The side lost seven players through retirement, moves to interstate or to other parts of Tasmania and pregnancy from the 2017 squad.

They had gone 28 games undefeated which saw them also claim each major trophy with the Summer Cup, Statewide Cup and Women's Super League.

"Some of those were key players so that within itself was a significant issue, we needed to recruit to replace those numbers but we didn't get the numbers we wanted," coach Chris Hey said.

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While the side recruited some great players during the offseason, other players who said they might pop along, never did.

The Zebras, in the end, did have 31 players but injuries throughout the season coupled with players needing to choose work over playing meant they were left with 25 registered players to field two teams.

It meant the club had to rely on all 25 being available every week. Competition rules state that starting XI players cannot play in both divisions on the same weekend.

"You end up with teams start with eight, nine, 10 players, those players will end up thinking 'this is just a waste of time, what am I doing, I've got better things to do' so that's the concern as I have to our survival," Hey said.

"I know there has been a lot of phone calls over the last 48 hours," he added.

If they can't find the players Football Federation Tasmania will be forced to bend the rules, which state that a Women's Super League team must be underpinned by a Championship team, to support one team in either the Super League or Championship.

The club has players coming along this weekend, which may get them over the line but Hey believes there is an underlying issue which needs to be looked at to ensure the future successes of the women's game in Tasmania.

"We want women's football to grow, that's why we are here and do what we do, and if you want the game to grow and you want good competition then I think you need to take a serious look at your population base of players and then create a competition around that population base," he said.

"Personally, I think we have the numbers wrong in the top league.

"I think a smaller number of six teams would be far more beneficial," Hey said.

If the Super League side does fold, Hey hopes talks he held with FFT will help his players have somewhere to go.