- AFL Statement – Hawthorn and Tasmania afl.com.au
- The battle for Tasmania’s north has been won, but locals aren’t convinced Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- ‘Best deal in footy… gutted’: ‘Anger’ over $80m loss laid bare as Hawks tactic ‘backfires’ fox sports
- Hawthorn fumes as AFL ‘kicks them out’ News.com.au
- ‘Gale is very short-sighted’: former Hawks president blasts AFL’s decision The Examiner