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The quarter finals of the Forestry Tasmania, Tasmanian State Championship kicked off this weekend with the top four sides from the south doing battle with the top four sides in the north.  In this series, the winner of the respective leagues has the benefit of hosting the lowest qualifier who finished fourth in the opposite league, So Northern Rangers as Northern Premier League Champions, had the honour of hosting Southern Premier League fourth place getters Clarence United.

The Reserves were looking to finish the year on a high following their good form over the last month, coming up against Devonport who could potentially win the title with the win.  Rangers were even more intent of stopping this from happening.

Northern Rangers hosted second place Devonport City in the last round of the Forestry Tasmania Northern Premier League, a dead rubber as Northern Rangers had secured the Premiership in the week before against Somerset, but Devonport were keen to hang on to second place and host a final in the State Wide Championship, while Northern Rangers were keen to finish the year undefeated.

The Under 18’s went north west without traditional coaching due of John Crooks and Gareth Otley who were both unable to make the trip.  Phil vanDonselaar took control and had the boys firing early with goals to Kiren vanDonselaar and Josh Burk early in the game.