Tasmania Devils stadium completion date pushed

The Macquarie Point Stadium is tipped to be ready for AFL matches by 2031, three years after Tasmania's introduction into the top-flight competition.

The highly divisive and controversial build was approved in December, and has a delivery window for the end of 2028, until the end of 2030.

There was optimism around the Devils using the venue in 2029, but the date continues to get pushed back.

Macquarie Point Development Corporation chief executive Anne Beach said the aim was to finish construction of the stadium "towards the end of 2030", keeping in the window set by the AFL and the government that has been in place since May, 2023.

If the stadium is not built by December, 2030, the AFL can terminate the license.

"It's important to the delivery of the stadium that we don't just get it to practical completion but also make sure that it's ready for play," Beach said on ABC Hobart Drive.

"There's things we need to allow time for and consider, like the laying of the turf and allowing time for that turf to establish before it's subject to that play.

"It's a complex structure and we need to allow time for that to be built.

"The nature of the size, scale and complexity of the structure and the delivery to work towards the end of 2030.

Due to the anticipated date of completion pushing closer towards the beginning of the 2031 season, the Devils could be at a loss in terms of revenue.

Beach said the footy club has the provision for funding to offset any revenue impacts from lack of access to the stadium, but there is "no compensation payment".

Devils CEO Brendan Gale said the club will be using stadiums in Hobart and Launceston that have been used by North Melbourne and Hawthorn.