Launceston United kickstarted their McDonald's Women's Super League campaign into life with a huge goalfest at struggling neighbours Riverside.
In their first match since an 11-1 Statewide Cup win at University, Nate Wright’s team again hit double figures with a 14-0 derby demolition.
For the second game running, Lucy Smith and Olivia De Moraes claimed seven goals between them as Laura Dickinson bagged a brace and Dani Gunton, Laura Fulton, Delana Friesen, Liz Fogarty and Willow Avens completed the scoring.
The scoreline inflicted more pain on Olympic who had lost 12-0 a week earlier to reigning champions Devonport and have found the net just once this season.
Across town the Strikers maintained their perfect start with a 6-0 win at Launceston City.
A third hat-trick in as many games took Jaz White to 16 goals for the season with Madeline Payne, Grace Sims and Tully Parke also on target.
Fellow pace-setters South Hobart came from behind to win 4-1 at Kingborough.
Lions’ forward Cara Lashmar netted for the fourth game running before two Pishon Choi headers, Sam Watkins’ eighth goal of the season and a lovely Katherine Ollerhead strike gave South the points.
Two weeks after a 6-0 Statewide Cup win over Taroona, Glenorchy settled for 6-1 in the league.
Eve Swan, Jemima Brown (two each), Bronte Gadon and Elianna Diafokeris found the net for Knights while Emily Funseth had the consolation of scoring the Pirates’ first goal of the season.
In McDonald's NPL Tasmania, Kingborough clocked up a fifth win of the season with Solomon Tebeje, Noah Mies and Joel Badger earning Jon Fenech’s team a 3-1 win over Glenorchy. Khan Huseyin replied for the Knights.
South Hobart won 6-0 against league newcomers for the second consecutive week.
A fortnight after a 10-0 Lakoseljac Cup win over Ulverstone, Peter Edwards’ side inflicted more misery in the league with a seventh straight win.
Xavier Williams and Nick Morton hit braces with Devine Samuel and Ashton Edwards also on the scoresheet.
Devonport’s seventh-straight win was a come-from-behind 4-1 affair at South East United.
Brody Denehey, Brady Last, Courage Layweh and Josh Tollervey found the net after Luke Huigsloot had opened the scoring for a United side still hunting their first point of the campaign.
First-half goals from Charles Reynolds and Barney Wilcox were enough to see Launceston City avenge their surprise Lakoseljac Cup exit to Clarence with a 2-0 victory.
US national futsal team member Damon Almazan and familiar match-winner Toby Harrop scored early and late as Riverside saw off neighbours Launceston United 2-0.