negotiations with Hawthorn and North Melbourne to play home games in Launceston and Hobart in 2022.
“This is a win-win. Tassie footy fans get yet another season of top-class footy played in Tasmania and we will finally have a decision on our own Tassie team,” Gutwein said.
The AFL Commission will first need to agree to the expansion bid, before getting the support of 12 of the 18 AFL clubs at a presidents meeting.
McLachlan stated that “We need to finalize the industry funding model with the 18 clubs given the continuing impact of the COVID pandemic. Once that work is done and we have worked through the steps identified by the Carter review, the AFL Commission will put a position to the clubs for a decision on a license for a team to represent Tasmania.”
Launceston will host two AFL finals this weekend for the first time in the history of the competition, with Sydney playing GWS on Saturday, and the Western Bulldogs playing Essendon on later this week.
