Hawthorn remains hopeful but the Tasmanian government’s rigid border restrictions are making the likelihood of the Hawks touching down remote, a decision that could have major financial implications.
Hawthorn Football Club respects the Tasmanian’s government decision to extend its border closure until at least December 1The decision unfortunately means the club will be unable to play games in the state in 2020.Despite being disappointed, Hawthorn CEO Justin Reeves said the club is completely understanding of the Premier’s decision.“Tasmania has done an incredible job of managing COVID-19 to date, and we completely understand the reasoning behind the extension of the state’s border closure,” said Reeves.“We will always operate in the best interests of the Tasmanian people and on this occasion that unfortunately means not travelling to our home away from home in 2020.“While we are incredibly disappointed, we also fully support the Premier’s decision and we look forward to continuing our long standing partnership and playing games in Tassie in 2021 and beyond.” 2020 marks a significant milestone in Hawthorn’s partnership with Tasmania, with the club and the state celebrating 20 years of partnership.Spring is here.
00:29 Follow all the latest AFL updates below. Well both North Melbourne and Hawthorn have financial deals with the Tasmanian government,” he said.“Hawthorn, it’s about $15 million over three years, North Melbourne make at a very minimum $500,000-$600,000. Twitter
(Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Media/Getty Images)No games will be played in Tasmania this year. Plus plans to play games in Tasmania this year have been abandoned. Instagram Telstra TV See the full fixture fixture below. Western Bulldogs Instagram Netball afl.com.au So they will be worrying about whether they can get that money through with lockdowns, a lot of these states are bleeding financially.“Not only will they not be able to see football for those fans in Tasmania, but we won’t be able to potentially access the funding that would save some of those Victorian clubs in the long term.”Meanwhile in other fixture changes, Adelaide’s Round 11 game with Collingwood on August 11 has been moved from a start time of 7:10pm AEST to 6:35pm AEST.This will allow the Magpies to fly out of South Australia that night.Geelong’s Round 11 game with St Kilda has been changed to a Saints home game, but still at the Gabba at 6:10pm AEST.Gold Coast is set to be part of the AFL’s big Darwin showcase during Round 13 of the 2020 season, with Richmond and Essendon have been drawn to play their annual dreamtime clash in Darwin in Round 13 on August 22, with the games to go ahead despite the NT government classifying Brisbane as a COVID-19 hotspot.Collingwood, Carlton, Hawthorn and North Melbourne are the teams in the mix to visit Darwin, with the Kangaroos having two scheduled matches in Tasmania moved.Their Round 11 game against Melbourne has been moved from Blundstone Arena to Adelaide Oval, with the Round 12 game versus Brisbane likely to be played in South Australia or Queensland.A NOTE ABOUT RELEVANT ADVERTISING: We collect information about the content (including ads) you use across this site and use it to make both advertising and content more relevant to you on our network and other sites. These fixtures have taken the state’s tally of premier AFL content to 12 matches in 2020, with the AFL announcing two Marsh AFL Community Series and NAB AFL Women’s fixtures earlier this week. The AFL has given assurances to …