Tasmanian Devils end partial alignment with Kangaroos from 2008
August 27, 2007
From AFL Tasmania
Scott Wade, General Manager of AFL Tasmania and Donald McDonald, Kangaroos General Manager Football Operations today confirmed that the two year partial VFL alignment will not continue in 2008.
The decision to end the partial VFL alignment is consistent with conclusions reached by the Board of Management of AFL Tasmania some weeks ago, and is consistent with the Kangaroos review of its own r VFL alignment structure.
Scott Wade thanked the Kangaroos for their contribution to the Tasmanian Devils over the past two years and expressed AFL Tasmania’s sincere appreciation for the professional manner in which the Kangaroos have handled every aspect of their VFL alignment with the Tasmanian Devils.
Scott Wade advised that over the past two years the players and officials of both Clubs have established a strong working relationship.
Scott Wade reinforced that over recent months the Board of Management of AFL Tasmania has and is continuing to analyse and review every aspect of the Tasmanian Devils program and through these deliberations it became obvious that a partial VFL alignment between the Tasmanian Devils and the Kangaroos could not be sustained for the following reasons:
- AFL Tasmania is committed to improving the quality of football in Tasmania and positioning the Devils as our states elite football team; providing more talented young Tasmanian players with the opportunity to play with the Devils.
- AFL Tasmania’s Board of Management will aim to raise the bar in all areas of the Tasmanian Devils program and fundamental to this will be to have the full Devils squad regularly training together at intensity.
- AFL Tasmania is committed to the development of a Strategic Alliance with the Hawthorn Football Club and therefore the VFL alignment compromises our capacity to maximize the value that Hawthorn can add to AFL Tasmania’s talent pathway programs (including the Devils).
Scott Wade, General Manager of AFL Tasmania and Donald McDonald, Kangaroos General Manager Football Operations today confirmed that the two year partial VFL alignment will not continue in 2008.
The decision to end the partial VFL alignment is consistent with conclusions reached by the Board of Management of AFL Tasmania some weeks ago, and is consistent with the Kangaroos review of its own r VFL alignment structure.
Scott Wade thanked the Kangaroos for their contribution to the Tasmanian Devils over the past two years and expressed AFL Tasmania’s sincere appreciation for the professional manner in which the Kangaroos have handled every aspect of their VFL alignment with the Tasmanian Devils.
Scott Wade advised that over the past two years the players and officials of both Clubs have established a strong working relationship.
Scott Wade reinforced that over recent months the Board of Management of AFL Tasmania has and is continuing to analyse and review every aspect of the Tasmanian Devils program and through these deliberations it became obvious that a partial VFL alignment between the Tasmanian Devils and the Kangaroos could not be sustained for the following reasons:
- AFL Tasmania is committed to improving the quality of football in Tasmania and positioning the Devils as our states elite football team; providing more talented young Tasmanian players with the opportunity to play with the Devils.
- AFL Tasmania’s Board of Management will aim to raise the bar in all areas of the Tasmanian Devils program and fundamental to this will be to have the full Devils squad regularly training together at intensity.
- AFL Tasmania is committed to the development of a Strategic Alliance with the Hawthorn Football Club and therefore the VFL alignment compromises our capacity to maximize the value that Hawthorn can add to AFL Tasmania’s talent pathway programs (including the Devils).