"Given the Territory has a tiny population of just under 250,000, and the fact its largest stadium can only hold about 14,000, it has little chance of matching the ticket revenue and membership base of other AFL clubs — for example, Richmond has more than 100,000 members.The AFL's recent expansions have been into areas with burgeoning populations, such as the Gold Coast and Greater Western Sydney.But attracting corporate dollars is deemed the main hurdle.Former AFL Northern Territory president Bob Elix believed that would be difficult, even if the Territory's oil, gas and tourism industries were to grow larger and lengthened the list of potential supporters.Mr Elix pointed out that while Japanese gas giant Inpex supported Territory AFL programs (to the tune of $760,000 since 2009) it wasn't enough to prop up a team. 24 Mar 20. That and the fact Tasmania was the first place outside of Victoria to play Australian rules, with a playing history dating back to 1864.But is it reasonable that no Tasmanian football club exists in the national competition in 2016? "A Territory AFL team is long overdue and would position the NT as a thriving place to live, visit, and do business," he said. It's been too long. Establishing GWS and the Suns was a strategic move by the AFL to push into rugby territory. Now it's if Tasmania doesn't get a team it's because those north of Bass Strait have decided that's the case. They had one (the Tasmanian Devils) a few years ago but unfortunately that’s no longer around.”A few years in the VFL might also help a club avoid the baptism of fire Gold Coast and GWS had, where both club’s first two years were characterized by one-sided contests.Participation figures from the AFL’s game department in 2007 showed there were 4,500 senior players and over 32,000 total participants in footy in Tasmania. A Territory team in the AFL would be pretty cool," he said.This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. So do their parents, although they’ve been around for long enough to not get their hopes up. Russell asked. Maybe two. 23 Mar 20. Chief Minister Michael Gunner agreed that "the Northern Territory should get the same deal as Tasmania". The last time this issue was so topical was after the AFL’s expansion in 2012. With a strong expectation that Tasmania will be added as the AFL’s 19th team, it also raises the question of including a twentieth. Two AFL commentators believe Tasmania will have a team within a decade, and potentially as early as 2022. Another reason given for denying Tasmania an AFL team is that the team wouldn’t attract enough commercial sponsorship. So, if the AFL was to expand the competition to 20 teams … The major argument given for why Tasmania does not have an AFL team is that it would not be financially sustainable. Colleen Gwynne, the NT Children's Commissioner and former Adelaide Crows Women's assistant coach, said the next step should be to have more Territory players on the women's team.While some suggested entering a Territory team into the AFLW would be easier financially, Ms Gwynne said nurturing young players was more important at this stage. Mr Totham agreed, saying that on that basis it could perhaps persuade Government funding partners to come onboard.A Territory AFL team would also keep talented young players in the region.Fourteen-year-old St Mary's Football Club player Kobe Hodges will go to boarding school in Melbourne next year, in the hope it will give him a better chance of one day getting drafted to the AFL.If the Northern Territory could offer him the same opportunities, he said he would have stayed.And would he stop supporting the Bulldogs and barrack for an NT team if there was one? Every state in Aus has two AFL teams, a number subsidised heavily, except Tas, which has none. Or people from the TFL? Someone needs to be brave enough to say they will take this seriously. A Tasmanian government-backed report has suggested that a new Tasmanian AFL team should have its headquarters in Hobart but play home games in both the capital and Launceston. It'd be good. James Worpel of the Hawks (left) runs during the Round 6 AFL match between the Hawthorn Hawks and the St Kilda Saints at the University of Tasmania Stadium in Launceston, Saturday, April 28, 2018. Thus a TFC would only weigh down the competition that is now run for profit.It’s a view that’s not infallible. By comparison, the Suns had 13,643 members in 2015, the Giants just under 14,000.Ultimately, the biggest financial obstacle Tasmania faces in striving for an AFL team is the fact they are Tasmania, the consistent under-performer of the Australian states and territories financially.If each state were a team, Tasmania would be the Demons of the past few years, fighting a losing battle to remain competitive with the mainland. "No-one will like it being said, but poor old North Melbourne is always the team that is on the chopping block because they can't get enough members," Mr Window said.Mr Totham believed the current focus should be on creating more opportunities for Territory players. will be the next AFL team).


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