Rob
Years ago
Rumor is strong that the Tigers will play some home games out of Tassie next season. I believe they have looked at the benefits Hawthorn are getting and want to tap into another market.
Big Marty
Years ago
Would be an interesting proposition to try and wow the Tasmanian crowds back into Basketball.
A few years of that and increased promotion in Tas could warrant talks of getting a Tassie team back in the comp (how ever unlikely).
Hoops
Years ago
Ex NBL player Anthony Stewart is a long way down the road of maybe getting a Tassie Team Back in the NBL, it has Tas Gov Backing and plans drawn up for a new stadiam. The team he coaches Hobart Chargers have record attendances in the Seabl average over 1600 people a game, second best behind Geelong. He will have a bit to say about Tigers coming down i would say.
Ushiro
Years ago
Well I suppose "The Tassie Tigers" has a ring to it, even if not original,
curtley
Years ago
In an ideal world there'd be two teams in tassie, one in launceston and one in hobart - they hate each other.
Hoops
Years ago
Not as much as the Hobart Hate North West Tassie, North dont have a mens team.
Hoops
Years ago
In an Ideal world they would play in the NW, but there are no stadium big enough from memory???
Nolan Harcourt
Years ago
Bring back the Hobart Tassie Devils. Is Wayne Big Mac McDaniel available?
Rob
Years ago
They will play at the Silverdome in Launceston home of the former Launceston Casino City. Stewie is trying hard to get them south as well.
no games in launceston at all, ulverstone has a nice new shiny facility
Jack Toft
Years ago
With all the drama going on at the moment, there may no be a Tigers team to play next season.
If the Tigers can't capitalise on the Melbourne (and Vic) market, then something is seriously wrong with the marketing and promotion. From what I understand their ticket prices are pretty much the highest in the NBL as are sponsorship deals. Financially, they should be in a very strong position.
I would suggest that the benefit that the Hawthorn Football Club is seeing is mainly in crowd numbers and sponsorship. It is my understanding that a footy club can sell a home game for around $500K and with Tourism Tasmania seemingly footing the bill so as to promote the great state of Tasmania, the HFC is reaping in the financial reward. The other alternative seems to be playing home games in Melbourne which do not seem to be as financially attractive. One only needs to be reminded of the Port Power situation and AAMI stadium.
In the AFL, merchandising sales are a significant part of a team's income stream, but the NBL does not have a history of strong merchandise sales. Any perceived support of the Tigers must be converted to $ to be of any benefit to holding a home game in Tasmania.
I therefore question why the TIgers would see the need to play games in Tasmania.
Ulverstone seats 800 people,not enough, it has very small change rooms for players, the NBL would not allow a club to play out of there, Maybe preseason??
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