Any participant of the sport, including players, umpires, media personalities and coaches, may be inducted.
[1] A physical hall was established in 2005 after the Tasmanian Community Fund provided a $50,000 grant to assist AFL Tasmania and the Launceston City Council with establishment of a permanent facility at York Park.
[2] The decision to locate the Hall of Fame at the ground was because the site had recently been redeveloped and was positioned as the "true home of Tasmanian football".
[2] AFL Tasmania initiated the Hall of Fame nomination process, with a number of clubs, players and grounds nominated and accepted into the Hall of Fame since 2005.
[4] The induction criteria were expanded in 2007, allowing "The Gravel" Oval of Queenstown to be honoured.