Tasmania’s title race is tightening. South Hobart can feel it despite unbeaten start

Defending champions South Hobart are still unbeaten but the gap is closing in NPL Tasmania.

South Hobart’s lead at the top was cut to one point over the weekend after a 1-1 draw away to fourth-placed Riverside Olympic, with Kobe Kemp rescuing a point for the league leaders.

Breathing right down their neck are Devonport City Strikers, who closed within a point of top spot after a commanding 3-1 win over Launceston City in Round 9.

Goals from Ivan Jolivet and Isaac Bates, plus an own goal, sealed another important result for the Strikers, who won five premierships in six seasons before 2024.

Glenorchy Knights produced the weekend’s most explosive display, dismantling Launceston United 4-0, despite going down to 10 men. All four goals came in a devastating 24-minute blitz.

Third-placed Kingborough Lions United stayed in the hunt with a 4-0 rout of Clarence Zebras, while South East United beat winless Ulverstone 2-0.