New Hobart Stadium Cost BLOWS OUT as More Details Emerge

[@jmull91]

No stadium ever delivers on estimated cost

[@TassieExplorer]

Looks great can't wait to be able to watch the Socceroos and Matildas play games in Tasmania

[@danieljdtaylor]

Feels like we’re building a stadium for the sake of building a stadium. Surely just renovate/expand Bludstone Arena?

[@TNT_12]

The AFL are demanding for you guys to build a brand new stadium, otherwise you will get no team. Simple as that

[@cimitarthegrumpygamer3879]

@@TNT_12 Well FUCK the ALF then!

[@julianbutterworth2272]

How do you think the residents of Bellerive would react to an expansion? Where would people park?

[@waynec3563]

@@TNT_12 In which case, the AFL shoudl be paying for it.

[@applebyillustration2528]

Blundstone cant be expanded, becasue of the residential area that it sits. It also has major restrictions on how many game a year can be play after 6pm and also has noise restrictions.

[@davidpageTassie]

Get shovels in the ground, worry about the cost blowout when it comes. Amazing approach to major infrastructure for a state with a balooning deficit begore a shovel has even touched the ground. What could posdibly go wrong?

[@joshkleine21]

“Standing room seats”? 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@banliveexport325]

No Train, no carpark and it only holds 23,000. Even Newcastle has a bigger Stadium than this. Newcastle's population is less than half that of Tasmania. There is nothing wrong with the two current stadiums. The Taxpayer is being ripped off.

[@applebyillustration2528]

Well that just not true. Actually look into bellerive and to why its not suitable for a club. Where do the thousands of people who work during the week park?

[@Linda-tv6fn]

@@applebyillustration2528 If Bellerive and Launceston are not suitable for AFL Football why are both grounds currently being used for AFL, International Cricket, BBL and A-League? The Stadium is just another lame Delaying Tactic from the AFL.

[@davebased5919]

Lmao you act as if Tassie doesn’t take 3 hours to drive from Lonny to Hobart

[@Linda-tv6fn]

@@davebased5919 Sydney is about the same distance to Newcastle. Despite this Newcastle has had a team in the NRL since 1988. Newcastle is has than half the population of Tasmania. It is insane that Tassie has no team in 2025, 2026 and 2027

[@BigBlueMan118]

@@Linda-tv6fn What? Newcastle doesn't have half the population of Tasmania. Newcastle-Maitland is 526k as of last census, and the 'Greater Newcastle Area' which includes the LGAs of Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Maitland, Cessnock and Port Stephens has 682k. All of Tasmania is 573k as of last census. The Greater Newcastle Area is also growing faster than Tasmania and I believe has significantly more jobs and wealth. Not saying Tassie shouldn't get AFL A-League and possibly further national level sports representation, I think they absolutely should with a better stadium situation in place in future you might even see the Socceroos and Matildas pop down to Tassie more often.

[@waynec3563]

They could always allow the homeless people of Hobart, who are living in tents, to move into the stadium when it is not being used.

[@cimitarthegrumpygamer3879]

Fuck them! get a fucking job and get their own home!

[@applebyillustration2528]

@@waynec3563 how does not having a stadium fix the homeless issue? All the money for the stadium goes. So no stadium and no help for the homeless. If your worried about the homeless maybe look into banning air BnB in the state and free up thousand of properties for long term renters

[@waynec3563]

@@applebyillustration2528 The state government is funding half of the stadium, the federal government the other half. This is money the state government could spend on publc housing.

[@applebyillustration2528]

@@waynec3563 Do yourself a favour and do some research

[@geohawk7]

Can guarantee this will blow out to $1 Billion

[@chrismarney490]

soooo i wouldn't care if it was 2 billion just build it!

[@maxshiraz3447]

No car park is a ridiculous idea. It's only 23,000 so you don't need a huge car park for such a crowd. Bussing people to an unspecified location isn't going to be a good solution.

