2012 TSL season

2012 TSL season
Date31 March – 22 September 2012
Teams
PremiersBurnie

The 2012 AFL Tasmania TSL premiership season was an Australian rules football competition staged across Tasmania, Australia, over eighteen roster rounds plus one Regional round and six finals series matches, between 31 March and 22 September 2012.

The League is known as the Wrest Point Tasmanian State League under a commercial naming-rights sponsorship agreement with Wrest Point Casino in Hobart and Federal Group.

Participating Clubs

2012 TSL Club Coaches

  • Brent Plant (Burnie)
  • Matthew Drury (Clarence)
  • Glen Lutwyche (Devonport)
  • Ben Beams (Glenorchy)
  • Anthony McConnon (Hobart)
  • Darren Winter (Lauderdale)
  • Anthony Taylor (Launceston)
  • Lance Spaulding (North Hobart)
  • Zane Littlejohn (North Launceston)
  • Mitch Thorp (South Launceston)

Current Leading Goalkickers: Tasmanian State League

  • Mitchell Williamson (Clarence) - 83
  • Adam Derbyshire (Launceston) - 71
  • Trent Standen (Clarence) - 50
  • Jaye Bowden (Glenorchy) - 48
  • Michael Cassidy (Lauderdale) - 46
  • Aaron McNab (Devonport) - 45

Medal Winners

  • Jaye Bowden (Glenorchy) - Tassie Medal (TSL Seniors)
  • Joe Edwards (Lauderdale) - Eade Medal (TSL Colts)
  • Jason Laycock (Burnie) - Darrel Baldock Medal (Best player in TSL Grand Final)
  • Mitchell Williamson (Clarence) - Hudson Medal (TSL Leading Goalkicker)
  • Aaron McNab (Devonport) - TSL Rookie of the Year.

TSL Colts Grand Final

Interstate Matches

Interstate Match (Saturday, 26 May 2012)

(Saturday, 31 March 2012) -

Note: This match was played as a curtain-raiser to the Gold Coast Suns v Adelaide Crows AFL fixture which drew an attendance of 12,790.

(Saturday, 14 April 2012)

Note: This match was played as a curtain-raiser to the St Kilda v Western Bulldogs AFL fixture which drew an attendance of 28,971.

2012 Tasmanian State League Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 Burnie 18 16 2 0 2034 1056 192.6 64
2 Clarence 18 14 4 0 1964 1254 156.6 56
3 Launceston 18 14 4 0 1641 1261 130.1 56
4 Lauderdale 18 14 4 0 1726 1343 128.5 56
5 Glenorchy 18 11 7 0 1650 1256 131.4 44
6 North Hobart 18 7 11 0 1428 1573 90.8 28
7 South Launceston 18 6 12 0 1311 1468 89.3 24
8 North Launceston 18 6 12 0 1334 1565 85.2 24
9 Devonport 18 2 16 0 1288 2088 61.7 8
10 Hobart 18 0 18 0 778 2290 34.0 0
Source:

Regional Season Openers

(Saturday, 31 March 2012)

Round 1

(Wednesday, 4 April & Friday, 6 April 2012)

Round 2

(Friday, 13 April & Saturday, 14 April 2012)

  • Lauderdale 13.9 (87) v Glenorchy 6.12 (48) – KGV Football Park (Friday Night)
  • Clarence 28.20 (188) v Hobart 4.7 (31) – TCA Ground
  • Launceston 22.12 (144) v Devonport 11.8 (74) – Windsor Park
  • Sth Launceston 14.11 (95) v Nth Launceston 8.11 (59) – Youngtown Memorial Ground

Round 3

(Friday, 20 April & Saturday, 21 April 2012)

Round 4

(Saturday, 28 April & Sunday, 29 April 2012)

  • Clarence 18.12 (120) v Devonport 4.8 (32) - Blundstone Arena
  • Sth Launceston 15.17 (107) v Hobart 6.5 (41) - Youngtown Memorial Ground
  • Glenorchy 9.13 (67) v Nth Launceston 3.12 (30) - KGV Football Park (Night)
  • Burnie 22.17 (149) v Launceston 3.5 (23) - West Park Oval (Sunday)
  • Lauderdale 13.8 (86) v Nth Hobart 11.8 (74) - North Hobart Oval (Sunday)

Round 5

(Saturday, 5 May & Sunday, 6 May 2012)

Round 6

(Saturday, 12 May 2012)

  • Nth Launceston 14.11 (95) v Nth Hobart 8.12 (60) - North Hobart Oval
  • Clarence 14.18 (102) v Sth Launceston 10.10 (70) - Youngtown Memorial Ground
  • Burnie 9.11 (65) v Glenorchy 9.4 (58) - West Park Oval
  • Launceston 18.15 (123) v Devonport 11.8 (74) - Aurora Stadium

Round 7

(Saturday, 19 May & Sunday, 20 May 2012)

  • Burnie 22.24 (156) v Hobart 4.8 (32) - TCA Ground
  • Glenorchy 14.17 (101) v Nth Hobart 8.14 (62) - KGV Football Park
  • Lauderdale 16.12 (108) v Devonport 13.7 (85) - Devonport Oval
  • Clarence 12.20 (92) v Launceston 11.6 (72) - Blundstone Arena (Night)
  • Sth Launceston 13.8 (86) v Nth Launceston 12.9 (81) - Youngtown Memorial Ground (Sunday)

