A secret location for what is dubbed a super stadium to ensure a Tasmanian AFL bid gets the nod will be revealed by the end of this year.
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The Tasmanian taskforce is in the midst of staking a case to secure a 19th AFL team.
Chairman Brett Godfrey believed the proposed super stadium with a capacity of up to 35,000 spectators would be a "clincher" for the state.
Godfrey said such a new stadium will only get up with a "Tasmanian first" attitude.
"If that is a precondition for an AFL licence, it absolutely belongs in our arena," Mr Godfrey said, "but still at this stage, I won't be drawn in where it could go just yet."
"So where the team ends up playing, I hope that's the least of our issues."
The consensus is a venue towards sharing home games around Tasmania would be presumably built in Hobart.
Upgrades to Bellerive Oval have forced the three annual North Melbourne AFL games to adjust to a stadium made for just cricket whereas UTAS Stadium has a long history of hosting only football under its former York Park name.
The model will be based on what's most cost effective.
The taskforce has no reason not to locate a stadium "somewhere" in the North, Mr Godfrey said.
"If we get a super stadium in the state to propel not just AFL but possibly A-League in the summer and an events centre for NBL that draws more people and not less opportunity then that is a great outcome," Mr Godfrey said.
"But we are not even close to deciding and it may not be up to us of where it is based.
"If we get to that point that we have got a team, where it lives is not as important as where it plays."
Launceston Chamber of Commerce chief executive Neil Grose added Launceston's location should strongly be considered as the preferred choice.
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Mr Grose has taken the proposal one step further.
That view is UTAS Stadium should not be overlooked in any plans for further expansion from its 21,000 capacity.
"There is room for expansion at UTAS Stadium," Mr Grose said. "The university is not taking up anywhere near the space they were initially.
"It's right for the development and development to cohabitate with other sports like basketball and netball.
"The logistical and economic points of view makes Launceston prime location."
Plans for an AFL purpose football ground in the state is hardly new to curry favour towards a Tasmanian team.
A proposal was launched more than 20 years ago to build a new $30 million facility on the site of the Hobart Showgrounds in Glenorchy.
Mr Grose said recent figures proved UTAS Stadium should be the focus to attract the state's biggest crowds.
"This is not just a parochial point of view but a considered point of view that Launceston would be an ideal place for that," he said.
Andrew Mathieson
The day I realised I wasn't good enough to play for St Kilda or be the No.1 spinner for Australia was when I realised journalism was the closest I could come to follow my passion for sport. And it's not just about the scores for me. It's the back story behind the game.
The day I realised I wasn't good enough to play for St Kilda or be the No.1 spinner for Australia was when I realised journalism was the closest I could come to follow my passion for sport. And it's not just about the scores for me. It's the back story behind the game.
