2015 TSL season explained

Competition:	tsl
Year:	2015
Teams:	10
Premiers:	North Launceston
Count:	4
Minor Premiers:	Glenorchy
Matches:	90
Lynch Medal:	Jaye Bowden
Top Goal Scorer:	Jaye Bowden
Wooden Spooners:	Western Storm Football Club
Prevseason:	2014
Nextseason:	2016

The 2015 AFL Tasmania TSL premiership season was an Australian rules football competition staged across Tasmania, Australia over eighteen home and away rounds and six finals series matches between 3 April and 19 September.^[1]

North Launceston were the premiers for the 2015 season, after they defeated Glenorchy by 12 points in the Grand Final.^[2]

Participating Clubs

• Burnie Dockers Football Club
• Clarence District Football Club
• Devonport Football Club
• Glenorchy District Football Club
• Hobart City Football Club
• Kingborough Tigers Football Club
• Lauderdale Football Club
• Launceston Football Club
• North Launceston Football Club
• Western Storm Football Club

Awards

Source: See here

• Alastair Lynch Medal (Best afield throughout season): Jaye Bowden (Glenorchy)^[3]
• Eade Medal (Best and Fairest in Development League): Brendan Hay (Clarence)^[4]
• Hudson Medal (Highest goal kicker in TSL season): Jaye Bowden (Glenorchy) – 57 goals^[5]
• Baldock Medal (Grand Final Best on Ground): Josh Holland (North Launceston)^[6]
• Cazaly Medal (Premiership Coach in TSL): Zane Littlejohn (North Launceston)^[7]
• Matthew Richardson Medal (Rookie of the Year): Jordon Arnold (Glenorchy)^[8]
• RACT Insurance Player Of The Year: Taylor Whitford (North Launceston)^[9]

2015 TSL Club Coaches

• Clint Proctor (Burnie)
• Matthew Drury (Clarence)
• Mitch Thorp (Devonport)
• Aaron Cornelius (Glenorchy)
• Michael McGregor (Hobart City)
• Darren Winter (Lauderdale)
• Scott Stephens (Launceston)
• Zane Littlejohn (North Launceston)
• Mitch Hills (Western Storm)
• Adam Henley (Kingborough)

2015 Leading Goalkickers

• Jaye Bowden (Glenorchy) - 61
• Daniel Muir (Glenorchy) - 58
• Ben Halton (Lauderdale) - 55
• Julian Dobosz (Hobart City) - 51
• Chris McDonald (Burnie) - 48

Highest Individual Goalkickers (Match)

• 8 – Daniel Muir (Glenorchy) v Launceston – 2 May 2015 at KGV Oval
• 8 – Julian Dobosz (Hobart City) v Devonport – 25 April 2015 at Devonport Oval
• 8 – Sonny Whiting (Launceston) v Lauderdale – 23 May 2015 at Windsor Park
• 7 – Aaron McNab (Devonport) v North Launceston – 4 July 2015 at Devonport Oval

Premiership season

Source: TSL Season 2015 results and fixtures

Round 2 (10 & 11 April)

• Launceston 12.14. (86) v Western Storm 12.11. (83) - Aurora Stadium
• Lauderdale 12.8. (80) v Clarence 9.7. (61) - Blundstone Arena
• Devonport 17.16. (118) v Kingborough 6.15. (51) - Devonport Oval
• Glenorchy 14.13. (97) v Hobart City 12.10. (82) - Queenborough Oval
• North Launceston 20.11. (131) v Burnie 12.10. (82) - Aurora Stadium

Round 3 (17 & 18 April)

• Clarence 9.19. (73) v Hobart City 7.9. (51) - Blundstone Arena
• Lauderdale 7.14. (56) v North Launceston 7.13. (55) - Lauderdale Oval
• Devonport 14.10. (94) v Launceston 8.10. (58) - Windsor Park
• Glenorchy 10.16. (76) v Kingborough 4.1. (25) - Twin Ovals Complex
• Burnie 18.9. (117) v Western Storm 13.10. (88) - West Park

Round 4 (25 & 26 April)

• • Devonport 16.10. (106) v Hobart 13.5. (83) - Devonport Oval Glenorchy 15.9. (99) v Lauderdale 9.11. (65) - KGV Oval
• Kingborough 15.10. (100) v Clarence 13.5. (83) - Twin Ovals Complex *
• North Launceston 14.11. (95) v Western Storm 12.8. (80) - Aurora Stadium
• Burnie 18.11. (119) v Launceston 10.10. (70) - Windsor Park

Note: Kingborough's first win in the TSL.

