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TSL - KEY FACTS

Official name
Tasmanian State League

Known as
TSL

Duration
1879–2024

Affiliated competitions (Current)
Premiership Season 1879-2024; Reserves (Development League) 2014-2024

Affiliated competitions (Historical)
Women's Premiership Season 2007-2020


Premiership Season

Official Name
TFL Premiership Season

Duration
1879–2024

Affiliated clubs (Current)
Kingborough (TAS) 1893-1907, 2014-2024; North Hobart (TAS) 1895-2000, 2009-2013, 2018-2024; Glenorchy (TAS) 1921-2000, 2009-2024; Clarence (TAS) 1947-2000, 2009-2024; North Launceston (TAS) 1987-2000, 2009-2024; Launceston (TAS) 1994-1997, 2009-2024; Lauderdale (TAS) 2009-2024

Affiliated clubs (Historical)
City (Hobart) (TAS) 1879-1896; Cricketers (TAS) 1879-1885; Wellington (TAS) 1879-1905; Holebrook (TAS) 1880-1894; Union (TAS) 1887; Summerton (TAS) 1898; Lefroy (TAS) 1898-1941; Derwent (TAS) 1906-1907; Cananore (TAS) 1908-1941; Sandy Bay (TAS) 1945-1997; Hobart (TAS) 1945-1997, 2009-2013; New Norfolk (TAS) 1947-1999; East Launceston (TAS) 1986; South Launceston (TAS) 1986-1997, 2009-2013; Devonport (TAS) 1987-2000, 2009-2017; Burnie Hawks (TAS) 1987-1994; Burnie Dockers (TAS) 1995-2000, 2009-2017; Southern Districts (TAS) 1998-1999; Western Storm (TAS) 2014-2015; Hobart City (TAS) 2014-2017

Affiliated grounds (Current)
Bellerive Oval; KGV Oval; Kingston Twin Ovals; Lauderdale Oval; North Hobart Oval; Windsor Park; York Park

Affiliated grounds (Historical)
Boyer Oval; Devonport Oval; Huonville Reserve; Invermay Park; Kingston Beach Oval; New Town Oval; NTCA Ground; Queenborough Oval; Richmond Oval (TAS); Snug Park; TBC; TCA Ground; West Park Oval; Youngtown Oval

1987 TFL Premiership Season

TFL - League records
 
1986 1988
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The TSL (Tasmanian State League) is Tasmania’s premier Australian Football competition. [Re] established in 2009, after a nine-year hiatus, the TSL is the island’s sole state-wide competition, and is owned and administered by AFL Tasmania in consultation with participating clubs. The League has a long and convoluted history which dates back to its founding on 12 June 1879 (claimed to be the third oldest club football league in Australia), and has operated under various guises, including as the TFA, the STFA, the TFL, and the TANFL, amongst others.

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Ladder | Round by Round | Finals
 

1987 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts
1 North Hobart 18 16 2 0 2352 1506 156.18 64
2 Glenorchy 18 14 4 0 2141 1334 160.49 56
3 Clarence 18 13 5 0 1831 1578 116.03 52
4 Hobart 18 13 5 0 1991 1749 113.84 52
5 Burnie Hawks 18 7 11 0 1847 2011 91.84 28
6 Devonport 18 7 11 0 1605 1995 80.45 28
7 South Launceston 18 7 11 0 1703 2163 78.73 28
8 New Norfolk 18 6 12 0 1712 1908 89.73 24
9 Sandy Bay 18 5 13 0 1694 1884 89.92 20
10 North Launceston 18 2 16 0 1463 2211 66.17 8
  H&A 90 90 90 0 18339 18339 100.00 360
  Finals 6 6 6 0 1413 1413 100.00 24
  Total 96 96 96 0 19752 19752 100.00 384

1987 Round by Round

Round 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | QF | 1SF | 2SF | 1SF | PF | GF

