There appears to be some Homer vs Flanders about this attitude by Tasmania.

Why would the Wildcats have a rivalry with Tasmania when their fan base has invested so much in their rivalries with Melbourne and Adelaide?

The Jackoffs need to put the bong down.
The Wildcats will be more worried about what they're eating for dinner next Tuesday than what Tasmania are up to in free agency.

Basketball "journalism" in this country really is pathetic.
Just read a bunch of recycled puke from Rowbottom who pretends to write for the ABC, but basically just seems to regurgitate whatever Santa has crapped out, without even bothering to proof read.

Reporting the RUMOURED signing of Reath (still unconfirmed a week later) as fact, and claiming Illawarra as his home town???

Spinning Delly's move to Melbourne as being a result of the JJ's being asleep at the wheel.
Repeating the BS about Norton, and making out as though the movement of Perth players to Tasmania was anything other than amicable.

Reath grew up in Perth. If & when he signs with Illawarra, it will be for all the usual reasons, not becuase it's his home town.

Delly is from Victoria, and once United set their sights on him, he was never going anywhere else. He'll be on Marquee money make so mistake, and even if JJs had the cash to splash, MU still had the inside running.

Norton was NEVER going to Tasmania. He is the Wildcats next Captain, loves Gleeson, and had already re-committed to the team.

And to suggest the movement of surplus Wildcats to Tasmania was anything other than planned, is laughable. I imagine it's a part of why Roth got the job. Huge cred as a development coach, NBL championship experience, well-established US network, and the ability to start the process with a small cadre of familiar players.
So tell us Chris, who exactly do you think has left Perth that we wanted to keep?

Mystro summary very accurate.

all a bit of theatre

I hope that there is a friendly rivalry kinda like Cairns a few seasons back when they had Wortho, Weigh, Jawai and Gliddon that were either ex Wildcats or Western Australians...

But Adelaide is obvious but I'd say the Wildcats next biggest rival is New Zealand followed by the Violet Crumbles and everyone else a fair way behind.

They don't need to sell me on Jackjumpers, Im very excited to see a Tasmanian team playing at RAC Arena for the first time

This is just some nice banter to drum up interest in the club.

Linking yourself to aspects of a successful club is one of many strategies to show your potential supporters you can mix it with the big boys.

Roth would know just because he has a pirated copy of Gleeson's playbook, he needs to have the right players, and then the team discipline to go with it.

Anon # 0018 chill mate, think Simon has you hook line and sinker.

Why anon # 128 ?

Anon # 145 Ha Ha Ha - what a sad sad post.

Quick question would you want as coach?

Anon #188 - thanks for not answering the question.

As a Tasmanian I do not feel the need to have a cheap shot at the Wildcats, they have been the model franchise for a while.

Yep your post was sad.

where is hypocrisy #212?

Think you are a tad confused, chill.

Ha - well-done anon 292!

Yep reckon Dufelmeier should be looked at, not sure what it has to do with this thread though.

Only thing that concerns me, is that we let players go, having a better plan.
And that plan is now bound for Toronto.
So we now need to replace these guys, but with who? I'm sure Trev had his eyes on better options, but where does that leave us now?