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The 19th AFL club took a major step towards reality on Monday, when former Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley was named the Tasmania Devils’ inaugural coach.
While their new Macquarie Point stadium remains a work in progress, the Devils are on track to enter the league in 2028, at which point one team will be forced into a bye each week.
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For that, and several other reasons, a 20th team shouldn’t be too far away.
Roth reveals key to winning over Tasmania
The Tasmania JackJumpers have been a hit since they entered the NBL during the 2021-22 season, and now their AFL state counterparts, the Devils, are aiming to follow suit.
The Devils this week took their next step to joining the AFL as its 19th team in 2028 by announcing Ken Hinkley as their inaugural coach.
One man who knows all about coaching on the Apple Isle is JackJumpers’ Scott Roth, who offered advice to his Tasmanian counterpart.
"This state is big, and people want to see you," Roth said to the ABC.
"They want to see you in the coffee shops, they want to see you in the gas station, they want to see you going through the supermarket or wherever. You've gotta be out there pressing the flesh."
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Buckley opts out of Dons, Blues coaching races after Tasmania snub
Nathan Buckley says he still wants to be an AFL head coach. (Getty Images: Quinn Rooney)
Nathan Buckley says he will not join the coaching races at either Essendon or Carlton after being overlooked by Tasmania.
Tasmania chose to appoint former Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley over Buckley as its inaugural senior coach.
Despite the snub, Buckley says he is adamant he wants to coach at a second AFL club.
A disappointed Nathan Buckley is ruling out bidding for other vacant AFL head coaching jobs after being overlooked by the Tasmania Devils.
While Buckley, who openly coveted the Tasmanian post that went to Ken Hinkley, says he wants to be a head coach again, he is unlikely to pitch for the vacant positions at Essendon and Carlton.
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