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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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 Tasmania Devils.The construction of the team's training and administrative ...
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 ...
As the NRL edges into Darwin, does the AFL need to be more proactive in the NT?
The Northern Territory government recently announced the Dolphins, the NRL’s newest team that entered the league in 2023, ...
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 ...
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Tasmania set to be granted AFL licence as soon as next week as PM commits funding
“It is why so much work has been done between the AFL and the Tasmanian State Government to ensure not just a team for Tasmania but a destination club, playing in a destination stadium, in a ...
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Tasmania AFL team won’t happen without new stadium, according to CEO
Brendon Gale has again made it clear the Tasmania Devils won’t enter the AFL without the construction of a new stadium. As the merits of the new stadium are debated in Tasmanian parliament, the CEO of ...
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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 ...