Background
See also: Australian rules football in TasmaniaAlthough Tasmania was the third Australian state after Victoria to play the game, it has never been represented in Victorian Football League which was renamed the Australian Football League in 1990. This is despite a historically strong supporter base for Australian rules football, one of the highest participation rates in the country and strong local leagues. However, Tasmania initially held back from expressing serious interest in the VFL when there was first talk of interstate expansion.
With the relocation of the Sydney Swans and admission of teams from Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide, Tasmania belatedly began a push to enter the national competition.
Read more about this topic: Tasmanian AFL Bid
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