2017 TSL season

2017 TSL season
Teams9
PremiersNorth Launceston
Minor premiersNorth Launceston
Wooden spoonersBurnie
Alistair Lynch MedallistBradley Cox-Goodyer (North Launceston)
Peter Hudson MedallistJaye Bowden (Glenorchy)
Matches played81
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The 2017 AFL Tasmania TSL premiership season is an Australian rules football competition staged across Tasmania, Australia over twenty-one home and away rounds and six finals series matches between 31 March and 23 September.[1]

The League was known as the Southern Cross State League under a commercial naming-rights sponsorship agreement with the company.[2]

North Launceston defeated Lauderdale by 87 points to win the 2017 TSL Grand Final.[3]

Participating clubs

2017 TSL coaches

Awards

  • Alastair Lynch Medal (Best afield throughout season): Bradley Cox-Goodyer (North Launceston)[4]
  • Lefroy Medal (Best afield in State Game): Jay Lockhart (North Launceston)[5]
  • RACT Insurance Player of the Year (Best player voted by the media): Jaye Bowden (Glenorchy)[6]
  • Matthew Richardson Medal (Rookie of the Year): James Holmes (Clarence)[7]
  • Baldock Medal (Grand Final Best on Ground): Bradley Cox-Goodyer (North Launceston)[8]
  • Cazaly Medal (Premiership Coach in TSL): Tom Couch (North Launceston)
  • Development League Grand Final Best On Ground: Luke Murfitt-Cowen (Clarence)[9]
  • Hudson Medal (Highest goal kicker in TSL season): Jaye Bowden (Glenorchy) 52 Goals

2017 TSL leading goalkickers

  • Jaye Bowden (Glenorchy) - 53
  • Sonny Whiting (Launceston) - 50
  • Bradley Cox-Goodyer (North Launceston - 45
  • Tom Couch (North Launceston) - 45
  • Thor Boscott (Lauderdale) - 44

Highest Individual Goalkickers In a Match

Premiership season

Source: TSL Season 2017 results and fixtures

Round 1

Round 1
Friday, 31 March (6:00pm) Hobart City 8.8 (56) def. by Glenorchy 24.10 (154) North Hobart Oval [1]
Saturday, 1 April (1:00pm) Tigers FC 10.11 (71) def. Burnie 6.12 (48) Twin Ovals Complex [2]
Saturday, 1 April (2:00pm) Lauderdale 7.9 (51) def. by North Launceston 16.16 (112) Lauderdale Oval [3]
Saturday, 1 April (4:30pm) Devoport 5.8 (38) def. by Launceston 9.12 (66) Devonport Oval [4]
Bye
Clarence

Round 2

Round 2
Saturday, 8 April (2.00pm) Launceston 17.14 (116) def. Burnie 8.6 (54) Windsor Park [5]
Saturday, 8 April (4.00pm) Glenorchy 28.18 (186) def. Devonport 4.8 (32) KGV Oval [6]
Saturday, 8 April (6.00pm) North Launceston 11.16 (82) def. Hobart City 6.9 (45) UTAS Stadium [7]
Sunday, 9 April (2.00pm) Clarence 16.11 (107) def. Tigers FC 11.8 (74) Blundstone Arena [8]
Bye
Lauderdale

Round 3

Round 3
Friday, 14 April (1.00pm) Burnie 17.17 (119) def. Devonport 13.10 (88) West Park Oval [9]
Friday, 14 April (1.00pm) Launceston 7.4 (46) def. by North Launceston 19.17 (131) Windsor Park [10]
Friday, 14 April (2.00pm) Tigers FC 10.7 (67) def. Hobart City 8.15 (63) Twin Ovals Complex [11]
Saturday, 15 April (2.00pm) Clarence 19.7 (121) def. Lauderdale 13.11 (89) Blundstone Arena [12]
Bye
Glenorchy

