Re: Should Tasmania have an AFL team?
Originally Posted by
Axe Man
As much as we don't like our rivals it absolutely should not be a Melbourne club. They all have history and die hard supporters. Short memories as Bulldogs supporters if we are advocating for a team to lose it's identity like we almost did.
I know it won't be the Suns or the plastics, but it should be.
The flip side is those clubs could set up a flag. Demand:
11 Home games (would be great home ground advantage)
No less than 6 Victorian games as away side (allowed to wear old jumper, like Brisbane)
5 other interstate games
Ground upgrades, especially lighting
Finals played in Tassie
Debt paid out
Significant cash into the bank for relocation
State of the art training facilities built
10% Salary Cap boost (akin to , but not specifically, COLA)
20% Soft Cap boost
AFL to pay Clarkson to set the club up for two years (keeps his money as not coaching)
In 2024, if wanted, pay Clarkson to be head coach to run the VFL side and develop kids, then take over
Tassie as an Academy with full rights on all kids
1 x Extra Mid First Rounders for 3 Years (must be traded for players)
Maintain access to existing F/S from club then both clubs going ahead
Hawks nearly merged with Dees
North wanted to merge with Fitzroy
Saints aren’t a well run club
If a club could all but ensure a flag with loads more guns, more cap and the best coach with a great home ground advantage and elite training set up. Maybe others might discuss what the terms of surrender are??
Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023