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

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

    [12]

    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
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