Tag: Australian Football League

Hawthorn Football Club left high and dry over Tasmania venue exit

Article posted by Coliseum, June 5^th, 2026

The Australian Football League (AFL) team Hawthorn Football Club quarter-century stint of playing home games in Launceston (City in Tasmania, Australia) will end after the 2027 season. Tasmania Devils Entry ‘afl.com.au’ stated that with the Australian Football League (AFL) team Tasmania... » Read more

Crucial MacPoint AFL stadium vote soon

Article posted by Coliseum, November 7^th, 2025

The fate of a new Australian Football League (AFL) stadium in Hobart now hinges on a crucial vote in the upper house of Tasmania’s parliament in December. ABC News said that while the Liberal government and Labor opposition support the proposed A$1.13 billion Macquarie Point project, they... » Read more

Govt stick to guns on Tasmania venue site

Article posted by Coliseum, October 27^th, 2023

The Tasmanian Government has sunk an alternative proposal for a stadium on Hobart’s waterfront (Australia), claiming it would not meet its contractual requirements with the Australian Football League (AFL). ‘abc.net.au’ stated that Paul Lennon, who was Labor Premier between March 2004 and May... » Read more

Sydney Showring Oval redevelopment plans

Article posted by Coliseum, March 20^th, 2023

The Australian Football League (AFL) is partnering with the New South Wales (NSW) Government to redevelop Showring Oval at Sydney’s Entertainment Quarter in Moore Park (Australia). ‘sydneyswans.com.au’ stated that the Government has confirmed a $15 million contribution to the project, which... » Read more

Lions den Brighton Homes Arena shine ‘bright’

Article posted by Coliseum, December 6^th, 2022

The $82.1 million Brighton Homes Arena that includes a high-performance training center officially opened to the public at Springfield in Queensland, Australia, on November 27th, as the Brisbane Lions went down in the Australian Football League Women’s (AFLW) Grand Final against the Melbourne... » Read more

AFL Perth Saturday showdown hit the jackpot

Article posted by Coliseum, October 1^st, 2021

The Australian Football League’s (AFL’s) mega windfall from staging the Grand Final in Perth (Australia) has been revealed. The ‘perthnow’ stated that after two COVID-ravaged years which still continues to claw the world, the league is estimated to have raked in between $35 and $40 million... » Read more

AFL team boss make a case for vaccinations

Article posted by Coliseum, September 7^th, 2021

Tony Shepherd, Chairman of the Australian Football League (AFL) team GWS Giants and Venues NSW, has called for unvaccinated fans to be banned from AFL games. The ‘Australasian Leisure Management’ stated that repeating comments he made last month about unvaccinated fans not being allowed into... » Read more