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Tasmania Devils AFL entry preparations

Overview

The Tasmania Devils, an upcoming Australian Football League club, are implementing strategies to build competitiveness ahead of their 2028 entry.

In August 2026, the club proposed a novel trade model to acquire experienced players. Under this scheme, the Devils would trade their large block of early draft selections to rival clubs in exchange for veteran players, while the rival clubs would continue to pay the majority of those players’ contracts to avoid salary-cap issues. This arrangement is intended to allow the club to build a roster without incurring significant salary-cap hits.

Simultaneously, the club is investing in infrastructure, with funding for a new high-performance centre at Kingston’s Twin Ovals increasing from $70 million to $115 million. The facility, which Fairbrother Construction will build, is intended to serve as a recruitment ‘ace’ to attract and retain talent. While the full centre is expected to be completed in 2028, the main training ground is scheduled to be operational by October 2027.

Entities

Tasmania Devils · Darcy Parish · Jacob Hopper · Ken Hinkley · AFL

Timeline

  1. 26 days ago

    [SPORTS] 3 sources
    Tasmania Devils to build $115 million high-performance centre

    The Tasmania Devils are building a $115 million high-performance centre at Twin Ovals to boost player recruitment and training capabilities by 2028.

  2. about 2 months ago

    [SPORTS] 2 sources
    Tasmania Devils Propose Novel Trade Model to Acquire Experienced AFL Players

    Tasmania Devils, an AFL expansion team, propose a trade model where rival clubs send experienced players while continuing to pay most of their salaries, in exchange for the Devils' early draft picks.

Sources

communitynews.com.au · examiner.com.au · theadvocate.com.au