It is generally accepted that we have a large fan base in WA, but was pleasantly surprised with the numbers following us in Tasmania yesterday (it seemed 50/50 to me). Can someone from Tassie give us a insight?

Wait till next week Waddles! We have huge support up here. We'll easily outnumber the Kangas fans.

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Well I just hope they start organizing a function tomorrow cause it will be oversubscribed by heaps. I suppose I should put my hand up to arrange a pre-game gathering for forumites somewhere close to the ground and arrive in numbers. I'll do a ring around to suss out the best watering hole.

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2002:> "In their Masters Chambers
They Gathered for their Feast
They Stabbed us with their Steely Knives
But They Just Can't Kill The Beast!" <2016

THE BLUEBAGGER BEAST IS BAACKK!!

There are heaps and heaps of Blues fans down here in Tassie.

As for the game, we easily outnumbered the hawks supporters 2-1. The roar everytime kouta came on was so deafening. When Murphy got that ball and went for the run and kicked it inot the fifty in the first quarter, the crowd were amazing. Just rode the Blues every moves last night

Afterwards, i think there were some 5000 fans lining up for autographs when the players came out. Biggest cheers for Fev and Kouta.

I'm glad Mr. Pratt came down, to experience just how much support the blues have down here.

The crowd really were great, it was like being back at PP for a home ground. Hawks were booed when they came on. Just sensational.

I hope the club capitalize on last night-s turn out - realise there are heaps of fans down here, and do something abou tgetting more players down here for meet'n'greets, school clinics and general membership stuff.

If Stephen M is reading this, please make sure the club look into it.

I also know so many people went up from Hobart to watch the game last night - these are not fickle supporters, however something needs to be done about membership in Tasmania because the club could have thousands more on their tally!

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Can't make the game as I have a gig with my band!

Will be out to the car during the sets for news updates. What a way to follow the game.

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Until each team plays each other the same number of times, the AFL, as a fair dinkum competition, cannot be taken seriously.

He (Mr Swann) said the honour and pride associated with the club's traditional navy blue jumper was priceless.

The crowd was more like 2.5 to 1 in our favour.

We have a huge following in Tassie, and it's one area that should be explored further in terms of memberships and presence.

A good idea would be to schedule Carl V Haw there every year, early in the year as a H&A game.

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I hope the AFL come to their friggin senses and let the two Victorian teams play in Victoria and the Lions play in QLD

There's only two Victorian teams left, Geelong and us.

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I don't mind us playing some of these games interstate. The support and enthusiasm came through loud and clear from Tassie on the tv. I bet we sold some memberships and merchandise.

Us in Melb know we can see the Blues almost anytime we want, but a one off interstate game becomes an event for the locals.

Its a pity next weeks game isn't in Canberra, as we play in Brisbane during the regular season. We know from this forum that we have a Canberra following, and from having poked my head into Manuka whilst up there on holidays recently, I can tell you there is nothing wrong with that ground.

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They really should schedule something (praccie match, meet& greet whatever) in Tassie each year. Do that and sort out a decent interstate membership, something better than $60+ for a bumper sticker and a pin, would get a lot more interested in contributing to the cause.

We've got some hidden members in Sydney too.. remember going to Sydney for a family holiday when I was about 12. Talking to a Sydney sider family friend... he asked me who I barracked for in the VFL... "Carlton" I said my chest sticking out with pride.

"Carlton!!!", he said with contempt and disgust, "they're shit!!!.............I go for the Blues!!!"

True story!!!!

You can pay an extra $39 on top of your blue membership and you get to watch 5 carlton home games in melbourne for free. If you only go to 1 game per year it almost pays for itself. It is called a interstate silver membership i think. Check out the website

Made the 2 hour trek from Hobart on Saturday night with my dad and 8 yr old son to watch the mightly BVlues play in Launecston.

The most amazing part was the announcer welcoming the "Tassie Hawks" to Aurora Stadium and the crowd just went nuts booing amazingly loud.

Then when the Blues entered there was a deafening roar heard throughout the ground.

It was easily 2.5 to 1 or even 3 to 1 in our favour. The supporter base here in Tassie for the Blues is awesome. I think the crowd was even more pumped because it is the first time in about 8-10 years that Carlton has played in Tassie.

The excitement and buzz after the siren sounded was electric. Richard Pratt was on the ground singing loudly and teh coaching panel were all smiles after the game looking into the stands and seeing all the Blues supporters standing, clapping and singing loudly.

Thanks Blues, the memory from the game was awesome and my little boy had a great time for his first Carlton game, booing the "Tassie Hawks" and jumping up and down with his Goal sign everythime we scored.

Cheers

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Tassie in the 1980's was pure navy blue (well, there were a few peasants in red & black and poo brown). I think in addition to making me a Blue it also generated one of TC's most amazing posters, verbs.

The other benefit of the extra $39 is that you count in the membership tallies. For a membership to register in the official count, it must include entry to at least 5 games.

Don't have a link but there's a good story about the overwhelming support for the Blues post match in Geoff Maclure's back page in The Age sport. People were queuing for an hour to get autographs...

"IT MIGHT have only been a pre-season cup match but try telling that to the thousands of Carlton fans who packed Launceston's Aurora Stadium on Saturday night to see the Blues beat Hawthorn and then stayed on post-match to cheer their heroes and queue for more than an hour to get their autographs. But the biggest cheers were for former skipper Anthony Koutoufides, the chants of "Kouta, Kouta" when he left the dressing rooms so loud that a couple of club officials who were on the phone at the time had to end their calls because they could not make themselves heard. At one point security staff had to bring in a barrier to separate the fans from the players as they signed autographs for fear someone was going to get injured. Indeed, match organisers were amazed by the number of Blues fans who turned up for the game. Tasmania, after all, is supposed to be Hawthorn territory but despite Hawk members being admitted free of charge and Blues fans having to pay to get in, the crowd of 15,412 was predominantly navy blue to the point that when the Hawk players came off the ground after their pre-match warm-up, they were greeted with boos. The Blues, of course, were delighted not just by the crowd support but also by the win, which propelled them into the NAB Cup semi-finals. Not that coach Denis Pagan knew too much about the post-match activity. After a quick news conference, he was whisked from the ground and, along with young recruit Shaun Grigg, who was required back in Melbourne yesterday morning for a practice match, hitched a ride in club president Richard Pratt's private jet and was back in Melbourne before the rest of the team had got back to their Launceston hotel."

From: http://www.theage.com.au/news/sport/pri ... 76549.html

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Thought the crowd was great (on TV), we (Carlton supporters) really made a mockery of Hawthorns supposed efforts to take over Tassie. I was amazed at the amount of support.

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Eventual premiers.

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