The AFL will make a final call on the viability of a Tasmanian expansion team early in the 2022 season.
In a joint announcement, AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan and Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein said a decision on a Tasmanian AFL license would be made at the “earliest opportunity” in the 2022 season.
Gutwein said in a press announcement that “The AFL and the state government will work through the matters raised in the Carter report ahead of a final position being put to club presidents for a decision on a Tasmanian AFL team, I want to thank Gil for the time he has spent in discussion with me over the past week to come to this agreement, which we both support.”
The decision allows the Tasmanian government to continue…