Round 1[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Hobart———25.32 182 Sat 4-Apr-1987 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval2,091
Hobart———10.9 69 North Hobart won by 113 points
Glenorchy———20.21 141 Sat 4-Apr-1987 2:10 pm KGV Oval1,135
North Launceston———8.6 54 Glenorchy won by 87 points
Clarence———21.15 141 Sat 4-Apr-1987 2:10 pm Bellerive Oval1,726
New Norfolk———13.8 86 Clarence won by 55 points
Devonport———12.19 91 Sat 4-Apr-1987 2:10 pm Devonport Oval2,021
Sandy Bay———10.16 76 Devonport won by 15 points
South Launceston———19.14 128 Sat 4-Apr-1987 2:10 pm Youngtown Oval744
Burnie Hawks———15.11 101 South Launceston won by 27 points

Round 2[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Hobart———19.14 128 Sat 11-Apr-1987 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval2,092
Devonport———13.15 93 North Hobart won by 35 points
Sandy Bay———17.14 116 Sat 11-Apr-1987 2:10 pm Queenborough Oval1,388
Glenorchy———18.19 127 Glenorchy won by 11 points
New Norfolk———27.9 171 Sat 11-Apr-1987 2:10 pm Boyer Oval1,196
South Launceston———13.17 95 New Norfolk won by 76 points
North Launceston———15.14 104 Sat 11-Apr-1987 2:10 pm York Park796
Clarence———18.16 124 Clarence won by 20 points
Burnie Hawks———10.23 83 Sat 11-Apr-1987 2:10 pm West Park Oval1,261
Hobart———20.10 130 Hobart won by 47 points

Round 3[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Hobart———17.19 121 Sat 18-Apr-1987 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval1,294
New Norfolk———14.18 102 Hobart won by 19 points
Sandy Bay———17.24 126 Sat 18-Apr-1987 2:10 pm Queenborough Oval862
North Launceston———9.19 73 Sandy Bay won by 53 points
Glenorchy———11.9 75 Sat 18-Apr-1987 2:10 pm KGV Oval2,984
North Hobart———13.17 95 North Hobart won by 20 points
South Launceston———21.9 135 Sat 18-Apr-1987 2:10 pm Youngtown Oval774
Clarence———23.14 152 Clarence won by 17 points
Devonport———15.15 105 Sat 18-Apr-1987 2:10 pm Devonport Oval1,682
Burnie Hawks———14.14 98 Devonport won by 7 points

Round 4[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Hobart———20.13 133 Sat 2-May-1987 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval2,198
Sandy Bay———20.10 130 North Hobart won by 3 points
Clarence———13.5 83 Sat 2-May-1987 2:10 pm Bellerive Oval1,862
Hobart———10.16 76 Clarence won by 7 points
New Norfolk———11.9 75 Sat 2-May-1987 2:10 pm Boyer Oval1,233
Devonport———13.15 93 Devonport won by 18 points
North Launceston———10.5 65 Sat 2-May-1987 2:10 pm York Park1,101
South Launceston———16.13 109 South Launceston won by 44 points
Burnie Hawks———9.7 61 Sat 2-May-1987 2:10 pm West Park Oval761
Glenorchy———15.8 98 Glenorchy won by 37 points

Round 5[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Hobart———22.13 145 Sat 9-May-1987 2:01 pm North Hobart Oval1,118
South Launceston———15.13 103 Hobart won by 42 points
Sandy Bay———17.8 110 Sat 9-May-1987 2:10 pm Queenborough Oval1,175
Burnie Hawks———19.12 126 Burnie Hawks won by 16 points
Glenorchy———25.13 163 Sat 9-May-1987 2:10 pm KGV Oval1,534
New Norfolk———10.9 69 Glenorchy won by 94 points
North Launceston———15.10 100 Sat 9-May-1987 2:10 pm York Park808
North Hobart———22.17 149 North Hobart won by 49 points
Devonport———12.10 82 Sat 9-May-1987 2:10 pm Devonport Oval2,212
Clarence———12.17 89 Clarence won by 7 points

