TOP three sides, Launceston and Glenorchy came away with victories in Round 6 of the Tasmanian State League (TSL) Women’s against the bottom two sides as the competition crossed the midway point of the season. The top of the table Launceston was too good for last placed Tigers, winning by 53 points, while third placed Glenorchy put more distance between itself and the fourth placed North Launceston, getting up by 32 points.

In the top against bottom clash, Launceston could not buy a goal in the opening term, kicking five behinds but kept its opponent scoreless to lead by that margin at the first break. They managed to find their range in the second term, booting two straight goals, while the visitors kicked a major to be within 12 points at the main break. It was the second half where the premiership favourites broke away, booting six goals to zero, and having 12 scoring shots to nil to run away and win 8.11 (59) to 1.0 (6).

Daria Bannister continued her impressive season back at state level, slotting three goals in the win as the sole multiple goalscorer. Alongside her, Camilla Taylor and Mia King both slotted goals and were named among Launceston’s best, while Dearne Taylor and Amy Halaby were also among the winning team’s best on the day. Phoebe Parsons booted Tigers’ only goal of the match in the second term, while it was Maci Polley, Hailee Baldwin and Sacha Rival-Quinn who all earned their name in the best for their efforts on the losing side.

In the other match, Glenorchy overcame a first quarter deficit to run out comfortable winners with a strong final three terms. North Launceston looked like causing a stir in the first quarter by kicking two goals to one and leading by seven points at the first break. A four goals to zip second term in favour of the Magpies saw them race off to a 17-point advantage at half-time. From there they held off the Bombers, restricting them to just three behinds in the second half, whilst booting the two goals in the half to make it the final six goals of the game.

Molly Mitchell kicked three goals for Glenorchy, with leading goalkicker Sarah Skinner and Tiarna Ford also kicking two majors apiece for all multiple goalkickers. Libby Haines was terrific in the win for the black and whites, while Skinner, Kira Maass and Jemma Webster were all named among the bests for the winners. Bonnie Farrell and Maggie Cuthbertson both kicked goals for the Bombers, while Sophie Farrow, Hayley Breward and Kayla Sheehan were all amongst the top players in the side.

TSL WOMEN’S ROUND 6 RESULTS:

Launceston 8.11 (59) defeated Tigers 1.0 (6)
Glenorchy 7.6 (48) defeated North Launceston 2.4 (16)

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