rights sponsor and associate sponsors of the league," Baker said.
"We'll also be releasing the 2009 draw at that point."
The roster series will consist of 18 rounds with five teams qualifying for the finals series.
Each club will play out of its region only three times during the home-and-away series.
AFL Tasmania will run several double-headers at Bellerive Oval and Aurora Stadium and pocket the proceeds to help fund the competition.
"We'll meet with the clubs in Launceston on Saturday to talk about things like player movements and transfer fees, finalising their recruiting and development zones, and talking about the draft fixture," Baker said.
All clubs have been invited to attend a minimum of three AFL Tasmania board meetings per year.
"We want them to get a feel for how we are going to run the competition, how we want to interact with the clubs and for them to give us feedback on strategic and operational issues," Baker said.
"We feel it is important they have direct access to the board."
The launch of the State League will signify the official end of the Tasmanian Devils VFL program.
Article from:
JAMES BRESNEHAN
October 16, 2008 12:00am
AFL Tasmania has officially given the green light to its new State League, which will start on March 28.
The competition will start with 10 teams in its inaugural season, with the possibility of bringing on board teams from Ulverstone and Kingbrorough in 2010.
Ulverstone was too late to take up its invitation to be part of the competition next year, after missing yesterday's deadline to join up. Kingborough was told no deal to its 25-page proposal to be included.
The competition will comprise Glenorchy, North Hobart, Hobart, Clarence and Lauderdale in the south, and Burnie, Devonport, North Launceston, South Launceston and Launceston in the North.
Glenorchy became the final piece of the puzzle when its members last week voted to be part of State League.
"It's official. We've got our 10 clubs now that Glenorchy are in," AFL Tasmania chairman Dominic Baker said yesterday.
"Ulverstone has missed their deadline, so we'll be moving forward with 10 clubs and they are all of the original invitees."
The 10 clubs will meet with AFL Tasmania's management team in Launceston on Saturday to discuss the structure of the league and iron out any issues they have with it.
They will then meet with AFL Tasmania's board on October 30 when they must hand over their signed licence agreements.
"We'll be having a launch mid-November which will outline the naming rights sponsor and associate sponsors of the league," Baker said.
"We'll also be releasing the 2009 draw at that point."
The roster series will consist of 18 rounds with five teams qualifying for the finals series.
Each club will play out of its region only three times during the home-and-away series.
AFL Tasmania will run several double-headers at Bellerive Oval and Aurora Stadium and pocket the proceeds to help fund the competition.
"We'll meet with the clubs in Launceston on Saturday to talk about things like player movements and transfer fees, finalising their recruiting and development zones, and talking about the draft fixture," Baker said.
All clubs have been invited to attend a minimum of three AFL Tasmania board meetings per year.
"We want them to get a feel for how we are going to run the competition, how we want to interact with the clubs and for them to give us feedback on strategic and operational issues," Baker said.
"We feel it is important they have direct access to the board."
The launch of the State League will signify the official end of the Tasmanian Devils VFL program.
