2026 Tasmania Football Club season

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The 2026 Tasmania Football Club season will be the club's inaugural competitive playing season as a football club, having been founded in 2023 following the acquisition of a license by the Tasmanian AFL License Taskforce. The Devils will field a men's and women's team in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and VFL Women's (VFLW) respectively as part of the club's pathway to debuting in the Australian Football League (AFL) and AFL Women's (AFLW) in 2028. [1] [2]

Contents

Overview

Tasmania Devils 2026 administration [3] [4]
ChairCEOBoard
Grant O'Brien Brendon Gale Laura McBain Alastair Lynch Alicia LeisGraeme GardnerRoger CurtisKathy Schaefer
Tasmania Devils 2026 season overview
LeagueCaptainCoachHome groundW–L–DLadderFinalsBest and fairestLeading goalkicker
VFL TBC Jeromey Webberley Bellerive Oval, York Park
VFLW TBC Georgia Walker Bellerive Oval, York Park

Squads

VFL

2026 Tasmania Football Club VFL squad
Playing listCoaching staff
  •   Zach Adams
  •   Jaxon Artemis
  •   Harry Bayles
  •   Nelson Beikoff-Smart
  •   Bailey Boag
  •   Jacob Boyd
  •   Jarvis Breen
  •   Harry Brereton
  •   Jack Callinan
  •   Kai Cameron
  •   Brad Cox-Goodyer
  •   Oliver Depaoli-Kubank
  •   Hugh Dixon
  •   Harry Elmer
  •   Robbie Fox
  •   Darcy Gardner
  •   Max Geappen
  •   Sam Green
  •   Jed Hagan
  •   Lachy Hay
  •   Maddox Iverach
  •   Theo Ives
  •   Brandon Leary
  •   Max Mapley
  •   Khali Matthews
  •   Tyler McGinness
  •   Rylee McHenry
  •   Charlie Meadows
  •   Jye Menzie
  •   Jack Miller
  •   Caleb Mitchell
  •   Baxter Norton
  •   Yor Nyanjok
  •   Cameron Owen
  •   Oscar Paprotny
  •   Geordie Payne
  •   Max Roney
  •   Sam Siggins
  •   Baker Smith
  •   Will Splann
  •   Michael Stingel
  •   Nathaniel Sulzberger
  •   Archie Wilkinson
  •   Nick Williams
  •   Josh Wolfe
  •   Lucas Wootton
  •   Rory Wright

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)
  • italics - Inactive player list
  • Cruz Roja.svg Long-term injury

Updated: 18 December 2025
Source(s): [5] [6] [7]

VFLW

2026 Tasmania Football Club VFLW squad
Playing listCoaching staff
  •   Sarah Skinner
  •   Candice Belbin
  •   Dearne Krushka
  •   Jessie Williams
  •   Jemma Blair
  •   Matilda Elbourne
  •   Mackenzie Bank
  •   Grace White
  •   Emilie Saward
  •   Alicia Gordon
  •   Monty Christian
  •   Taia Lette
  •   Emma Suckling
  •   Meg Radford

Head coach

Assistant coaches

  • Richard Robinson
  • Bobby Beams
  • Jarrod Read
Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)
  • italics - Inactive player list
  • Cruz Roja.svg Long-term injury

Updated: 18 December 2025
Source(s): [8]

VFL season

Pre-season

Regular season

VFLW season

Pre-season

Regular season

References

  1. ↑ "Tasmania to enter VFL and VFLW in 2026". Australian Football League. 5 September 2025.
  2. ↑ "Tassie to join VFL in 2026 with multiple AFL rookie list guarantees". SEN.com.au. 5 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "People". Tasmania Football Club. Archived from the original on 5 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "Brendon Gale officially takes charge as Tasmania Devils' first CEO". Pulse Tasmania. 7 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "Devils VFL Squad Announced". tasmaniafc.com. 18 December 2025. Archived from the original on 18 December 2025.
  6. ↑ Mitch Keating (18 December 2025). "Overlooked draft gun joins Devils as Tasmania finalise VFL squad". Zero Hangar. Archived from the original on 18 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "Devils VFL Assistant Coaches Secured". tasmaniafc.com. 3 November 2025. Archived from the original on 18 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "Tasmania Football Club Announces VFLW Coaching Group". Tasmania Football Club. 12 December 2025. Archived from the original on 18 December 2025.
  9. 1 2 "2026 VFL and VFLW season dates". AFL.com.au. 27 November 2025. Archived from the original on 27 November 2025. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
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