AFL reaches in-principle agreement with Tasmania for 19th team

[Grantysghost]

They should have gone the McDowell's route from 'Coming to America'

They have the big Mac, we have the big mick!

[Grantysghost]

I think you'll find I'm actually so pro-union that I hate big unions in the proud tradition of leftist infighting.

Apes together strong.

[Sedat]

https://twitter.com/SENBreakfast/sta...kd-gMKt5Q&s=19

This exchange on SEN this morning pretty much covers off everything discussed on this thread around the current impasse with Warner Bros. Not 100% sure of the credentials of the expert that Mitch Cleary used for his info - might be worth getting a 2nd opinion against a global behemoth like WB

[GVGjr]

Stuff Warner. If concerns about buy-in given the north / south divide are real, 'Islanders' could be a unifying cry.

Lean into those 'us against those uppity mainlanders' vibes.

The Islanders isn't a bad option but it has to be the Tassie Devils. Stuff Warner Bros.

If they were smart Warner Bros could be the naming rights partner for the new venue.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

So officially stated they will enter in 2028.

Does this impact clubs' plans regarding rebuilds/refreshers? You don't want to be finishing near the bottom in 2027 or have any guns out of contract.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Stuff Warner. If concerns about buy-in given the north / south divide are real, 'Islanders' could be a unifying cry.

Lean into those 'us against those uppity mainlanders' vibes.

Someone reading woof?

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/tas...f77065f7e38f20

[Axe Man]

The Carlton Draft have a few alternatives to Devils:



Link

[bornadog]

Funny Tweet from AFL Integrity Unit @IntegrityUnit (parody account)

Current Tasmanian team jumper concept: stripes representing the thylacine, black and white of the famous Tassie devil, combining to evoke the state?s convict heritage. Iconic. Can?t see anybody objecting.

[Daughter of the West]

They say an apple a day
keeps the doctor away
but you'll need a doctor
when the apples are done with you

Sammy J is onto it:

"Apples might seem harmful to women and men, but apple pips are poisonous if you eat enough of them"

I got it wrong, fruit is terrifying!

https://www.abc.net.au/melbourne/pro...song/102297404

[bornadog]

Sammy J is onto it:

"Apples might seem harmful to women and men, but apple pips are poisonous if you eat enough of them"

I got it wrong, fruit is terrifying!

https://www.abc.net.au/melbourne/pro...song/102297404

Good one.. Love Sammy J saw him at the comedy festival

[Before I Die]

How about - The Maps

I’ll let myself out.

[Dogs 24/7]

They should enlist the services of Bulldogtragic and The Doctor to help recruit the right players to the club.

[Sedat]

The Islanders isn't a bad option but it has to be the Tassie Devils. Stuff Warner Bros.

If they were smart Warner Bros could be the naming rights partner for the new venue.

WB didn't get obscenely rich over the last 100 years by being altruistic or generous - they will drive a hard bargain, and rightly so for being proactive and showing the foresight to register the commercial application for the trademark many years ago (if only the AFEL showed as much foresight). It is currently their name and brand when it comes to commercial application, and the AFEL needs to come to the table with some bread.

I suspect they will promise absolutely nothing to the AFEL other than "to enter discussions in the spirit of goodwill" and screw down hard to ultimately get exactly what they want - naming rights to the new stadium is a pretty good starting point, at a discounted rate for their "spirit of goodwill".

[josie]

I say their colours be black and red like the animal. Maybe they could have a black jumper and a red sash.

Made my day. Whatever it takes. Thanks BTT.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

WB didn't get obscenely rich over the last 100 years by being altruistic or generous - they will drive a hard bargain, and rightly so for being proactive and showing the foresight to register the commercial application for the trademark many years ago (if only the AFEL showed as much foresight). It is currently their name and brand when it comes to commercial application, and the AFEL needs to come to the table with some bread.

I suspect they will promise absolutely nothing to the AFEL other than "to enter discussions in the spirit of goodwill" and screw down hard to ultimately get exactly what they want - naming rights to the new stadium is a pretty good starting point, at a discounted rate for their "spirit of goodwill".

Warner Bros don't know what's about to hit them Sedat. Slobbo Robbo is ready to march all over them. They'll be out of their depth.

“That’s crap (Warner Bros has the commercial trademark). I know they do, but that’s rubbish,” Robinson said.

“There’s got to be goodwill in this world, if we run out of goodwill, we’re all in trouble.

“(Warner Bros) only got the name because of Tasmania. If Tasmania wants to call their football team the Tasmanian (Devils), they do it.”

“If Warner Bros says: ‘You’ve got to pay us money,’ all of Australia boycotts all Warner Bros movies,” he said.

“This can’t happen, and it won’t happen. I’ve still got faith in this world there’s enough goodwill around.”