The 2016 AFL Tasmania TSL premiership season was an Australian rules football competition staged across Tasmania, Australia over twenty-one home and away rounds and six finals series matches between 24 March and 17 September. ^[1]

The League was known as the Southern Cross State League under a commercial naming-rights sponsorship agreement with the company.^[2]

Prospect Hawks would replace the Western Storm at the end of the 2015 season. However they would only field a Development League side in 2016 and dropped out of the Development League at the end of the 2016 season.^[3]

Glenorchy were the premiers for the 2016 season, after they defeated North Launceston by 20 points in the Grand Final. ^[4]

Participating clubs

• Burnie Dockers Football Club
• Clarence District Football Club
• Devonport Football Club
• Glenorchy District Football Club
• Hobart City Football Club
• Kingborough Tigers Football Club
• Lauderdale Football Club
• Launceston Football Club
• North Launceston Football Club
• - Prospect Hawks Football Club - (Development League only)

Awards

• Alastair Lynch Medal (Best afield throughout season): Jaye Bowden (Glenorchy)^[5]
• Eade Medal (Best and Fairest in Development League): Paul Hudson (Lauderdale)^[6]
• Hudson Medal (Highest goal kicker in TSL season): Jaye Bowden (Glenorchy) – 80 goals^[7]
• Baldock Medal (Grand Final Best on Ground): Clinton French (Glenorchy)^[8]
• Cazaly Medal (Premiership Coach in TSL): Aaron Cornelius (Glenorchy)
• Matthew Richardson Medal (Rookie of the Year): Toutai Havea (Lauderdale)^[9]
• RACT Insurance Player Of The Year: Jaye Bowden (Glenorchy)^[10]
• Development League Grand Final Best On Ground: Jarrod Harper (Clarence)

2016 TSL coaches

• Clint Proctor (Burnie)
• Trent Bartlett & Jeromey Webberley (Clarence)
• Mitch Thorp (Devonport)
• Aaron Cornelius (Glenorchy)
• Kane Richter (Hobart City)
• Darren Winter (Lauderdale)
• Chris Hills (Launceston)
• Zane Littlejohn (North Launceston)
• Adam Henley (Kingborough)

2016 TSL leading goalkickers

• Jaye Bowden (Glenorchy) - 80
• Mitch Thorp (Devonport) - 55

Highest individual goalkicker (match)

• 12 – Jaye Bowden (Glenorchy) v Hobart City – 9 July 2016 at North Hobart Oval^[11]

Premiership season

Source: TSL Season 2016 results and fixtures

Round 1

(Thursday 24 March & Saturday 26 March)

• – Hobart City 7.6 (48) v Kingborough 15.12 (102) – North Hobart Oval (Thursday)
• – North Launceston 9.9 (63) v Launceston 5.9 (39) – York Park (Thursday Night)
• – Lauderdale 12.12 (84) v Glenorchy 6.16 (52) – Lauderdale Oval (Saturday)
• – Devonport 9.10 (64) v Burnie 11.9 (75) – Devonport Oval (Saturday)
• Bye: Clarence

Round 2

(Saturday 2 April)

• – Burnie 15.18 (108) v Kingborough 7.10 (52) – West Park Oval
• – Launceston 9.16 (70) v Hobart City 9.8 (62) – Windsor Park
• – Glenorchy 13.9 (87) v Clarence 5.8 (38) – KGV Oval
• – North Launceston 11.17. (83) v Devonport 9.9 (63) – York Park (Saturday Night)
• Bye: Lauderdale

Round 3

(Saturday 9 April)

• – Devonport 10.10 (70) v Lauderdale 10.6 (66) – Devonport Oval
• – Hobart City 5.10 (40) v Burnie 17.16 (118) – North Hobart Oval
• – Glenorchy 17.12 (114) v Launceston 4.3 (27) – KGV Oval
• – Kingborough 18.12 (120) V Clarence 14.9 (93) – Twin Ovals Complex (Saturday Night)
• Bye: North Launceston

Round 4

(Saturday 16 April & Sunday 17 April)

• – Burnie 11.13 (79) v Glenorchy 7.11 (53) – West Park Oval
• – Clarence 10.10 (70) v Hobart City 12.9 (81) – Bellerive Oval
• – Lauderdale 14.14 (98) v North Launceston 5.13 (43) – Lauderdale Oval
• – Launceston 13.7 (85) v Devonport 15.9 (99) Windsor Park (Sunday)
• Bye: Kingborough

Round 5

(Saturday 23 April & Monday 25 April)

• – Clarence 18.7 (115) v Devonport 10.10 (70) – Bellerive Oval
• – Burnie 8.14 (62) v North Launceston 14.13 (97) – West Park Oval
• – Launceston 8.6. (54) v Lauderdale 13.15 (93) – Windsor Park (Monday)
• – Kingborough 6.8 (44) v Glenorchy 21.12 (138) – Twin Ovals Complex (Monday)
• Bye: Hobart City

