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The marriage between Hawthorn and Tasmania is on the rocks â but what has Tasmania gained over the past 20 years?
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Tasmania s ties with Hawthorn could be broken as the state continues to lobby for its own team.
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In Peter Hudson, the goalkicking machine from the sleepy town of New Norfolk, there lives an almost unwavering bond between Tasmania and the Hawthorn football club.
Today, that bond was celebrated when a statue dedicated to the footballing giant was unveiled in his hometown.
With family and old friends present, Hudson spoke of his unwavering love for the small town he was born and raised in, and the honour he felt to have been immortalised in bronze in its city centre.