TSL weekend preview: Round 12 – Finals race heats up
THE PENULTIMATE round of the Tasmanian State League (TSL) home-and-away season got underway on Wednesday, as Lauderdale 10.13 (73) defeated Glenorchy 2.8 (20) on the road. The action picks up again on Saturday with a pair of afternoon fixtures, while Glenorchy is back on Sunday against North Hobart. We take a look at where some […]
TSL weekend preview: Round 11 – Young stars return to state league action
ROUND 11 of the 2020 TSL bounces down on Saturday, with a host of Tasmanian young guns making their state league returns after last week’s Sports Association of Tasmanian Independent Schools (SATIS) Grand Final. We take a look at where the best Tasmanian youth prospects will line up this weekend. >> SCROLL for full fixtures […]
Clarence bottom-agers steer Guilford Young to first SATIS title in 18 years
CLARENCE bottom-age talents, Noah Holmes, Sam Banks and Darcy Gardner have dominated the Sports Association of Tasmanian Independent Schools (SATIS) Grand Final, steering their school Guilford Young College to a memorable come-from-behind 22-point victory over St Patrick’s College at Twin Ovals, the college’s first title since 2002. Whilst St Patrick’s was missing bustling key forward […]
TSL weekend preview: Round 10 – Top four square off in finals-defining weekend
ROUND 10 of the 2020 TSL got underway on Wednesday, as Tigers got one over North Hobart with a tight four-point win. The likes of Sam Collins, Jye Menzie, and Jake Steele could not quite help drag the Demons home, but a host of other Tasmanian young guns will be hoping to go one better […]
TSL scouting notes and wrap: Round 9 – Top two make statement
TASMANIAN State League (TSL) heavyweights, Launceston and North Launceston have enjoyed huge wins in Round 9 of the competition, having more than 30 scoring shots to all but lock up the top two spots with four rounds remaining. Clarence had a crucial 20-point win over Lauderdale in the other game to draw level in equal […]
Draft Central Power Rankings: September 2020
THE VERDICT is in after another terrific month of football from the latest crop of budding AFL draftees. Victorian prospects remain starved of action, but the best and brightest from around the nation have been stamping their claims, making for some interesting movers and sliders. In Draft Central‘s third Power Rankings edition for 2020, we […]
TSL weekend preview: Round 9 – Form Devils to face off
AFTER their respective Round 8 performances, Tasmania Devils talents, Patrick Walker and Jackson Callow come into Round 9 as two of the in-form players. Their sides, North Hobart and North Launceston go head-to-head in a last chance saloon effort for the Demons, and a chance to extend their lead in the top two for the […]
TSL Player focus: Jackson Callow (North Launceston)
NORTH Launceston’s Jackson Callow was a star for his side in the Tasmanian State League (TSL) competition on Wednesday night, but not in the way that many NAB League spectators who were unable to see the game might have expected. The key position forward is a contested marking beast – comfortably the best in the […]
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 […]
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 […]
