2017 TSL season

The 2017 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 31 March and 23 September.

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

North Launceston defeated Lauderdale by 87 points to win the 2017 TSL Grand Final.

Participating clubs

 * Burnie Dockers Football Club
 * Clarence District Football Club
 * Devonport Football Club
 * Glenorchy District Football Club
 * Tigers Football Club
 * North Hobart Football Club
 * Lauderdale Football Club
 * Launceston Football Club
 * North Launceston Football Club

2017 TSL coaches

 * Clint Proctor (Burnie)
 * Jeromey Webberley (Clarence)
 * Mitch Thorp (Devonport)
 * Aaron Cornelius (Glenorchy)
 * Kane Richter (Hobart City)
 * Darren Winter (Lauderdale)
 * Sam Lonergan (Launceston)
 * Tom Couch (North Launceston)
 * Scott Matheson & Aaron Vince (Tigers FC)

Awards

 * Alastair Lynch Medal (Best afield throughout season): Bradley Cox-Goodyer (North Launceston)
 * Lefroy Medal (Best afield in State Game): Jay Lockhart (North Launceston)
 * RACT Insurance Player of the Year (Best player voted by the media): Jaye Bowden (Glenorchy)
 * Matthew Richardson Medal (Rookie of the Year): James Holmes (Clarence)
 * Baldock Medal (Grand Final Best on Ground): Bradley Cox-Goodyer (North Launceston)
 * Cazaly Medal (Premiership Coach in TSL): Tom Couch (North Launceston)
 * Development League Grand Final Best On Ground: Luke Murfitt-Cowen (Clarence)
 * Hudson Medal (Highest goal kicker in TSL season): Jaye Bowden (Glenorchy) 52 Goals

2017 TSL leading goalkickers

 * Jaye Bowden (Glenorchy) - 53
 * Sonny Whiting (Launceston) - 50
 * Bradley Cox-Goodyer (North Launceston - 45
 * Tom Couch (North Launceston) - 45
 * Thor Boscott (Lauderdale) - 44

Highest Individual Goalkickers In a Match

 * 11 – Jaye Bowden (Glenorchy) v (Devonport) – 8 April 2017 at KGV Oval
 * 9 – Thor Boscott (Lauderdale) v (Tigers FC) – 15 July 2017 at Lauderdale Oval
 * 8 – Bradley Cox-Goodyer (North Launceston) v (Lauderdale) – 23 September 2017 at UTAS Stadium
 * 7 – Sonny Whiting (Launceston) v (Burnie) – 8 April 2017 at Windsor Park
 * 7 – Trent Standen (Clarence) v (Glenorchy) – 6 May 2017 at KGV Oval
 * 7 – Tom Couch (North Launceston) v (Hobart City) – 17 June 2017 at North Hobart Oval
 * 7 – Rulla Kelly-Mansell (Launceston) v (Burnie) – 17 June 2017 at West Park Oval
 * 7 – Ryan Wiggins (Lauderdale) v (Clarence) – 2 September 2017 at Blundstone Arena

Premiership season
Source: TSL Season 2017 results and fixtures

Highest club scores

 * 28.18. (186) – Glenorchy v Devonport 8 April 2017 at KGV Oval
 * 25.18. (168) - Lauderdale v Burnie 27 May 2017 at Lauderdale Oval
 * 24.22. (166) – Glenorchy v Burnie 8 July 2017 at KGV Oval

Lowest club scores

 * 2.5. (17) – Devonport v Launceston 6.8. (44) – 12 August 2017 at Devonport Oval
 * 2.6. (18) – Burnie v Glenorchy 29.14. (188) – 30 April 2017 at West Park Oval
 * 2.6. (18) – Burnie v North Launceston 23.22. (160) – 19 August 2017 at UTAS Stadium

Elimination Final
(Saturday 2 September) at Blundstone Arena
 * Launceston: 1.4. (10) | 4.6. (30) | 10.10. (70) | 14.15. (99)
 * Glenorchy: 2.2. (14) | 5.7. (37) | 6.8. (44) | 10.10. (70)

Qualifying Final
(Saturday 2 September) at Blundstone Arena
 * Lauderdale: 6.2. (38) | 8.2. (50) | 12.6. (78) | 20.6. (126)
 * Clarence: 3.2. (20) | 7.10. (52) | 9.15. (69) | 10.19. (79)

1st Semi-Final
at Blundstone Arena
 * Launceston: 1.0. (6) | 6.2. (38) | 9.4. (58) | 13.8. (86)
 * Clarence: 3.2. (20) | 4.4. (28) | 5.7. (37) | 7.11. (53)

2nd Semi-Final
at UTAS Stadium
 * North Launceston: 5.5. (35) | 9.9. (63) | 14.13. (97) | 18.21. (129)
 * Lauderdale: 0.3. (3) | 2.10. (22) | 4.11. (35) | 4.11. (35)

Preliminary Final
at Blundstone Arena
 * Lauderdale: 2.3. (15) | 7.7. (49) | 10.8. (68) | 12.14. (86)
 * Launceston: 5.3. (33) | 6.5. (41) | 9.7. (61) | 9.8. (62)

Mercury Cup Grand Final (Development League)
(Saturday 23 September) at UTAS Stadium
 * Clarence: 3.1. (19) | 4.1. (25) | 7.5. (47) | 11.7. (73)
 * Launceston: 3.2. (20) | 6.3. (39) | 8.4. (52) | 8.7. (55)