The Australian federal government have questioned the need for a new stadium to get Tasmania's AFL bid over the line.

Tasmania are bidding to become the AFL's 19th franchise, and conversations have slowly come full circle to commit support for the team, on the provision that a new stadium is built in the state.

The state government have already committed to pay half the bill for the new $750 million proposed stadium, while the AFL have already committed $15 million.

That leaves approximately half the bill for the federal government to pay, but new questions have been raised over the project after sports minister Anika Wells suggested that the bill is "a lot to ask."

Speaking on SEN Radio's coverage of the first cricket Test between Australia and South Africa at the Gabba in Brisbane on Saturday, she said the team shouldn't be conditional on a new stadium - something the AFL have confirmed will need to happen.

“We want one (an expansion team) and Tassie wants one - and they deserve one,” Ms Wells said during a guest spot on SEN's Test cricket coverage.

“We just don't think it needs to be conditional on a stadium to get there.

“No one else had to do that.

“Three-hundred and seventy-five million bucks for a stadium is a lot to ask.”

The AFL regularly hosts games at Blundstone Arena in Hobart, which holds a 19,500 capacity.

The 2023 draw, which was released last week, will see four games played at the Hobart venue, with the North Melbourne Kangaroos locked in to host four games in the state.

The push for Tasmania to have its own team will continue though, and AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan hinted during the week that it may not be the federal government laying with the sole responsibility to foot the remainder of the bill, with "other funding partners" being looked at.

“The Tasmanian government have made an extraordinary funding commitment to that, we've committed $15 million to the stadium and we're looking at other funding partners.

“There's one substantive one there, so there's a series of meetings and discussions that are either happening or planned.”