Round 4 | 30 April – 1 MAy 2011

VIEW FROM HERE | Throwing out the Challenges
Does the first 3 rounds of the State League tell us anything about the season ahead?
There seems to be a pattern emerging even at
this early stage with the clubs that were touted as
genuine finals contenders stamping their mark on
the competition.
Launceston and Glenorchy have come out of the
blocks firing on all cylinders with the respective
teams winning their first 3 games and only
percentage separating them at the top of the ladder.
Does Glenorchy’s win over last year’s premiers
Clarence in the season launch game insinuate that
Clarence’s reign at the top maybe under threat? It
would be a brave person to suggest that Clarence
won’t be around the mark again even after its initial
set back.
While Launceston have grabbed the 4 points over
North Hobart and North Launceston where many
football pundits had both teams the Demons and
Bombers going deep into September and even
some suggesting that North Hobart would lift the
premiership cup in 2011.
Both clubs have sent strong messages to the rest
of the competition and it will be interesting to watch
the Magpies and the Blues go head to head as the
season unfolds to see if one team can grab the
ascendancy throughout the home and away season.
As well, are North Launceston, Clarence, Burnie,
North Hobart and Lauderdale the teams that will be
vying for the remaining three positions in the final
five come September if Launceston and Glenorchy
continue on their way at the top of the ladder?
Early performances from some of these contenders
suggests that the conundrum will be can they rise to
the occasion when competing against clubs who may
be positioned above them as it appears that when
they are competing against teams ranked lower on
the ladder they have the capability of getting over
the line.
Where to from here for the three clubs positioned on
the bottom of the ladder?
Obviously Devonport are in a rebuilding phase due
to the circumstances the club went through in the
height of pre season and may endure a difficult
season in the competition and have a relatively
inexperienced list that should benefit over the course
of this season and develop immensely for 2012.
Hobart and South Launceston have proven on
occasions already that on their day they can be very
competitive, the question is can they be competitive
for a sustained period of time during the season and
cause some upsets along the way?
The next four to six weeks of the competition will
undoubtedly start to indicate where all clubs are
situated for season 2011, it will be interesting follow
the progress and to review after this period of time.
Shaun Young
General Manager
Wrest Point State League
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