[@jessehaberle9094]

24,000 is a joke, would almost be better keeping Blundstone or UTAS

[@TassieExplorer]

They are keeping UTAS they are even upgrading it. Blundstone can hold less than 19,000 people and it's not a great experience for anyone sitting on the hill with that many people so the extra capacity at Mac Point will be great. There is also room in the design to add extra capacity in the future

[@geohawk7]

How on earth can they expand the capacity in the future when it’s got a roof?

[@TassieExplorer]

@@geohawk7 They are leaving a gap between the rear stands that they can add more seating too in the future. It's all in the design plans

[@Seethus]

​@@geohawk7As someone who grew up there. They will be lucky to get 24k consistently especially if the team isn't going well. 24k full will look ALOT better than 35k half empty. And yes, they care about appearances

[@Birdman_18]

They're proposing an afl sized stadium with a roof. It won't cost less than $1 Billion

[@Papa_bear_2046]

@Birdman_18 NFL teams in northeast USA play in open-air stadiums, surely Tasmania can also!

[@Birdman_18]

@Papa_bear_2046 Of course they could play in a open air stadium. It doesn't make sense to try and put a roof on such a low capacity stadium for an AFL sized ground.

[@jamesgreed96]

@pivot piece it’s not just people in Hobart who are against this stadium it’s all over the state

[@applebyillustration2528]

yeah he mentionsed the NIMBY and the greens. You know people with nothing better to do then stop progress

[@glennkeppel9836]

It doesn't look that bad LOL; if you like a spaceship parked in your backyard.

[@HeathWP]

I think they'll end up keeping the seating design but doing away with the dome.

[@AnthonyRochester]

I'm not a sports fan but don't have a problem with the stadium. I'm certain there will be traffic and parking problems every time there's something on there.

[@applebyillustration2528]

how many people turn up to the CBD everyday for work? If there is parking for them there will be parking for the satdium dont you think?

[@strikerbowls791]

Hobart doesn't need this

[@applebyillustration2528]

yes they do

[@malekithx]

@@applebyillustration2528 Nah, we really dont.

[@joncarolyn]

The same could be said about you and your negativity

[@Papa_bear_2046]

Waste of $$$

[@calvin5399]

It looks a lot like my firepit when I put the lid on it. The roof seems very low for cricket and AFL.

[@SamuelAdkins-j1h]

Why not include building an Underground Railroad?

[@rileywaghorn6225]

Another couple 100m for that

[@knocknapeasta]

@@rileywaghorn6225 More like 1b in today's world

[@BruceLund-is1sy]

Don't you dare. Build it at Elwick

[@tasmaniancaptain7768]

Light rail system needed in Hobart,roof system is a good idea due to Tasmania's octapolar weather patterns

[@Papa_bear_2046]

Why doesnt the AFL pay for it by reducing the salary cap?

[@OfficialAshArcher]

If they’re building it, may as well make it 30,000 and include public transport to it. I get why it needs to be made, Blundstone has too many issues, but if you’re going to do it, do it right.

[@cheshunt5597]

Make it a rectangular stadium to save $

[@bushwokk]

Shite idea, no parking for it, our public transport is a joke. People claiming this will bring people from Melbourne here need to stop huffing so much copium. This stadium will never reach 100% capacity for anything.

[@applebyillustration2528]

Where do the people that work in the city park every day? it'll be full for every home game. Stop kidding yourself that it wont be

[@ianomeara6263]

There’s no public transport in Hobart only buses where are people going to park their cars from outside Hobart no trains

[@applebyillustration2528]

Where do the thousands of people that work in the city on a daily bases park?

[@zacklappin9473]

It’s really cool to note that this Stadium would only be the third of this type of stadium anywhere in the world with a roof and no retractable pitch. The others being Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin, NZ - (built in 2009-11, 20,000 permanent seats and 9,500 Temporary Seats able to be added) and One New Zealand Stadium in Christchurch, NZ (Under Construction, expected April 2026, 25,000 Permanent Seats, 5,000 Temporary seats able to be added.)

[@rickturner7971]

As expected owe all knew there would be blowouts but Tasmania can only hope I This monstrosity does not break our state

[@benjaminrowley]

U should do a video about where the AFL can expand next not in terms of teams but just expand the sport in general take a game or 2 overseas in the future

[@aetfggdgdfgret]

Nobody cares about it outside of Australia.

