Club. At the same time, the North Hobart Football Club was forced to disband as a team by AFL Tasmania in favour of the newly established Hobart City Football Club, whilst the Hobart Tigers left for the Southern Football League. These movements were forced upon the league to make space for a new AFL Tasmania backed TSL club, the Kingborough Tigers Football Club. Prior to 2016, the Western Storm was rebranded as the Prospect Hawks; but it was unable to field a senior team in 2016, managing only to field an uncompetitive team in the reserves, before being expelled from the league at the end of the 2016 season. Prior to 2018, both north-western clubs – Burnie and Devonport – found themselves unable to viably field teams in the competition, with withdrew, reducing the size of the competition to seven teams. On 9 October 2017 the paying members of the Hobart City Demons voted 371–118 in favour of returning the playing name of the club to the North Hobart identity for season 2018 and beyond. Clubs The Tasmanian Football League operates on a single table system, with no divisions, conferences nor promotion and relegation from other leagues. Current Clubs Notes Locations Past clubs TFA/STFA/TANFL: 1879–1941 TANFL/TFL Statewide League: 1945–2000 TSL State League: 2009–2017 Notes League Presidents Premierships, leading goalkickers and records Since the first championship held in 1879, North Hobart has won the most premiers with 27 titles. The first champion ever was City FC, a club now defunct. Timeline (1945–present) Individual awards Alastair Lynch Medal Winners Formerly known as the Tassie Medal, presented to the Best and Fairest player in the Tasmanian State League from 2009. Peter Hudson Medal Winners Presented to the Leading Goalkicker in the Tasmanian State League from 2009. Former Individual Awards Wilson Bailey Trophy Winners It was presented to the best and fairest player in the TFL/TANFL from 1927 until 1929. It was replaced by the William Leitch Medal in 1930. George Watt Medallists It was presented to the best and fairest player in the TANFL from 1935 until 1939. It replaced the William Leitch Medal although it ended up being replaced by it in 1940 William Leitch Medal The William Leitch medal was presented to the best & fairest player in the TANFL/TFL Statewide League from 1930 to 1934 and 1940–2000. As of 2009 when the Tasmanian State League was revived, AFL Tasmania decided