Round 6

(Saturday 30 April)

• – Devonport 20.13 (133) v Kingborough 9.2 (56) – Devonport Oval
• – Lauderdale 9.10 (64) v Burnie 18.16 (124) – Lauderdale Oval
• – North Launceston 14.18 (102) v Clarence 9.10 (64) – York Park
• – Glenorchy 17.9 (111) v Hobart City 6.5 (41) – KGV Oval (Saturday Night)
• Bye: Launceston

Round 7

(Saturday 7 May)

• – Hobart City 11.7 (73) v Devonport 15.17 (107) – North Hobart Oval
• – Kingborough 5.7 (37) v North Launceston 20.18 (138) – Twin Ovals Complex
• – Clarence 23.13 (151) v Lauderdale 15.7 (97) – Bellerive Oval
• – Burnie 17.13 (115) v Launceston 15.6 (96) – West Park Oval
• Bye: Glenorchy

Round 8

(Friday 13 May & Saturday 14 May)

• – Hobart City 12.10 (82) v Lauderdale 13.6 (84) – North Hobart Oval (Friday Night)
• – Kingborough 8.15 (63) v Launceston 24.5 (149) – Twin Ovals Complex
• – Clarence 12.17 (89) v Burnie 18.13 (121) – Bellerive Oval
• – Glenorchy 8.13 (61) v North Launceston 5.7 (37) – KGV Oval (Saturday Night)
• Bye: Devonport

Round 9

(Saturday 21 May)

• – Launceston 17.14 (116) v Clarence 9.14 (68) – Windsor Park
• – Lauderdale 19.21 (135) v Kingborough 5.11 (41) – Lauderdale Oval
• – North Launceston 11.12 (78) v Hobart City 11.6 (72) – York Park
• – Devonport 8.10 (58) v Glenorchy 17.8 (110) – Devonport Oval
• Bye: Burnie

Round 10

(Friday 27 May & Saturday 28 May)

• – Clarence 6.8 (44) v Glenorchy 21.21 (147) – Bellerive Oval (Friday Night)
• – Burnie 11.17 (83) v Devonport 8.13 (61) – West Park Oval (Friday Night)
• – Launceston 6.8 (44) v North Launceston 14.11 (95) – Windsor Park (Saturday)
• – Kingborough 8.10 (58) v Hobart City 12.11 (83) – Twin Ovals Complex (Saturday)
• Bye: Lauderdale

Round 11

(Saturday 4 June)

• – Glenorchy 21.15 (141) v Burnie 3.9 (27) – KGV Oval
• – Hobart City 11.10 (76) v Clarence 16.15 (111) – North Hobart Oval
• – North Launceston 16.7 (103) v Lauderdale 9.5 (59) – York Park
• – Devonport 20.14 (134) v Launceston 6.5 (41) – Devonport Oval
• Bye: Kingborough

Round 12

(Saturday 18 June)

• – Kingborough 13.7 (85) v Burnie 16.9 (105) – Twin Ovals Complex
• – Glenorchy 18.8 (116) v Lauderdale 11.8 (74) – KGV Oval
• – Hobart City 19.10 (124) v Launceston 16.12 (108) – North Hobart Oval
• – Devonport 12.5 (77) v North Launceston 17.15 (117) – Devonport Oval
• Bye: Clarence

Round 13

(Saturday 25 June)

• – Burnie 17.21 (123) v Hobart City 10.11 (71) – West Park Oval
• – Lauderdale 12.11 (83) v Devonport 12.10 (82) – Lauderdale Oval
• – Launceston 6.8 (44) v Glenorchy 26.14 (170) – Windsor Park
• – Clarence 19.13 (127) v Kingborough 10.12 (72) – Bellerive Oval
• Bye: North Launceston

Round 14

(Saturday 2 July & Sunday 3 July)

• – Devonport 12.10 (82) v Clarence 12.8 (80) – Devonport Oval
• – North Launceston 16.11 (107) v Burnie 10.11 (71) – York Park
• – Lauderdale 13.21 (99) v Launceston 10.9 (69) – Lauderdale Oval
• – Glenorchy 29.14 (188) v Kingborough 2.4 (16) – KGV Oval (Sunday)
• Bye: Hobart City

Round 15

(Saturday 9 July)

• – Burnie 12.10 (82) v Lauderdale 8.9 (57) – West Park Oval
• – Kingborough 10.12. (72) v Devonport 22.13 (145) – Twin Ovals Complex
• – Clarence 11.14 (80) v North Launceston 21.10 (136) – Bellerive Oval
• – Hobart City 6.8 (44) v Glenorchy 27.9 (171) – North Hobart Oval
• Bye: Launceston

