Tasmania will not field its own AFL team in the near future, but has been granted a provisional VFL licence for 2021.
AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan is in Hobart to release the findings of a three-month review into Tasmanian football, prompted by concerns about the future of the state league and diminishing talent pathways.
He confirmed the TSL will remain the premier competition in the state, and announced a return to the under-18 TAC Cup in 2019 and the VFL in 2021 to create new pathways for talented players.
He said all state teams would play under the same "Team Tasmania" banner, with a name to be decided by the public.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-03/afl-boss-announces-tasmanian-future/9934104
AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan is in Hobart to release the findings of a three-month review into Tasmanian football, prompted by concerns about the future of the state league and diminishing talent pathways.
He confirmed the TSL will remain the premier competition in the state, and announced a return to the under-18 TAC Cup in 2019 and the VFL in 2021 to create new pathways for talented players.
He said all state teams would play under the same "Team Tasmania" banner, with a name to be decided by the public.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-03/afl-boss-announces-tasmanian-future/9934104