2018 TSL season explained

Competition:	tsl
Year:	2018
Teams:	7
Premiers:	North Launceston
Minor Premiers:	North Launceston
Matches:	63
Lynch Medal:	Josh Ponting (North Launceston)
Top Goal Scorer:	Mitch Thorp (Launceston - 62)
Wooden Spooners:	North Hobart
Prevseason:	2017
Nextseason:	2019

The 2018 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 30 March and 15 September.^[1]

The League was known as the Bupa TSL under a commercial naming-rights sponsorship agreement with the company.^[2]

Before the season started there were three team changes to the competition with Burnie and Devonport departing the league.^[3] Hobart City were replaced in the competition by North Hobart who returned to the competition after a 4-year absence.^[4]

Participating clubs

2018 TSL coaches

Jeromey Webberley (Clarence)
Paul Kennedy (Glenorchy)
Darren Winter (Lauderdale)
Sam Lonergan (Launceston)
Richard Robinson (North Hobart)
Taylor Whitford (North Launceston)
Trent Baumeler (Tigers FC)

Awards

Alastair Lynch Medal (Best afield throughout season): Josh Ponting (North Launceston)
RACT Insurance Player of the Year (Best player voted by the media): Daniel Joseph (Glenorchy) and Taylor Whitford (North Launceston)
Matthew Richardson Medal (Rookie of the Year): Sherrin Egger (North Launceston)
Baldock Medal (Grand Final Best on Ground): Bradley Cox-Goodyer (North Launceston)
Cazaly Medal (Premiership Coach in TSL): Taylor Whitford (North Launceston)
Hudson Medal (Highest goal kicker in TSL season): Mitch Thorp (Launceston) 62 Goals

2018 TSL leading goalkickers

Mitch Thorp (Launceston) - 66
Jaye Bowden (Glenorchy) - 46

Highest Individual Goalkickers In a Match

8 – Jaye Bowden (Glenorchy) v (North Hobart) – 16 June 2018 at North Hobart Oval
8 – Mitch Thorp (Launceston) v (Tigers FC) – 5 May 2018 at Windsor Park
7 – Jacob Gillbee (Lauderdale) v (North Hobart) – 11 August 2018 at North Hobart Oval
7 – Ben McGuinness (Lauderdale) v (Glenorchy) – 14 July 2018 at Lauderdale Oval
7 – Mitch Thorp (Launceston) v (North Hobart) – 7 April 2018 at Windsor Park

Premiership season

Source: https://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/TSL/122/premiership%2Bseason/6/6/2018#roundbyround

Round 21

Season records

Highest club scores

30.20. (200) – North Launceston v North Hobart 4 August 2018 at North Hobart Oval
28.21. (189) - North Launceston v North Hobart 28 April 2018 at North Hobart Oval
26.16. (172) – Lauderdale v North Hobart 11 August 2018 at North Hobart Oval

Lowest club scores

1.5. (11) – North Hobart v Glenorchy 22.23. (155) – 28 July 2018 at KGV Oval
1.8. (14) – Tigers FC v Clarence 8.17. (65) – 12 May 2018 at Twin Ovals Complex
2.4. (16) – North Hobart v Launceston 21.21. (147) – 7 April 2018 at Windsor Park

TSL Finals Series

Elimination Final

(Saturday 25 August)

Clarence: 6.11.47
Lauderdale: 15.15.105

at Blundstone Arena

Qualifying Final

(Saturday 25 August)

Glenorchy: 13.10.88
Launceston: 10.14.74

at Blundstone Arena

1st Semi-Final

(Saturday 1 September)

Launceston: 6.6.42
Lauderdale: 17.12.114

at UTAS Stadium

2nd Semi-Final

(Saturday 1 September)

North Launceston: 14.11.95
Glenorchy: 5.7.37

at UTAS Stadium

Preliminary Final

(Saturday 8 September)

Glenorchy: 11.5.71
Lauderdale: 13.11.89

at Blundstone Arena

Development League Grand Final

(Saturday 23 September)

Launceston: 7.7. (49)
North Launceston: 2.3. (15)

at UTAS Stadium

External links

Notes and References

Web site: Australian Football - TSL Premiership Season - Season 2018.
Web site: Bupa announced as Tasmanian State League naming rights partner | Bupa.
News: I'm gutted: Shock as Burnie Football Club quits Tasmanian State League. ABC News. 5 February 2018.
News: Diehard Demons fans reclaim club name. The Mercury. 9 October 2017.