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Western Sydney: Too hard to win

5 May 2009

MELBOURNE Victory chairman Geoff Lord is adamant that a western Sydney AFL team will fail.

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Warning on west Sydney

30 April 2009

SWANS chairman Richard Colless says he does not believe a team will be entrenched in western Sydney "in my lifetime", even as the AFL moved to reassure local clubs that plans to implant a team in the region as early as 2012 remained on track.

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Tassie ready to pounce

30 April 2009

TASMANIA is closing in on Western Sydney in the pursuit to enter the AFL in 2012.

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AFL's NSW bid in disarray

29 April 2009

THE AFL's plans for a second team in Sydney are in tatters - raising hopes for a Tasmanian team in the competition.

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AFL Responds to Tassie AFL Team Submission

30 March 2009

The Minister for Sport and Recreation, Michelle O’Byrne, today said the State Government had received the Australian Football League’s initial written response to Tasmania’s submission for an AFL team.

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League fatigue

3 March 2009

ECONOMIC turmoil continues to dent the AFL's push into uncharted rugby league territory.

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So far, so good

17 February 2009

IMPRESSED with the strength of the Tasmanian submission for an AFL team, the AFL is preparing a written response.

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Another step in AFL bid

16 February 2009

The AFL is preparing a formal response to Tasmania’s bid to have an AFL team, after today’s meeting of the AFL Commission, Sport and Recreation Minister Michelle O’Byrne said today.

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D-day for Tassie AFL bid

12 February 2009

THE next step in Tasmania's football evolution hinges on Monday when the AFL considers the state's submission.

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Tasmania backed by rocket power

14 December 2008

WESTERN Bulldogs coach Rodney Eade has thrown his weight behind Tasmania’s proposal to join the AFL, saying his home state’s inception to the AFL would be “fantastic” for the national competition.

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AFL boss warms to bid

13 December 2008

AFL boss Andrew Demetriou has admitted economic sustainability does not stand in the way of a Tasmanian AFL team.

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Max back Tassie punt

13 December 2008

MAX Walker has called on the AFL to cancel its expansion plans for western Sydney and head south to Tasmania.

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Listen up AFL: We're ready

12 December 2008

"READY when you are" is the name of the submission and the message Premier David Bartlett will take to the AFL today.

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Tasmanian AFL Submission

12 December 2008

Premier David Bartlett today said Tasmania’s presentation of its business case for an AFL team had been positively received by the AFL.

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Tasmania's AFL quest more than Saul searching

6 December 2008

THE arguments against the inclusion of a Tasmania team in the AFL have always been economic: It's too small, few corporations are based there, how can this quaint state find the $25 million per year it takes to run a team? These economic rationales, which have been used to justify expansion into northern barbarian territories at Tassie's expense, cut no ice with Saul Eslake, the ANZ's chief economist and arguably a more important champion of Tasmania than Peter Hudson, Alastair Lynch or any mere footballer.

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Tick for Tassie AFL Bid

19 November 2008

The business case for a Tasmanian AFL team has been described as "solid and compelling".

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Cabinet receives AFL strategy

18 November 2008

THE business case for Tasmania's AFL team was presented to State Cabinet yesterday by Tourism Minister Michelle O'Byrne

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Believers boost AFL bid

21 October 2008

The "Believe" campaign - confectionary company Mars' push for a Tasmanian AFL team - has been branded a success.

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I'll coach you, says Buckley

8 October 2008

COLLINGWOOD legend Nathan Buckley said yesterday he wanted to be an AFL coach and would jump at the chance to coach a team from Tasmania.

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Tasmania's AFL Bid

24 September 2008

The Minister for Tourism, Michelle O’Byrne, today said media reports that Tasmania was planning to promote its bid for an AFL team at the AFL’s grand final parade were completely untrue.

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TOTE sponsors Tasmanian AFL team

22 September 2008

TOTE Tasmania today announced it will be a major Tasmanian sponsor of the future Tasmanian Football team.

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Keep the heat up, says Pagan

20 September 2008

TASMANIA should increase its pressure for an AFL licence because establishing a club in western Sydney would be a "tough gig".

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Tiger wants us in Big League

19 September 2008

THE chances of seeing it during his playing days are extremely unlikely, but Matthew Richardson is adamant his home state deserves a side in the AFL.

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Mars advertisement for the Believe campaign

15 September 2008

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Robertson supports Tassie push

11 September 2008

High-flying Melbourne forward Russell Robertson is the latest player to support the push for Tasmania to get its own AFL team.

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Tassie crowd 'would have been bigger'

9 September 2008

Saturday night's disastrous attendance at the Sydney-North Melbourne elimination final was further proof the push to grant an AFL licence to a club in western Sydney was being done without proper evidence to show it would be sustainable, a leading economist said.

