An ABC comedy about Tasmania’s new AFL team should have worked. Instead, it’s an own goal
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Source: The Age
Published: 2026-06-04 05:30 UTC+10:00
Section: Culture / TV & radio
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Sport, Culture & Entertainment, Indigenous, Australia, World News
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Screenwriters usually have to wait for real-world events to play out before they can apply their blowtorches, so kudos to Gary McCaffrie, the creator and writer of Ground Up, for being first to the punch. This scripted six-part ABC comedy is based on the impending arrival of the AFL’s 19th team, the Tasmania Devils, and the construction of a new stadium in Hobart.
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