MugaB
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Well that 12mil the tas afl team is getting looks very similar to what PVL is pork barrelling for the WA Bears...your ability to contextualize is sadly lacking.
of course it does, a large spend on NRL in an AFL state is much harder sell to the the public than an AFL spend in AFL state. Even then theres plenty in Tassie who are not happy about the Govt spend on the project, imagine if it was an NRL club they were trying to convince joe public they were going to spend big on lol
Im more than happy our Govt is going to spend $450mill providing the club the infrastructure it needs to be a success. They are assets for the State and have benefits in many ways. I also think public psending on kids sports is a good use of our money.
I wouldnt be very happy if they were giving a large chunk of money to the NRL to give to other clubs, or were using our money to prop up a prof sports club (and I dont care which code that was for), that shouldn't be what public money is used for.
I dont give two shìts about voter optics, whether it's in a an afl state or not... fact is they are both using tax payers money for a 1st grade team, whether it's that 12 mil per year, or stadium refurbishment, or coe build... tell me this genius... Why are they waiting for this nrl licence to do these investment on HBF park, shouldn't they already be doing it regardless? they have two codes sharing that site, wouldn't they be better off in a better stadium, with corporates and such, im sure twiggy would love a new suite to watch his beloved force.., im sure glory would love to use a coe to run laps, and new gym equipment. answer is, they didn't believe cumins could pull it off, so why bother when the "other" codes are not voter worthy