Round 4

Round 4
Saturday, 22 April (1.00pm) Hobart City 10.12 (72) def. Burnie 9.9 (63) Queenborough Oval [13]
Saturday, 22 April (2.00pm) Devonport 8.9 (57) def. by Clarence 19.8 (122) Devonport Oval [14]
Saturday, 22 April (2.00pm) Lauderdale 13.12 (90) def. by Launceston 15.11 (101) Lauderdale Oval [15]
Tuesday, 25 April (2.00pm) Glenorchy 15.15 (105) def. Tigers FC 5.5 (35) KGV Oval [16]
Bye
North Launceston

Round 5

Round 5
Saturday, 29 April (2.00pm) Lauderdale 10.14 (74) def. Hobart City 9.7 (61) Lauderdale Oval [17]
Saturday, 29 April (6.00pm) Devonport 9.3 (57) def. by North Launceston 24.9 (153) Devonport Oval [18]
Sunday, 30 April (1.00pm) Launceston 4.9 (33) def. by Clarence 10.11 (71) Windsor Park [19]
Sunday, 30 April (2.30pm) Burnie 2.6 (18) def. by Glenorchy 20.22 (142) West Park Oval
Bye
Tigers FC

Round 6

Round 6
Saturday, 6 May (2.00pm) North Launceston 20.31 (151) def. Burnie 3.6 (24) UTAS Stadium [20]
Saturday, 6 May (4.00pm) Glenorchy 8.7 (55) def. by Clarence 14.7 (91) KGV Oval [21]
Saturday, 6 May (6.00pm) Hobart City 14.22 (106) def. Devonport 7.11 (53) North Hobart Oval [22]
Saturday, 6 May (6.00pm) Tigers FC 9.4 (58) def. by Lauderdale 12.18 (90) Twin Ovals Complex [23]
Bye
Launceston
  • Glenorchy's first loss at KGV since the 2014 TSL Season.

Round 7

Round 7
Saturday, 13 May (2:00pm) Devonport 13.4 (82) def. by Lauderdale 18.18 (126) Devonport Oval [24]
Saturday, 13 May (2:00pm) Clarence 11.13 (79) def. by Hobart City 12.8 (80) Blundstone Arena [25]
Saturday, 13 May (2:00pm) Glenorchy 11.7 (73) def. by North Launceston 13.13 (91) KGV Oval [26]
Saturday, 13 May (2:00pm) Tigers FC 3.5 (23) def. by Launceston 15.14 (104) Twin Ovals Complex [27]
Bye
Burnie

Round 8

Round 8
Saturday, 20 May (1:00pm) Burnie 5.7 (37) def. by Clarence 9.12 (66) West Park Oval
Saturday, 20 May (2:00pm) Hobart City 14.8 (92) def. Launceston 9.11 (65) North Hobart Oval [28]
Saturday, 20 May (2:00pm) Glenorchy 7.9 (51) def. by Lauderdale 13.15 (93) KGV Oval [29]
Saturday, 20 May (2:00pm) North Launceston 7.22 (64) def. Tigers FC 7.6 (48) UTAS Stadium [30]
Bye
Devonport
  • Lauderdale's first win at KGV since the 2012 TSL Season.

Round 9

Round 9
Saturday, 27 May (1:00pm) Tigers FC 11.8 (74) def. Devonport 9.9 (63) Twin Ovals Complex [31]
Saturday, 27 May (2:00pm) Lauderdale 25.18 (168) def. Burnie 9.2 (56) Lauderdale Oval [32]
Saturday, 27 May (2:00pm) Clarence 16.7 (103) def. North Launceston 12.14 (86) Blundstone Arena [33]
Saturday, 27 May (2:00pm) Launceston 16.5 (101) def. Glenorchy 4.7 (31) Windsor Park [34]
Bye
Hobart City
  • Launceston's Rulla Kelly-Mansell changed numbers for the game changing from number 26 to number 67 in recognition of the 1967 referendum for the AFL Indigenous Round.

