2023 TSL season explained

Competition:tsl
Year:2023
Teams:7
Count:1
Lynch Medal:Sam Siggins
Top Goal Scorer:Brad Cox-Goodyer
Prevseason:2022
Nextseason:2024

The 2023 TSL season was the 131st season of the Tasmanian State League (TSL), the highest-level senior Australian rules football competition in Tasmania. The season began on 7 April and concluded on 21 September, comprising an 18-match home-and-away season over 21 rounds, followed by a three-week finals series.[1]

won the TSL premiership for the first time, defeating by 15 points in the 2023 TSL Grand Final.[2] [3]

Background

Glenorchy player shortage

During the pre-season, reports emerged that was suffering a shortage of players and was "unlikely" to field a senior team in 2023.[4] The club had failed to win a single game during the 2022 season, with just 12 players attending one training session held around January 2023.[5] [6]

Ultimately, the club was able to field senior and reserves sides in 2023, although it failed to win a senior game for the second season in a row.[7] [8]

Ladder

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TeamQualification
1 (P)1815301488840177.160Finals series
21815301645938175.460
318117012321162106.044
41899013141106118.836
51871101091137479.428
61861201135132086.024
7180180728189338.50

Finals

Grand Final

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Full 2023 TSL fixture released . Tasmanian State League . 24 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240525023614/https://www.tasmanianstateleague.com.au/2023/03/06/full-2023-tsl-fixture-released/ . 25 May 2024 . 6 March 2023.
  2. Web site: Kingborough wins the 2023 TSL Grand Final . Pulse Tasmania . 24 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241025083646/https://pulsetasmania.com.au/news/kingborough-wins-the-2023-tsl-grand-final/ . 25 October 2024 . 23 September 2023.
  3. Web site: Partridge . Josh . Kingborough win 2023 Tasmanian State League grand final . The Examiner . 24 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241124062619/https://www.examiner.com.au/story/8361077/second-quarter-showing-inspires-kingborough-to-maiden-tsl-flag/ . 24 November 2024 . 24 September 2023.
  4. Web site: Laughton . Max . 'Sad day': Famous club Glenorchy 'unlikely to field a team' amid Tassie AFL crisis . Fox Sports . 24 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241124073422/https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-2023-glenorchy-unlikely-to-field-a-senior-team-in-tasmanian-state-league-famous-club-peter-hudson-tasmania-expansion-news/news-story/7bf6bec7076b1be2e3378f3eb455ad68 . 24 November 2024 . 24 January 2023.
  5. Web site: Rosendale . Ryan . Glenorchy Football Club in dire straits ahead of TSL season . The Mercury . 24 November 2024 . https://archive.today/20230124094326/https://www.themercury.com.au/sport/glenorchy-football-club-in-dire-straits-ahead-of-tsl-season/news-story/88e4c5be013132536d3cc3d75cb3dda8?amp&nk=4f2f712d4b05ba97dab1313bbc6eba2c-1674553412 . 24 January 2023 . 24 January 2023.
  6. Web site: Rowbottom . Chris . Once a footy giant, the Glenorchy Magpies Football Club is struggling to attract players . ABC News . 24 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241009234655/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-26/glenorchy-football-club-struggles-to-get-players/101890426 . 9 October 2024 . 26 January 2023.
  7. Web site: Partridge . Josh . Glenorchy in for 2023 as Tasmanian State League fixtures unveiled . The Examiner . 24 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241124073738/https://www.examiner.com.au/story/8104455/glenorchys-2023-locked-in-as-tsl-fixtures-are-announced/ . 24 November 2024 . 1 March 2023.
  8. Web site: Rosendale . Ryan . Glenorchy defeat North Hobart to secure first TSL win in 1,015 days . The Mercury . 24 November 2024 . https://archive.today/20240406111339/https://www.themercury.com.au/sport/glenorchy-defeat-north-hobart-to-secure-first-tsl-win-in-1015-days/news-story/f2bfd81060200198adda3e3b7d5425df?amp&nk=4839b55fb444a1d35426a5ee15fa91da-1712402043 . 6 April 2024 . 6 April 2024.
  9. Web site: Partridge . Josh . Sam Siggins wins 2023 Alastair Lynch Medal for Tasmanian State League's best . The Examiner . 24 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240420213408/https://www.examiner.com.au/story/8353846/sam-siggins-wins-third-alastair-lynch-medal-as-tsls-best/ . 20 April 2024 . 18 September 2023.
  10. Web site: Sam Siggins named Tassie's best State League player . Pulse Tasmania . 24 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241124075600/https://pulsetasmania.com.au/news/sam-siggins-named-tassies-best-state-league-player/ . 24 November 2024 . 19 September 2023.
  11. Web site: Siggins makes history with third Lynch Medal . Tasmanian State League . 24 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240530100355/https://www.tasmanianstateleague.com.au/2023/09/18/siggins-makes-history-with-third-lynch-medal/ . 30 May 2024 . 18 September 2023.
  12. Web site: Local star to help drive new Academies . Play AFL . 24 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241124043453/https://play.afl/news/local-star-help-drive-new-academies . 24 November 2024 . 27 February 2024.