With critics seemingly everywhere, Tasmania's Premier Jeremy Rockliff is facing one hell of a fight if he's to deliver on what has almost accidentally become his pet project — securing the island state's entry into the AFL.
There are two main paths forward, each posing their own obstacles.
If Mr Rockliff manages to do what looks increasingly difficult and convince the federal government that they should cough up almost half of the stadium's cost, he's got a huge task in getting the public onside.
