AFL ROUND 3 | HAWTHORN v GWS GIANTS
📅 Sat 29 Mar 2025 🕐 7.35pm AEDT 📍 UTAS Stadium, Launceston, TAS
...as Hawthorn heads to Launceston for a showdown clash between undefeated teams' Hawthorn and GWS GIANTS.
...as Hawthorn heads to Launceston for a showdown clash between undefeated teams' Hawthorn and GWS GIANTS.
Our Round 3 game against GWS GIANTS is a home match for Hawthorn. Tickets for UTAS Stadium are available through Ticketmaster.
Hawthorn members with a reserved seat at UTAS Stadium can simply scan their physical or digital membership card at the gate and head to their seat.
🟡 Tassie memberships with reserved seats include Tassie Lethal, Tassie Gold, Captain's Club, Hudson Club, Eade Wing and Pritchard Pocket. View member seating map.
🟡 How to access your digital membership card
Tassie General Admission members, along with many melbourne-based Hawthorn memberships, include GA access to our UTAS Stadium games.
General admission gains access to standing areas around the ground and the Railway Workers Hill.
Members can scan their physical or digital membership card at the gate and head to the general admission areas.
🟡 After a seat? Use your membership barcode to upgrade to a reserved seat for this match via Ticketmaster.
🟡 How to access your digital membership card
🟡 View your membership barcodes here
Tickets to the match are available via Ticketmaster.
Hawthorn believes that everyone deserves the right to a safe and enjoyable experience at the footy.
While we encourage your passionate and enthusiasm at our games, please be mindful of how your behaviour can impact others around you. The brown and gold army is the best in the league, let’s keep it that way and respect everyone’s right to enjoy the footy.
🟡 Additionally, read our member code of conduct
Our Sensory Room hosted by The Inclusion Project is located near Gate 7 at UTAS Stadium.
Look out for Inclusion Project Officers wearing their sunflower lanyards around the ground including main stadium entrances if you have any questions or require the space.
See UTAS Stadium FAQs below for wheelchair accessibility at the ground.
Don't miss a moment!
🎟️ 5.30 PM | Gates open |
PRE-GAME | Welcome to Country ceremony on the ground |
🕔 7.25 PM | Hawks team run through banner (cheer loud!) |
🪙 7.33 PM | Coin toss |
🕔 7.35 PM | First bounce |
🏟️ 1/4 TIME | Superhero Dash for Cash |
🏟️ 1/2 TIME | AFL Auskickers take to the ground |
🏟️ 3/4 TIME | KFC FLG Challenge |
🔔 FINAL SIREN | Macca's Kick 2 Kick |
University of Tasmania Stadium (UTAS Stadium) is located at 2 Invermay Road in Launceston, Tasmania. The stadium is located within walking distance to Launceston’s CBD.
See FAQs below for more info on getting to UTAS Stadium, including available bus routes.
Walking to the ground
The stadium is located within walking distance to Launceston’s CBD.
By bus
Metro Tasmania bus service 'Northern Turn Up & Go' runs down Invermay Road with stops outside UTAS Stadium.
Routes connect Kings Meadows through the city to Mowbray, Invermay, and Inveresk.
Bus numbers include 110, 115, 116, 117, 770, 771, 772.
Additionally, Launceston's free Tiger Bus Service stops close to the stadium, at Invermay shops and North Inveresk Car Park.
🟡 Northern Turn Up & Go maps and timetables
🟡 Tiger Bus maps and timetables
Car Parking
City of Launceston recommends car parking at the Northern Inveresk Car Park on game days.
This location has 850 car parks and is a short walk from the University of Tasmania Stadium. It is free to park on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays, and $4 a day 8am-6pm Monday to Friday.
Limited car parking is also available on Invermay Road for $2.50 per hour Monday to Saturday 9am to 5pm, and free on Sundays and public holidays.
🟡 Get directions to the ground (Google Maps link)
🟡 City of Launceston car parking and fees
The Inclusion Project is proudly partnering with the Hawthorn Football Club to assist with making the match-day experience more accessible for those living with hidden disabilities.
Sensory Room
We will be operating a Sensory Room supported by an Occupational Therapist who will be available to assist fans as needed in the space.
Inclusion Project Officers
Our Sensory Room is located near Gate 7 , look out for our Inclusion Project Officers wearing their sunflower lanyard if you have any questions or require the space.
Wheelchair access points at University of Tasmania Stadium include:
Patrons are not permitted to bring the following items into University of Tasmania Stadium.
• Alcoholic refreshments
• Illicit drugs
• Glass bottles or breakable containers
• Offensive weapons, potential missiles
• Metal containers / cans
• Skateboards, scooters, or bicycles
• Rollerblades
• Dogs or other pets
• Large eskies (that cannot fit under seats)
• Umbrellas
• Flags over 1m x 1m in size
• Any device which is capable of causing public nuisance
In caring for patron safety, management reserves the right to refuse entry to people who are drunk and/or disorderly.
No alcohol can be taken from the venue.
Persons entering the playing area without authorisation will be prosecuted.
Patrons choosing to leave valuables on the premises do so at their own risk.
All patrons may be subjected to bag searches before entering the venue.
This is a smoke-free venue, smoking is only permitted in designated areas behind the grandstands.
Hawthorn Football Club acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the traditional custodians of the lands and water on which we live, learn, work and play. We pay respects to Elders both past and present and stand together with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders of today and tomorrow.
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