Why Jack Riewoldt is following the ‘Pied Piper’ in his vision for Tasmania’s AFL side

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As one of the people building Tasmania’s AFL expansion club, which will reveal its colours and identity on Monday, Jack Riewoldt does not have to look far to find a blueprint for building a successful team from scratch.

, which will reveal its colours and identity on Monday, Jack Riewoldt does not have to look far to find a blueprint for building a successful team from scratch.

“As a proud Tasmanian, whether on island or off island, you are extremely proud of that stuff,” he said.“It’s been meticulously done by the JackJumpers with the way they have integrated themselves into the community and the way they have marketed themselves to the community.” “Getting the culture right is really important, so when you recruit players, staff and volunteers - they are the right people for that job on field and off field,” Riewoldt said.“We are not silly and it wouldn’t be sustainable to just have Tasmanians involved, nor would you want that. You need different lenses and look at Scott Roth, he’s from Ohio in America and he, at the moment, is the Pied Piper of Tasmania.

“If the current government is re-elected, they have committed to sit down with us and see what we need to fulfil the demand we have .

 

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