Tasmania Football Club, a.k.a. the Tasmania Devils is an upcoming Australian rules football team, set to compete in the AFL Premiership and AFL Women's competitions from 2028.
2023–2024[]
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Tasmania was granted the AFL's 19th license for premiership competition on 3 May 2023. Until the official emblem was unveiled, the team took on this interim logo; already in use for the taskforce responsible for developing the team. The red 'T' against a map of Tasmania has represented the island state since the early days of the sport, and serves as the logo of the state league to this day.
2024[]
Designer:
The20 Hobart
Typography:
Demo Medium Demo Bold (Modified)
Launched:
18 March 2024
At 6pm, 18 March in Devonport, the official colours, nickname, emblem, and foundation jumper of the Tasmania Football Club were unveiled. The identity of the team is heavily influenced by the sport's heritage in the Apple Isle, notably in the myrtle green, rose red and primrose yellow colour scheme; Tasmania's colours since 1908. The emblem itself is the profile of a Tasmanian Devil's head in the team colour scheme, with the wordmark resting above. The foundation jumper predominantly displays the red 'T' insignia against myrtle green; a throwback to the uniforms of previous state teams.
It was second nature for Tasmania's state team to be called the Devils, after their likely single-most identifiable animal. There were however concerns early into the team's establishment that Warner Bros. Entertainment would object to this name, on the grounds of copyright infringement with the Looney Tunes character. In March 2024, Warner Bros. and AFL came to an agreement that cleared the team to adopt the name.
