2023 TSL season

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2023 TSL season
Date7 April − 21 September 2023
Teams7
Premiers Kingborough
1st premiership
Minor premiers Kingborough
Wooden spooners Glenorchy
Alistair Lynch Medallist Sam Siggins
(Lauderdale − 23 votes)
Peter Hudson Medallist Brad Cox-Goodyer
(North Launceston − 53 goals)
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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]

Contents

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

Background

Glenorchy player shortage

During the pre-season, reports emerged that Glenorchy 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

PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPtsQualification
1 Kingborough (P)1815301488840177.160 Finals series
2 North Launceston 1815301645938175.460
3 Clarence 18117012321162106.044
4 Launceston 1899013141106118.836
5 North Hobart 1871101091137479.428
6 Lauderdale 1861201135132086.024
7 Glenorchy 180180728189338.50

Source: [9] [10]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals

Qualifying and elimination finals

Qualifying final
Saturday, 9 September (2:30 pm) Clarence 11.13 (79)def. Launceston 2.5 (17) Blundstone Arena [11]
Elimination final
Saturday, 9 September (2:30 pm) Kingborough 10.11 (71)def. North Launceston 5.5 (35) Twin Ovals [12]

Preliminary final

Preliminary final
Saturday, 17 September (1:30 pm) North Launceston 7.8 (50)def. Clarence 4.6 (30) UTAS Stadium [13]

Grand Final

2023 TSL Grand Final
Saturday, 21 September (2:30 pm) Kingborough def. North Launceston North Hobart Oval [14] [15]
1.2 (8)
5.6 (36)
8.7 (55)
8.8 (56)		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final		3.2 (20)
3.3 (21)
4.6 (30)
5.11 (41)
Lovell 3, Baker, Carter, Clifford, Cole, TomkinsonGoalsCox-Goodyer 3, Griffiths, Sulzberger
Lovell, Clifford, Baker, Bastick, Gadomski, McCullochBestCox-Goodyer, Vandam, Griffiths, Avent, Bennett, Lee

Awards

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