Tasmania's Minister for Economic Development and Tourism is calling on the state's grassroots sport community to help develop Australian Rules football in the region with the launch of a new website as part of a strategy to formally get people to show their support for a Tasmanian-based AFL team.
Paula Wriedt, MP
Minister for Economic Development and Tourism
Tuesday, 6 May 2008
It’s Time to Log On and Show Your Support! www.tassiefootyteam.com.au
The Minister for Economic Development and Tourism, Paula Wriedt, today drafted some of Tasmania’s talented junior footballers to help launch a new website that will enable people to show their support for the State’s AFL push.
Ms Wriedt said the website was the first part of a strategy to formally get people to show their support for a Tasmanian-based AFL team.
“The website enables people to join the push by registering their support and signing up to get updated information via email,” Ms Wriedt said.
“On the website they can get the latest news on the bid, read the history of football in Tasmania, and share their great ideas on how we can enhance our bid.
“It also asks people whether they would be willing to be a member if Tassie had an AFL team and contains endorsements from some of Tassie’s sporting greats.
“The website will help us understand the level of individual and business support for a Tasmanian AFL team.
“Every indication so far is that the support is extremely strong.
“So, if you want a Tasmanian team in the AFL please get online and show your support.”
Ms Wriedt said she was delighted to be joined by some of Tasmania’s talented junior footballers voicing their support for an AFL team and talking about how much it would mean to them to have an opportunity to play for Tasmania in the AFL.
“Our young footballers should be able to aspire to represent their home state in the biggest league of all one day, just like our junior cricketers can.
“As Alastair Lynch says in his testimonial on the site: ‘It'd be sensational for young footballers to grow up with a dream of playing for their very own AFL side’.
“This website is a key to showing the AFL that we can generate the required business support and a large membership, which are two of the criteria that the AFL has set for our submission,” Ms Wriedt said.
“Now that we’ve received the criteria we can get on with the task of preparing the best possible submission to the AFL,” Ms Wriedt said.
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