Round 16

(Saturday 16 July)

• – Devonport 8.12 (60) v Hobart City 15.6 (96) – Devonport Oval
• – North Launceston 30.19 (199) v Kingborough 3.6 (24) – York Park
• – Lauderdale 16.16 (112) v Clarence 10.9 (69) – Lauderdale Oval
• – Launceston 10.10 (70) v Burnie 20.8 (128) – Windsor Park
• Bye: Glenorchy

Round 17

(Saturday 23 July)

• – Burnie 14.22 (106) v Clarence 4.2 (26) – West Park Oval
• – North Launceston 9.8 (62) v Glenorchy 10.6 (66) – York Park
• – Lauderdale 4.15 (39) v Hobart City 5.9 (39) – Lauderdale Oval *
• – Launceston 14.10 (94) v Kingborough 14.8 (92) – Windsor Park
• Bye: Devonport

Note: The second draw in TSL History, with both involving Lauderdale.

Round 18

(Saturday 30 July & Sunday 31 July)

• – Glenorchy 12.10 (82) v Devonport 6.9 (45) – KGV Oval
• – Clarence 24.10 (154) v Launceston 11.9 (75) – Bellerive Oval
• – Hobart City 11.11 (77) v North Launceston 11.12 (78) – North Hobart Oval
• – Kingborough 9.13 (67) v Lauderdale 11.19 (85) – Twin Ovals Complex (Sunday)
• Bye: Burnie

Round 19

(Friday 5 August & Saturday 6 August)

• – Burnie 12.11 (83) v Devonport 10.14 (74) – West Park Oval (Friday Night)
• – Launceston 4.7 (31) v North Launceston 18.10 (118) – Windsor Park (Saturday)
• – Clarence 8.8 (56) v Glenorchy 27.13 (175) – Bellerive Oval (Saturday)
• Bye: Hobart City, Kingborough, Lauderdale

Round 20

(Saturday 13 August)

• – Kingborough 9.8 (62) v Hobart City 15.15 (105) – Twin Ovals Complex
• – Lauderdale 14.12 (96) v Clarence 12.17 (89) – Lauderdale Oval
• – North Launceston 5.8 (38) v Burnie 14.14 (98) – York Park
• – Devonport 12.8 (80) v Launceston 6.8 (44) – Devonport Oval

Bye: Glenorchy

Round 21

(Friday 19 August)

• – Hobart City 21.9 (135) v Lauderdale 9.14 (68) – North Hobart Oval (Friday Night)
• – Glenorchy 21.22 (148) v Kingborough 4.5 (29) – KGV Oval (Friday Night)

Bye: Burnie, Clarence, Devonport, Launceston, North Launceston

Ladder

Season records

Highest club scores

• 30.19. (199) – North Launceston v Kingborough 16 July 2016 at Aurora Stadium
• 29.14. (188) – Glenorchy v Kingborough 3 July 2016 at KGV Oval
• 23.15. (153) – Glenorchy v Clarence 6 August 2016 at Bellerive Oval

Lowest club scores

• 2.4. (16) – Kingborough v Glenorchy 29.14. (188) – 3 July 2016 at KGV Oval
• 3.6. (24) – Kingborough v North Launceston 30.19. (199) – 16 July 2016 at York Park
• 4.2. (26) – Clarence v Burnie 14.22. (106) – 23 July 2016 at West Park Oval

TSL Team Of The Year

TSL Finals Series

Qualifying Final

(Saturday 27 August)

• North Launceston: 1.2. (8) | 4.4. (28) | 5.6. (36) | 7.11. (53)
• Burnie: 4.5. (29) | 5.5. (35) | 5.6. (36) | 5.7. (37)

at West Park

Elimination Final

(Saturday 27 August)

• Lauderdale: – 3.7. (25) | 5.12. (42) | 10.20. (80) | 14.23. (107)
• Devonport: – 3.0. (18) | 5.1. (31) | 5.1 (31) | 7.4. (46)

at Bellerive Oval

1st Semi-Final

(Saturday 3 September)

• Burnie: 6.5. (41) | 10.7. (67) | 12.11. (83) | 14.15. (99)
• Lauderdale: 2.1. (13) | 5.6. (36) | 9.13. (67) | 10.16. (76)

at York Park

2nd Semi-Final

(Saturday 3 September)

• North Launceston: 1.2. (8) | 9.3. (57) | 11.5. (71) | 17.5. (107)
• Glenorchy: 2.2. (14) | 4.4. (28) | 11.7. (73) | 15.9. (99)

at Bellerive Oval

Preliminary Final

• Glenorchy: 6.6. (42) | 11.8. (74) | 16.12. (108) | 22.17. (149)
• Burnie: 2.1. (13) | 5.2. (32) | 6.3. (39) | 8.7. (55)

at Bellerive Oval

Grand Final

State Game

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