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The Tassie Mariners is an under-18 Australian rules football club representing the state of Tasmania. They currently play in the AFL Under 18 Championships and also played in the Victorian statewide under-18s competition (then known as the TAC Cup) from 1995 until 2002. [1]

In the late 2000’s the Tassie Mariners had returned to the boys competition as an "academy team" before graduating to full-time status as the Tasmania Devils in the 2019 season. [2] The girls team began competing as an "academy team" in 2019 before becoming a full-time team in the 2021 season. [3]

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References

  1. "TAC Cup History - NAB League".
  2. Andrew Mathieson (25 August 2019). "Tasmanian NAB League season ends against Cannon Calders". The Examiner.
  3. "Devils' season ends in heartbreak, but future is bright in Tassie". womens.afl. 4 May 2021.