Round 10

Round 10
Saturday, 3 June (1:00pm) Burnie 14.17 (101) def. by Tigers FC 15.13 (103) West Park Oval [35]
Saturday, 3 June (2:00pm) North Launceston 17.8 (110) def. by Lauderdale 18.3 (111) UTAS Stadium [36]
Saturday, 3 June (2:00pm) Launceston 11.16 (82) def. Devonport 8.4 (52) Windsor Park [37]
Saturday, 3 June (6:00pm) Glenorchy 10.15 (75) def. Hobart City 3.4 (22) KGV Oval [38]
Bye
Clarence

Round 11

Round 11
Saturday, 17 June (2:00pm) Devonport 5.8 (38) def. by Glenorchy 10.15 (75) Devonport Oval [39]
Saturday, 17 June (2:00pm) Tigers FC 7.8 (50) def. by Clarence 16.15 (111) Twin Ovals Complex [40]
Saturday, 17 June (2:00pm) Hobart City 11.7 (73) def. by North Launceston 21.13 (139) North Hobart Oval [41]
Saturday, 17 June (3:30pm) Burnie 6.7 (43) def. by Launceston 24.18 (162) West Park Oval [42]
Bye
Lauderdale

Round 12

Round 12
Friday, 23 June (7:00pm) North Launceston 12.13 (85) def. Launceston 9.10 (64) UTAS Stadium [43]
Saturday, 24 June (1:00pm) Devonport 14.10 (94) def. Burnie 9.6 (60) Devonport Oval [44]
Saturday, 24 June (2:00pm) Hobart City 11.12 (78) def. Tigers FC 3.6 (24) North Hobart Oval [45]
Saturday, 24 June (2:00pm) Lauderdale 11.7 (73) def. by Clarence 14.7. (91) Lauderdale Oval [46]
Bye
Glenorchy

Round 13

Round 13
Saturday, 1 July (1:00pm) Clarence 19.11 (125) def. Devonport 5.6 (36) Blundstone Arena [47]
Saturday, 1 July (1:00pm) Launceston 12.6 (78) def. by Lauderdale 16.9 (105) Windsor Park [48]
Saturday, 1 July (2:00pm) Tigers FC 10.12 (72) def. by Glenorchy 14.13 (97) Twin Ovals Complex [49]
Saturday, 1 July (2:30pm) Burnie 6.4 (40) def. by Hobart City 8.14 (62) West Park Oval [50]
Bye
North Launceston

Round 14

Round 14
Saturday, 8 July (1:00pm) Glenorchy 24.22 (166) def. Burnie 3.4 (22) KGV Oval [51]
Saturday, 8 July (2:00pm) Clarence 16.8 (104) def. Launceston 11.11 (77) Blundstone Arena [52]
Saturday, 8 July (2:00pm) Hobart City 8.8 (56) def. by Lauderdale 21.19 (145) North Hobart Oval [53]
Sunday, 9 July (2:00pm) North Launceston 11.17 (83) def. Devonport 10.4 (64) Invermay Park [54]
Bye
Tigers FC

Round 15

Round 15
Saturday, 15 July (2:00pm) Devonport 5.10 (40) def. by Hobart City 10.7 (67) Devonport Oval
Saturday, 15 July (2:00pm) Clarence 12.14 (86) def. by Glenorchy 16.13 (109) Blundstone Arena [55]
Saturday, 15 July (2:00pm) Lauderdale 20.22 (142) def. Tigers FC 7.8 (50) Lauderdale Oval [56]
Sunday, 16 July (2:00pm) Burnie 9.9 (63) def. by North Launceston 11.17 (83) West Park Oval
Bye
Launceston

Round 16

Round 16
Saturday, 22 July (1:00pm) North Launceston 9.10 (64) def. Glenorchy 8.12 (60) UTAS Stadium [57]
Saturday, 22 July (2:00pm) Hobart City 7.9 (51) def. by Clarence 15.16 (106) North Hobart Oval [58]
Saturday, 22 July (2:00pm) Lauderdale 17.22 (124) def. Devonport 10.5 (65) Lauderdale Oval [59]
Saturday, 22 July (2:00pm) Launceston 8.20 (68) def. Tigers FC 9.9 (63) Windsor Park
Bye
Burnie
  • Lauderdale Coach Darren Winter's 150th game as coach of Lauderdale

