Tasmania's boys team maintained its unbeaten record on home soil with a 1-1 draw against NSW Blue at the under-18 national championships in Hobart.
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In a game of seven yellow cards, a Tyler McDonald penalty corner put Tasmania ahead after 10 minutes but Harry Roberts equalised with a 35th-minute field goal.
Coached by Vanessa McDonald, the team began its Pool A fixtures with a 3-0 defeat of South Australia with field goals from Harvey Bessell, McDonald and Josh Commins.
Tasmania's next match is against Victoria at 5.30pm on Thursday.
Ilene Carr's girls team suffered a 4-0 loss to NSW Blue in their opening game of the tournament.
In the under-15 national championships, being played at Narellan in NSW, Tasmania's girls team won two of its opening three fixtures.
After a 3-0 win over Queensland the team didn't take well to an 8.15am start in its second fixture, losing 2-0 to the host state.
However, they bounced back later the same day to beat Western Australia Black 3-1 thanks to a double for Maddison Brooks and an Emma Fenner field goal.
Sofie McLeod's team will complete its pool matches against ACT on Friday.
A double from Kiah House helped the Tasmanian boys team earn a 2-2 draw against Victoria Development, but Nathan Dart's outfit heavily lost its other two fixtures to NSW and Western Australia Gold.
They also have a rest day on Thursday before completing their pool games against Northern Territory on Friday.
Rob Shaw
Heralding the impact of Tasmanian sport without saying "punching above its weight" is not as easy as it sounds.
Heralding the impact of Tasmanian sport without saying "punching above its weight" is not as easy as it sounds.