Round 8

(Saturday, 2 June & Sunday, 3 June 2012)

Round 9

(Friday, 8 June. Saturday, 9 June & Sunday, 10 June 2012)

  • Glenorchy 17.15 (117) v Hobart 6.1 (37) - KGV Football Park (Friday Night)
  • Lauderdale 12.21 (93) v Nth Hobart 9.8 (62) - Lauderdale Sports Ground
  • Clarence 14.12 (96) v Nth Launceston 10.9 (69) - Aurora Stadium
  • Launceston 17.10 (112) v Sth Launceston 6.13 (49) - Youngtown Memorial Ground
  • Burnie 11.18 (84) v Devonport 9.13 (67) - Devonport Oval (Sunday)

Round 10

(Saturday, 16 June & Sunday, 17 June 2012)

  • Glenorchy 15.10 (100) v Clarence 10.10 (70) - Blundstone Arena
  • Nth Hobart 8.8 (56) v Sth Launceston 4.9 (33) - Youngtown Memorial Ground
  • Burnie 13.10 (88) v Launceston 6.10 (46) - West Park Oval
  • Lauderdale 16.11 (107) v Hobart 8.7 (55) - TCA Ground (Sunday)

Round 11

(Saturday, 23 June 2012)

Round 12 A

(Saturday, 30 June & Sunday, 1 July 2012)

Note: Burnie wore Black and Gold playing colours to honour the 1962 Burnie Tigers NWFU premiership team.

Round 12 B

(Sunday, 8 July 2012)

  • Burnie 19.16 (130) v Sth Launceston 11.9 (75) - Youngtown Memorial Ground
  • Bye: Clarence, Lauderdale, Launceston, Glenorchy, Nth Hobart, Nth Launceston, Devonport & Hobart.

Round 13

(Saturday, 14 July & Sunday, 15 July 2012)

Round 14

(Friday, 20 July. Saturday, 21 July & Sunday 22 July 2012)

Round 15 A

(Saturday, 26 July & Monday, 28 July 2012)

  • Sth Launceston 18.16 (124) v Hobart 6.6 (42) - TCA Ground
  • Glenorchy 14.14 (98) v Clarence 10.10 (70) - KGV Football Park (Monday Night)

Round 15 B

(Saturday, 4 August 2012)

Round 16

(Saturday, 11 August 2012)

Round 17

(Saturday, 18 August & Sunday, 19 August 2012)

  • Lauderdale 16.27 (123) v Hobart 3.3 (21) - TCA Ground (Twilight Match)
  • Burnie 16.17 (113) v Nth Launceston 6.8 (44) - Aurora Stadium
  • Launceston 9.11 (65) v Sth Launceston 8.10 (58) - Youngtown Memorial Ground
  • Glenorchy 18.12 (120) v Devonport 9.13 (67) - Devonport Oval
  • Clarence 17.15 (117) v Nth Hobart 15.11 (101) - North Hobart Oval (Sunday)

Round 18

(Saturday, 25 August 2012)

Elimination Final

(Saturday, 1 September 2012)

  • Lauderdale: 3.1 (19) | 6.2 (38) | 10.3 (63) | 14.8 (92)
  • Glenorchy: 6.0 (36) | 9.3 (57) | 13.5 (83) | 13.5 (83)
  • Attendance: 3,172 at North Hobart Oval (Double-Header)

Qualifying Final

(Saturday, 1 September 2012)

  • Launceston: 5.0 (30) | 6.3 (39) | 12.3 (75) | 18.9 (117)
  • Clarence: 1.4 (10) | 4.7 (31) | 6.10 (46) | 8.16 (64)
  • Attendance: 3,172 at North Hobart Oval (Double-Header)

First Semi Final

(Sunday, 9 September 2012)

  • Clarence: 4.2 (26) | 7.8 (50) | 10.8 (68) | 16.11 (107)
  • Lauderdale: 6.4 (40) | 10.6 (66) | 12.7 (79) | 14.8 (92)
  • Attendance: 2,174 at North Hobart Oval

Second Semi Final

(Sunday, 9 September 2012)

  • Burnie: 5.4 (34) | 6.5 (41) | 15.9 (99) | 17.10 (112)
  • Launceston: 1.0 (6) | 4.6 (30) | 5.6 (36) | 9.13 (67)
  • Attendance: 1,692 at West Park Oval

Preliminary Final

(Saturday, 15 September 2012)

  • Launceston: 2.4 (16) | 4.10 (34) | 5.12 (42) | 9.14 (68)
  • Clarence: 1.1 (7) | 3.2 (20) | 7.8 (50) | 8.12 (60)
  • Attendance: 1,727 at Aurora Stadium (Night)

Grand Final

(Sunday, 22 September 2012)

  • Burnie: 3.5 (23) | 8.9 (57) | 13.11 (89) | 16.14 (110)
  • Launceston: 2.3 (15) | 3.4 (22) | 4.6 (30) | 9.8 (62)
  • Attendance: 5,569 at Aurora Stadium

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