The AFL has maintained their stance on Tasmania's 19th license, conditioned on a new stadium, despite a delegation of Parliament members opposing the build.

Greens Vica Bayley and Cassy O'Connor, and Independents Peter George and Kristie Johnston met with new AFL COO Tom Harley in Melbourne.

It is understood that the group of four asked the league to reconsider the 23,000-seat and roofed stadium.

A statement from the league read:

"AFL COO Tom Harley met with a delegation of two members of the Tasmanian Greens and two Independents today. He listened to a range of views and appreciated the group travelling to AFL House and putting those views forward.

"The AFL's continued position is a clear component of the licence bid from the Tasmanian taskforce was a new roofed stadium at Macquarie Point with a capacity of at least 23,000.

"It is a condition for the grant of the 19th licence, and that position has not changed.

"The AFL look forward to the vote on the stadium in the coming weeks and the state continuing to build on the momentum and progress already made by the Tasmania Devils and their 214,000 members."

Building the stadium was a condition of the government's deal with the AFL for a state team. (Supplied: Tasmanian government)
Building the stadium was a condition of the government's deal with the AFL for a state team. (Supplied: Tasmanian government)

The Tasmanian Planning Commission (TPC) recently recommended against building the stadium due to its size and cost.

"The Integrated Assessment Report (IAR) identifies a number of benefits and disbenefits that would accrue if the Project proceeds. The Panel has concluded that the benefits are outweighed by the disbenefits.

"The fundamental problem is the size, location and geographical features of the site, in its highly valued context, do not support the disproportionately large, monolithic building proposed.

"It is a building which is incongruent with the valued characteristics of its spatial context, completely at odds with the long-established planning principles guiding and informing development, and with the land and urban fabric surrounding the site and the heritage values associated with nearby places.

"Proceeding with the Project will give rise to irrevocable and unacceptable adverse impacts on Hobart's spatial and landscape character, urban form and historic cultural heritage."

A decision on the venue will be made later in the year.