As a result of Tasmania's mostly COVID-free status, UTAS Stadium hosted more national content than ever before in 2021.

The AFL season saw the venue stage six Hawthorn games plus two memorable elimination finals which happened to be Sydney and Melbourne derbies.

And it was a similar story in the WBBL, with record numbers of fixtures in the city and state.

When the national women's Twenty20 cricket league opted to temporarily base itself in Tasmania, the state hosted a total of 24 WBBL games, 15 of which were in Launceston, concluding on Sunday.

The men's competition will soon follow suit, with two Hurricanes' BBL matches scheduled, including the season-opener on December 8 and another on January 10.

The summer will also see the NBL, WNBL, A-League and AFL return to Launceston with the Supercars likely to follow suit.

Tasmania JackJumpers will play two games of their inaugural NBL campaign at the Silverdome in March, the first of which will be just three days after Bendigo Spirit and Southside Flyers meet there in the women's competition.

The A-League also announced its 2022 schedule this week and, after a successful venture to Tasmania last season, new Melbourne franchise Western United will again visit UTAS Stadium.

John Aloisi's side will play two games in four days against Perth Glory and Macarthur in mid-April.

That will be around the same time as the AFL season begins with the Tasmanian Government having confirmed one-year contract extensions for Hawthorn and North Melbourne to continue playing in Launceston and Hobart respectively.

However, the most important Tasmanian AFL fixture of 2022 is likely to come mid-year when the 18 club presidents are due to vote on whether the state is awarded the competition's 19th licence.

Early April could also see the return of the Supercars series, which last visited in that timeslot this year having fallen victim to the impact of COVID-19 in 2020.