Round 6[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Hobart———23.13 151 Sat 16-May-1987 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval850
North Launceston———12.14 86 Hobart won by 65 points
Clarence———15.12 102 Sat 16-May-1987 2:10 pm Bellerive Oval3,982
Glenorchy———12.12 84 Clarence won by 18 points
New Norfolk———13.18 96 Sat 16-May-1987 2:10 pm Boyer Oval1,118
Sandy Bay———20.5 125 Sandy Bay won by 29 points
South Launceston———16.9 105 Sat 16-May-1987 2:10 pm Youngtown Oval1,206
Devonport———21.10 136 Devonport won by 31 points
Burnie Hawks———15.19 109 Sat 16-May-1987 2:10 pm West Park Oval1,211
North Hobart———22.20 152 North Hobart won by 43 points

Round 7[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Hobart———17.13 115 Sat 30-May-1987 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval1,416
New Norfolk———11.11 77 North Hobart won by 38 points
Sandy Bay———8.12 60 Sat 30-May-1987 2:10 pm Queenborough Oval1,484
Clarence———22.10 142 Clarence won by 82 points
Glenorchy———25.24 174 Sat 30-May-1987 2:10 pm KGV Oval1,005
South Launceston———7.11 53 Glenorchy won by 121 points
North Launceston———12.21 93 Sat 30-May-1987 2:10 pm York Park784
Burnie Hawks———19.17 131 Burnie Hawks won by 38 points
Devonport———8.11 59 Sat 30-May-1987 2:10 pm Devonport Oval1,890
Hobart———12.24 96 Hobart won by 37 points

Round 8[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Hobart———34.20 224 Sat 6-Jun-1987 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval1,115
South Launceston———11.6 72 North Hobart won by 152 points
Sandy Bay———13.13 91 Sat 6-Jun-1987 2:10 pm Queenborough Oval1,181
Hobart———25.13 163 Hobart won by 72 points
Glenorchy———18.13 121 Sat 6-Jun-1987 2:10 pm KGV Oval1,351
Devonport———10.12 72 Glenorchy won by 49 points
North Launceston———11.14 80 Sat 6-Jun-1987 2:10 pm York Park874
New Norfolk———16.11 107 New Norfolk won by 27 points
Burnie Hawks———15.20 110 Sun 7-Jun-1987 2:10 pm West Park Oval1,584
Clarence———19.10 124 Clarence won by 14 points

Round 9[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Hobart———24.10 154 Sun 14-Jun-1987 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval2,026
Glenorchy———19.11 125 Hobart won by 29 points
Clarence———8.8 56 Sun 14-Jun-1987 2:10 pm Bellerive Oval5,075
North Hobart———13.20 98 North Hobart won by 42 points
New Norfolk———14.11 95 Sun 14-Jun-1987 2:10 pm Boyer Oval911
Burnie Hawks———11.11 77 New Norfolk won by 18 points
South Launceston———11.11 77 Sun 14-Jun-1987 2:10 pm Youngtown Oval638
Sandy Bay———13.16 94 Sandy Bay won by 17 points
Devonport———20.15 135 Sun 14-Jun-1987 2:10 pm Devonport Oval1,138
North Launceston———16.13 109 Devonport won by 26 points

Round 10[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Launceston———12.5 77 Sun 21-Jun-1987 2:01 pm York Park713
Glenorchy———20.19 139 Glenorchy won by 62 points
Burnie Hawks———19.12 126 Sun 21-Jun-1987 2:01 pm West Park Oval721
South Launceston———14.8 92 Burnie Hawks won by 34 points
Hobart———20.11 131 Sun 21-Jun-1987 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval3,095
North Hobart———20.18 138 North Hobart won by 7 points
Sandy Bay———15.10 100 Sun 21-Jun-1987 2:10 pm Queenborough Oval929
Devonport———15.15 105 Devonport won by 5 points
New Norfolk———12.14 86 Sun 21-Jun-1987 2:10 pm Boyer Oval1,189
Clarence———9.13 67 New Norfolk won by 19 points

Round 11[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Clarence———12.8 80 Sun 28-Jun-1987 2:01 pm Bellerive Oval1,000
North Launceston———10.16 76 Clarence won by 4 points
Hobart———18.10 118 Sun 28-Jun-1987 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval1,069
Burnie Hawks———13.13 91 Hobart won by 27 points
Glenorchy———21.17 143 Sun 28-Jun-1987 2:10 pm KGV Oval1,287
Sandy Bay———7.8 50 Glenorchy won by 93 points
South Launceston———15.9 99 Sun 28-Jun-1987 2:10 pm Youngtown Oval703
New Norfolk———13.14 92 South Launceston won by 7 points
Devonport———13.13 91 Sun 28-Jun-1987 2:10 pm Devonport Oval1,715
North Hobart———11.9 75 Devonport won by 16 points

