TASMANIAN TEAM OF THE CENTURY
(AFL TASMANIA'S MAJOR PROJECT FOR 2004)
PROJECT AIM:
1. To recognize the achievements of our great Tasmanian football players over the past 100 years.
2. For the Team of the Century project to reinforce AFL Tasmania's role as the peak body for football in Tasmania.
3. For the Team of the Century project to be an important element in support of AFL Tasmania's objective of uniting the "Tasmanian football family".
4. For the Team of the Century project to support the promotion of football in Tasmania locally and on a national scale.
5. For the Team of the Century project to be supported statewide, i.e. for the project to be strongly promoted in all regions and in a similar way in all regions.
CRITCAL ELEMENTS:
1. To gain the support of Tasmania's media, with our three daily newspapers playing the leading role - with similar promotions being conducted in each region.
2. To have Tasmanian football clubs embrace and strongly support the Team of the Century project - with clubs receiving a tangible benefit.
3. To have the Tasmanian public involved in the process of nominating players to be selected in the team.
4. To obtain adequate financial support for the project.
SELECTION CRITERIA:
Players eligible for selection in the Tasmanian Team of the Century must be widely recognized as a Tasmanian football product or have played football in Tasmania and significantly contributed to the development of the game in Tasmania.
SELECTION COMMITTEE:
A five person selection committee will select the team - it is yet to be determined whether the names of the selection committee members will be made public or remain anonymous.
The selectors will be required to select a team in positions, not just the best players - the composition of the team include 18 players placed in traditional football team position, 4 interchange players and 3 emergencies, plus a coach and umpire of the century will be selected.
SELECTION PROCESS:
The aim is to involve the Tasmanian public, via our three daily newspapers, in the selections of players on a statewide basis.
Over a four week period we will encourage the public, via our three daily newspapers, to select their Team of the Century - commencing Saturday February 28th and concluding Saturday March 27th.
The aim is for the team to be selected (but not announced) by March 31st.
The Team of the Century will be announced on June 25th 2004.
LAUNCH:
We are proposing to launch the Tasmanian Team of the Century project on Friday 20th February 2004 (it is highly likely that Alistair Lynch will be the person to launch this project in conjunction with AFL Tasmania).
FUNCTIONS:
We aim to hold two gala functions on Friday June 25th, one at Wrest Point Hotel Casino and one at the Launceston Country Club Resort - with both functions being linked (support of our television partners will be required).
We aim to develop working parties in each region to support AFL Tasmania with the function plans and sales process.
The aim is to develop a Team of the Century package for community football clubs to sell and for the profit from the sale of the package to be retained by each community club.
OTHER ISSUES:
1. AFL Tasmania will be entering into an arrangement with artist Jamie Cooper to paint a Tasmanian Team of the Century painting and produce prints (Jamie has painted most AFL Club team of the century paintings) - the painting and prints will be sold.
2. A one off Tasmanian Team of the Century playing jumper will be produced, with each selected player jumper being framed and auctioned - we are also aiming to have the Tasmanian Devils play one game of football in this team of the century jumper.
3. We will also explore the viability of a one-off cd-rom / video and a book being produced, i.e. preserving the history of Tasmanian football and the specific Team of the Century event.
4. We will also strongly promote the Team of the Century project via the AFL and AFL Tasmania website.
Team of the Century Promotion
Rules & Conditions
How to Enter
In the Mercury, Examiner and Advocate newspapers there will be Team of the Century adverts placed each week of the promotion. Simply enter the 25 players and 1 coach on the entry form and return it to AFL Tasmania by the last mail on Friday March 27th 2004.
Anyone who enters a Team of the Century will go into a draw to win two (2) tickets to the Team of the Century presentation dinner at either Wrest Point Hotel Casino or Country Club Casino on June 25th 2004.
Also the person who enters their Team of the Century that closest remembers the actual Team of the Century will win a framed print of the Team of the Century valued at $500.
Draw
The promotion will run between the dates of March 1 2004 and March 27 2004.
The major draw will take place on March 31st 2004 at AFL Tasmania's office, North Hobart Oval, Horrie Gorringe Stand, Argyle Street, North Hobart 7002 at 3.00 pm.
Conditions:
Employees and their families of AFL Tasmania are ineligible to enter the promotion.
Entry into this competition constitutes the above `How to Enter' details and the terms and conditions of entry.
AFL Tasmania, promoter of this competition, respects your right to privacy. The information being collected by AFL Tasmania is to include you in this competition and at AFL Tasmania's discretion publication of the details of the winning entry. No further use of the information is made.
The promoter is AFL Tasmania PO Box 520, North Hobart 7002
Last Modified on 22/03/2004 11:23