
No one else can do what she does, so it's not like other people can help. Mo is not presented as having had much of a say in the matter, being chosen at a young age by the giants. However, the execution of said themes is kind of sloppy. Braid and Shadow of the Colossus did: you do this thing which you think is righteous, but what if it's not? Does that mean you are, in fact, trying to justify actions that are in fact bad? Or what if what you're fighting for is a lost cause, and therefore not something you should keep making sacrifices for? Set the ABC News website or the app to " Tasmania Top Stories" from either the homepage or the settings menu in the app to continue getting the same national news but with a sprinkle of more relevant state stories.Presumably they are going for the same thing as e.g. Hecklers confronted the prime minister and premier at the weekend announcement of stadium funding, calling for money to be spent on housing and healthcare in the state instead. Ms O'Connor described the stadium deal as "a betrayal of the Tasmanian people". "We didn't deserve to be blackmailed by the suits in the AFL or a jelly-back premier willing to kowtow to them."


"But these things are never that simple, there's 18 presidents that needed to be convinced, the commission itself and the government and political issues as well. "We were always confident the business plan stacked up, and then to get someone like Colin Carter to endorse it gave us great heart." "Rollercoaster is a pretty good description" he said. "I don't think that's an issue at all, I think there's parts of the Tasmanian lifestyle that are very attractive to young players and players with families." 'Maybe this isn't going to happen'įormer Woolworths chief executive officer Grant O'Brien, who was part of the taskforce which put together the business case for the bid, admitted the past 18 months had provided many ups and downs. Tasmanian-born Gale, who started his playing career with the Burnie Hawks, scotched suggestions the state could attract and retain players. "You don't get many opportunities part of history, and to be in a meeting today where you're actually creating history is really special when it's your home state," he said. The CEO of the Richmond Football Club, Brendon Gale, who took part in Tuesday's meeting with club presidents and executives, said Tasmania's bid had been widely supported in the AFL community "for years". Tasmanian legend welcomes 'being part of history' "If I was Premier and had a billion dollars to spend to benefit Tasmanians, I would spend it on real priorities like improving our health system, building more housing, and lowering the cost of living." state Labor leader Rebecca White said at the weekend. Labor supports Tasmania gaining an AFL licence but do not agree that a stadium is a requirement. The AFL bid did have tripartisan support from the Liberal government, Labor and the Greens until the stadium became a feature of the bid.

The plan to grow the team and the sport in the state includes a state government contribution of $144 million over 12 years for the team and $60 million to establish a high-performance centre in Hobart.ĭesign plans for the high-performance centre have been sent to the AFL but have yet to be released publicly. It'll be a while until Hobart's new stadium is ready and hosting AFL matches.