[@benjaminrowley]

@@aetfggdgdfgret that’s the point of expansion to get new people to see something new and care for it who otta thought

[@cameronporter5257]

India or the West Indies imo. The game was created to keep cricketers fit after all, and they have oval stadiums already.

[@DaRoy71]

I feel like Canberra then New Zealand

[@benjaminrowley]

@@DaRoy71 I said not in terms of teams

[@rhysh2639]

Most of the cost is no doubt for that useless roof that the AFL is so anal about. The stadium doesn't need a roof, there's no roofs on stadiums in the UK....and last I checked, even London (the warmest place in the UK) is colder than Hobart.

[@85priesty]

It's Tasmanian Gov't, it'll cost twice as much and take twice as long....it will be $1.5b

[@johndoe-c1o]

AFL belongs in Launceston.

[@Linda-tv6fn]

If the two current stadiums are not good enough for a Tasmanian AFL Team, why are they currently being used for Hawthorn and North Melbourne games, A- League, International Cricket and BBL. This is a disgraceful waste of taxpayers' money.

[@applebyillustration2528]

wow how wrong are you? Bellerive is not suitable for AFl games. thats why they have North play teams like GWS and gold coast.

[@AdrianHoliday]

For only 7 games too!

[@Vitoscitizens]

i think dome is a bit too much it will be fine without the dome, they are trying to hard to be different

[@timharris8611]

Taxes shouldn't be spent on this kind of thing, keep it for essential services

[@julianbutterworth2272]

How is this a shock to anyone? There is no way this is getting built for $750 mil. In saying that the state and city need it, imagine what it will do for the economy

[@malekithx]

Will do nothing for the economy.

[@julianbutterworth2272]

@@malekithx you’re not even worth arguing with tbh

[@Firedogies]

This will bring a bunch of people from Melbourne every few weeks for hundreds of year pretty cheap cost for that.

[@jelster9779]

Ridiculous project. Too small. Wrong location.

[@pcoppleman]

Let's see, does any major build EVER come in on budget? No. The money spent gives us a a multi use stadium that "our own Tasmanian team" will use. That equals more tourist / fan dollars. The money to build it, to be there for all to see, is still not even equal to 12 months worth of money that's pours into our hospitals or health. If you look at a comparable city like Townsville, it's onto its 2nd stadium without any of the naysayers attracted to this project. They looked forward to having it for their sporting clubs and their own NRL team. Tassie has been trying for numerous generations to get our own AFL team so for all those naysayers this is not a whim but the fruition of countless years as a foundation Aussie rules state by tireless people who never lived to see our own team. 🎉

[@That_was_me]

🏏❤

[@sergeinester6261]

A great addition to Hobart. Actiavtes a dead area

[@mikespearwood3914]

What a disaster!

[@TheHsan22]

10% increase in a year... live with it and move on. Hobart will thank the AFL eventually.

[@kovaci0000007]

And apparantly the same size stadium in Canberra will be $3B.... with a B. The sooner Labor is voted out Australia wide the better

[@benjaminnoakes4]

thats just crazy Morrison, Abbott and Dutton are 3 of the most corrupt politicians we have ever had and that's just facts

[@colinflenley1203]

For a billion dollars I would want 35-40 thousand seats, and looking at the number of people becoming members over four years out, I doubt they will have problems filling it, and the bullshit from the AFL that it must be roofed is a joke. (from Melbourne btw and Go Swans 🦢)

[@cimitarthegrumpygamer3879]

700 Mill for a whole 23000 seats! what a joke!!!!!!! 23000 plebs with nowhere to park and Hobarts bus system/disaster! what a joke!!!!! Expand the ferry network!!!!!! the whole 23 seats pmsl!

[@applebyillustration2528]

Where do the thousands of people that work in the CBD park each week day?

[@cimitarthegrumpygamer3879]

@@applebyillustration2528 there are not 23000 that work in the CBD in Hobart.