A new COVID-19 case in Tasmania has forced Sunday's clash between Hawthorn and Collingwood scheduled for Launceston to be moved.

The Magpies were set to play their first match for premiership points in Tasmania but the state's first coronavirus case in months has brought a halt to those plans.

The round 21 game was originally set to be played in Melbourne, but was shifted to the Apple Isle on the basis a crowd of up to 10,000 would be allowed to attend.

However, Tasmania premier Peter Gutwein on Thursday announced the state's fresh COVID-19 case meant the game at UTAS Stadium had to be called off.

The game will now take place at the MCG on Sunday afternoon and will be broadcast on Fox Footy and Kayo. 

AFL ROUND 21
Hawthorn v Collingwood
Sunday, 8 August
MCG
2.10pm (AES)