The best of Tasmania's footballing future was on display at UTAS Stadium on Wednesday for the under-18s AFL and AFLW All Stars matches.
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North and South faced off in two contentious games, with plenty of rising stars eager to get into the spotlight.
AFL Tasmania talent manager Cameron Joyce said the closeness, competitiveness and composure of both the girls' and boys' teams were terrific.
"I thought in both games there was a pretty even spread ... there were lots of little bits and pieces I would have thought AFL and AFLW scouts would have gotten out of it," Joyce said.
"The All Star games are another piece to a puzzle."
The boys' contest was a hard-fought and close game, ending with South notching the win 61-58.
South seemed to have the upper hand early on, with hard-earned goals by Launceston's Cooper Warren and North Launceston's Oliver Sanders and Baynen Lowe keeping the homers in the game.
However, after a helluva turnover tackle from Longford's Lockie Mitchell in the middle of the second, momentum seemed to tip in the other direction.
From then on, Wynyard's Jonty McIvor was the difference maker, using his elusiveness inside the 50 to kick three goals in the third.
I thought in both games there was a pretty even spread ... there were lots of little bits and pieces I would have thought AFL and AFLW scouts would have gotten out of it.
- Cameron Joyce
North's early fourth quarter interceptions inside South's 50 kept the determined visitors at a comfortable distance.
However, a slacking in the midfield and costly errors led to South pushing past North.
Earlier in the day, the Northern girls' side looked fierce, despite a close final score of 43-33.
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North's midfield attack early on was key courtesy of Charlie Vandenberg and Ulverstone speedster Meghan Gaffney.
Gaffney finished the game with more than 25 touches, including a two-minute, 10-touch spree in the second.
North held a sizeable lead for the majority of the game, however a late push by the South made it a close contest.
Burnie's Amy Bissett and Wynyard's Ashanti Jackson proved commanding inside the 50, with the pair combining for five goals.
This included the game-sealer from Jackson with seconds to go in the fourth.
Joyce said the games were a great display of the strengths each individual all star brought to Tasmanian footy.
"Yes, they all have weaknesses, but the reason why they're at the level they are is because of their strengths and not their weaknesses," Joyce said.