Rockliff,who will be in attendance at Monday’s clash,said he had already picked up conversations with the AFL - previously done by Gutwein - about his state’s bid for an AFL club.
“Tasmanians have waited decades to have a team of their own and I am convinced that moment is closer than ever before,” Rockliff said.
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“We have demonstrated that we can take our place on the national sporting stage. Tasmania deserves and should have its own AFL and AFLW teams,and as I have made clear to the AFL,I am determined to finish what this Government started,and deliver Tasmania its own team,once and for all.”
Monday’s Anzac Day clash will be one of four in Launceston this year,while Hobart is also pencilled in for four,including the North Melbourne vs Hawthorn contest in round 19.
“I am looking forward to seeing Tasmania back in the AFL spotlight with two games scheduled for this weekend,including a blockbuster on Anzac Day that I am attending,” Rockliff said.