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Tasmania has finally been given the green light to field a team in the AFL - but there's a catch. The locals have to build a new stadium, and not everyone thinks the 1.13 billion

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  • Offensive Pressure
    N/A/1025 votes

    Offensive Pressure

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/7/2026

    The new CEO Hugh and the new COO Destiny feel each other out while trying to settle on a club song, a mascot and whether it's appropriate to have a salmon producer as a sponsor.

    Director: Wayne Hope

    Writer: Gary McCaffrie

  • Taking Territory
    N/A/1018 votes

    Taking Territory

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/14/2026

    AFL CEO Alistair is in town to help secure a site for the club's new Training Centre. When the RSL rejects the use of the land at the war memorial, Alistair and Hugh turn their attention to the Governor's residence.

    Director: Wayne Hope

    Writer: Gary McCaffrie

  • Too High
    N/A/1017 votes

    Too High

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/21/2026

    Destiny is tasked with securing a sponsorship from an Opium producer, Hugh has to counter a Greens campaign about the economics of the stadium and the new coach's past proves problematic.

    Director: Wayne Hope

    Writer: Gary McCaffrie

  • Ins and Outs
    N/A/1017 votes

    Ins and Outs

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/28/2026

    Hugh weathers protests against the proposed Training Centre site and against the club's salmon sponsorship. The President Catherine tries to buy some council support for the site, while GPS data implicates a player.

    Director: Wayne Hope

    Writer: Gary McCaffrie

  • Boundaries
    N/A/1016 votes

    Boundaries

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/5/2026

    The Symphony Orchestra is unhappy with the proximity of the new stadium to their concert hall, the relocation of a waste treatment plant stalls, and a feel-good hospital visit by a player goes south.

    Director: Wayne Hope

    Writer: Gary McCaffrie

  • Contested Possession
    N/A/1011 votes

    Contested Possession

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 7/12/2026

    Alistair tells a Hobart Bishop the AFL provides superior moral guidance, Hugh's dog is kidnapped, the football department's database is hacked and a statue unveiling drops Alistair right in it.

    Director: Wayne Hope

    Writer: Gary McCaffrie