History of the Tasmanian AFL bid

History of the Tasmanian AFL bid

Proposed name	Tasmania Devils
Status	Successful (2023)
Location
Region	Tasmania
Proposed stadium	Macquarie Point Stadium, Hobart York Park, Launceston Bellerive Oval, Hobart North Hobart Oval, Hobart
Sport information
Sport	Australian rules football
League	Australian Football League (AFL) AFL Women's (AFLW)
History
First proposed	1987 (informally), 1992 (official)

The history of the Tasmanian AFL bid covers a series of proposals and bids between 1987 and 2023 for a Tasmanian-based Australian rules football team in the Australian Football League and AFL Women's premierships.^[1] Eight formal proposals for a new or relocated club to represent Tasmania were made over this time, the earliest coming in 1992, while informal proposals were raised as early as 1987, when the Victorian Football League commenced its expansion to become a national competition.

The final bid, a $150 million bid backed by the Tasmanian government and federal funding for a new stadium at Macquarie Point, Hobart, was accepted by the league on 2 May 2023. Tasmania will compete in the AFL from 2028.