Jon Tuxworth

Mackenzie Ford and her family were too shocked to celebrate immediately when she was snapped up by Richmond in Monday’s AFL Draft.

An electric Beau Webster knock and a tenth wicket partnership which shattered a 125-year record has put Tasmania close to sealing a home Sheffield Shield final.

Burnie product Seth Campbell will make his AFL debut for Richmond on Thursday night after overcoming a tumultuous 2023 ruined by injury.

The presidents of two leading North West Football League clubs have distanced themselves from a breakaway competition being mooted by Launceston’s TSL clubs, with AFL Tasmania also adamant they have explored the possibility on multiple occasions.

Paris is just days away, but the Tasmanian Institute of Sport is already taking a long-term view to ensure the state’s representation will only increase for a home Olympics and Paralympics in 2032.

Outgoing Scottsdale coach Joel Hayes hopes an improved month of results which culminated in a first senior win of the season will help the Magpies retention and recruitment campaign for the start of the NTFA Premier League next year.

A third former Tasmania Devil has made her AFLW debut this season after Mackenzie Ford featured in Richmond’s 11-point win over Greater Western Sydney on Sunday.

When former North Launceston coach Brad Cox-Goodyer confirmed they’d lured Michael Stingel back to the club, he warned he’d be bigger and more durable.

The Tasmanian Institute of Sport has used its coaching scholarships to bolster opportunities for coaches involved in women’s and para sports, with six more participants announced on Friday.

Tasmania’s top race days will be bolstered by superstar jockeys riding at both ends of the state, headlined by leading female hoop Jamie Kah.