Saturday, April 1, 2023

NPL results - Saturday, 1 April 2023

 Photo:  Action from the Riverside versus Knights game at Windsor Park today. [Photo by Craig Pitt] 

NPL Tasmania

Riverside Olympic 0-5 Glenorchy Knights

Launceston United 2-3 South Hobart

Devonport Strikers 2-0 Launceston City


 Photo:  Knights' Tyler Harrison about to score his side's first to give Knights a 1-0 lead at half-time. [Photo by Craig Pitt]

 NPL Tasmania (As at 1 April 2023)

TEAM

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pts

Devonport Strikers

3

2

1

0

9

2

7

South Hobart

3

2

1

0

7

5

7

Launceston City

3

2

0

1

3

2

6

Glenorchy Knights

3

2

0

1

7

1

6

Kingborough Lions

2

1

0

1

6

3

3

Clarence Zebras

2

0

2

0

3

3

2

Launceston United

3

0

0

3

3

11

0

Riverside Olympic

3

0

0

3

1

12

0


 Photo:  Riverside and Knights players prepare for a set-piece. [Photo by Craig Pitt]  

NPL Under-21
Riverside Olympic 1-0 Glenorchy Knights
Launceston United 0-7 South Hobart
Devonport Strikers 2-4 Launceston City

38 comments:

Anonymous said...

Penvenport awful referring display again

Anonymous said...

It’s almost like you can’t just kick people in the box anymore. Shocking.

Anonymous said...

Wouldn’t it be Penvonport?

Anonymous said...

City trying to be Strikers in all facets. Won’t work. City need an experienced coach

Anonymous said...

It will be interesting to see how the coaches manage the players this week. A split group after a key player leaving and a loss to their rival can’t be easy

Anonymous said...

I wouldn't underestimate the ability of the City coaching staff or the trajectory City are on as a club across all levels. Time will tell, Rome wasn't built in a day.

I wouldn't have thought a 2-0 loss at Valley Road isn't enough to ring alarm bells.

Anonymous said...

Are Austin yost and Nick naden not playing for knights this season?

Anonymous said...

I left at half time during the Zebras Lions match. The league has three decent teams week in week out that you can get interested in. Devonport, Knights and South.

How bad has the standard got?
Lions, an average side cut through Zebras like Swiss Cheese.

Only decent keeper week in, week out is Ports keeper. Half of the players if not more in this league wouldn't play senior football in any other era of the game.

I don't know how you turn up week in, week out Walter. You are my hero!

Anonymous said...

Rome was built in a day.
It just took me 6 days 2 work out the design lol

Ben Smith said...

Austin Yost played his first minutes for Knights this season yesterday but was subbed off with a injured shoulder after half an hour. Haven't seen Nicholas Naden so not sure.

Anonymous said...

Yost played saturday

Anonymous said...

Apart from their U21 coach, who should be the senior coach, what credentials do they have? You’d think with the players they went out and chased they’d get a coach with experience and pedigree

Anonymous said...

Have to agree. The standard has dropped massively over the last 2-3 years

Anonymous said...

Have to agree. Refereeing was woeful. Not the first time this ref has not been up to it. No authority and influenced by home crowd at Penvonport

Anonymous said...

Anon April 2, 2023 at 8:44 PM -- and what is the senior win percentage of their U21 coach???

Anonymous said...


Imagine being the most dominant team in the state for the last 6 or so years.

Representing Tas on the national stage (and winning games at this level).

All whilst having to do the most travel...

And anonymous keyboard warriors think you've had a bit of referee luck. Bahahaha.

OmG PeVonPorT!!! So FunNy!! I am sure all the Dev NPL players are losing heaps of sleep over ya tall poppy opinions.

Ben Smith said...

Anon April 3, 2023 at 9:18 AM

Alexander Gaetani had a 11.29% winning percentage in NPL Tasmania having won only 7/62 games for Riverside Olympic.

Anonymous said...

Haha agreed! Jealousy gets you nowhere! The fact that Launceston based players are happy to travel to Dev tells you everything. Maybe those players love taking penalties and that’s why they travel to play at Penvenport

Anonymous said...

What happened to Krusa at City? Bloke did everything for that club through its tough times and now departs?

Anonymous said...

Devonport have had it peachy for a while mate you cannot deny the refs favour them and as soon as they don't there are videos made and stuck up all over Facebook bashing the ref that did them foul

Anonymous said...

Knights aren't worth watching either.

Anonymous said...

Toot! toot!
Port triumphalism starting in round three this year.

Anonymous said...


Anon April 3, 2023 at 11:35 PM

if they were isolated incidences.. Maybe.

But they have absolutely dominated the league for 6 or so years.

The ref's can't influence it this much..

Anonymous said...

Would love to see whose had the most penalties in the last 6 years

Anonymous said...

I guess you can say they have had it peachy with everything they have won. Now tell me what City have won since the new State League started back up? I hear crickets

Ben Smith said...

Anonymous April 4, 2023 at 4:38 PM

Penalties Scored in NPL Tasmania (2013-2023)

44 - Devonport Strikers
37 - South Hobart
34 - Hobart Zebras
27 - Kingborough Lions
23 - Olympia Warriors
22 - Northern Rangers
20 - Glenorchy Knights
16 - Launceston City
9 - Clarence United
9 - Riverside Olympic
6 - Clarence Zebras
0 - Launceston United
Total = 247

Anonymous said...

Correct : and now for the $16,000 question . How many minutes has each team spent in their oppositions penalty box?

Anonymous said...

Penvonport

Anonymous said...

How many dives has each team carried out in their penalty box

Anonymous said...


Hey Anon April 4 11:02 PM.. Don't be stupid mate. Stop talking sense!

Love the stats Ben, thanks for this.

Do you happen to have a stat for Penalty per NPL game? Given Hobart Zebs and Rangers haven't been around, I feel they might challenge top spot.

Ben Smith said...

April 5, 2023 at 9:07 PM

Penalties Scored Per Game by club in NPL Tasmania (2013-2023)

0.23 - Hobart Zebras
0.21 - Devonport Strikers
0.18 - South Hobart
0.17 - Northern Rangers
0.14 - Glenorchy Knights
0.13 - Kingborough Lions
0.11 - Olympia Warriors
0.11 - Riverside Olympic
0.10 - Clarence United
0.10 - Clarence Zebras
0.08 - Launceston City
0 - Launceston United

Total = 247 penalties in 848 games

Anonymous said...

Do you realise how pathetic this comment is ??

Anonymous said...

Love your work Ben, how about penalties scored as a percentage of total goals scored?

Ben Smith said...

April 6, 2023 at 12:06 PM

Penalties scored as a percentage of total goals scored in NPL Tasmania (2013-2023)

9÷64=14.06% - Riverside Olympic
9÷70=12.86% - Clarence United
22÷256=8.59% - Northern Rangers
34÷438=7.76% - Hobart Zebras
44÷595=7.39% - Devonport Strikers
20÷272=7.35% - Glenorchy Knights
27÷371=7.28% - Kingborough Lions
6÷94=6.38% - Clarence Zebras
16÷300=5.33% - Launceston City
37÷717=5.16% - South Hobart
23÷504=4.56% - Olympia Warriors
0÷3=0% - Launceston United

Anonymous said...

No that won’t do sorry Ben, can we only have stats that support Devonport getting an easy run from the refs over the past 7 years please

Anonymous said...

Penalties awarded at home in the last 6 years hahah

Anonymous said...

Percentage of people on Walter’s blog clutching at straws desperately trying to find a statistic that supports their conspiracy theory?

Anonymous said...

50% Knights
20%South
30% The rest