Any potential role Tasmania may have in the AFL's COVID-19 impacted season is likely to become clearer after some key decisions are made on Friday.
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Premier Peter Gutwein on Wednesday said Friday's national cabinet discussion about attendance level at large stadiums, with the 25 per cent rule into large stadiums where people can be seated, both indoors and outdoors, to be a hot topic, would be critical.
That meeting will also take place on the same day that the Premier outlines any relaxing of border restrictions.
Hawthorn and North Melbourne are eager to fulfill as much of their contracts to play four games each in the state that they can. AFL Media on Wednesday reported that the clubs were believed to be "negotiating how to service their commercial deals to play matches in Tasmania".
"I spoke with [AFL chief executive] Gil McLachlan this morning and obviously the AFL has some challenges that it is dealing with at the moment and what we have agreed on is that we will have a further discussion next week,'' Gutwein said.
"Until we remove our border restrictions the only way that AFL teams can come into the state is into two weeks' quarantine and obviously the discussion we have in the lead-up to Friday will be important as to whether we can have AFL here later in the season. The other matter that will obviously be of significant importance will be what level of crowd we can have in a stadium."
Gutwein also confirmed that with further easing of restrictions, crowds of 500 people for outdoor venues and 250 people for indoor venues, including pools, in a single indoor space, will be allowed for community sport from noon Friday, with that number including "athletes and support staff".
Contact training will also be allowed and change rooms and showers can be used.
AFL Tasmania had lobbied for a crowd figure of 500, however, it had asked that the number not include players, coaches, umpires and other officials.