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Hawthorn's last Launceston game of the year brings nostalgia and hope

With the Hawthorn Hawks' state-sponsored home games in Launceston to stop after next season, there's a mix of sadness, nostalgia and hope.

ABC Australia News By Loretta Lohberger Aug 1, 2026, 4:25 AM Captured Aug 1, 2026, 5:25 AM

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As Hawthorn's penultimate season in Launceston draws to a close, there's a mix of sadness, nostalgia and hope within the club and the northern Tasmanian community.

Sitting third on the AFL ladder going into the match against 13th-placed North Melbourne at York Park — and with just three rounds remaining of the home and away season after this weekend — the Hawks are well placed for finals action.

"There's a bit of sadness and nostalgia around," Hawthorn's head of operations in Tasmania, David Cox, said of today's game.

Hawthorn has been playing home games in Launceston for 25 years.

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A 4/100 risk

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Report confidence: 80%
Content format: straight news
Evidence findings: 1
Sentences checked: 30
Method: origin-framing-v2

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+4 · 68% confidence

"Loud and clearly for the Hawks, but I'll be very interested to see how the Devils go," he said.

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"There's a bit of sadness and nostalgia around," Hawthorn's head of operations in Tasmania, David Cox, said of today's game.
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The AFL announced in May that Hawthorn would leave Tasmania to make the Tasmania Devils, who make their AFL debut in 2028, the focus of football in the state.
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"Loud and clearly for the Hawks, but I'll be very interested to see how the Devils go," he said.

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