One of the busiest weekends for sport in Launceston of the year so far delivered a lot.

Nothing was more thrilling than Hawthorn's five-point victory over Carlton in front of nearly 16,000 fans on Sunday.

The sideshow to the UTAS Stadium clash was the coaching battle between the master Alastair Clarkson and the apprentice Brendon Bolton.

Earlier in the day, the Tasmania Devils strolled out onto the big stage to face Western Jets in their bid for a third win of the NAB League under-18s season.

Cavaliers have taken the Netball Tasmania State League season by storm after finishing off the weekend's double-header with wins to take the Launceston club to a 5-0 record this year.

On the other side of Bass Strait, Launceston Tornadoes bounced back from a heavy defeat against reigning champions Bendigo Braves to edge past Waverley Falcons in a match that coach Derrick Washington said could be the turning point in the side's 2-3 season.

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