2009 TSL season
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 8 December 2008 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
| Previous Names | Nil. |
| Participating Clubs | |
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| 2009 Tasmanian State League Season. | |
| Premiers | Clarence 15.11 (101) v. Glenorchy 14.11 (95) |
| Minor Premier | Glenorchy |
| Wooden Spooners | Sth Launceston |
| Grand Final attendance | 7,534 at Bellerive Oval |
| Total Roster Series attendance | Not counted. |
| Total Finals Series attendance | 15,365 for 6 matches at 2,560 |
| Total aggregate attendance | Not counted. |
The 2009 AFL Tasmania TSL premiership season was an Australian rules football competition, staged across Tasmania, Australia over eighteen (18) roster rounds and six (6) finals series matches between 4 April and 19 September 2009.
This was the first season of a return to statewide football after an hiatus of eight seasons caused by the collapse of the former TFL in December 2000.
The League was known as the Wrest Point Tasmanian State League under a commercial naming-rights sponsorship agreement with Wrest Point Casino in Hobart.
Representative Match (Saturday, 7 June 2009)
After an hiatus of eight years, during 2008, AFL Tasmania announced plans for a return of the Tasmanian State League in 2009.
The concept attracted widespread public and media debate on the return of a statewide competition, with many in the football world hesitant over such a move due to the perilous financial position most of the participating clubs were left in after the previous competition was disbanded in 2000.
Many believed the push for a return of the league was a direct result of the media and the Tasmanian State Government's strong campaign in getting a Tasmanian team admitted into the AFL.
Under the AFL Tasmania plan, ten (10) clubs were invited to join the competition.
Clarence, Glenorchy, Hobart and North Hobart along with former Southern Amateur club Lauderdale in the South.
North Launceston, South Launceston and Launceston from the North and Devonport and Burnie Dockers from the North West Coast.
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