Round 12[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Clarence———14.15 99 Sat 4-Jul-1987 2:01 pm Bellerive Oval981
South Launceston———16.18 114 South Launceston won by 15 points
North Hobart———9.11 65 Sat 4-Jul-1987 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval3,751
Glenorchy———18.22 130 Glenorchy won by 65 points
New Norfolk———9.14 68 Sat 4-Jul-1987 2:10 pm Boyer Oval1,268
Hobart———15.12 102 Hobart won by 34 points
North Launceston———16.19 115 Sat 4-Jul-1987 2:10 pm York Park766
Sandy Bay———16.15 111 North Launceston won by 4 points
Burnie Hawks———30.15 195 Sat 4-Jul-1987 2:10 pm West Park Oval2,064
Devonport———15.9 99 Burnie Hawks won by 96 points

Round 13[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Launceston———7.11 53 Sat 11-Jul-1987 2:01 pm York Park1,053
South Launceston———17.15 117 South Launceston won by 64 points
Hobart———9.8 62 Sat 11-Jul-1987 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval1,535
Clarence———10.7 67 Clarence won by 5 points
Sandy Bay———3.8 26 Sat 11-Jul-1987 2:10 pm Queenborough Oval886
North Hobart———7.2 44 North Hobart won by 18 points
Glenorchy———15.14 104 Sat 11-Jul-1987 2:10 pm KGV Oval1,028
Burnie Hawks———6.8 44 Glenorchy won by 60 points
Devonport———11.13 79 Sat 11-Jul-1987 2:10 pm Devonport Oval1,724
New Norfolk———15.19 109 New Norfolk won by 30 points

Round 14[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
New Norfolk———10.4 64 Sat 18-Jul-1987 2:01 pm Boyer Oval1,467
Glenorchy———14.12 96 Glenorchy won by 32 points
North Hobart———25.16 166 Sat 18-Jul-1987 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval1,196
North Launceston———10.10 70 North Hobart won by 96 points
Clarence———19.19 133 Sat 18-Jul-1987 2:10 pm Bellerive Oval1,511
Devonport———12.4 76 Clarence won by 57 points
South Launceston———12.10 82 Sat 18-Jul-1987 2:10 pm Youngtown Oval805
Hobart———13.8 86 Hobart won by 4 points
Burnie Hawks———10.17 77 Sat 18-Jul-1987 2:10 pm West Park Oval821
Sandy Bay———10.15 75 Burnie Hawks won by 2 points

Round 15[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Glenorchy———16.12 108 Sat 25-Jul-1987 2:01 pm KGV Oval2,780
Clarence———13.12 90 Glenorchy won by 18 points
North Hobart———28.19 187 Sat 25-Jul-1987 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval1,373
Burnie Hawks———9.8 62 North Hobart won by 125 points
Sandy Bay———17.12 114 Sat 25-Jul-1987 2:10 pm Queenborough Oval910
New Norfolk———11.10 76 Sandy Bay won by 38 points
North Launceston———10.23 83 Sat 25-Jul-1987 2:10 pm York Park737
Hobart———13.7 85 Hobart won by 2 points
Devonport———13.17 95 Sat 25-Jul-1987 2:10 pm Devonport Oval1,228
South Launceston———16.12 108 South Launceston won by 13 points

Round 16[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Hobart———24.20 164 Sat 1-Aug-1987 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval1,292
Devonport———7.9 51 Hobart won by 113 points
Clarence———12.20 92 Sat 1-Aug-1987 2:10 pm Bellerive Oval1,259
Sandy Bay———7.12 54 Clarence won by 38 points
New Norfolk———16.12 108 Sat 1-Aug-1987 2:10 pm Boyer Oval1,323
North Hobart———24.9 153 North Hobart won by 45 points
South Launceston———12.14 86 Sat 1-Aug-1987 2:10 pm Youngtown Oval846
Glenorchy———9.13 67 South Launceston won by 19 points
Burnie Hawks———19.18 132 Sat 1-Aug-1987 2:10 pm West Park Oval684
North Launceston———10.12 72 Burnie Hawks won by 60 points

