This Saturday sees the Tasmanian Devils play their first VFL game in Launceston this season, when the new team takes on Port Melbourne.

But with all the renovations going on at York Park currently, will visitors to the ground be impacted in the short term?

Stadiums Tasmania CEO James Avery says that current matches will have smaller crowd capacities due to construction work, but the stadium is on track to be fully ready for the Devils’ AFL debut in 2028.

We need a new $2 billion stadium in Hobart because of what? #nonewstadium

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— Roland Browne (@slowguns.bsky.social) March 27, 2026 at 12:46 PM