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.
The League was known as the Bupa TSL under a commercial naming-rights sponsorship agreement with the company.
Before the season started there were three team changes to the competition with Burnie and Devonport departing the league. Hobart City were replaced in the competition by North Hobart who returned to the competition after a 4-year absence.
Participating clubs Clarence District Football Club Glenorchy District Football Club Lauderdale Football Club Launceston Football Club North Hobart Football Club North Launceston Football Club Tigers Football Club
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:
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
Round 18
Round 19
Round 20
Round 21
Ladder
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 Team Of The Year
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
Grand Final
Development League Grand Final (Saturday 23 September) Launceston: 7.7. (49) North Launceston: 2.3. (15) at UTAS Stadium
References
External links Tasmanian State League Website AFL Tasmania