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Rampaging performances with the wind have earned Tasmania their second consecutive representative victory against Queensland.
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After beating them on home soil last year, the Tasmanians travelled to Bond University on Saturday and came away 20.13 (133) to 12.15 (87) victors.
Featuring 13 different players to last year's contest, the visitors kicked seven unanswered goals in the first term and seven more in the third to produce back-to-back representative wins.
Former Hawthorn Hawk Kieran Lovell added the Lefroy Medal to his extensive résumé as Tasmania's best on ground - dominant in the middle throughout the contest after missing last year through injury.
"We really look forward to these games - last year down in North Hobart and here today as well," coach Aaron Cornelius, who took over from Maverick Weller, said.
"It's an exciting time in Tasmanian football for us and the boys were chomping at the bit to be a part of this, so hopefully we get more games like this moving forward in the future.
"There's a lot of history in the past but we were able to make some more today."
Harvey Griffiths did not waste time making his mark in his Tasmanian senior debut, goaling within the first minute as Andrew Phillips booted one long into the forward-50.
The TSL's leading goal-kicker crumbed and dribbled it low and was joined in the goals by North Launnie teammate Brandon Leary from the forward pocket as the visitors kicked two in as many minutes.
Oscar Van Dam provided some freakish skill for the Map's next, shimmering around an opponent before chucking a checkside on the boot and moments later, he was given a 50-metre penalty to quickly become the game's first multiple goal-kicker.
Isaac Hyatt made it five in a row before the Queenslanders even hit the scoreboard, adding their first behind 16 minutes into the game.
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Bridgenorth's Jake Hinds continued the Northern Tasmanian flavour to the goal-kicking and despite Queensland producing some opportunities, Sam Siggins made it seven goals in a row late in the term.'
As the home side entered the second quarter trailing by 40 points, the electric Ben Woodburn displayed strong tackle pressure and gave Queensland their first major of the contest.
That gave them a spark as Zane Taylor Medallist Tom Simpson kicked back-to-back goals on the run from the point of 50 to make it three goals in 90 seconds - putting Tasmania under pressure.
Queensland captain, Tasmanian-born Brandon Batchelor, made it four goals in a row for the hosts - bringing the margin back to just 14 points but Tasmania then provided the first goal against the breeze all day.
It would be Griffiths off the back of some crafty play again, breaking Queensland's impressive run but Woodburn provided an immediate response and the home side goaled with the final kick of the half.
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The Queenslanders continued their run at the start of the third term as Matt Hammelmann goaled to get within two points but the Tasmanians had an immediate response through Michael Stingel.
He sparked a North Launceston goal-kicking frenzy as captain Brad Cox-Goodyer, Griffiths and Leary made it four Tasmanian goals in a row.
The sole North-West Coast representative Bailey Boag made it five and excellent Cox-Goodyer clearance work produced another - blowing the lead out to 39 points 15 minutes into the quarter.
Hammelmann kicked his second and third of the term to give the home side some life, becoming the first player to kick multiple goals against the wind.
Ruck Phillips snapped the scoreboard pressure from distance but the Queenslanders goaled deep into time-on through Batchelor to bring the margin back to 25 points at three-quarter-time.
The home side's run continued through Hammelmann's fourth, however the Tasmanians were never going to go away, with the roving Jack Tomkinson goaling off the back of Harry Bayles' gut-busting run out of defence.
Hinds added his second to extend the lead to 32 points and put the game in doubt. Jono Freeman gave the Queenslanders a glimmer of hope but Blade Sulzberger became Tasmania's 12th individual goal-kicker and put the nail in the coffin before Hinds and Boag added more for good measure.