AFL strikes agreement for Tasmania's new team

Outgoing AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan is connected the verge of ticking disconnected the league's last frontier, aft reportedly striking an 'in rule statement connected commercialized terms' for a Tasmanian squad to beryllium brought into the competition.

WIN News sports newsman Brent Costelloe reported the quality via Twitter connected the time that McLachlan deed the signifier to springiness an code astatine the SOHN Hearts and Minds Investment Leaders league successful Hobart.

Costelloe interviewed McLachlan arsenic helium landed successful Hobart connected Thursday, asking the AFL brag if helium would beryllium consenting to assistance Tasmania an AFL licence without stadium backing being locked in.

"I deliberation we're conscionable being wide that we're moving with it and we're trying to onshore the full bundle together, and we deliberation the stadium is an important piece," McLachlan replied.

"We've got tons to do, we've been moving with the clubs, authorities government, different parties astir the venue and each the different parts volition hopefully travel unneurotic arsenic one."

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