Next up: Tassie Demetriou gives state thumbs up TASMANIA AFL IT'S TIME AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou has for the first time raised the prospect of Tasmania joining the AFL competition as the 19th team. Demetriou, speaking only hours after announcing the draft concessions for the new western Sydney franchise, last night revealed Tasmania and one of either Western Australia or north Queensland could yet be granted the AFL's 19th and 20th l more -->

Better pathways for junior footballers in Tasmania After an extensive review by all stakeholders, AFL Tasmania has announced that junior competitions across the state will move towards an under 16 and under 18 format, mirroring national competition player pathway model for upper youth age football. more -->

Tassie's talls on national draft shortlist TASMANIA'S most promising teenage ruckmen, Joe Groenewegen, Daniel Archer and Cameron Milne, have stepped into genuine contention for the AFL Draft on November 26 thanks to a shortage of tall timber among potential recruits this year. Groenewegen went to the AFL Draft Camp in Canberra last week and was interviewed by seven clubs while Archer and Milne were put through their paces. more -->

Tassal Challenge Cup Tasman were the winners of the inaugural Tassal Challenge Cup, held last Sunday at North Hobart Oval. The Tassal Challenge Cup is a gala day that provides remotely located young footballers with an opportunity to come together and represent their region. more -->

Tassie trio stands out in testing program IT'S official -- Tasmanian draft hopefuls Ryan Harwood, Marcus Davies and Jesse Crichton are three of the most promising recruits leading into the 2009 AFL draft in Melbourne on November 26.
All three rated among the best in the testing of 75 hand-picked draft camp participants who were put through physical, psychomotor and reflex testing at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra last week more -->

Davies attracts huge interest from AFL clubs THE fact reigning premier Geelong is among 11 AFL clubs to have interviewed Hobart schoolboy Marcus Davies will not have him counting his chickens before they hatch.
The 18-year-old year 12 Hutchins student knows anything can happen on November 26 when the cream of Australia's young players go into the meat market that is the AFL draft. more -->