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Tasmania's $945m AFL stadium: Make or break for the Devils' future
The Tasmanian government has unveiled draft legislation to expedite the construction of the proposed Macquarie Point stadium ...
The Roar2d
Tasmania might be about to blow a once-in-a-lifetime chance to join the AFL. It's time for drastic action
Significant delays and controversies surrounding the construction of the proposed Macquarie Point stadium have put the ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation2y
Tasmania set to get state AFL team after decades of dreams as funding for new Hobart stadium locked in
Tasmania is set to finally claim its rightful place in the AFL. Government sources have told the ABC that this weekend Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will announce federal funding for Hobart's ...
New AFL high performance centre for Tasmania Devils team hits hurdle with $45m cost blowout
The Tasmanian government has revealed a $45 million blowout in the cost of building a new AFL high-performance centre for the ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation2y
Tasmania's current push for an AFL licence isn't its first, but it may well be the last
"I guess that's the day that I thought if we had our own AFL team, the whole state will come behind this, the whole state will embrace it," Wade said. Tasmania's win over Victoria consolidated a ...
Daily Mail2y
Tasmania AFL team: What we know about the name, stadium, players and logo
Tasmania has officially been granted its own AFL team, after outgoing CEO Gillon McLachlan officially awarded the state the league's 19th licence on Wednesday. One of the code's traditional ...
Pulse Tasmania13h
Devils take their message to Tasmania’s pubs and clubs with coaster campaign
The Tasmania Devils are heading straight to the heart of local communities with a world champion woodchopper and a statewide ...
ESPN2y
Tasmania AFL team a step closer, federal government set to fund new stadium
Tasmania is on the verge of having its own AFL team with the federal government expected to reveal funding for a contentious new stadium. The AFL has said the island state's entry to the ...
ESPN2y
Tasmania granted 19th AFL licence, team to join competition in 2028
Jake Michaels is a Melbourne-based sports writer who covers everything from Aussie Rules to Formula One, basketball to boxing. He has been with ESPN for 10 years and works as a Senior Writer ...
ESPN1y
Inside Tasmania's push for an AFL team
although AFL Tasmania says it has reversed that trend in the past 12 months. The threat of rival sports -- principally basketball, which is set to establish a team in Tasmania in the short-term ...
Australian Football League1y
New Tassie team's colours, nickname set to be announced
THE NEW Tasmanian AFL club will launch its nickname and colours in March ahead of the team's entry into the competition in 2028. Tasmania was granted the AFL's 19th licence last May, contingent on the ...
ESPN2y
Tasmania granted 19th AFL licence, team to join competition in 2028
The announcement comes the day after all 18 AFL club presidents unanimously voted in favour of granting Tasmania a team licence, a move which has since been endorsed by the commission. The federal ...