Round 5 (2 May)

• Burnie 11.20. (86) v Clarence 4.7. (31) - West Park
• Glenorchy 23.15. (153) v Launceston 6.3. (39) - KGV Oval
• Hobart City 12.12. (84) v Western Storm 8.16. (64) - North Hobart Oval
• Lauderdale 19.7. (121) v Kingborough 4.11. (35) - Lauderdale Oval
• North Launceston 14.21. (105) v Devonport 9.9. (63) - Aurora Stadium

Round 6 (15 & 16 May)

• North Launceston 24.16. (160) v Launceston 6.5. (41) - Aurora Stadium
• Glenorchy 17.14. (116) v Clarence 8.11. (59) - Blundstone Arena
• Lauderdale 17.10. (112) v Hobart City 8.16. (64) - Lauderdale Oval
• Burnie 18.17. (125) v Kingborough 7.8. (50) - Twin Ovals Complex
• Devonport 11.14. (80) v Western Storm 11.8. (74) - Devonport Oval

Round 7 (22 & 23 May)

• Hobart City 12.12. (84) v Kingborough 11.13. (79) - North Hobart Oval
• Glenorchy 19.5. (119) v Devonport 5.6. (36) - KGV Oval
• Launceston 15.11. (101) v Lauderdale 15.9. (99) - Windsor Park
• Clarence 10.14. (74) v Western Storm 7.18. (60) - Aurora Stadium
• Burnie 12.9. (81) v North Launceston 8.4. (52) - West Park

Round 8 (30 & 31 May)

• Burnie 6.16. (52) v Devonport 5.10. (40) - Devonport Oval
• Hobart City 11.5. (71) v North Launceston 10.10 (70) - North Hobart Oval
• Glenorchy 17.13. (115) v Kingborough 5.5. (35) - Twin Ovals Complex
• Clarence 15.15. (105) v Lauderdale 11.12. (78) - Lauderdale Oval
• Launceston 10.7. (67) v Western Storm 9.11. (65) - Windsor Park

Round 9 (13 June)

• Clarence 17.14. (116) v Kingborough 8.7. (55) - Blundstone Arena
• Glenorchy 16.14. (110) v Hobart City 3.7. (25) - KGV Oval
• Lauderdale 11.15. (81) v Devonport 10.16. (76) - lauderdale Oval
• North Launceston 16.15. (111) v Western Storm 11.4. (70) - Aurora Stadium
• Launceston 15.11. (101) v Burnie 11.14. (80) - West Park

Round 10 (20 & 21 June)

• Hobart City 18.11. (119) v Clarence 10.11. (71) - North Hobart Oval
• Lauderdale 14.9. (93) v Glenorchy 9.7. (61) - Lauderdale Oval
• North Launceston 18.11. (119) v Kingborough 8.10. (58) - Aurora Stadium
• Devonport 13.21. (99) v Launceston 6.14. (50) - Devonport Oval
• Burnie 24.13. (157) v Western Storm 7.7. (49) - Aurora Stadium

Round 11 (27 June)

• Burnie 13.15. (93) v Hobart City 4.11. (35) - West Park
• Western Storm 12.19. (91) v Devonport 8.4. (52) - Aurora Stadium
• North Launceston 16.9. (105) v Clarence 10.13. (73) - Blundstone Arena
• Glenorchy 13.17. (95) v Launceston 7.6. (48) - Windsor Park
• Kingborough 11.12. (78) v Lauderdale 9.16. (70) - Twin Ovals Complex

Round 12 (4 & 5 July)

• Devonport 16.10. (106) v North Launceston 9.8. (62) - Devonport Oval
• Hobart City 14.14. (98) v Western Storm 10.6. (66) - North Hobart Oval
• Burnie 14.11. (95) v Lauderdale 8.10. (58) - Lauderdale Oval
• Kingborough 11.13. (79) v Launceston 11.7. (73) - Twin Ovals Complex
• Glenorchy 15.12. (102) v Clarence 7.7. (49) - KGV Oval

Round 13A (11 July)

• Burnie 16.21. (117) v Kingborough 4.9. (33) - West Park
• Clarence 20.10. (130) v Devonport 16.7. (103) - Blundstone Arena

Round 13B (17 & 18 July)

• North Launceston 15.7. (97) v Launceston 8.5. (53) - Aurora Stadium
• Hobart City 13.9. (87) v Lauderdale 12.8. (80) - North Hobart Oval
• Glenorchy 15.12. (102) v Western Storm 10.9. (69) - Aurora Stadium

Round 14 (25 & 26 July)

• • Glenorchy 18.15. (123) v Kingborough 7.6. (48) - KGV Oval Lauderdale 14.15. (99) v Clarence 13.3. (81) - Blundstone Arena
• Hobart City 19.8. (122) v Launceston 7.4. (46) - Windsor Park
• North Launceston 17.3. (105) v Western Storm 5.4. (34) - Aurora Stadium
• Burnie 10.13. (73) v Devonport 3.4. (22) - Devonport Oval

Round 15 (1 August)

• Clarence 10.11. (71) v Hobart City 8.11. (59) - North Hobart Oval
• Glenorchy 11.14. (80) v Lauderdale 2.9. (21) - Lauderdale Oval
• Devonport 12.8. (80) v Launceston 9.7. (61) - Windsor Park
• Kingborough 9.15. (69) v Western Storm 7.5. (47) - Twin Ovals Complex
• North Launceston 8.13. (61) v Burnie 8.12. (60) - West Park

Round 16 (8 & 9 August)

