Maverick Weller ready for first Tasmanian rep team training run

Weller, and his coaching team, have trimmed the initial 46-player squad to 38 ahead of the first training session that will be held on Wednesday, June 14 at North Hobart Oval.

The session, which is one of only two the Tasmanians will have to prepare for the game, is one Weller is looking forward to, eager to see how the state's best come together.

"(The build up) has been a combination of tracing our players and we've still got a pretty big squad and we've got to get it to 23 by the game," Weller said.

"We've turned the focus to training and what we need to get done in this time.

"We've got limited time to prepare for the game and we've got two main sessions and a captain's run, so looking to make sure we get as much value in the time we've got together."

According to Weller, there has been nothing but positivity from the group, which is made up of players from the NWFL, TSL and NTFA, ahead of the first training run.

"I think that our players are very eager to play for the state and representative football hasn't been around for a few years," he said.

"From my conversations with the players, they're really excited and they really appreciate the recognition so far. And they'd leap at the opportunity.

"Our job is to motivate the players to play for the cause and to gel them as a group; we've got some things in place that we'll be talking with the players about to get them to buy in."

The game, which will be played at North Hobart Oval on July 1, will be the first time Tasmania has met Queensland in the representative arena in more than a decade.

Weller expected the Queensland team would be stacked with plenty of talent, and anticipated a tough contest from the first bounce.

"We've been tracking them a little bit and we're looking to get a bit more information soon but they're a pretty talented group and they'll have a crack," he said.

"They play a free flowing, offensive style of game from what I can see in the QAFL.

"They've got some ex-AFL talents that certainly have some experience so they're going to be pretty sharp and we're looking forward to making it a Tassie game and bringing all the things that Tassie encompasses."

With the game now less than a month away, Weller was ready to hit the ground running with the best the state has to offer.

"The work starts (on Wednesday) and the next steps, in terms of getting done what we want to get done start then," he said.

"I'm really looking forward to working with the best players across Tassie. There's a bumper crop there with a lot of talent."