Round 17

Round 17
Saturday, 29 July (2:00pm) Tigers FC 6.10 (46) def. by North Launceston 17.16 (118) Twin Ovals Complex [60]
Saturday, 29 July (2:00pm) Launceston 5.17 (47) def. by Hobart City 8.8 (56) Windsor Park [61]
Sunday, 30 July (12:00pm) Clarence 17.17 (119) def. Burnie 11.10 (76) Blundstone Arena [62]
Sunday, 30 July (1:00pm) Lauderdale 11.16 (82) def. Glenorchy 10.9 (69) Lauderdale Oval [63]
Bye
Devonport

Round 18

Round 18
Saturday, 5 August (1:00pm) Burnie 7.6 (48) def. by Lauderdale 18.18 (126) West Park Oval
Saturday, 5 August (2:00pm) Devonport 11.9 (75) def. Tigers FC 9.12 (66) Devonport Oval
Saturday, 5 August (2:00pm) Glenorchy 14.6 (90) def. Launceston 12.12 (84) KGV Oval [64]
Saturday, 5 August (2:00pm) North Launceston 21.7 (133) def. Clarence 9.10 (64) UTAS Stadium [65]
Bye
Hobart City

Round 19

Round 19
Saturday, 12 August (1:00pm) Devonport 2.5 (17) def. by Launceston 6.8 (44) Devonport Oval [66]
Saturday, 12 August (2:00pm) Lauderdale 17.13 (115) def. Hobart City 4.9 (33) Lauderdale Oval [67]
Bye
Burnie, Clarence, Glenorchy, North Launceston, Tigers FC

Round 20

Round 20
Saturday, 19 August (2:00pm) North Launceston 23.22 (160) def. Burnie 2.6 (18) UTAS Stadium [68]
Saturday, 19 August (2:00pm) Tigers FC 8.8 (56) def. by Glenorchy 16.13 (109) Twin Ovals Complex
Saturday, 19 August (2:00pm) Clarence 9.10 (64) def. Lauderdale 9.9 (63) Blundstone Arena [69]
Bye
Devonport, Hobart City, Launceston
  • Burnie's lowest score in the TSL

Round 21

Round 21
Friday, 25 August (6:30pm) Hobart City 14.12 (96) def. Tigers FC 11.11 (77) North Hobart Oval [70]
Friday, 25 August (7:00pm) Burnie 14.8 (92) def. Devonport 12.12 (84) West Park Oval
Saturday, 26 August (2:00pm) Launceston 9.4 (58) def. by North Launceston 14.10 (94) Windsor Park [71]
Saturday, 26 August (2:00pm) Glenorchy 10.10 (70) def. Clarence 8.7 (55) KGV Oval [72]
Bye
Lauderdale

Ladder

2017 TSL Ladder
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 North Launceston (MP) (P) 18 16 2 0 1939 1068 181.6 64
2 Clarence 18 14 4 0 1686 1249 135.0 56
3 Lauderdale 18 13 5 0 1867 1306 143.0 52
4 Glenorchy 18 12 6 0 1717 1098 156.4 48
5 Launceston 18 9 9 0 1409 1246 113.1 36
6 Hobart City 18 9 9 0 1169 1445 80.9 36
7 Tigers FC 18 4 14 0 1057 1639 64.5 16
8 Devonport 18 2 16 0 1042 1783 58.4 8
9 Burnie 18 2 16 0 982 2034 48.3 8
Source: [73]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers; (MP) Minor Premiers

Season records

Highest club scores

Lowest club scores

TSL Team Of The Year

2017 TSL Team of The Year
B: Jordan Arnold (Glenorchy) Jason Bailey (Clarence) James Holmes (Clarence)
HB: Mitch Carter (Tigers FC) Josh McGuinness (Lauderdale) Jay Foon (North Launceston)
C: Rhys Mott (Glenorchy) Brayden Webb (Glenorchy) (Captain) Nat Franklin (Lauderdale)
HF: Thor Boscott (Lauderdale) Tom Bennett (North Launceston) Tom Couch (North Launceston)
F: Dylan Riley (Devonport) Jaye Bowden (Glenorchy) Trent Standen (Clarence)
Foll: Alex Lee (North Launceston) Bradley Cox-Goodyer (North Launceston) (Vice-Captain) Brodie Palfreyman (Launceston)
Int: Ryan Matthews (Hobart City) Dylan Fyfe (Lauderdale) Sam Siggins (Clarence)
Rulla Kelly-Mansell (Launceston)
Coach: Tom Couch (North Launceston)

