South Australia's search for an elusive win was stalled by Ben McDermott after George Bailey's golden duck in his last Shield innings
Match Report:
ScorecardMcDermott leads fightback as Bailey plays final hand
Veteran George Bailey fell for a first-ball duck in his final Marsh Sheffield Shield innings but his Tasmania teammates dug in against South Australia to set up an intriguing final day's play.
Better known for his limited-overs exploits, Ben McDermott spent more than four hours at the crease to finish Monday unbeaten on 88 from 232 balls.
The Tigers second innings will resume on Tuesday at 6-241, an overall lead of 149 runs.
Bailey, who'll retire at the end of the KFC Big Bash League season to become a national selector, was clean bowled in the morning session trying to leave a delivery from Wes Agar.
It was an inglorious finish for the popular 37-year-old, who ends his 15-year first-class career with more than 10,000 runs and as the state's third-highest run scorer behind Jamie Cox and Michael Di Venuto.
Bailey, who played 90 one-day Internationals, 30 T20s and five Tests for Australia, managed just seven in Tasmania's first innings.
He then became Agar's second victim in the space of two balls, after Mac Wright (eight) was caught at mid-on off a mistimed pull shot.
Agar was the best of the Redbacks' quicks with 3-44 as the visitors search for their first win in 19 games.
Tasmania crawled at less than two runs per over for stretches but picked up the pace towards the end of the day.
McDermott shared a 94-run stand with Jake Doran (44) to drag Tasmania into the lead after they conceded a first-innings deficit of 92.
Tailender Lawrence Neil-Smith (31 not out) frustrated the visitors on a pitch that is losing life.
South Australia, who are second last on the Shield ladder, are aiming to end an 18-match winless streak dating back to February 2018.
Opener Jake Weatherald starred with 126 in the Redbacks' first innings of 346, with skipper Alex Carey next best on 73.
Tasmania: Jordan Silk (c), Alex Doolan, Mac Wright, George Bailey, Ben McDermott, Jake Doran (wk), Simon Milenko, Lawrence Neil-Smith, Jackson Bird, Gabe Bell, Riley Meredith
South Australia: Jake Weatherald, Henry Hunt, Callum Ferguson, Will Bosisto, Alex Carey (c & wk), Harry Nielsen, Daniel Drew, Nick Winter, Chadd Sayers, Joe Mennie, Wes Agar