• Launceston 11.5. (71) v Clarence 8.6. (54) - Blundstone Arena
• Devonport 15.13. (103) v Lauderdale 10.9. (69) - Devonport Oval
• North Launceston 8.14. (62) v Glenorchy 9.6. (60) - Aurora Stadium
• Hobart City 13.12. (90) v Kingborough 1.10. (16) - Twin Ovals Complex
• Burnie 10.10. (70) v Western Storm 7.4. (46) - Aurora Stadium

Round 17 (14–16 August)

• Glenorchy 17.17. (119) v Hobart City 1.10. (16) - KGV Oval
• North Launceston 17.14. (116) v Clarence 13.6. (84) - Aurora Stadium
• Burnie 15.14. (104) v Launceston 7.8. (50) - West Park
• Devonport 19.16. (130) v Western Storm 8.11. (59) - Aurora Stadium
• Lauderdale 20.18. (138) v Kingborough 8.7. (55) - Lauderdale Oval

Round 18 (21 & 22 August)

• Lauderdale 15.7. (97) v Hobart City 6.8. (44) - North Hobart Oval
• Glenorchy 19.13. (127) v Burnie 8.5. (53) - KGV Oval
• Clarence 16.13. (109) v Kingborough 11.10. (76) - Blundstone Arena
• Devonport 12.7. (79) v North Launceston 11.11. (77) - Devonport Oval
• Western Storm 16.14. (110) v Launceston 11.2. (68) - Windsor Park *

Note: Western Storm's final game in the TSL.

Season Records

Highest Club Scores

• 24.16. (160) – North Launceston v Launceston 15 May 2015 at Aurora Stadium
• 24.13. (157) – Burnie v Western Storm 21 June 2015 at Aurora Stadium
• 23.15. (153) – Glenorchy v Launceston 2 May 2015 at KGV Oval

Lowest Club Scores

• • 1.10. (16) – Hobart City v Glenorchy 17.17. (119) – 14 August 2015 at KGV Oval 1.10. (16) – Kingborough v Hobart City 13.12. (90) – 8 August 2015 at Twin Ovals Complex
• 2.9. (21) – Lauderdale v Glenorchy 11.14. (80) – 1 August 2015 at Lauderdale Oval

TSL Finals Series

Qualifying Final

(Saturday, 29 August 2015)

• Burnie: 5.5. (35) | 9.8. (62) | 12.10. (82) | 15.14. (104)
• North Launceston: 0.1. (1) | 3.2. (20) | 9.3. (57) | 13.10. (88)

at West Park

Elimination Final

(Saturday, 29 August 2015)

• Lauderdale: 3.2. (20) | 5.4. (34) | 9.6. (60)| 13.8. (86)
• Devonport: 0.0. (0) | 1.3. (9) | 5.7. (37)| 7.8. (50)

at Blundstone Arena

1st Semi Final

(Saturday, 5 September 2015)

• North Launceston: 3.3. (21) | 6.10. (46) | 8.13. (61) | 9.19. (73)
• Lauderdale: 1.3. (9) | 3.6. (24) | 6.7. (43) | 10.10. (70)

at Aurora Stadium

2nd Semi Final

(Saturday, 5 September 2015)

• Glenorchy: 5.2. (32) | 7.4. (46) | 11.9. (75) | 13.16. (94)
• Burnie: 3.0. (18) | 6.2. (38) | 7.2. (44) | 8.4. (52)

at Blundstone Arena

Preliminary Final

(Saturday, 12 September 2015)

• North Launceston: 2.2. (14) | 5.6. (36) | 9.12. (66) | 13.18. (96)
• Burnie: 4.2. (26) | 5.3 (33) | 8.3. (51) | 12.3. (75)

at Aurora Stadium

Grand Final

State Game

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External links

• Tasmanian State League Website
• AFL Tasmania

Notes and References

1. http://www.tasmanianstateleague.com.au/2015-tsl-fixture/ Tasmanian State League 2015 fixtures
2. http://www.themercury.com.au/sport/afl/live-coverage-of-the-tsl-grand-final-between-glenorchy-and-burnie/news-story/faf0553bb2ad41a4b2c80a964bc911fe/ Fast start helps North Launceston to 12-point TSL grand final victory over Glenorchy
3. http://www.themercury.com.au/sport/afl/glenorchys-jaye-bowden-dominates-alistair-lynch-medal-votes/news-story/62fb65886a11b312e82a263f50ab34e2 Glenorchy’s Jaye Bowden dominates Alistair Lynch medal votes
4. http://www.tasmanianstateleague.com.au/2015-season/ 2015 Season
5. http://www.tasmanianstateleague.com.au/peter-hudson-medal/ Peter Hudson Medal
6. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-19/tsl-grand-final-won-by-north-launceston/6789464/ North Launceston Tasmanian State League Premiers
7. http://www.tasmanianstateleague.com.au/2015-season/ 2015 Season
8. http://www.tasmanianstateleague.com.au/2015-season/ 2015 Season
9. Web site: Taylor Whitford - RACT Player Of The Year . 29 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170425162852/http://tasmanianstateleague.com.au/2015/08/taylor-whitford-2015-ract-player-of-the-year/ . 25 April 2017 . dead .
10. News: NEAFL records historic first representative win. 7 June 2015. NEAFL.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. 17 June 2015.