I’m very pleased to announce that after further discussions with the AFL and Gillon McLachlan over the past week, we have now reached an agreement on the timeframe for a decision on a Tasmanian AFL licence.
The decision on a Tasmanian AFL license will be made, once and for all, in 2022 in line with the finalisation of the funding model for the AFL industry for the 2023 and 2024 seasons.
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 Gill for the time he has spent in discussion with me over the past week to come to this agreement, which we both support.
A historic decision will be made as early as possible next year on whether Tasmania will have its own team, which now paves the way for us to conclude negotiations for the one-year rollover with both Hawthorn and the Kangaroos for next season.
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.