Come on, Pantsman. The Febeys? Here's a selection of who Victoria was "missing" (the team that played WA):Neither was Tasmania full strength. Several clubs refused to release players. Melbourne and Essendon among them. So Tassie was without the Febeys and Lovett from Melbourne and a few others. Definitely not the strongest side TAS could have put on the paddock.
Nank - of course.The tigers alone have Nank, Jack, Mansell and Banks from Tassie.
I don’t know about the other teams though - maybe not.
You'd remember Stevie Wright the South Melbourne/Sydney rover?Obviously Victoria has a much bigger population, full credit to Tassie with the population of Geelong beating such luminaries as whoever the *smile* M.Gallagher and S.Wright were.
Oh, yeah, of course. He must have been 40 by then.You'd remember Stevie Wright the South Melbourne/Sydney rover?
Michael, a ruckman from North then Carlton.Oh, yeah, of course. He must have been 40 by then.
Any clue to who Gallagher was?
Agree Spook. And to be fair in them, let’s not forget VICs were also missing (Tasmanians) Graham Wright and Darren Pritchard who had previously played for them. As well as Queenslander Jason Dunstall from some of the all time best “Victorian” sides put on the paddock.Come on, Pantsman. The Febeys? Here's a selection of who Victoria was "missing" (the team that played WA):
B: Collins Frawley Morwood
HB: O'Donnell Silvagni McGuane
C: Rice Shaw Ablett
HF: Watson Loewe Brereton
F: Daicos Salmon B.Mitchell
R: Madden Anderson Weightman
I: Bruns Couch Dean Ezard Harvey Hocking Stoneham
A few others missing, like Lockett, G.Lyon, Healy, Williams, the other Harvey, the other Madden, Millane, Gavin Brown...etc...etc...
Obviously Victoria has a much bigger population, full credit to Tassie with the population of Geelong beating such luminaries as whoever the *smile* M.Gallagher and S.Wright were.
Similar reasons why we got the a rehashed Royal Hobart Hospital in the CBD (with the multitude of difficulties redeveloping that shithole) rather than a greenfield site.Agree. In hindsight KGV or the Showgrounds in particular would have had greater capacity for genuine and sustainable development. Bigger footprint to work with. I remember when both were being thrown around as development possibilities there was a fair bit of socio economic discrimination. Nobody wanted to develop anything in Glenorchy. Bellerive had the river views, beach, quaintness.
Speaking of rail lines, by jingoes how important does a Launceston to Hobart high speed express train service look now ? They’ve been talking about that for 50 plus years.
If you could travel from Launceston to Hobart by train in an hour, Tasmania would have had a team 20 years ago.
Star in his day. Played for the Easybeats didn't he??? Got way ahead of himself n messed up big time.S.Wright
Yeah, there were some weird ones. Like when Wayne Carey from Wagga led South Australia to victory over Victoria. Or anyone playing for the Bears or Swans representing Queensland or NSW no matter where they were from (e.g. Roger Merrett).Agree Spook. And to be fair in them, let’s not forget VICs were also missing (Tasmanians) Graham Wright and Darren Pritchard who had previously played for them. As well as Queenslander Jason Dunstall from some of the all time best “Victorian” sides put on the paddock.
"The AFL plan, which involves giving all 18 clubs access to high draft picks in exchange for experienced players..."This is a bit more like it.
2026 vision: AFL’s plan to make a Tasmanian team instantly competitive
Three AFL club bosses have been asked to test plans for the proposed new team’s list build with a view to making them competitive from year one and a flag contender by year five.www.theage.com.au
That's almost as narrow as Kardinia Park!Sounds like a deal for a new stadium is close. $500m 25,000, and based on Dunedin’s Perspex non retractable roof stadium. Seems ok, I think.
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Agree, Ian.Rant incoming:
First things first, I 100% support a team in Tassie. But I do not support the building of a brand spanking new stadium 100% funded by the taxpayer.
I just wanna have a bit of whinge about the narrative on this issue earlier in the week.
The state opposition have copped it from all angles because they might not necessarily support the concept of the TAS govt paying for half of the new stadium in Hobart.
IMO, the criticism is being directed towards the wrong people… the AFL have demanded Tassie build a stadium and basically threatened to withhold the new licence unless the stadium is built.
A few weeks ago, the AFL signed a new $4.5 billion TV deal, yet expect $750 million of taxpayers money spent on a shiny new stadium.
This is bloody outrageous and insanely arrogant. We should be angry at the AFL, but instead, we are criticising politicians for not coming to the party. The AFL (and their sycophantic media) are playing it smart deflecting the narrative to politicians, but bloody hell, am I the only person that sees through this???
I have long criticised taxpayer funded upgrades to AFL Infrastructure. The $225 upgrade to Marvel – a privately owned stadium – is appalling.
Tasmania is a small state and spending at least $375 million on a stadium is a big hit to their bottom line. If the AFL want a stadium in Hobart, let them pay for it (or pay a large chunk of it).
IMO, they should dump the new stadium concept and renovate Bellerive Oval. I’m sure they can build a grandstand on the hill and increase the capacity to over 25,000 at 30-40% of the cost.
Rant incoming:
First things first, I 100% support a team in Tassie. But I do not support the building of a brand spanking new stadium 100% funded by the taxpayer.
I just wanna have a bit of whinge about the narrative on this issue earlier in the week.
The state opposition have copped it from all angles because they might not necessarily support the concept of the TAS govt paying for half of the new stadium in Hobart.
IMO, the criticism is being directed towards the wrong people… the AFL have demanded Tassie build a stadium and basically threatened to withhold the new licence unless the stadium is built.
A few weeks ago, the AFL signed a new $4.5 billion TV deal, yet expect $750 million of taxpayers money spent on a shiny new stadium.
This is bloody outrageous and insanely arrogant. We should be angry at the AFL, but instead, we are criticising politicians for not coming to the party. The AFL (and their sycophantic media) are playing it smart deflecting the narrative to politicians, but bloody hell, am I the only person that sees through this???
I have long criticised taxpayer funded upgrades to AFL Infrastructure. The $225 upgrade to Marvel – a privately owned stadium – is appalling.
Tasmania is a small state and spending at least $375 million on a stadium is a big hit to their bottom line. If the AFL want a stadium in Hobart, let them pay for it (or pay a large chunk of it).
IMO, they should dump the new stadium concept and renovate Bellerive Oval. I’m sure they can build a grandstand on the hill and increase the capacity to over 25,000 at 30-40% of the cost.