{"id":501589,"date":"2026-02-24T19:45:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T19:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/501589\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T19:45:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T19:45:29","slug":"tasmania-devils-impress-afl-player-agents-with-island-lifestyle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/501589\/","title":{"rendered":"Tasmania Devils impress AFL player agents with island lifestyle"},"content":{"rendered":"

AFL player agents from across Australia have left the state impressed by both the incoming football facilities and the lifestyle offered to their superstar football clients after a tour this week.<\/p>\n

The Tasmania Devils hosted managers from the men\u2019s and women\u2019s competitions this week, showcasing plans for future training and match infrastructure.<\/p>\n

The tours also focused on the lifestyle opportunities on offer, from shorter commutes to tight-knit communities and access to Tasmania\u2019s natural assets, as the club ramps up its player recruitment ahead of its AFL entry.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe felt it was a great opportunity before the actual season started to give them a better understanding of where our business sits and how we\u2019re building the club,\u201d former Collingwood list manager and current head recruiter of the Devils Derek Hine told Pulse.<\/p>\n

\"\"The Devils\u2019 new membership packages went on-sale on Monday<\/p>\n

The tour included visits to the High Performance Centre construction site in Kingston and the Macquarie Point stadium location, as well as visits to local wineries and a golf course.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019ve gone away with a really clear understanding of the Devils and what they could do for potentially their clients,\u201d Hine said.<\/p>\n

\"\"Derek Hine is leading recruitment efforts for Tasmania\u2019s upcoming AFL entry<\/p>\n

Hosting the player agents was a way to directly address mainland concerns about attracting players to Hobart and retaining young players in Hobart.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe haven\u2019t had any pushback from any player group or management group we\u2019ve approached,\u201d Hine said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe feedback has been totally positive.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe management groups were taken aback with the opportunity that Hobart and Tasmania presents,\u201d Hine said.<\/p>\n

\"\"The Devils\u2019 new VFL squad is preparing for the season kick-off next month<\/p>\n

He said agents praised the roofed stadium design and were given detailed timelines for construction milestones.<\/p>\n

Hine hopes the hands-on experience will shift agent recommendations from cautious consideration to active encouragement when opportunities arise for their clients.<\/p>\n

He said the new VFL squad members from interstate, including Perth recruits Jaxon Artemis and Jed Hagen, have \u201cassimilated into Hobart exceptionally well\u201d.<\/p>\n

The VFL season begins next month as the club continues building toward its AFL debut.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AFL player agents from across Australia have left the state impressed by both the incoming football facilities and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":501590,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,64,63,55,639,85],"class_list":["post-501589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-afl","tag-afl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australian-football-league","tag-australianfootballleague","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/501589","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=501589"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/501589\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/501590"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=501589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=501589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=501589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}