Footy training for Tasmania’s North-West Coast
The North-West Coast is a string of footy towns from Smithton to Latrobe, and the NWFL is one of the state’s three premier leagues. The pathway runs a hub here too, so the step up does not start with a move to Hobart.
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Footy on Tasmania’s North-West Coast runs through the North West Football League, with eight clubs: Burnie, Circular Head (Smithton), Devonport, East Devonport, Latrobe, Penguin, Ulverstone and Wynyard. The Tasmania Devils pathway runs a north-west hub for junior academies, under-16s and the Senior Talent Academy.
The pathway in the North-West
The Tasmanian pathway runs a north-west hub at every stage.
- Junior academies
- For 13–15-year-old boys and girls, in all three regions.
- Under-16s
- The state’s best under-16s train regionally and as a full squad toward the national development championships.
- Tasmania Devils (Talent League)
- Boys and girls aged 17 to 19, with home games at York Park, Launceston, and Bellerive Oval, Hobart.
- Senior Talent Academy and Tasmania VFL/VFLW
- Launched in 2025 across the South, North and North-West, ahead of Tasmania’s VFL entry in 2026.
AFL Tasmania can confirm this season’s program dates and venues.
The competitions
- North West Football League
- Eight clubs: Burnie, Circular Head (Smithton), Devonport, East Devonport, Latrobe, Penguin, Ulverstone and Wynyard.
Set it up for The North-West Coast
Four things, in the order the app asks them. None of them needs a coach.
Choose footy, then your team nights
Onboarding asks “When do you train with your team?” Pick your club nights — North West Football League or wherever you play — and your gym and conditioning are scheduled around them, lighter the day after a big one. Tell it your equipment and any niggles and every exercise is fitted to both.
Match the program to your league’s start
The app treats March as the start of the footy season, which matches the Talent League. If your community season starts in April, you can hold the pre-season a few weeks longer by setting the phase yourself. The phase lives in Program → Your year.
Know your numbers on day one
Your first testing session is ready immediately: 2km time trial, Bench press 1RM, Max pull-ups, Trap-bar deadlift 1RM, Running vertical jump. It is re-run every 8 weeks, and the results re-price your training weights and conditioning paces.
Put your suburb on the board
In Social → Town, set where you train. Your minutes count toward that town’s weekly conditioning and strength top-10 boards — only the town is kept, never your location.
What you start with, by the month you join
Every block is four weeks — three building, one deload — so a free month is one complete block.
The footy year in The North-West Coast
- October
- Off-season. Rest, then rebuild general strength.
- November – February
- Pre-season. Aerobic base first, then strength, then speed and power.
- Late March
- The Talent League season starts — the 2026 boys’ season opened on 21–22 March.
- April – September
- Premier league seasons through a cold winter. Volume comes down, weights hold.
Wind and rain off Bass Strait
The North-West Coast gets a mild summer and a wet, windy winter off Bass Strait. The pre-season is kind; the season is heavy. Use the summer to build the base properly, and expect slippery grounds from May, where lower-body strength and a real warm-up matter most.
Coaching a side in The North-West Coast?
A club licence is A$8 per player, per month (minimum 5), and every player on it gets full Train Smart membership at no cost to them. You write the block once, it lands in each player’s app, and the console shows who actually did it.
Footy in The North-West Coast: questions
What clubs are in the North West Football League?
Is there a Tasmania Devils hub on the North-West Coast?
Where these facts come from
Checked September 2026. Zones, grades and dates change — if something here is out of date, the governing body is right and we are wrong.
- North West Football League
- Tasmania Premier Leagues
- AFL Tasmania — talent pathways
- Tasmania Devils Academy (Talent League team)
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Nearby and related
Hobart & the South
The Southern Football League, the southern Devils hub and Tasmania’s VFL side at North Hobart.
OpenLaunceston & the North
The NTFA Premier League and divisions, the northern Devils hub, and Talent League games at York Park.
OpenThe AFL pathway
From community level to state league and the draft — and what gets tested along the way.
OpenTurn up to round one already fit
Pick footy, tell it your team nights, and your first block and testing session are ready before you leave the car park.
One month free, then A$24.99/month. Cancel any time. iPhone and iPad.