Yes that caused a fair bit of angst in the local peanut gallery. Anything to rile up the old north vs south chestnut.Any reason why both games are in Launceston? Would have thought it reasonable to schedule one game in Hobart.
Hehe. What would you do Angry? Just keep it in place because it’s the AFL?
Clearly I was a bit premature. And the AFL have pleasantly surprised me.
My wife is a Swannies fan from our time living in Sydney, so she is definitely going along to the Saturday match (Sydney vs GWS).
Unfortunately being a Saturday, one of us has to stay home in Hobart and manage the kid’s activities (sports, dancing etc) so looks like that will be me. If the game was in Hobart I would have been able to do both (manage the kids and get to the game with the wife). But being a two hour drive it unfortunately doesn’t work. Not to worry. I have had a pretty good run myself over the past few seasons heading over to Melbourne watching our beloved Tiges playing finals and leaving the wife at home to manage the kids. So it all evens out.
And I’m not one to get too upset and passionate over the whole Hobart vs Launceston civil war. Plenty of local commentary sooking that Launceston got both games, not fair…sook, sook, sook….Hobart should have got one, Launceston the other etc. Sure for selfish reasons, it would work better for the wife and I if the game was in Hobart. But like I stated in earlier posts. If one is being pragmatic about it. Launceston has the better venue.
I actually grew up in both cities/towns, hence why I don’t get too tied up in the whole north vs south rivalry. You blokes shake your heads at the divisive, parochial shortcomings in our Federation that have been exposed over the pandemic. But I despair at the whole north vs south rubbish that goes on within just our tiny island. When there were cases detected in northern Tasmania early in the pandemic. There were people in the south ready to roll out the razor wire at the 42nd parallel and make official the Cascade-Boags demarcation line and demilitarised zone, that they’ve always been itching for, to keep those filthy, diseased northerners out.
Cheers PT.Yes that caused a fair bit of angst in the local peanut gallery. Anything to rile up the old north vs south chestnut.
All I can guess is that it's because of the inconvenient truth that many of my fellow southern dwellers know, but won't admit. Bellerive just isn't that good a venue for football. It has no atmosphere, and frankly, just doesn't seem to play as well as York Park. Plus Bellerive has a permanent cricket wicket (York Park doesn't).
Bellerive really was developed with cricket in mind. A specialist cricket venue. York Park had nothing but footy in mind when it was redeveloped. And although, obviously oval shaped grounds double up with both sports. The specialty focus that went into these two grounds seems to show.
Good questions.Any reason why both games are in Launceston? Would have thought it reasonable to schedule one game in Hobart.
Yeah I just typed into the google search at work to try and get a map of Tassie for you. But got a call immediately from the IT people, that it set off the filter alarms regarding appropriate internet usage.Good questions.
Why have both games at Launcestion? I can't even find it on the bloody map of Tassie!
forcing vax on people if they want to come into the state. yeah. Pathetic
Its not mandatory to have a vax.
edit.. and add what further, he will use the police with teams of doctors going door to door, checking if every1 is jabbed with a vax or not. Those not, jabbing them, those that refuse, grab them out of their homes and slap them in jail until they take the jab. FFS !
All cool. U know we dont always agree with each other, thats fine, hahaha. This whole CV19 done my head in !Cmon Ally Baby, you'd prefer constant lockdowns, panic over vaccine availability and hundreds of deaths?
There's a reason why the Libs/Nats only won about 8 seats in State Parliament and McGowan won the rest. Because West Australians approve of how he's handled this. If you want in to WA, at least be vaccinated.
Makes perfect sense to me - I hope that's applied to people who want to enter Australia too.
Anyways, sorry for the thread hijack. The finals games this weekend are pretty interesting actually.
slightly warmer ?Any reason why both games are in Launceston? Would have thought it reasonable to schedule one game in Hobart.
I hear ya pal.All cool. U know we dont always agree with each other, thats fine, hahaha. This whole CV19 done my head in !
so from what I can tell,
Brisbane being handed a pretty big finals advantage, again.
all sides going into a hard lockdown, Brisbane going to cafes, massages, and the beach.
its a pretty different prep?
I dont get why they aren't going into a finals kind of bubble?
the premiership is designed to go to the best side of the year,
not the side who has the biggest *smile* in charge of their state?
Yeah, from that perspective I reckon the Melbourne vs Brisbane final would have been a better fit for Launceston. Send the Footscray vs Essendon final to Adelaide.What about the doggies not wanting to play in Tassie but forced to play Essendon on a ground where they will have 80% of the crowd support and who played their recently.
How much did the bummers pay the AFL for that decision- it reaks if you ask me.
Yes Melbourne vs Brisbane would appear to be the fairer choice especially as Essendon supporters seemed to outnumber the Hawks fans for that game. Western Bulldogs & Essendon game is sold out. Tickets for Swans V GWS seem to be limited so should get good numbers there as well.Yeah, from that perspective I reckon the Melbourne vs Brisbane final would have been a better fit for Launceston. Send the Footscray vs Essendon final to Adelaide.
Glad that mrs PT gets to go see her beloved Swannies, that's hard to pick a result for that game. I'm tending towards Giants.
BTW love Tassie, done a few motorbike tours there and my mum and younger sister lived in Hobart for a few years. Great place. On the rivalry stuff, I guess people invent it to keep things interesting - happens all over the world.
You know. Fitzroy did dabble with Tasmania for a couple of seasons. And it coincided with that late 80s/early 90s era, where Tasmania put in a bid to join the AFL.Ahead of his time...
But yeah, what they did to Fitzroy was a disgrace. I think the same when people here denigrate North, or whoever. We need our opponents, and we should respect their right to exist.
That's why we hate LOLNorf, they were quite happy to *smile* RFC off to where everAhead of his time...
But yeah, what they did to Fitzroy was a disgrace. I think the same when people here denigrate North, or whoever. We need our opponents, and we should respect their right to exist.
The other interesting point in all of that. A North-Fitzroy merger was pretty much across the line with the members of both clubs. It seemed a compromise they could at least live with. A few other clubs vetoed the idea and the AFL intervened to then broker the deal with Brisbane, is how I understand it played out.That's why we hate LOLNorf, they were quite happy to *smile* RFC off to where ever