The path for Tasmania's entry into the AFL in 2028 still has many obstacles to overcome. But it's reached a key moment — the official club launch — with nods to the past, present and future.
Hello, join us live as Tasmania launches its first AFL club.He has described it as a “history making occasion”.
All three elements have long been associated with football in Tasmania, and they have been formalised as the club edges closer to its long-awaited entry into the AFL in 2028. The Gold Coast Suns played their first game in 2011 under captain Gary Ablett, having secured the AFL's 17th licence.And then came the entries of the Gold Coast Suns and Greater Western Sydney Giants, pushing back Tasmania's team by decades — if not forever.
Peter Gutwein released this concept for a stadium at Hobart's regatta grounds, but the location was moved months later.And in March, 2022, then-premier Peter Gutwein announced a 27,000-seat stadium at Regatta Point, contingent in the state getting a team.
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