Two affiliates for Kangas

Just increases my hate of Tasmania. How Tasmanian are the Devils going to be now? All the years of preaching that they are made up of locals and are a local side to support and that they give their own state based kids a chance to play high level footy - RUBBISH! Same applies for North Ballarat.

Tassie just grew a massive hole for themselves, how many Kangaroos fans are in Tassie, not many. I am tipping they will lose around about 30-40% of their supporter base because of this, stupid move from the devils point of veiw. But means just one more step towards them dying and proper tassie footy back on the menu.

This will only last one season. A bit like Western Bulldogs,Werribee and Williamstown situation a few years back. It just doesn't work.

I'm with you Catters, wtf are Tassie thinking.

Must admit I'm suprised at the Kangaroos thinking...I would have thought after the failure of the Bulldogs double with Williamstown and Werribee that the Kangaroos wouls not be a party to a similar arrangement... I'm tipping that it won't work...but I've been proved wrong before.... GO ZEBRAS...Back to to Back...

Doesn't sound too finalised according the the AFL Tas website.. http://www.footballtas.com.au/default.aspx?s=genericnewsdisplay&aid=979…

Quote:POTENTIAL ALIGNMENT IN THE AIR?? Geoff Walsh, Chief Executive Officer of AFL Club North Melbourne (Kangaroos), today announced his Clubs intention to establish a partnership arrangement with VFL teams North Ballarat Roosters and Wrest Point Tasmanian Devils. General Manager of AFL Tasmania, Scott Wade, confirmed that the Wrest Point Tasmanian Devils are interested in formalizing a VFL partnership with the Kangaroos. Scott Wade said “that while the Tasmanian Devils are definitely interested in forming a VFL partnership, all parties need to work through all of the operational and logistical issues before AFL Tasmania is prepared finalise an agreement with the North Melbourne Football Club”. He said, “while much detail has to be worked through over the next few weeks, AFL Tasmania is positive about the benefits that such a partnership will bring to Tasmanian Football”. AFL Tasmania, who holds the licence which enables the Wrest Point Tasmanian Devils to play in the VFL, needs to ensure that any VFL arrangement between the Wrest Point Tasmanian Devils and the North Melbourne Football Club is in the best interests of Tasmanian Football and is supported by Football Victoria. State Head Coach, Mathew Armstrong said “that a potential partnership between the Devils and the Kangaroos will provide the capacity, long term, to assist the Devils to become more successful on the field. In addition, he stated that AFL listed Kangaroos players will assist the development and education of Tasmania’s most talented youngsters, who are currently in our Football Academy Program”. For further information please do not hesitate to contact either: • Scott Wade General Manager Tasmania 6230 1807 or 0419 024 406

[quote=""AFL listed Kangaroos players will assist the development and education of Tasmania’s most talented youngsters, who are currently in our Football Academy Program”. [/quote] Yeah, great theKangaroos can assist the development of young Tasmanian players by bumping them out of the side. Terrific. Absolutely stupid decision by Tasmania and North Ballarat, and an even more rediculous one by the Kangaroos FC who don't seem to have thought through the logistics of it that carefully. Also, what if North have a young bloke on the list who is on the way back from injury and is for VFL purposes a Tasmanian player and they do not deem him fit enough for their senior team...where does he play?

Good question footyman, that would basically mean that he would be forced to play 1sts, unless they give each player their own SFL club :lol: While it may help them on the field, they won't have any support, but 1 good thing will be that more quality players will be pushed out of the devils and bakc into the local stuff making it a better standard.

Very surprised that Tassie have gone down this road, can't really see what benefit they'll get out of flying players in every second week. A few average performances and people will be savage on the North players! As for Nth Ballarat well they've been almost an aligned club for the past two years, with up to 12 players living in Melbourne and training only once a week with the club. If North Ballarat are to be aligned then they should team up with Geelong. Geelong are a problem for the credibility of competition. Televised games from Kardina Park are a total embarssment and the use of top up players is a worry.

A few interesting things on this topic over at BF: [quote]AFL Tasmania denies any deal has been done. North has apparently jumped the gun big time.[quote] http://bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=203424&page=1&pp=15

Quote:"We will have a mock draft of players to recruit players (each week) from the Kangaroos, but does it mean Kangaroo players will play each other when we play Tassie? Yes it does.

http://bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=203666 http://bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=203405