but in the end Tasmania will have to accept what they get and personally I am still not convinced they will get anything.
No, Tasmanian's don't actually.
The AFL commissioned Colin Carter to do his report on viability. He said it was 100% viable so long as the State Govt invest between $7m and $11M per year. Why should the AFL go to that length with that acument if your not going to support it.
The Govt are actually doing $12.5M as well as building a new stadium and $50M in start-up costs.
It stacks up.
As the Premier recently said:
“Tasmania has waited long enough and Tasmanians won’t accept a team with half its heart in Melbourne"
North ain't happening so not sure why keeps getting put forward.
The state is also on record as saying they will no longer underwrite the Hawthorn and North Melbourne games. There is another $8.5M per season taken away from the sport.
If Tasmania doesn't get this approved as a stand alone team all that money will go towards basketball (Jack Jumpers already a roaring success) and bringing a team into the A-League. The sport of Australian Rules that has deteriorated so far already will literally die to those sports.
Gil won't want that as his departing legacy.
The only way is if clubs vote it down and it only needs 1/3 of the vote to get passed. With Benny and Jack helping drive the team (plus we will do the right thing) we know our club will vote for it. As will other good clubs like Geelong.
Selfish clubs like Collingwood, Sydney and Gold Coast who can't see past themselves won't.
That is the only way Tasmania won't get what they/we rightly should. And the alternative is ugly where no-one wins, especially the sport itself.
