The Tasmania Devils are looking to poach well-regarded Richmond GM of football talent Blair Hartley to be their inaugural list manager, according to Sam McClure.

The 3AW Football news breaker also saying the talk around the AFL’s 19th team being ready to play in their new Macquarie Point stadium by 2029 is “fanciful”.

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“My understanding is Richmond is headhunting Blair Hartley,” he said on 3AW.

“They need to get a CEO, they need to get a list manager and they need to get this thing rolling.”

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