Hobart

:For other places and things named Hobart, see Hobart (disambiguation).

Sport

Due to Tasmania's heavily distributed population, most Hobart sporting teams in national competitions are statewide teams. These include the Tasmanian Tigers cricket team, which plays home games at Bellerive Oval on the eastern shore. Despite Australian rules football's huge popularity in the state, Tasmania does not have a team in the Australian Football League. They do have a team (the Tasmanian Devils) in the VFL (Victorian league), and a team in the national league is a popular topic among supporters as well as the state government (one of the potential sponsors of such a team). Some AFL teams play scheduled games at Aurora Stadium (at York Park in Launceston).

Related Topics:
Tasmanian Tigers - Cricket - Bellerive Oval - Australian rules football - Australian Football League - Tasmanian Devils - VFL - Aurora Stadium - York Park - Launceston

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Unfortunately Tasmania's small population and low sponsorship potential results in the state not being represented in national basketball, soccer and netball leagues.

Related Topics:
Basketball - Soccer - Netball

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