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Today (Friday, 20 February), Football Tasmania officially launched the 2026 McDonald’s National Premier Leagues (NPL) Tasmania and McDonald’s Women’s Super League, featuring the State’s top players.Football Tasmania CEO Tony Pignata OAM said: “We are thrilled to launch the third season in which McDonald’s Australia is the naming rights sponsor for both the men’s and women’s top-flight Statewide competitions.“We’ve expanded both leagues this year to include 18 teams from eleven clubs, spread across the State from Ulverstone to Sorell.“We are grateful to Maccas for their ongoing support across…
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- 2 months 2 weeks ago
An Electric Double Header 'Match of the Round' Kicks off the NPL Tasmania Season Start
New local rivalries look set to be forged at opposite ends of the state when the NPL Tasmania season kicks off this weekend.Newcomers South East United and Ulverstone will be looking to shake up the establishment when they both burst onto the statewide scene.Fresh from a majestic unbeaten Southern Championship campaign which saw them win 16 of 19 league matches while also reaching the Lakoseljac Cup final, United’s first fixture in the big time will see Eastern Shore bragging rights on the line when they welcome Clarence to their South East Complex.Meanwhile North-West pride will be as…
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- 2 months ago
Connor Parke of Devonport celebrates a goal against Ulverstone. Photo by Simon Sturzaker
Newcomers South East United and Ulverstone experienced contrasting winless welcomes to the NPL Tasmania.A healthy turnout at Sorell’s South East Complex witnessed United’s historic arrival into statewide competition which ended in a 2-1 loss to Eastern Shore rivals Clarence.Fresh from an unbeaten Southern Championship campaign and Lakoseljac Cup final appearance, Adam Shackcloth’s team was able to celebrate a stunning strike from Sam Sartori.However, goals in each half from Zebras’ Ryan Lynch and Moses Khasif saw last season’s wooden spooners instantly equal their number of victories.…
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- 2 months ago
Match of the Round - Round 2 NPL between South Hobart and Clarence & Round 1 WSL between Launceston City and Kingborough Lions
Launceston City will be chasing history when they make a welcome return to Statewide women’s football this weekend. The Prospect club has never won a State league title and withdrew from the competition eight years ago after twice finishing runners-up - behind champions Olympia (2016) and Hobart Zebras (2017) - and a third-place finish when Ulverstone won in 2018. However, City did claim State championship crowns in 2007 and 2012 when competing in regional competition, added a Statewide cup in 2015 and won the latest of 17 Women’s Northern Championship titles last season to lay the…
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- 1 month 4 weeks ago
Hollie Jones celebrates her goal for Launceston City against Kingborough. Picture by Jamie Richardson
Launceston City secured a hard-earned point on their return to the Women’s Super League after an eight-year absence.Some 2751 days since City’s last match in the statewide competition, they twice came from behind to record a 2-2 draw with Kingborough.In an exhibition of superb goals, Amy Ollington gave the Lions an early lead and Emily Grzinic restored it on the hour, but Hollie Jones and Olivia Smith hit the equalisers on a historic day for Alex Aylott’s side.Devonport and Glenorchy both launched their campaigns with 5-0 wins.Strikers saw off Taroona with a couple of goals from the WSL’s…
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- 1 month 3 weeks ago
Match of the round for Round 3 NPL will be between Launceston City and Riverside Olympic, with the WSL Round 2 hosting Glenorchy Knights up against Devonport City Strikers.
Launceston City will be seeking to extend a remarkable record in Northern derbies when they host Riverside in the McDonald's NPL Tasmania on Friday night.In their last dozen encounters against cross-town rivals Olympic and Launceston United, Daniel Syson’s men have won all 12 with an aggregate scoreline of 51-5.Furthermore, City have triumphed in three-quarters of their 20 derbies against Olympic, including 14 of the last 16.Syson said the club were proud of those stats.“I was aware we had a great record there but for us it’s just about performance levels and when we play these games we…
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- 1 month 3 weeks ago
Club Changer Club of the Month March 2026 - New Town White Eagles
Better communication and support for the junior program has led to participation booming for New Town White Eagles.The Southern club is our Club Changer Club of the Month for March, which celebrates clubs’ focus on participation.NTWE president Ella Harrison said the club was thriving and had significantly grown junior numbers over the past three years.“We had over 100 juniors last year and are projected to have the same this year,” she said.“While we would love to have more, we want to ensure we have the resources to provide a quality experience.”Increased and earlier communication with…
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- 1 month 2 weeks ago
Riverside's Will Prince closes down Barney Wilcox of Launceston City. Picture by Jamie Richardson
Riverside reversed Launceston City’s derby dominance to win a Friday-night thriller in the NPL Tasmania.A diving header from Toby Harrop sealed an entertaining come-from-behind 3-2 win for the orange army.Since joining the State League in 2019, Olympic had won just four of 20 encounters with a City side which was fresh off 12 straight victories against Northern neighbours and led 2-1 at half-time.For the second week running, Yoshi Okawa scored a brace for City but Riverside, who had been given a first-minute lead by Arpan Rai, leveled through Matias Rodriguez and claimed a second straight win…
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- 1 month 2 weeks ago
Match of the round for Round 4 NPL will be between Devonport City Strikers against Kingborough Lions, with the WSL Round 3 hosting Devonport City Strikers up against South Hobart.
