2024 TSL season
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8th premiership
| 2024 TSL season | |
|---|---|
| Date | 29 March − 21 September 2024 |
| Teams | 7 |
| Premiers | North Launceston 8th premiership |
| Minor premiers | North Launceston |
| Alistair Lynch Medallist | Brad Cox-Goodyer (North Launceston − 28 votes) |
| Peter Hudson Medallist | Harvey Griffiths (North Launceston − 53 goals) |
The 2024 TSL season was the 132nd and final season of the Tasmanian State League (TSL), the highest-level senior Australian rules football competition in Tasmania.[1][2] The season began on 29 March and concluded on 21 September, comprising an 18-match home-and-away season over 21 rounds, followed by a three-week finals series.[3][4]
North Launceston won the TSL premiership for the eighth time, defeating Lauderdale by 20 points in the 2024 TSL Grand Final. The premiership completed a perfect season for North Launceston, which won all of its matches in 2024.[5]
Following the conclusion of the season, the TSL disbanded in preparation for the Tasmania Football Club to enter the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 2026.[6][7] TSL clubs joined the Northern Tasmanian Football Association (NTFA) or the Southern Football League (SFL) for the 2025 season.[8][9]
Tasmanian AFL club and TSL disbandment
On 2 May 2023, the Tasmania Football Club secured a licence to enter the Australian Football League (AFL) following a unanimous vote of AFL club presidents.[10] The club is expected to enter the AFL for the 2028 season, but it is first scheduled to compete in the Victorian Football League (VFL), starting in 2026.[11][12]
Following the announcement of a licence for the club, AFL Tasmania announced on 5 May 2023 that TSL license agreements will not be extended beyond the end of the 2024 season.[13][14] This meant that the statewide league would disband at the conclusion of the 2024 season.[15][16]
A similar arrangement occurred between 2001 and 2008, when the statewide league was disbanded following the 2000 season and the Tasmanian Devils competed in the VFL.[17][18]
Premier Leagues formation
On 22 March 2024, the Northern Tasmanian Football Association (NTFA) announced that Launceston and North Launceston would join the NTFA Premier League in 2025.[19][20] Despite this, the two clubs released a joint statement in April 2024, describing the establishment of an NTFA Premier League as an "ill-considered move" which "lack[ed] consultation and communication", with The Examiner reporting they were looking to establish a new northern-based breakaway league.[21][22]
In November 2024, the Southern Football League (SFL) executive formally accepted Clarence, Glenorchy, Kingborough, Lauderdale and North Hobart into the competition for the re-established SFL Premier League.[23][24]
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Launceston (P) | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1863 | 849 | 219.4 | 72 | Finals series |
| 2 | Clarence | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1574 | 938 | 167.8 | 56 | |
| 3 | Lauderdale | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1414 | 1060 | 133.4 | 42 | |
| 4 | Kingborough | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1406 | 1160 | 121.2 | 42 | |
| 5 | Glenorchy | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 929 | 1591 | 58.4 | 16 | |
| 6 | Launceston | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 880 | 1617 | 54.4 | 12 | |
| 7 | North Hobart | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 814 | 1665 | 48.9 | 12 |
Source:[25][26]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Finals
Qualifying and elimination finals
| Elimination final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 7 September (2:00 pm) | Lauderdale 8.14 (62) | def. | Kingborough 8.7 (55) | Lauderdale Oval | [27] |
| Qualifying final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 8 September (1:00 pm) | North Launceston 13.10 (88) | def. | Clarence 6.5 (41) | UTAS Stadium | [28] |
Preliminary final
| Preliminary final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 14 September (1:30 pm) | Clarence 11.11 (77) | def. by | Lauderdale 11.12 (78) | Blundstone Arena | [29] |
Grand Final
| 2024 TSL Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 21 September (2:30 pm) | North Launceston | def. | Lauderdale | UTAS Stadium | [30][31] |
| 5.3 (33) 8.5 (53) 14.8 (92) 16.9 (105) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
4.3 (27) 6.7 (43) 7.9 (51) 12.13 (85) |
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| Leary 7, Manshanden 2, Avent, Cox-Goodyer, Griffiths, Mitchell, Simpson, Sulzberger, Young | Goals | Blackburn 3, Christensen 2, Lane 2, Poland 2, Walsh 2, Bellchambers | |||
| Leary, Manshanden, Bennett, Avent, Elmer, Lee | Best | Phillips, Franklin, Martin, Sutton, Christensen, Lane | |||
Notable events
- Glenorchy defeated North Hobart by 10 points in round 2 to claim their first senior victory since round 13 of the 2021 season (1,015 days prior), following winless seasons in 2022 and 2023.[32][33][34]