Wonder what kind of funding there could be access to for women's basketball - I know the NBL has a lot on it’s hands at the moment, but could we see a scenario of a WNBL owned by NBL with wnbl clubs roughly reflecting the men’s versions ie men’s and women’s SEM Phoenix

What you’d be looking for here is opportunity for cost savings by using the same NBL staff etc and women’s funding

It's a tricky tight rope to walk ofcourse because NBL doesn’t make money let alone wnbl and do owners want to take on more liability and losses?

There are synergies though and I could see a future where NBL and WNBL are together, costs streamlined and reduced and there being a level of profitability from a men’s perspective and wnbl with some gov funding being not much of a loss leader/break even.

Would be ambitious though no doubt and covid throws a massive spanner into every part of that sadly

Yeah - covid did a real number on financial stability

The LK involvement/or not, does not include any conditions of now-or-never. The idea is good, just not today.

And covid isn't even the only or main reason. Let the man settle down and have a breather, for goodness' sake.

Oooooops! That was not meant to be posted, just my rambling thoughts which often get several edits then deleted (often) or posted. Wrong button Jan.

Not going to amend now. It's too late.

As for Tassie labour, good on them for the commit to women, sport in general and basketball in partic.

#408 ummm very insightful of you, do not expect that would be the whole operating budget.

Heard of membership / sponsorship etc?

#430 yep, strongest economy in the nation. Think you might need to update your outdated rhetoric.

" strongest economy in the nation"

I think you're a little off there mate.

"Tasmania has been named Australia's best-performing state economy for the fourth quarter in a row, boosting numbers across the board despite the threat of a global pandemic.
CommSec's quarterly State of the States report found Tasmania led the country on four of eight indicators used to assess the health and growth prospects of each region.
In population growth, equipment investment, dwelling starts and retail trade, no other state can hold a candle to Tasmania."

Hit us up when Tassie reaches 1 million peeps (if you're still alive)

Country town size with super city confidence apparently

Seriously though - they make a good point, doing "well" economically means jack shit when you're a state of 500k because you only have so much money/investment.

Doesn’t have the benefit of mass corporate companies like Melbourne or Sydney or Brisbane. Doesn’t have the big mining businesses setup like Perth.

That means sponsorship dollars will be hard to come by and probably taken up by Jackjumpers.

Getting that way for sure, wonder how it will affect Eagles - they have had very good financials due to sponsorship

Scout, stop wasting your time on here and get back to running the chargers.

That's the wnbl in general though - who isn’t going broke?

Scoutmaster - love your name, reminds me of a visit I recently made.

think you are mixing me up with someone else though - have no affiliation at all with the Chargers

Do it, Tassie!.
I'm on board. Every other national league seems to neglect them so basketball to the rescue.

Need brisbane first.

Yep anon agreed!