The Tasmania Devils Academy (also known as the Tassie Devils) is an Australian rules football club that competes in the Talent League Boys and Talent League Girls competitions. The team is made up of footballers based in Tasmania aged between 17 and 19 years of age, and competes against other representative teams based in metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria, as part of the Australian Football League's (AFL) talent pathway systems for male and female players.
History The Victorian statewide under-18 competition has had a Tasmanian presence since 1995, when a team named the Tassie Mariners entered the boys league and competed until the end of the 2002 season. By the late 2000s, Tasmania had returned to the boys competition as an "academy team" (which played only some matches against select Victorian teams and was not eligible for the league finals series or premiership), before graduating to full-time status as the Tasmania Devils in the 2019 season. The girls team began competing as an "academy team" in 2019 before becoming a full-time team in the 2021 season.
Home grounds The Devils split home matches between York Park in Launceston and Bellerive Oval in Hobart.
Honours Minor Premierships 2023 (Boys)
Seasons Boys Tasmania NAB League Boys Season W–L–D Ladder Finals result Best & Fairest Leading goalkicker Captain(s) Coach 2019 4–11–0 14th Wildcard Round Oliver Davis Jackson Callow (24) Nic Baker, Jared Dakin & Oliver Davis Adrian Fletcher2020 Season cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic2021 5–3–0 5th Not played Zach Morris Jye Menzie (11) Sam Banks Adrian Fletcher2022 10–3–0 2nd Preliminary Final Liam Jones Brandon Leary (33) Sam Banks & Lachie Cowan Jeromey Webberley2023 10–3–0 1st Preliminary Final Geordie Payne Jack Dolliver (28) Tom Beaumont Jeromey Webberley2024 9–5–0 5th Wildcard Round Connor Ling Lenny Douglas (28) Harry Elmer & Connor Ling Jeromey Webberley
Girls Tasmania NAB League Girls Season W–L–D Ladder Finals result Best & Fairest Leading goalkicker Captain(s) Coach 2021 6–2–0 2nd Elimination Final Perri King Amy Prokopiec (12) TBC Cameron Joyce20224–5–06thNot playedBrooke BarwickBellah Parker (15)Jemma BlairJeromey Webberley20237-6-07thElimination FinalMeg HarrisonAva Read (20)Candice Belbin Jodie Clifford202410-3-02ndQuarter FinalPriya BoweringAva Read (26)Eva DownieJess Wuetschner
AFL Draftees 2019: Matthew McGuinness
2020: Mitch O'Neill
2021: Sam Banks
2022: Lachie Cowan, Tom McCallum, Seth Campbell, Cameron Owen
2023: Colby McKercher, James Leake, Arie Schoenmaker
2024: Geordie Payne
2025: Avery Thomas
AFLW Draftees 2021: None
2022: Meghan Gaffney, Madison Brazendale
2023: Brooke Barwick, Georgia Clark, Mackenzie Ford
2024: Sophie Strong
See also Tasmania Devils (AFL AFLW VFL & VFLW team) Tasmania AFL bid Tasmanian Devils (2001–2008) (Former VFL team) Tassie Mariners
References
External links Tasmania Devils official webpage Tasmania Devils page at AFL.com.au Tasmania Devils Twitter page