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16 minutes ago, Demonland said:

 

Certainly has the credentials - a proud Tassie boy. Jack Reiwoldt has surprised me in his role. Tassie is in good hands.

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    I'm happy for Tasmania to have a team but I am very worried about their ability to be able to retain talent.
    Tasmania has the highest amount of young men leaving their state out of any state in Australia, so much so that it's causing there to be a disproportionate amount of older generations. 

    As a young man, I would move anywhere in the country to play afl but I wouldn't move to Tassie.

    I this has disaster written all over it, but I really hope I'm wrong as Tassie deserve a team and are a footballing state.

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    10 minutes ago, Deez Man said:

    I'm happy for Tasmania to have a team but I am very worried about their ability to be able to retain talent.
    Tasmania has the highest amount of young men leaving their state out of any state in Australia, so much so that it's causing there to be a disproportionate amount of older generations. 

    As a young man, I would move anywhere in the country to play afl but I wouldn't move to Tassie.

    I this has disaster written all over it, but I really hope I'm wrong as Tassie deserve a team and are a footballing state.

    The exodus of younger men from Tasmania is in large part due to immigrants having served their time in a regional area. I catch Ubers rather than DIY and various Nepali/Indian/Pakistanis tell me of their travails.

    Have you ever been to Tassie?

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    5 hours ago, Deez Man said:

    As a young man, I would move anywhere in the country to play afl but I wouldn't move to Tassie.

    Each to their own and I guess like any club they will need good recruiters but I would have no issue with moving to Tasmania to play AFL. The lifestyle down there would suit me more than most places. 

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    13 hours ago, ANG13 said:

    Each to their own and I guess like any club they will need good recruiters but I would have no issue with moving to Tasmania to play AFL. The lifestyle down there would suit me more than most places. 

    As mentioned previously, I'm the proud uncle of an AFLW captain who was part of the CBA negotiations.

    They said there will be no problem attracting mid-career players looking to get further playing opportunities to Tasmania.

    The attraction of a short drive to training compared to what players in Melbourne have to endure a factor as is the cheaper real estate. Geelong make the most of both these to attract and retain players.



     

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