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VIEW FROM HERE | Welcome to season 2011 Welcome to the 2011 Wrest Point State League season. This is the third year that the competition has been in operation and it looks like being one of the closest fought out contests for the premiership since the rebirth of the State League. All Clubs have been very proactive during the off season on the player recruitment front both internally and externally which will hold the competition in good stead from an even and competitive on field point of view. The ability of the Burnie and Glenorchy to acquire the playing services of former AFL players Jason Laycock and Jason Akermanis respectively is nothing short of fantastic for the competition and will hopefully assist with either attracting former AFL players to the League or former home grown players that may have migrated to other State League competitions such as the WAFL, QAFL, SANFL and the VFL back to our own Tasmanian Wrest Point State League (TSL). One of AFL Tasmania’s key principles when setting up the rebirth of a whole of State competition was to ensure that all TSL clubs are genuinely competitive on the field and this is still very much a key going forward today. Season 2011 sees a new structure implemented with the two teams being Seniors and Colts. The Colts competition is essentially a merger between the U18’s and reserves and we believe after much debate with the clubs that this structure is the best way forward. The TSL competition is forthwith for the best 220 senior players in the State and the 220 next generation of senior players. For the remainder of the current term of the TSL license agreements (which ends at the completion of the 2013 season) the structure of Seniors and Colts will not alter. It is important to provide all clubs with stability to enable them to manage their player lists accordingly and which AFL Tasmania believes is an integral element of each TSL clubs’ football departments. As many people would be aware, in the off-season the Devonport Football Club was placed on notice that if you cannot manage your fiscal responsibilities as a club then you place your TSL license at risk. The circumstances of the Devonport Football Club have provided a clear warning to all clubs of their fiscal responsibilities in the TSL. The Devonport Football Club Board should be congratulated on their significant achievement of raising the necessary funds to meet AFL Tasmania’s requirements to keep their license agreement. Congratulations should also go to the community of Devonport as it clearly shows they are fully behind their State League club. Great effort to all and sundry! Finally, I wish the 10 Wrest Point State League clubs the very best for season 2011 on and off the field. Shaun Young General Manager 2
RACT INSURANCE | Player of the Year Award The 2010 season of Wrest Point State League football saw Launceston’s Scott Stephens win the RACT Insurance Player of the Year award by 5 votes ahead of North Launceston’s Zane Murphy. Scott received a $2,500 holiday and $2,500 cash prize. RACT Insurance Player of the Year Award 2010 top 10 Scott Stephens Launceston 20 votes Scott Stephens Zane Murphy North Launceston 15 votes Brian Finch Launceston 12 votes Sam O’Keefe Launceston 11 votes Brett Geappen Clarence 11 votes Cameron Thurley Clarence 11 votes Trent Standen Clarence 11 votes Kurt Heazlewood Devonport 11 votes Darren Banham Burnie Dockers 11 votes Jesse Wells North Hobart 11 votes Stephens is a great stalwart of Launceston and Tasmanian football. He started playing football for Launceston as a junior and has racked up more than 100 senior games also. He was a member of the 2000 and 2001 Tassie Mariners and the 2001 National Championship winning side. He also played with the Tassie Devils from 2002 – 2005 and 2007 and was Co-Captain that year. Stephens’ 2011 season mirrored his effort in a stellar 2006 when he was runner-up in the Darrell Baldock Medal and the Examiner, Advocate and Coast FM Player of the Year. He is a triple premiership player and triple Best and Fairest for the Blues. The inaugural award in 2009 was won by Clarence’s Jeromey Webberley who in the same season came second in the Tassie Medal, played in the Roos premiership, won his club Best and Fairest and was drafted to Richmond. We are very pleased to have the on-going support of RACT Insurance for the 2011 ‘Player of the Year Award’ as well as the expertise of our print media partners, The Advocate, The Examiner and The Mercury, in determining votes for games played in each region. We wish every player well in 2011 as they strive to emulate Scott Stephens and Jeromey Webberley and become the RACT Insurance Player of the Year. Proudly supported by: 3
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RACT INSURANCE | Player of the Year Award<br />
The 2010 season of Wrest Point State League football<br />
saw Launces<strong>ton</strong>’s Scott Stephens win the RACT Insurance<br />
Player of the Year award by 5 votes ahead of <strong>North</strong><br />
Launces<strong>ton</strong>’s Zane Murphy. Scott received a $2,500<br />
holiday and $2,500 cash prize.<br />
RACT Insurance Player of<br />
the Year Award 2010<br />
top 10<br />
Scott Stephens<br />
Launces<strong>ton</strong><br />
20 votes<br />
Scott Stephens<br />
Zane Murphy<br />
<strong>North</strong> Launces<strong>ton</strong><br />
15 votes<br />
Brian Finch<br />
Launces<strong>ton</strong><br />
12 votes<br />
Sam O’Keefe<br />
Launces<strong>ton</strong><br />
11 votes<br />
Brett Geappen<br />
Clarence<br />
11 votes<br />
Cameron Thurley<br />
Clarence<br />
11 votes<br />
Trent Standen<br />
Clarence<br />
11 votes<br />
Kurt Heazlewood<br />
Devonport<br />
11 votes<br />
Darren Banham<br />
Burnie Dockers<br />
11 votes<br />
Jesse Wells<br />
<strong>North</strong> Hobart<br />
11 votes<br />
Stephens is a great stalwart of Launces<strong>ton</strong> and Tasmanian football. He<br />
started playing football for Launces<strong>ton</strong> as a junior and has racked up<br />
more than 100 senior games also. He was a member of the 2000 and<br />
2001 Tassie Mariners and the 2001 National Championship winning<br />
side. He also played with the Tassie Devils from 2002 – 2005 and<br />
2007 and was Co-Captain that year.<br />
Stephens’ 2011 season mirrored his effort in a stellar 2006 when he<br />
was runner-up in the Darrell Baldock Medal and the Examiner, Advocate<br />
and Coast FM Player of the Year. He is a triple premiership player and<br />
triple Best and Fairest for the Blues.<br />
The inaugural award in 2009 was won by Clarence’s Jeromey Webberley<br />
who in the same season came second in the Tassie Medal, played in<br />
the Roos premiership, won his club Best and Fairest and was drafted to<br />
Richmond.<br />
We are very pleased to have the on-going support of RACT Insurance<br />
for the 2011 ‘Player of the Year Award’ as well as the expertise of our<br />
print media partners, The Advocate, The Examiner and The Mercury, in<br />
determining votes for games played in each region.<br />
We wish every player well in 2011 as they strive to emulate Scott<br />
Stephens and Jeromey Webberley and become the RACT Insurance<br />
Player of the Year.<br />
Proudly supported by:<br />
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