Tasmania’s pre-eminent women’s teams go head-to-head for the first time this season when Devonport host South Hobart in the McDonald’s Women’s Super League on Saturday. The only two perfect teams head into round three on identical goal difference, with South enjoying top spot by virtue of scoring one more goal. Since Launceston United forced them down to second and third in 2022, these teams have monopolised the competition's top two spots. In 2023, Devonport finished runners-up behind an unbeaten South who won 17 and drew three of their 20 fixtures. And for the past two…
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- 1 month 2 weeks ago
Tasmania's pre-eminent women's teams Devonport and South Hobart take to the field at Valley Road. Picture by Abbey Doggett
Devonport stamped their authority on this season’s Women's Super League with a comprehensive 5-1 defeat of closest rivals South Hobart.Undefeated in more than two seasons, the back-to-back champions dominated a clash of two 100 per cent records.Sam Watkins’ fifth goal in three weeks gave South an early lead before the Bass Strait tide turned. Jaz White bagged a couple against her old team and won a penalty which Asuka Doi converted with Lucy Foote and Whitney Knight completing the scoring to extend a run of 50-plus undefeated games for Tom Ballantyne’s all-conquering outfit.Launceston City…
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- 1 month 1 week ago
Club Changer Club of the Month Woodbridge junior girls players
Woodbridge Football Club has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening opportunities for women and girls in football, making them our Club Changer Club of the Month for April.Club Vice President Conor Watson said the club’s sharpened focus began in 2024 with the introduction of a dedicated Female Football Champion role on the committee—an initiative designed to ensure female participation remained central to the club’s planning and development.According to Watson, the impact was immediate. After listening to feedback from players and families, the club launched all‑girls teams to support…
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- 1 month ago
Derby redemption on the line for the two Launceston NPL sides, whilst in the WSL Kingborough Lions will face off Taroona FC at home.
Launceston neighbours United and City have had contrasting starts to the McDonald’s NPL Tasmania season, but will square up with the shared goal of moving on from hugely disappointing Lakoseljac Cup exits.United host the Friday-night derby still chasing their first win with defeats to South Hobart, Devonport and Clarence surrounding the side’s solitary point from a 1-1 draw at league newcomers Ulverstone.City meanwhile will be looking for a fourth victory after seeing off Glenorchy, Ulverstone and South East United, with their only league blemish coming in a thrilling 3-2 derby defeat to…
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- 1 month ago
Barney Wilcox (left) and Maxx Rawlings both scored for Launceston City at Launceston United. Picture by Jamie Richardson
Launceston City extended a remarkable record over neighbours Launceston United to maintain the pressure at the top of NPL Tasmania.Daniel Syson’s side struck three times in the first quarter-hour and doubled that tally on the stroke of half-time en route to a comfortable 7-1 victory.The result extended City’s record to nine wins and a draw in 10 derbies against United by an aggregate score of 48-6.Tyson Matthews opened the scoring in the first minute and Barney Wilcox added a quickfire brace before three goals in as many minutes from Maxx Rawlings, Charles Reynolds and Yoshiya Okawa.Kristian…
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- 3 weeks 6 days ago
A fiery clash awaits the NPL Match of the Round as Kingborough take on Glenorchy Knights at home; meanwhile in the WSL will the cross river rivalry between Riverside and Launceston come down to the line?
Neighbours Riverside and Launceston United will both be desperate to kickstart their McDonald's Women's Super League campaigns this weekend.Without a win between them, the teams sit on one point each separated only by goal difference with just Taroona keeping them off the bottom of the ladder.United have the consolations of an 11-1 Statewide Cup win over University to their name and import striker Olivia De Moraes already up to seven goals for the season.Olympic also come in on the back of a successful result having won an appeal against import keeper Monica Hernandez’s red card for a…
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- 3 weeks 2 days ago
Launceston United goalscorers Delana Friesen, Lucy Smith and Dani Gunton are all smiles against Riverside. Picture by Heather Reading
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…
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- 2 weeks 6 days ago
Perfect Rivals Collide as South Hobart and Devonport Face Off in the NPL, with South Hobart up against strong starters in Launceston City WSL.
Something has to give when the standout teams in McDonald's NPL Tasmania meet for the first time this season.Sitting first and second on the ladder with perfect records, South Hobart and Devonport have also claimed three league-and-cup doubles between them in four years and remain on course to potentially meet in another Lakoseljac Cup final.Both teams have eight wins from eight games this season with the hosts holding top spot on goal difference.South Hobart coach Peter Edwards said Saturday's fixture has been eagerly awaited.“Obviously, a lot of hype, which is good, around the game,” he…
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South Hobart goalscorer Rex Maddock on the ball against Devonport. Picture by Nikki Long
South Hobart took a giant leap forward in the McDonald's NPL Tasmania title race by beating Devonport in the battle of the unbeaten top two.A 16th goal of the season from three-time league best and fairest winner Nick Morton proved the difference in a seesawing encounter which finished 3-2.Rex Maddock and Devine Samuel were also on target for South with Brady Last and Brody Denehey replying for a Strikers side which had begun the season with eight straight wins.Kingborough took advantage by winning the third-versus-fourth clash with Launceston City 2-1.Joel Badger and Eli Wright set up the…
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- 1 week ago
Momentum is building as Female Football Week lights up the WSL
Two of Tasmania’s well-established women’s teams are hoping to celebrate Female Football Week by continuing recent revivals.Launceston United and Taroona head into their McDonald’s Women’s Super League clash in fifth and seventh places respectively but on a high following some encouraging results.Having lost their opening two matches, United have banged in 42 goals in their last five with the only blemish being a narrow loss to all-conquering defending champions Devonport.A Dani Gunton hat-trick, brace for Brazilian striker Olivia De Moraes and singles for Liz Fogarty and veteran captain…
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- 2 days 17 hours ago