Nick Riewoldt On The Plan To Get A Team In Tasmania
On the Marty Sheargold Show
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Fresh off a week in Tasmania as part of an AFL task force investigating its viability, Nick Riewoldt explained the plan to get a team into the Apple Isle on the Marty Sheargold Show this morning.
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"A lot goes into determining whether it’s viable or not," Roo said.
"Clearly the commercial realities, you want a side to be competitive down there, membership, the economics, player retention.
"So those are the things we were discussing down there... the task force has put together a really compelling case and we feel that a licence down there is completely viable and would be a great addition to the league generally, not just the people of Tasmania."
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Roo said that he felt this was the closest a Tasmanian team has been to reality.
"I think we’re as close to a definitive decision as we’ve ever been," he said.
"Which means I think we’re as close to a team as we’ve ever been."
Roo also previewed all the round 10 action on the Marty Sheargold Show.
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