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Gale calls on govt to support Tas AFL team

Brendon Gale has urged the federal government to contribute funding for a new stadium in Hobart. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Richmond chief executive Brendon Gale wants Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to consider the "seismic impact" a new AFL club would have on Tasmania when weighing up whether to help fund Hobart's proposed new stadium.

The Tasmanian Liberal government has promised to foot half the bill for the $750 million project, which would see a 23,000-seat venue built at Macquarie Point.

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