On Saturday three Tasmanian Aboriginal Footballers will be playing in the curtain raiser to the Dreamtime at the G game between Essendon and Richmond.

AFL Tasmania announced the ninth team to be inducted into the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame 2013 – Legendary Team category. The team that has been selected is the Tasmania Schoolboys' Team of 1977.

AFL Tasmania announced that the next club to be inducted into the prestigious Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame for 2013 - ‘Great Club’ category - is the Latrobe Football Club.

Up to 10,000 Tasmanian children will be following in the footsteps of Tasmanian AFL heroes Jeremy Howe or Jack Reiwoldt when they participate in the Aurora Footy in Schools Program this year.

AFL Tasmania's State League General Manager, Shaun Young, today announced the initial senior squad of 45 for the Tasmanian State team to play against the NEAFL Eastern Conference on 8 June at Skoda Stadium as a curtain raiser to the Greater Western Sydney v Geelong AFL game.

All Australian Football Leagues and Associations throughout Australia will celebrate the Umpires Round this weekend, an initiative that encourages everyone to have a positive impact on match day environments to assist with recruiting and retaining umpires.

Join us for an awesome day of footy, with Tasmanian and Victorian Allstar teams playing a charity game + 2 more footy matches & proceeds supporting great charities!
Date: Saturday 16th March 2013
Venue: North Hobart Football Oval
Time: 2pm Start
Cost: Adults $5,
Children Gold Coin Donation,
Souvenir Programs $3

AFL Tasmania in partnership with NAB has launched the NAB AFL Auskick program in Tasmania for 2013.
The Launch involved a clinic that was conducted at the conclusion of the Hawthorn Football Club’s training session at Aurora Stadium, where Hawthorn Football Club Senior Players, Sam Mitchell and Josh Gibson, were on hand to help participants during activities.

AFL Tasmania, Coles Supermarkets, North Melbourne Football Club, Active After Schools Communities, Clarence Football Club, Richmond Football Club, Richmond Primary School, Campania District School, Cambridge Primary School and St Johns School Richmond have all joined forces to introduce a new Coal River Valley junior football program for boys and girls as part of the schools' health and well-being

Tasmania’s premier AFL football competition will be known as the RACT Insurance State League for seasons 2013 and 2014, in a new deal announced by AFL Tasmania.

Check out the latest details on the upcoming 2013 AFL Coaching Courses in the state. Level 1 and Level 2 courses on offer.

Tasmanian Womens League Coach, Luci-anne Ottaway, has been selected to attend the 2013 AFL Womens High Performance Coaching Academy.

The academy, which is the first held by the AFL for coaches of womens football, will be conducted from the 3 - 7 February in Melbourne at Visy Park.

Zabreena Manjerovic of Lauderdale and Ellyse Gamble of Wynyard will both be attending the AFL’s Under 16 Girls National High Performance Academy in Melbourne next week.

The academy, which is the first national AFL academy for under 16 girls, will be conducted from the 3 - 7 February in Melbourne at Visy Park.

AFL Tasmania Chairman, Dominic Baker, today congratulated the Tasmanian Government, and in particular Premier, Lara Giddings, for having the vision to invest in the ongoing development of Blundstone Arena.

North Melbourne’s annual rookie camp concluded today at North Hobart oval with a training session and free clinic for children aged between 5 and 12 years of age.

Tasmania enjoyed an excellent return at the NAB National Draft last night, with three new players drafted to AFL clubs and two rookie listed players promoted to their club’s senior lists

AFL9s - the newest game on offer from the AFL –kicked off at the Tasmanian Hockey Centre on Friday night. AFL 9s is a social version of the game played by nine teammates on smaller grounds with tag touch contact. The game has been embraced by the bigger states and is experiencing rapid growth.
A showcase roster operates on Friday nights and in the new year this will be expanded to more competi

Last month, AFL Tasmania Chief Executive, Scott Wade, presented a cheque of $12,500 on behalf of the Tasmanian Football Family to Peter Freshney a member of the Darrel Baldock Memorial Committee, at the Latrobe Football Oval, the home ground of Darrel Baldock.

FOOTBALLS being used by children as part of a nationwide AFL program are being recalled after one was found to have a needle inside it. Click here for more information.

Jaye Bowden has taken out the 2012 Tassie medal for the league's best and fairest. The Glenorchy midfielder delivered consistently high performances through out the home and away season, polling 27 votes to win the leagues highest individual honour.

North Launceston came from fifth place at the start of the finals series to take out the 2012 Wrest Point State League Colts premiership in a thriller match, winning by just 2 points.

IT was the perfect script for Burnie as the Dockers rightfully claimed their first ever state league premiership in either the TSL or the old statewide league.