Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein responds to criticism from Fox Footy's Tom Morris

Alex Fair
Updated July 24 2021 - 3:12pm, first published 12:00pm
AFL VISITORS: Essendon's Harrison Jones, Devon Smith and Jake Stringer at Launceston's UTAS Stadium earlier this year, an extra match which the state has hosted this season. Picture: Phillip Biggs
AFL VISITORS: Essendon's Harrison Jones, Devon Smith and Jake Stringer at Launceston's UTAS Stadium earlier this year, an extra match which the state has hosted this season. Picture: Phillip Biggs

Premier Peter Gutwein has hit back following criticism that the government was being "overly conservative" and had dismissed the idea of hosting extra AFL matches as the competition grapples with COVID-19 lockdowns in three states.

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Alex Fair

Alex Fair

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Deputy Editor of The Advocate on the North-West Coast of Tasmania.

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