[10]

TSL Finals Series

Elimination Final

(Saturday 2 September)

  • Launceston: 1.4. (10) | 4.6. (30) | 10.10. (70) | 14.15. (99)
  • Glenorchy: 2.2. (14) | 5.7. (37) | 6.8. (44) | 10.10. (70)

at Blundstone Arena

Qualifying Final

(Saturday 2 September)

  • Lauderdale: 6.2. (38) | 8.2. (50) | 12.6. (78) | 20.6. (126)
  • Clarence: 3.2. (20) | 7.10. (52) | 9.15. (69) | 10.19. (79)

at Blundstone Arena

1st Semi-Final

  • Launceston: 1.0. (6) | 6.2. (38) | 9.4. (58) | 13.8. (86)
  • Clarence: 3.2. (20) | 4.4. (28) | 5.7. (37) | 7.11. (53)

at Blundstone Arena

2nd Semi-Final

  • North Launceston: 5.5. (35) | 9.9. (63) | 14.13. (97) | 18.21. (129)
  • Lauderdale: 0.3. (3) | 2.10. (22) | 4.11. (35) | 4.11. (35)

at UTAS Stadium

Preliminary Final

  • Lauderdale: 2.3. (15) | 7.7. (49) | 10.8. (68) | 12.14. (86)
  • Launceston: 5.3. (33) | 6.5. (41) | 9.7. (61) | 9.8. (62)

at Blundstone Arena

Grand Final

2017 TSL Grand Final
Saturday 23 September (3:30 pm) North Launceston Bombers def. Lauderdale Bombers UTAS Stadium (crowd: 6,108) [74]

[11]

3.6 (24)
13.10 (88)
17.13 (115)
21.22 (148) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		1.2 (8)
3.4 (22)
6.7 (43)
9.7 (61) 		Darrel Baldock Medal: Bradley Cox-Goodyer (North Launceston)
B. Cox-Goodyer 8, M. Walsh 3, T. Couch 2, J. Pearce 2, T. Thomas 2, T. Whitford 2, B. Simpson, T. Bennett Goals R. Wiggins 4, A. Hill 2, R. McManus, M. Kleverkamp, A. Hevey
B. Cox-Goodyer, A. Richter-Salter, J. Ponting, J. Pearce, T. Whitford, M. Walsh Best M. Anderton, J. Roberts, P. Bellchambers, N.Franklin, A. Hevey, A. Hill

Mercury Cup Grand Final (Development League)

(Saturday 23 September)

  • Clarence: 3.1. (19) | 4.1. (25) | 7.5. (47) | 11.7. (73)
  • Launceston: 3.2. (20) | 6.3. (39) | 8.4. (52) | 8.7. (55)

at UTAS Stadium

State Game

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2017 State Game
Saturday 10 June Tasmania def. by North East Australia Blundstone Arena
1.2 (8)
2.5 (17)
4.7 (31)
5.8 (38) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		2.1 (13)
5.4 (34)
7.5 (47)
8.7 (55)
J. Bowden 1, B. Walsh 1, B. Cox-Goodyer 1, B. McCulloch 1, T. Standen 1 Goals A. Boston 3, J. Harper 1, D. Bonney 1, X. Richards 1, J. Anthony 1, T. Barrett 1
T. Couch, C. Duffy, B. Webb, J. Bowden, J. Lockhart, N. McKenna Best G. Grose, J. Harper, J. Keras, R. Hebron, D. Bonney, S. Tape

References

  1. ^ 2017 TSL Premiership Season
  2. ^ Southern Cross TV announced naming rights sponsor[permanent dead link‍]
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  5. ^ "NEAFL Take Spoils From Blundstone Arena Arm Wrestle". Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  6. ^ Bowden Makes It Three Archived 30 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine/
  7. ^ "Courageous Holmes Claims Richardson Medal". Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  8. ^ North Flag Never In Danger
  9. ^ "Clarence Make It Three In A Row". Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
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  11. ^ TSL Match Centre
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