The 2014 season saw the introduction of 3 new teams, with the additions of the Western Storm, Tigers (Kingborough) and the Hobart City Demons with the Hobart Tigers, North Hobart and South Launceston departing the TSL.
2014 proved to be the closest Top 5 finish in the TSL’s short history, including the very first ever draw in the TSL.
After finishing 8th in 2013, North Launceston took home their very first TSL Premiership, running over the top of the Western Storm by 59 points. A week earlier in the Preliminary Final, in what was surely one of the best games of the season, the Storm defeated Clarence by 2 points at Blundstone Arena, even with Trent Standen kicking 9 goals.
The RACT Insurance Cup was renamed the Development League in 2014, but that didn’t change the Grand Final sides, as a replay of the 2013 Grand Final saw Lauderdale this time reverse the result, defeating Clarence by 18 points.
2014 TSL Ladder
| POS | TEAM | P | W | L | D | B | FF | For | Agst | % | PTS |
| 1 | Clarence | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2192 | 1282 | 170.98 | 52 |
| 2 | Western Storm | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1831 | 1277 | 143.38 | 52 |
| 3 | North Launceston | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1689 | 1209 | 139.70 | 52 |
| 4 | Lauderdale | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1751 | 1290 | 135.71 | 50 |
| 5 | Glenorchy | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1798 | 1330 | 135.19 | 44 |
| 6 | Burnie | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1723 | 1298 | 132.74 | 42 |
| 7 | Hobart City | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1496 | 1650 | 90.67 | 28 |
| 8 | Devonport | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1256 | 1911 | 65.72 | 24 |
| 9 | Launceston | 18 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1293 | 1712 | 75.53 | 16 |
| 10 | Tigers | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 735 | 2805 | 26.20 | 0 |
2014 TSL Grand Final
North Launceston 4.2 9.5 12.9 18.13 (121)
Western Storm 1.1 4.1 7.2 10.2 (62)
GOALS
North Launceston: A. O’Sign 3, B.Cox-Goodyer 3, M.VanDenBerg 3, C.Tarrant 3, Z.Burt 2, J.Ponting, W.McBride, L.Young, E.Petterwood
Western Storm: Z.Brown 4, T.Bardenhagen 2, A.Russell 2, J.Blackberry, C.Drake
BEST
North Launceston: D.Roozendaal, A.Cox-Goodyer, R.Worn, E.Petterwood, M.VanDenBerg, T.Whitford
Western Storm: Z.Brown, T.Bardenhagen, C.Drake, W.Hanson, A.Russell, M.Hanson
Darrel Baldock Medal – TSL Grand Final Best on Ground
Daniel Roozendaal – North Launceston
Cazaly Medal – TSL Premiership Coach
Zane Littlejohn – North Launceston
2014 TSL Grand Final Umpires
Field: M.Clarke, J.Harris, B.Lehner
Emergency Field: S.Cure
Boundary: J.Enniss, L.Marsden, A.Reardon, D.Picone
Goal: M.White C.Geeves
Emergency Goal: B.Chamberlain
TSL Award Winners
2014 Alastair Lynch Medalist – TSL Best & Fairest
Daniel Roozendaal – North Launceston
Alastair Lynch Medal – Top 5 Vote Getters
| POS | PLAYER | TEAM | VOTES |
| 1. | Daniel Roozendaal | North Launceston | 24 |
| =2. | Matt Hanson | Western Storm | 22 |
| =2. | Jaye Bowden | Glenorchy | 22 |
| =4. | Jason Laycock | Burnie | 17 |
| =4. | Brayden Webb | Glenorchy | 17 |
Hudson Medalist – TSL Leading Goalkicker
Aaron Cornelius – Glenorchy
2014 TSL Top 5 Goalkickers
| POS | PLAYER | TEAM | GOALS |
| 1. | Aaron Cornelius | Glenorchy | 67 |
| 2. | James Charlesworth | Clarence | 62 |
| 3. | Trent Standen | Clarence | 57 |
| 4. | Bart McCulloch | Western Storm | 52 |
| 5. | Bradley Cox-Goodyer | North Launceston | 46 |
Matthew Richardson Medalist – TSL Rookie of the Year
Ben Halton – Lauderdale
RACT Insurance Player of the Year Award
Jaye Bowden – Glenorchy
RACT Insurance Player of the Year – Top 5 Vote Getters
| POS | PLAYER | TEAM | VOTES |
| 1. | Jaye Bowden | Glenorchy | 20 |
| 2. | Bryce Walsh | Lauderdale | 19 |
| 3. | Matt Hanson | Western Storm | 17 |
| =4. | Bradley Cox-Goodyer | North Launceston | 16 |
| =4. | Jake Cox | Clarence | 16 |
2014 Tasmanian State League – Team of the Year
2014 TSL Development League Ladder
| POS | TEAM | P | W | L | D | B | FF | For | Agst | % | PTS |
| 1 | Clarence | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1983 | 817 | 242.72 | 64 |
