St Kilda champion Nick Riewoldt has agreed to join the Tasmanian AFL taskforce set up to build a business case for AFL and AFLW teams in the Apple Isle.

Riewoldt's decision to become involved is a major boost to those pushing for a team in Tasmania given his high profile in the game and the respect with which he is held among the AFL hierarchy.

Nick Riewoldt was born in Hobart. Credit:AAP

The 36-year-old has become a popular and respected media commentator on SEN and Fox Footy since his retirement and has had a lifelong connection to Tasmania having been born in Hobart.

He outlined in his biography his constant connection with the state that has produced some of the AFL's finest footballers such as Royce Hart, Peter Hudson, Ian Stewart and Darrel Baldock.