{"id":468008,"date":"2026-02-09T06:47:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T06:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/468008\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T06:47:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T06:47:24","slug":"american-football-fever-sweeps-tasmania-for-super-bowl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/468008\/","title":{"rendered":"American football fever sweeps Tasmania for Super Bowl"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tasmanians and American expats have packed into venues across the state today to watch the Patriots take on the Seahawks in the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n

Hobart\u2019s Regatta Day public holiday has turned Monday into an unexpected party atmosphere.<\/p>\n

The Pavilion sports bar in Salamanca was decked out in American flags and packed with fans from 9:30am, many arriving straight after knocking on the doors before opening.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s become a bit of a tradition here at the Pav,\u201d publican Blair Brownless told Pulse.<\/p>\n

\"\"Publican Blair Brownless said popularity of the Super Bowl in Tasmania is growing. Image \/ Pulse<\/p>\n

\u201c[The] last three years it\u2019s really built and they\u2019re here early, knocking on the doors about 9.30, a bit thirsty in the morning.\u201d<\/p>\n

The venue was filled with Americans, locals and interstate visitors, with many punters making the most of the long weekend after the Hobart Cup and Party In The Paddock.<\/p>\n

\"\"Fans at the Pavilion in Salamanca. Image \/ Pulse<\/p>\n

Brownless said the Hobart-only public holiday has been crucial to the event\u2019s growth over the past three years.<\/p>\n

\u201cEspecially on a Monday, because to be honest, a Monday is a very quiet trading day,\u201d he said. \u201cWithout events like this, we would hardly have a soul here on a Monday.\u201d<\/p>\n

The publican said major events like the Super Bowl, AFL matches and horse racing have become vital for the venue\u2019s weekday trade.<\/p>\n

Among the crowd was American expat Vanessa Haertel from Orlando, Florida, who has lived in Tasmania for three years after moving from Sydney with her Tasmanian husband.<\/p>\n

\"\"Vanessa Haertel from Florida has moved to Tasmania and was watching the Super Bowl in Salamanca. Image \/ Pulse<\/p>\n

\u201cI love supporting all teams, every event,\u201d she said. \u201cI wish we did Australia Day this big because I feel like lots of people are here just having a good time no matter what side you\u2019re supporting.\u201d<\/p>\n

Haertel, who was barracking for the Patriots, said she was a fan of the American-themed decorations around Hobart venues.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love the effort that they made for it,\u201d she said. \u201cI saw this place and I wanted to hop in and be part of an exciting crowd.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Seattle Seahawks won the Super Bowl 29-13.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tasmanians and American expats have packed into venues across the state today to watch the Patriots take on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":468009,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[563],"tags":[64,63,596,85],"class_list":["post-468008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-football","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/468008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=468008"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/468008\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/468009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=468008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=468008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=468008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}