29 minutes ago, ManDee said:

So what you are saying is nobody knows.

Or... [censored] knows!

7 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

Or... [censored] knows!

Who the faark is censored?

Edited May 4, 20231 yr by ManDee
Should read ??. -- Who? The faark is censored!

3 minutes ago, ManDee said:

Who the faark is censored?

Yep - that's him.

some here seem to be adopting a "devil may care" attitude towards this issue of national significance

38 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

some here seem to be adopting a "devil may care" attitude towards this issue of national significance

😄 And, with years to prepare, I believe Chris Lorax has this lined up for tomorrow's back page: 'Is De Devil In De Tale?'

1 hour ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

😄 And, with years to prepare, I believe Chris Lorax has this lined up for tomorrow's back page: 'Is De Devil In De Tale?'

That gets to the core of the matter 

13 hours ago, demosaw said:

Brodie Grundy just turned 29 so will be 34 at this stage of the 2028 season so would likely be a short term prospect.

Will the Filth still be paying his salary . . . just wondering out loud?

There are currently 18 players in the comp that come from Tassie.

 

For context there are 32 NSW/ACT players. But 22 of those are listed with GWS or Sydney. Also 32 Queenslanders in the comp with 20 listed as GCS or Brisbane.

 

Hopefully with a bit of investment in Tasmanian footy, there can be an increase in that number of players.

I actually really like the suggestion... its fair and makes sense and its not garanteeing players go one way or the other but also for players like hugh greenwood or liam jones who may not ever play 100 games at one club but could play 100 games of league footy their kids being eligible for tasmania seems like a fair negotiation

2 hours ago, Queanbeyan Demon said:

Will the Filth still be paying his salary . . . just wondering out loud?

I think they pay until the end of his current contract (end 2027)

12 hours ago, Jaded No More said:

Neita only has girls FYI (so it will impact AFLW only) and Howe would also quality at Pies.

Does Garland even have kids?

I wonder if the F/S rule for Tassie will mean that the kids coming through will have a choice, rather than being 'forced' to only go to Tassie? 

I can't imagine, if given the choice, that Robbo or Green's boys will pick Tassie, given both their families are in Melbourne and both their dads are heavily involved at the club.

That could change very quickly with Brad and Robbo over 4 years and it's their sons making the decision after all anyway. 

10 hours ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

😄 And, with years to prepare, I believe Chris Lorax has this lined up for tomorrow's back page: 'Is De Devil In De Tale?'

Just a bit of fun!

2 hours ago, 58er said:

That could change very quickly with Brad and Robbo over 4 years and it's their sons making the decision after all anyway. 

On SEN they said that the kids can choose to F/S or the draft

17 hours ago, Stiff Arm said:

Kossie is the main worry. The introduction of Tassie will certainly push his price up wherever he plays. I don't believe the chill of Tasmania will affect his decision, he'd move to Brisbane or GC if that were the case

The father son/daughter rule might sting us. Russell Robertson, David Neitz, Brad Green, Col Garland and Jeremy Howe all played 100 games for MFC and are from Tassie

Unless my memory is shot Neita was from Edithvale-Aspendale…you know, just beyond Mordialloc.

20 hours ago, Fat Tony said:

Dangerfield was advocating for 1 contracted player from each club being able to break contract and head to Devil land.

I vote for Danger to go first

17 hours ago, ManDee said:

Who the faark is censored?

Obviously he who cannot be named - Tom $cully

21 hours ago, Stiff Arm said:

Kossie is the main worry. The introduction of Tassie will certainly push his price up wherever he plays. I don't believe the chill of Tasmania will affect his decision, he'd move to Brisbane or GC if that were the case

The father son/daughter rule might sting us. Russell Robertson, David Neitz, Brad Green, Col Garland and Jeremy Howe all played 100 games for MFC and are from Tassie

I think Greens got a couple of gun kids at about 14-15 years old that he was coaching down at my sons club. Don’t know much more about the other players but I reckon we’d have first dibs opposed to a new club. 

I think people here might be looking at at the effect the Tassie team might have on the talent pool and our list are looking at it wrong. 
With JT and Lamb heading our recruitment we should be looking at how we can use this to our advantage. 
The new club will have a bounty of picks they are will to part with. Over the past lot of years our recruitment team has come out in top of a vast majority of trades we have been involved with. 
On top of that we enter the this years draft with the strongest hand we have had in years. 
Yes it will be a tricky time to manage our list going forward but with JT and Lamb making the calls I think we are better placed than anybody else to manage it very well. 

what a silly list. 

the players they will target aren’t on an AFL list yet.  They reckon they’ll target a 33yo Jack Macrae? if he is even still playing

1 hour ago, Gawndy the Great said:

I think Greens got a couple of gun kids at about 14-15 years old that he was coaching down at my sons club. Don’t know much more about the other players but I reckon we’d have first dibs opposed to a new club. 

no first dibs, if a kid is eligible under f/s rules to more than one club then it's up to the kid to nominate under f/s which club he prefers. alternatively he can not nominate and just go into the draft as a normal draftee.

14 hours ago, deanox said:

There are currently 18 players in the comp that come from Tassie.

 

For context there are 32 NSW/ACT players. But 22 of those are listed with GWS or Sydney. Also 32 Queenslanders in the comp with 20 listed as GCS or Brisbane.

 

Hopefully with a bit of investment in Tasmanian footy, there can be an increase in that number of players.

I count 24 personally. Still it's not as large as one would like. Tasmania may say the lack of numbers is due to the state being overlooked and taken for granted by the AFL so long. Hopefully with the introduction of a team, things will start to change.

 

I for one am not as pessimistic about Tasmania's ability to retain players. Adelaide and Port Adelaide do a pretty good job at retaining players on their lists who come from outside of Adelaide. If you can convince someone in their 20's to stay in Adelaide, then you can convince someone in their 20's to stay in Hobart IMO. Just need to make sure the place has a good culture and has the right people in charge.

On 5/4/2023 at 12:26 PM, Bobby McKenzie said:

He went to Noble Park High.

David Neitz was born in Tasmania. 

Edited May 5, 20231 yr by Stiff Arm

8 hours ago, Kent said:

I vote for Danger to go first

He will be nearly 38 years old when Tasmania play their first game. An AFL player approaching middle age would be quite a rarity!

7 hours ago, Gawndy the Great said:

I think Greens got a couple of gun kids at about 14-15 years old that he was coaching down at my sons club. Don’t know much more about the other players but I reckon we’d have first dibs opposed to a new club. 

I assume Greens kids won't be eligible for Tasmania, because he was recruited from Manchester!

3 hours ago, MadAsHell said:

I count 24 personally. Still it's not as large as one would like. Tasmania may say the lack of numbers is due to the state being overlooked and taken for granted by the AFL so long. Hopefully with the introduction of a team, things will start to change.

 

I for one am not as pessimistic about Tasmania's ability to retain players. Adelaide and Port Adelaide do a pretty good job at retaining players on their lists who come from outside of Adelaide. If you can convince someone in their 20's to stay in Adelaide, then you can convince someone in their 20's to stay in Hobart IMO. Just need to make sure the place has a good culture and has the right people in charge.

I pulled my data from here, have not confirmed it's accuracy.

https://www.zerohanger.com/your-afl-teams-state-by-state-list-breakdown-133368/