Round 17[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Hobart———11.13 79 Sat 8-Aug-1987 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval2,468
Clarence———8.11 59 North Hobart won by 20 points
Sandy Bay———17.12 114 Sat 8-Aug-1987 2:10 pm Queenborough Oval642
South Launceston———11.14 80 Sandy Bay won by 34 points
Glenorchy———20.13 133 Sat 8-Aug-1987 2:10 pm KGV Oval1,960
Hobart———2.2 14 Glenorchy won by 119 points
North Launceston———15.11 101 Sat 8-Aug-1987 2:10 pm York Park873
Devonport———11.9 75 North Launceston won by 26 points
Burnie Hawks———20.16 136 Sat 8-Aug-1987 2:10 pm West Park Oval890
New Norfolk———15.8 98 Burnie Hawks won by 38 points

Round 18[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Hobart———18.16 124 Sat 15-Aug-1987 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval1,428
Sandy Bay———18.14 122 Hobart won by 2 points
Clarence———19.17 131 Sat 15-Aug-1987 2:10 pm Bellerive Oval1,637
Burnie Hawks———12.16 88 Clarence won by 43 points
New Norfolk———19.19 133 Sat 15-Aug-1987 2:10 pm Boyer Oval1,019
North Launceston———6.16 52 New Norfolk won by 81 points
South Launceston———7.6 48 Sat 15-Aug-1987 2:10 pm Youngtown Oval1,609
North Hobart———24.25 169 North Hobart won by 121 points
Devonport———10.8 68 Sat 15-Aug-1987 2:10 pm Devonport Oval1,426
Glenorchy———17.11 113 Glenorchy won by 45 points

1987 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts
1 North Hobart 18 16 2 0 2352 1506 156.18 64
2 Glenorchy 18 14 4 0 2141 1334 160.49 56
3 Clarence 18 13 5 0 1831 1578 116.03 52
4 Hobart 18 13 5 0 1991 1749 113.84 52
5 Burnie Hawks 18 7 11 0 1847 2011 91.84 28
6 Devonport 18 7 11 0 1605 1995 80.45 28
7 South Launceston 18 7 11 0 1703 2163 78.73 28
8 New Norfolk 18 6 12 0 1712 1908 89.73 24
9 Sandy Bay 18 5 13 0 1694 1884 89.92 20
10 North Launceston 18 2 16 0 1463 2211 66.17 8
  H&A 90 90 90 0 18339 18339 100.00 360
  Finals 6 6 6 0 1413 1413 100.00 24
  Total 96 96 96 0 19752 19752 100.00 384

Finals Week 1[Finals Week 1 Review]

Qualifying Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Glenorchy2.28.713.918.12 120 Sat 22-Aug-1987 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval5,333
Clarence4.59.911.1415.17 107 Glenorchy won by 13 points

Finals Week 2[Finals Week 2 Review]

First Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Hobart4.210.513.818.11 119 Sun 23-Aug-1987 2:10 pm KGV Oval2,803
Burnie Hawks3.54.79.119.14 68 Hobart won by 51 points

Second Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Hobart6.112.818.923.14 152 Sat 29-Aug-1987 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval6,506
Glenorchy7.48.614.1216.15 111 North Hobart won by 41 points

First Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Clarence7.411.816.1018.13 121 Sun 30-Aug-1987 2:10 pm KGV Oval3,885
Hobart4.29.614.1117.15 117 Clarence won by 4 points

Finals Week 3[Finals Week 3 Review]

Preliminary Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Glenorchy3.38.613.1018.15 123 Sat 5-Sep-1987 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval6,730
Clarence2.27.511.717.9 111 Glenorchy won by 12 points

Finals Week 4[Finals Week 4 Review]

Grand Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Hobart2.413.720.1623.20 158 Sat 12-Sep-1987 2:10 pm North Hobart Oval17,094
Glenorchy5.410.612.816.10 106 North Hobart won by 52 points

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.