| 2 | Devonport | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1839 | 831 | 221.30 | 60 |
| 3 | North Launceston | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1492 | 1034 | 144.29 | 56 |
| 4 | Lauderdale | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1691 | 948 | 178.38 | 48 |
| 5 | Glenorchy | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1426 | 1229 | 116.03 | 36 |
| 6 | Launceston | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1320 | 1320 | 100.00 | 36 |
| 7 | Hobart City | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1165 | 1403 | 83.04 | 28 |
| 8 | Burnie | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 990 | 1613 | 61.38 | 16 |
| 9 | Western Storm | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 787 | 1903 | 41.36 | 8 |
| 10 | Tigers | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 673 | 2268 | 29.67 | 8 |
2014 TSL Development League Grand Final
Lauderdale 4.2 6.4 8.10 11.14 (80)
Clarence 1.0 5.3 6.4 9.8 (62)
GOALS
Lauderdale: R.Wiggins 5, D.Smith 2, J.Halton, S.Long, N.Grubb, E.Whish-Wilson
Clarence: E.Stanley 4, C.Leek 2, O.Rand, M.Blackburn, M.Bond
BEST
Lauderdale: R.Wiggins, S.MacKay, S.Preshaw, B.McGuinness, Z.Waller, I.Franks
Clarence: J.Gleeson, B.Shaw, N.Douglas, M.Bond, A.Dickenson, E.Stanley
TSL Development League – Grand Final Best on Ground Medal
Ryan Wiggins – Lauderdale
TSL Development League – Premiership Coach Medal
Jason Elmer – Lauderdale
2014 Development League Grand Final Umpires
Field: N.Saltmarsh, Z.Patmore, N.Butler
Emergency Field: A.Cornish
Boundary: T.Fenton, J.Upton, T.Derbyshire, A.Robinson
Goal: B.Chamberlain, B.Guy
Emergency Goal: D.Geeves
TSL Development League Award Winners
Eade Medalist – TSL Development League Best & Fairest
Mitchell Swan – Clarence
TSL Development League – Leading Goalkicker
Ben Elmer – North Launceston (60 goals)
Umpire Awards
Umpire of the Year
Joel Harris – TFUA (Tasmanian Football Umpires Association)
Boundary: Joshua Enniss (NWUA)
Goal: Michael White (TFUA)
Most Improved Award
Field: Mathew Roles (NWUA)
Boundary: Jordan Parkinson (TFUA)
Goal: Bradley Chamberlain (TFUA)
Most Promising Award
Field: Michael Wilcox (NWUA)
Boundary: Rhys Goodyer (NWUA)
Goal: Kayden Wynwood (NWUA)
AFL Supplementary Umpire List
Joel Harris (TFUA)
Ben Lehner (TFUA)
National Under 18 Championship Umpires
Field: Matt Clarke (NWUA) & Nick Saltmarsh (NWUA)
Boundary: Joshua Enniss (NWUA)
Goal: Brayden White (TFUA)
National Under 16 Championship Umpires
Field: Will Hamilton (NTFUA) & Mathew Williams (TFUA)
Boundary: Tyler Fenton (TFUA) & Trevor Derbyshire (TFUA)
Goal: Dylan Geeves (TFUA)
Other Award Winners and Results
Gary Davidson Medalist – Under 18 Best & Fairest
Tim Jones – Western Storm
Don Rule Medalist – Under 16 Best & Fairest
Nat Franklin – Lauderdale
Volunteer of the Year
Tasma Lapham – North Launceston Football Club
Foxtel Cup
Round 1 – 29th April 2014 @ Adelaide Oval
Western Storm 4.2 7.4 9.6 9.7 (61)
West Adelaide 2.1 4.4 7.4 8.9 (57)
GOALS
Western Storm: Collis 2, McCulloch 2, Brown, Thomas, McGee, Russell, Barker.
West Adelaide: Hopton 2, Watchman 2, Dijksman, Schott, De Zylva.
BEST
Western Storm: Hanson, Hills, Blackberry, Reinmuth, McCulloch.
West Adelaide: De Zylva, Jennings, Dijksman, Nelson.
Semi-Final – 24th June 2014 @ Patersons Stadium
West Perth 3.3 7.5 11.6 15.7 (97)
Western Storm 0.2 0.3 1.5 3.5 (23)
GOALS
West Perth: Martin 3, McPhee 3, Johnson 2, Manzone, Bartholomew, Antonio, Crisp, Shannon, Guadagnin, Marusic
Western Storm: Russell, W.Hanson, Barker
BEST
West Perth: Lynch, Thrum, Meadows, Martin, Antonio, Marusic
Western Storm: Blackberry, M.Hanson, B. Thorp, Bardenhagen, R
2014 State Representative Game
TSL 6.1 9.3 14.9 18.12 (120)
NEAFL 2.5 6.6 7.9 11.13 (79)
GOALS
TSL: J.Charlesworth 4, B.McCulloch 3, J.Laycock 2, A.Cornelius 2, H.Walters, M.Hanson, E.Taylor, D.Banham, T.Standen, T.Bardenhagen, M.VanDenBerg
NEAFL: C.Dunne 3, C.Hughes 3, P.Carse 2, J.Stanley 2, E.Sansbury
BEST
TSL: J.Laycock, B.McCulloch, J.Bowden, H.Walters, M.Hanson, J.Charlesworth
NEAFL: P.Carse, A.Williams, C.Ilett, C.Hughes, W.Mills, K.Klemke
Lefroy Medal – State Game Best on Ground
Jason Laycock – Tasmania (Burnie)
