Tasmanian weekly preview: Round 8 – Blues look to atone for Wednesday night defeat
REIGNING premiers North Launceston have joined Launceston at the top of the table in a rare Wednesday night fixture, defeating the Blues to kick off Round 8 last night. The Bombers won by 18 points, defeating the Blues 8.4 (52) to 5.4 (34) heading into a bye, and reversing the result from earlier in the […]
AFL Draft Watch: Patrick Walker (Tasmania Devils/Allies)
IN the midst of football’s long-awaited return, Draft Central takes a look at some of this year’s brightest names who have already represented their state in some capacity leading into 2020. While plenty has changed between now and then, we will provide a bit of an insight into players, how they performed at pre-season testing, and […]
Scouting notes and match wraps: TSL – Round 7
NORTH Launceston maintained its strong performance this season with a commanding victory over Glenorchy in the Tasmanian State League (TSL) competition, while Lauderdale and Clarence both grabbed important wins over Tigers and North Hobart respectively. TIGERS vs. LAUDERDALE By: Fraser Stewart Lauderdale continued their winning ways after defeating a Tigers side that never really got […]
TSL Women’s weekend review: Round 6 – Blues and Magpies run away with strong wins
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 […]
Tasmanian weekend preview: Devils galore at North Hobart
IN this week’s Tasmanian State League (TSL) weekend preview, we take a look at a couple of head-to-heads across the weekend as the six sides go at it through the midway point of the season. The match of the round should be the battle between third placed North Hobart and fourth placed Clarence, two sides that […]
Scouting notes and weekly wrap: TSL – Round 6
LAUNCESTON suffered its first defeat of the Tasmanian State League (TSL) competition, going down in an odd low-scoring game to Clarence by a point, as North Launceston and Glenorchy both recorded important wins in challenging conditions. GLENORCHY vs. NORTH HOBART By: Peter Williams Despite coming into the game as favourites given their recent record against […]
TSL Women’s weekly wrap: Round 5 – Blues reclaim top spot as Bombers celebrate first win
LAUNCESTON reminded the Tasmanian State League (TSL) Women’s competition just what it is capable of thanks to a 29-point triumph over the previously undefeated Clarence side at Windsor Park on Saturday. Meanwhile at UTAS Stadium, North Launceston won its first points of the year with an impressive 30-point victory over fellow winless side, Tigers. The […]
TSL/W weekend preview: Blues and Roos set to be pick of the weekend
UTAS Stadium and Windsor Park play host to a day of football for the Tasmanian State League (TSL) and TSL Women’s competitions. North Launceston hosts Tigers in both the men’s and women’s competitions at UTAS, while not far away, Launceston takes on Clarence at Windsor Park. Last placed Glenorchy takes on a determined North Hobart […]
Draft Central All-Star Team: Tasmania
TASMANIA has produced plenty of talented AFL stars over the years, with the Apple Isle more than deserving of its own elite level team. In this All-Star Team of the AFL Era, Draft Central gives fans an idea of what an all-Tasmanian side could have looked like, granted with players across the past three decades. […]
Scouting notes and weekly wrap: TSL – Round 5
IT was a big weekend of Tasmanian State League (TSL) action as a number of Tasmanian Devils prospects past and present ran around for respective clubs in the three matches over the weekend. We took notes on some of the young guns and recap how the matches went down. CLARENCE vs. TIGERS Tigers recorded their […]