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MyState Financial Backs Tasmanian AFL Team

26 August 2008

The Acting Minister for Tourism, Michelle O’Byrne, today announced Tasmanian finance company, MyState Financial, as the first major local sponsor of a Tasmanian AFL team.

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Tassie AFL Bid - Believe Bars Go on Sale

20 August 2008

The Acting Minister for Tourism, Michelle O’Byrne, today announced that the first of three million specially-packaged Believe chocolate bars have gone on sale promoting Tasmania’s AFL bid.

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Aker backs Tassie push

7 August 2008

OUTSPOKEN and at times controversial Bulldogs star Jason Akermanis has thrown his support behind a Tasmanian team in the AFL.

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Mars Commits to Sponsor Tasmania AFL Team

31 July 2008

The Minister for Economic Development and Tourism Paula Wriedt tonight announced confectionery giant Mars as the first major corporate sponsor of the Tasmanian AFL bid and future Tasmanian Football Club.

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Tassie AFL Push Continues

25 July 2008

The Minister for Economic Development and Tourism, Paula Wriedt, today said Tasmania’s bid for an AFL team continued to gather momentum.

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AFL Bid Campaign Newsletter 1

11 July 2008

The first edition of our campaign newsletter has been released and sent out to all subscribers.
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Melbourne Firm to develop Tasmania's AFL Business Case

3 July 2008

The Tasmanian Minister for Economic Development and Tourism, Paula Wriedt, today announced Melbourne-based gemba group would design the Tasmanian bid for an AFL licence to be submitted to the AFL later this year.

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Carlton great supports Tassie

3 July 2008

THE patrons and football loving public that cross paths with Tasmanian team of the century ruckman and former Carlton great Peter Jones in Percy's Bar cannot understand why his state of birth is not in the AFL.

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Bid dream team

2 July 2008

TASMANIA'S drive for an AFL team stepped up a gear yesterday when its newly-formed steering committee met for the first time and selected the organisation to produce the state's all-important business plan.

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Vote out on AFL inquiry

2 July 2008

TASMANIA'S push for a team in the AFL has no place for discussion in Federal Parliament two Senators said yesterday.

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Tasmania AFL Bid Steering Committee Announced

1 July 2008

The Minister for Economic Development and Tourism, Paula Wriedt, today announced the steering committee that will oversee the bid for a Tasmanian AFL team.

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AFL Bid Report

26 June 2008

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Hudson supports Tassie bid

13 June 2008

DESPITE his close ties to Tasmania's adopted club Hawthorn, goalkicking great Peter Hudson said he would be proud if his home state had an AFL team of its own.

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Magpie great backs Tassie

11 June 2008

COLLINGWOOD goalkicking legend Peter Daicos believes Tasmania has the facilities, corporate backing and supporter base to operate its own team in the AFL.

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Folly out west

4 June 2008

FORMER Sydney Swan Andrew Dunkley believes another AFL team in the harbour city would damage his former club and is destined to fail.

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Tasmanian AFL team campaign starts here

2 June 2008

Economic Development and Tourism Minister Paula Wriedt puts the case for a Tasmanian AFL team

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Fight still on for team

2 June 2008

PREMIER David Bartlett has thrown his weight behind the campaign to get an AFL team for Tasmania.

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AFL recruitment at risk

20 May 2008

FOOTBALL media mega-identity and North Melbourne chairman James Brayshaw says the AFL could lose Tasmania as a fertile breeding ground if the state does not get its own team.

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AFL prepares for a Gold Coast Fizzer

16 May 2008

The AFL is preparing for an abysmal turnout at the match between North Melbourne and West Coast at Carrara.

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Legend in our corner

13 May 2008

LEGENDARY Richmond football figure Tommy Hafey believes the AFL has become complacent with the growth of the game in Tasmania and takes the state's heritage for granted.

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AFL could put Tassie on map

12 May 2008

WHY is the AFL so reluctant to seriously entertain the prospect of an AFL team based in Tasmania rather than western Sydney or the Gold Coast?

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High-flying clout

8 May 2008

TASMANIA'S bid for an AFL licence will be a top-shelf business plan prepared by one of the heavy hitters of Australia's financial sector.

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Give 'em a guernsey

7 May 2008

UPCOMING footballers Nathan, Jimmy and Jack all dream of playing for a Tasmanian AFL team and now the public has a chance to help.

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Footy team goldmine

6 May 2008

A TASMANIAN team in the AFL would be an enormous boost for the state's economy, and already has the backing of Tasmania's peak business body.

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Not in the same league

5 May 2008

RUGBY league clubs have warned the AFL faces a "very difficult" time establishing a team in western Sydney, the heartland of rugby league.

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What Tassie has to score

2 May 2008

TASMANIA can meet the AFL's criteria to realise its dream of having a team in the national competition, Premier Paul Lennon says.

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AFL drags its feet on Tassie bid

30 April 2008

TASMANIA'S bid for an AFL licence has been stalled by the most important man in football -- Andrew Demetriou.

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